Obituaries

Captain Edward Reveley Hallett, U.S.N. (Retired), age 90, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. Marianne, his wife of 37 years, was by his side as he died peacefully at home. He was born February 2, 1929 in Elma, Iowa to Stella Maude Rigby Hallett and Reveley Allinson Hallett. He is remembered for his service to our country with 32 years in Naval Aviation.

Ed started his career in 1949 at NAS Pensacola, FL for Naval Air Basic Training (SNJ trainer) where he earned his Navy wings in 1950. He continued his flight training in Corpus Christi, TX flying the PBM-5 (seaplane), then on to NAS North Island, CA. He was assigned to USS Pine Island (AV-12 seaplane tender) with a WestPac cruise in Japan before returning to Coronado, CA. Flight hours continued in the SNJ, T-28 and F8F Bearcat before transitioning to jets with the F9F Panther.


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Dr. Dante N. Jocson, age 79 of Manassas, VA died at Novant Health Prince William Medical Center on April 13, 2019.

He was born in the Philippines on January 20, 2019, son of the late Bernardo Jocson and Pacita Nazareno Jocson. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son Dante David Jocson.


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Jay Edward Mork, 60, of Haymarket, Virginia, died Tuesday April 16 in Fairfax.

Mr. Mork was an electrical engineer and a member of Park Valley Church. He enjoyed golf and reading and cherished time spent with family.


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DUMFRIES — Stafford County’s newest resident was born on the floor of a fire station in Dumfries.

Kasey Lynnett Smith, 28, went into labor on Thursday, April 18. She was in a car with her mother, who was driving her to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge to deliver the child. Senatra, she said, is “where my doctors are.”


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WOODBRIDGE — A Woodbridge author’s new book is inspired by spending time in the area’s homeless camps.

Richard Garon’s new novel, “Lee Fits,” is dedicated to Russell J. Campbell, a man he met in the homeless camps, situated alongside area streets. The wooded area around Potomac Mills malls has long been a haven for homeless living in tents in self-sustaining communities.