By Donnell E. Johns Sr.
Thank you! It sounds too simple to matter; however, it’s one of the best ways to recognize success if it’s genuine and timely. Often we point out the things that go wrong and rarely show gratitude for success.
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George H. Toepfer, 89, died August 20, 2019.
Cremation services will be private.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Some students in Prince William County are headed back to class in renovated school buildings.
Crews have spent the summer adding new classrooms to a handful of schools in eastern Prince William County:
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
STAFFORD — Three juveniles are custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in North Stafford.
The Stafford sheriffs office reports:
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Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Jack Tucker.
She is survived by her siblings Richard Ruyack, Edward Ruyack and Patricia Meisels. Her children Deborah Crandall and Richard Misner. Her grandchildren Chelsea and Heath Hower and Brittainey and Joey Lyons. Her great grandchildren Hayden Hower, Hadleigh Hower and Aubrey Lyons.
As more than 91,000 students bring excitement and a curiosity for learning into our school hallways and classrooms for the 2019-20 school year, we have much to celebrate in Prince William County Schools.
I am very pleased to share that, with the support of the School Board and Board of County Supervisors, we are implementing the best budget in a decade. Our 2019-20 budget addresses the following priorities: employee pay, special education, mental health, career, and technical education, sustaining class size reductions, and Pre-K education.
WOODBRIDGE — Ryan Zimmerman is rehabbing with the Potomac Nationals in Woodbridge.
It looks like he’ll be there throughout the last remaining home games of the season.
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John R Miller, Jr. of Woodbridge VA, died August 17, 2019 at his home in Woodbridge. Lt Col Miller served 20 years with distinction in the United States Air Force, including a position as the Air Force Junior Officer of the Year. While serving as a Petroleum Officer in Vietnam and Thailand, he earned a Bronze Star for valor. He also purchased petroleum for the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and later served as the Energy Conservation Officer on the Air Staff at the Pentagon.
John was a Master Gardener who trained members of the community in environmental lawn care through a series of two-hour presentations. He also served as Chairman of the Extension Leadership Council helping to direct the activities of the County Extension Service.
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Brian Edward McCaffrey, age 66, of Gainesville, VA passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. He was born on April 17, 1953 in Schenectady, NY to the late Edward Henry McCaffrey and Lydia Shaver Fisher. He was Retired from the United States Coast Guard and worked as the Safety Director of Naval Sea Systems Command for the Department of Defense. Brian was a loving uncle, godfather, and friend to many and is survived by his beloved wife, Margaret Mary McCaffrey (nee McDermott). He is preceded in death by his loving parents and his sister, Kathleen Ann Bargy of Schenectady, NY.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8PM, with a prayer service at 7PM at Pierce Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 9609 Center St. Manassas, VA; and Friday, August 30, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8PM at the McGorray-Hanna Funeral Home of Westlake, 25620 Center Ridge Rd. in Westlake, OH. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 10:30AM at St. Raphael Church, 525 Dover Center Rd. Bay Village, OH. Internment will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.