On Friday, February 28, guests gathered at the Old Hickory Golf Club in Woodbridge to enjoy an afternoon of information, food, and fun.

To commemorate the occasion, the crowd dressed in red in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Obituaries

On February 27, 2020, Liane Deere Ray ended her valiant struggle with frontotemporal dementia. She was born on February 7, 1962 to Myrna and Pete Deere in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended high school at St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville where she was a cheerleader. She continued her education at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she swam for the school team, the Lady Volunteers. She finished her bachelor’s degree in government and politics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and acquired a master’s degree in divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. After completing her master’s degree, she served as an associate pastor at Cameron United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. She then served as the pastor at Midland United Methodist Church in Midland, Virginia.

Liane was married to her husband, Rodney Ray, for 35 years. Together, they moved from Knoxville, Tennessee to Clearwater, Florida and then to Lorton, Virginia, and settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, where they raised their son and their daughter, Christopher and Alicia Ray.


Police filed charges after a sexual assault that was reported at Woodbridge Middle School.

A police officer assigned to the school after a 13-year-old female student told the officer she was assaulted on a school bus on the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. She said another male student touched her inappropriately while they were both riding the school bus, Prince Willian police said.


Obituaries

Stuart Roger Reese, 70, of Stafford, died February 27, 2020 at the University of Virginia University Hospital surrounded by his family.  He was born November 20, 1949 to the late Clarence and Roberta (Reynolds) Reese.  He is preceded in death by his brother, Steve and CW Reese, and his daughter-in- law; Sarah Jessica Reese.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years Mary Jane Reese, children; Stuart Reese, Jr (Sherry) and Brian Reese, grandchildren; Reese, Brianna, Savannah, Caiden, and Sadie.