MARGARET E. GOODING

 
MARGARET E. GOODING "Peggy"   
Peggy Gooding, of Falls Church, VA, passed away in the early hours of November 6, 2013, her 89th birthday. She was born in Ballston, Virginia, on November 6, 1924, to Everett Leroy Gooding and Margaret Henrietta Fenwick Gooding, moving to Washington, DC as a child. Peggy spent the majority of her life in service to many high level executives, diplomatic ambassadors and political figures in Washington, DC and throughout the world. She worked with Department of Justice, FOA, American Consulate in Germany and HUD, before retiring in 1976. After retirement, Peggy moved to Falls Church, VA, where she immersed herself in support activities, volunteering and the Women's Board of George Washington University Hospital, only recently reducing her roles. In 1985, she became Executive Secretary to the Provost at Northern Virginia Community College's Alexandria campus, also obtaining an Associate's degree during this period. She was a long-time member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Washington, DC.Peggy Gooding is survived by a brother, Leroy "Butch" Gooding (Jennifer), and cousins, Ron (Mary) Canter, Bob (Bebe) Canter, Elyse (Ray) Canter Russell, special friends, Dr. Roy Brooks, Marilyn Maultsby and Susan Snyder. There will be a service at St. Dominic Church in Washington, DC, on Friday, November 15, at 10 a.m., followed by burial at St. Barnabas Church in Temple, Hills, MD at 12:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Society of Hematology or St. Dominic Church in Peggy Gooding's name.