Eileen Dalton Haggerty

Eileen Dalton Haggerty, age 88, a Washington native and longtime resident of Arlington, who retired as a research psychologist from the Labor Department in 1979, died on February 10, 2018 in Manassas, Virginia.

Mrs. Haggerty graduated from Coolidge High school in 1947 and the George Washington University with a degree in psychology in 1951. She worked for the CIA before marrying and raising her family and then worked for the United States Employment Service in the Labor Department. She belonged to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, the Sigma Kappa Sorority, Catholic Daughters of Americas, the United States Historical Society, and the Young at Heart senior group at Saint Agnes Church in Arlington.

She was predeceased by her husband Wilburt, daughter Helen, son Edward, and one grandson. She is survived by her son Thomas, daughters-in-law Roberta and Kathie, six grandchildren and four great grand children. She thanks the compassionate staff of Caton Merchant House which she called home for the past three years. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Friday, February 16th from 5-7 pm at Murphy Funeral Home in Arlington, VA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 17th at 10:30 am at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington, VA. Interment: Rock Creek Cemetery.