Joan M. Gulick

Joan M. Gulick



Joan M. Gulick, age 76, of Reston, formerly of Manassas, passed away April 22, 2008, at INOVA Cameron Glen Care Center.

Born October 3, 1931, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Walter R. Mull and Dorothy Chesser Mull. On August 29, 1953, in Arlington, Va., she married Richard G. "Dick" Gulick, who survives.

Mrs. Gulick was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Manassas, where she worked as an assistant in the administrative office. She also was a volunteer at the Volunteers In Parks Program (Wolf Trap), Prince William Hospital, Historic Manassas, Inc., and was a lifetime member of the INOVA Fairfax Hospital Auxiliary.

Besides her beloved husband of 54 years, Joan is survived by three daughters, Dorothy Pullen and her husband, David of Chantilly; Meg Gulick and her finance, Tom of West Chester, Pa.; Peggy Crutcher of Centreville; one brother, Rodney Mull and his wife Heather, of Virginia; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Monday, April 28, 2008 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 9750 Wellington Road, Manassas. A Celebration of Joan's Life will begin at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Rudy Tucker, Jr. and the Rev. Meredith McNabb, officiating. A reception will immediately follow in the fellowship hall of the church.

Private inurnment will take place at a later date in the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Memorial contributions may take the form of a donation to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018, www.pdf.org, or to the Alzheimer's Association - National Capital Area, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030, Phone: 703-359-4440, www.alz.org/nca/.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Baker-Post Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manassas, Virginia.

Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com


This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).