Virginia J. Cackler

  
VIRGINIA JOYCE CACKLER  
Passed away on December 3, 2011. Beloved wife of Don, mother of Steve and Mark, mother-in-law of Nancy and Barbara, and grandmother of Joe, Jack, Charles, Rachel, Maggie and Christina.Born in 1929, she was a daughter of Morganfield, Kentucky, and lived in Springfield, OH, Indianapolis, IN, and Moline, IL, before her final move to Virginia in 1995. A wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, she was active in her community and her church. She worked in her 20s as a medical lab tech, helped found the first integrated pre-school in Indianapolis, and, after returning to college in her 30s to get her Bachelor's degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, was a sociology teacher at Black Hawk Junior College in Moline, IL. She loved life, her dogs, to cook, to travel, to play bridge, to enjoy a bourbon and water in the evening, and, especially, she loved to read. Most of all, she loved her family, who loved her.A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 23, at 10 a.m., at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1545 Chain Bridge Road (corner of Westmoreland Street), McLean, Virginia 22101 and Graveside Service at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International, PO Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203, www.heiferfoundation.org or N Street Village Shelter and Recovery Center for Homeless Women, 1333 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, www.nstreetvillage.org.