Carrie Ellen Donnelly

Carrie Ellen Donnelly, 79, of Herndon, Va, passed away on November 15.
Carrie was born on October 30, 1946 to Robert and Ruby Tuohy in St Louis, Mo. After graduating from Thomas A Edison High school in 1964 in Fairfax County Virginia, Carrie went on to study at the prestigious Washington School for Secretaries.
After graduation, Carrie started her career as a legal secretary eventually becoming administrative manager of one of the top law firms in Fairfax Co, Virginia. Ready for a change, Carrie moved into the telecommunications business first in sales and then as Director of Training for a major international firm. She finished her career as a program manager for government technology companies.
Carrie married her high school sweetheart, David Donnelly Sr who was a career U.S. Marine and they enjoyed a wonderful marriage until his death in 1998. Carrie is survived by her son David Donnelly, Jr of Herndon, Va, brother Bob & (Sherri) Tuohy of Sunset Beach, NC, sister Teresa & (Jim) Mumby of Greenwich NY, Greg & (Debbie) Tuohy of Olmstead Twnsp OH, Bill & (Theresa) Tuohy of Fairfax VA. Carrie had 3 grandchildren Chelsea & (Derek), David III & (Jenna), Ryan & (Shauna) and 5 great grandchildren Claire, Brayden, Alexis, DJ, and Arianna. Last but not least her faithful K9 companion Linus who enjoyed being by her side 24/7.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11am on Friday November 21st at St John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston Va. There will be visitation from 9 to 11am in the chapel. Reception to follow at Frying Pan Farm Park visitors center.
Carrie's Funeral Mass will be livestreamed, and can be viewed by following this link: https://shorturl.at/HIuf4