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Anthony Lawrence Conques Sr.

Anthony Lawrence Conques, Sr., age 72, of Fairfax, VA passed away on July 1, 2022 at Fairfax Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathy Conques; children Tony, Jr. (Kara), Carrie, Leanne, Kristen, and Billy (Katie); his grandchildren Cole, Reed, Jake, and Ryder Conques; brother Col. Duane (Loula) Conques; sister Deborah Burns. Anthony was preceded in death by his parents, Col. Lawrence and Irene Conques. A Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7 at St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax, VA immediately followed by burial in Fairfax Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Virginia Cancer Specialists of Fairfax, VA.

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Published by The Washington Post on Jul. 4, 2022.

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Twila Smith

July 8, 2022

Kathy and family, I am sorry for your loss. Remembering good times watching our boys at RMU. Tony´s fun spirit is fondly remembered. I am saying prayers for comfort.

Wayne Wesley Hepler, Jr

July 7, 2022

I am sorry to hear about the passing of Tony Conques!!! I want his family to know that he was a GOOD man and he will be missed a great deal!!!

Mike Strickland, VMI Class of 1971

July 6, 2022

I'm sorry to learn of Tony's passing. We had 2 really nice chats at our 50th reunion, and he talked about how blessed he was to have made it this far. We will miss this friendly, good Brother Rat.

John and Laura Metzger '71

July 6, 2022

Sorry to see ya go BR!

Lanny Gault VMI '71

July 6, 2022

So sorry to hear of Tony's passing. It was good to have a chance to visit with him at our reunion. Our thoughts are with his family as they deal with his loss.

James C "Jim" Caul

July 6, 2022

I was blessed to have Tony as both a friend and a VMI Class of 1971 Brother Rat. I was further blessed to visit with Tony at our 50th Class Reunion in Lexington, VA this past March. Rest in peace, BR! Jim '71

Phil Hannum

July 4, 2022

Blessed to have known Tony since 1967. Fortunate to spend 3 days with Tony & Kathy in March at our Class reunion´s 50th. Listened to Tony as he caught us up on events in his life. Beautiful!

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6

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home

9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032

Jul

7

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 a.m.

St. Mary of Sorrow Catholic Church

10500 Zion Drive, Fairfax, VA 22032

Jul

7

Service

12:00 p.m.

Fairfax Memorial Park

4401 Burke Station Road, Fairfax, VA 22032

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9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032

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