Michael Robert Mullen

Michael Robert Mullen died on July 15, 2019. He was born July 7, 1935, the second son of Thomas and Julia Mullen. His parents were immigrants from Ireland. He and his brother Patrick Francis (who passed away in May of this year), grew up in New York City. Michael graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Mathematics. In 1959 he married Mary Mahoney and they moved to Washington, DC to start a family and for him to attend Catholic University, where he received his Master's Degree in Mathematics. They moved to Arlington, Virginia in 1961 where they raised six children. He taught mathematics at numerous universities in the Washington, DC area and became a real estate broker, eventually opening his own office. He played handball as a teen and continued playing regularly throughout his life - winning multiple singles and doubles tournaments. He loved to dance and sing Irish songs and loved a good joke. He was a great storyteller, very humorous and always up for a party. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and his six children, Michael (Tung), Kevin (Susan), Brian, Cathleen, Siobhan and Sean and eight grandchildren. The wake will be held at Murphy Funeral Home, 4510 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203 on July 17. 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and a funeral mass will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 3305 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls Church, VA, 22041. Burial following the service at Columbia Gardens.