Stanley Alan Hays, 78 of Fredericksburg, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. He was born in Yankton, South Dakota to the late, Rex and Gertrude Hays. He was a retired school principal for the Department of Defense Education Activity Department, in Okinawa, Japan.
He is survived by his wife, Misako Kaneshiro- Hays; two daughters, Heather Johnson, and Jacqueline Tavarez; brother, Darrell Hays; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Kathleen Emmel.
All services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to www.savethemusic.org.
Online condolences may be sent at www.mullinsthompsonfredericksburg.com