Geraldine Donnelly Borger

On February 24, 2025, Gerry Borger died in the presence of her family after nearly a decade long struggle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 77.

A native Washingtonian, Gerry attended Blessed Sacrament Grammar School, graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University where she majored in business. After graduation, she married Tom Borger in 1969 and began their 56 years of marriage by traveling to various duty stations compliments of the United States Marine Corps. Gerry and Tom had met in kindergarten.

Returning to Washington, DC, Gerry began a career in banking. After the birth of her children, Marc and Geri, Gerry commenced a 30 year career in volunteer service. With incredible energy, organizational and leadership skills, she tirelessly devoted herself to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, The Woods Academy in Bethesda, Md. and The Hexagon Club of Washington D.C. for which served as President and was honored with a Presidential Award for Volunteerism from President Reagan. She continued throughout her life to be a very active Visitation alumnus and remained very close to her dear Visi friends.

Gerry is survived by her husband, G. Thomas Borger, her son Marc Borger (Marcy), her daughter Geri Urgo (Daniel), six siblings, Joseph Donnelly (Alice), Joan Donnelly Hirchert (Fritz), John Donnelly (Nancy), James Donnelly (Mary Beth), Joyce Donnelly, and Janet Donnelly Keller (Don), four grandchildren, McKenna Borger, George Borger, Cole Urgo and Kayla Urgo plus a vast number of nieces and nephews and their innumerable children and her dear cousin , Kay Warren Biondi (Dave).

Funeral mass will be held at 11 AM on March 4, 2025 at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 3630 Quesada St., NW, Washington, D.C. Visitation will begin at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Foundation Fighting Blindness would be appreciated: donate.fightingblindness.org.