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KITTY L. RAY
On August 20, 2022, six days before her 70th birthday, our beloved Kitty Louise (Boland) Ray of Alexandria, Virginia, passed from this life to the next embraced by her three loving daughters, Megan, Kelsey and Colleen, and her husband of 50 years, Jim. Kitty had survived metastatic breast cancer for 30 years, enduring many difficult treatments and side effects with courage, determination, and grace.
Kitty was the proud mother of Megan Jane Nolton (Devin), Kelsey Ann Horowitz (Nick), and Colleen Ray Corday (Cameron), all of Alexandria, Virginia. The greatest joy of her life in recent years has been her grandchildren: Isla June Nolton, Olivia Kitty Horowitz, Ruby Aurora Nolton, Amelia Rose Horowitz, Finn Calder Nolton, Miles Alexander Corday, and soon to be born Baby Corday. She cherished spending time with them, and they adored their "Gaga".
In addition to her husband, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, Kitty is survived by sisters Julie Pickup (Walter) of Monee, Illinois, Patricia Pinchback of Albany, New York, Mary (Cassie) Hollner of Denver, Colorado, and Michael Boland, Sr. (Mary) of Cooperstown, New York. Her parents, Clarence and Dorothy Boland of Albany, New York, are deceased. Kitty was also considered a sister of Jim's siblings: Edward J. Ray (Mary Sue) of Cohoes, New York, Kathleen Marsch (Henry) of Clifton Park, New York, Sharon Ryan (John) of Clifton Park, New York, Kevin Ray (Mary) of Clifton Park, New York, and Sheila Hollner (William) of Clifton Park, New York.
Family and friends are invited to share in the celebration of Kitty's life at Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home,1500 W Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA 22302 on Sunday, August 28, 2022 during the hours of 2 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd., Alexandria, Virginia, 22308, on Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Ivy Hill Cemetery, 2823 King St., Alexandria, VA 22302.
A full obituary can be found on Everly-Wheatley's website:
www.everlywheatley.com/tributes/Kitty-Ray
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MaryLou Ives
August 31, 2022
Jim,
I was very sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences.
MaryLou Dreis Ives
Kathleen Schoen
August 24, 2022
So sad to hear this news- my condolences.
Take care,
Kathleen Schoen
(former neighbor and babysitter to M, K, and C)
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