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MICHAEL SISSON

1958 - 2021

BORN

1958

DIED

2021

MICHAEL SISSON Obituary


Michael J. Sisson  
Michael Sisson was born on May 7, 1958, and passed away on August 2, 2021. At the time of his death, Michael was suffering from cancer. He grew up in the Bryans Road area of Charles County, MD. He lived in Norfolk, VA, for a number of years but returned to the Washington Metropolitan area where he lived for the last ten or so years. Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Lucile Sisson and his siblings, Maura Sisson, James Sisson, Fred Sisson, Mark Sisson, and, most recently, Grace Griffith. He is survived by his siblings, Richard Sisson (Marybeth) of Irvington, VA., Bridget Sisson (Oren Swain) of Arlington, VA, Clare Barrow (Ted) of La Jolla, CA, and Joseph Sisson (Janet Silverman) of Fairfax, VA. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Francis Sisson (Erica) of Bel Alton, MD, Jane Barrow (Steven) of San Jose, CA, Caitlin Lackey (Brandon) of Nottingham, MD, Thomas Barrow (Rebecca) of Boerne, TX, Christine Alexander (Daniel) of Waldorf, MD, Jamie Sisson of Cincinnati, OH, and Molly Sisson of Nottingham, MD, as well as ten grandnieces and grandnephews and numerous cousins. A memorial gathering will be held at a future date.

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Published by The Washington Post on Aug. 14, 2021.

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Laura Taylor

August 17, 2021

I´m so sorry to see this news. Haven´t spoken for 40 years, but I have so many sweet memories of this one-of-a-kind person. My deepest sympathy to his family-so many losses.

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