Chris Scheer died suddenly on Oct 8, 2023. Chris retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs as a Public Affairs Director. He was a member of the Air Force and retired from the reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. Chris was involved with his Civic Association. He wrote and distributed the neighborhood newsletter for twenty years, ran the holiday party, organized the neighborhood yard sale, and grilled many hamburgers and hotdogs for the annual picnic.
During retirement, he became a substitute teacher at Arlington Public Schools, and he loved biking to the neighborhood elementary schools and interacting with the children.
Chris loved traveling with his wife, Karen. He is survived by his daughter Rachel (Danny), son Jonathan (Sabelle), and his two grandchildren Lea and Isaac.
Chris’s memorial will take place Sunday, November 5 at 11 AM at Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria Virginia. His military burial will take place at Quantico National Cemetery at 10am on
Monday November 6. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to WPFW 89.3FM.
