Nancy Lynn McFadden, born on June 29, 1951, in Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on March 9, 2024, in Springfield, Virginia, at the age of 72. She was a warm and loving person whose smile would light up a room and touch everyone in it. Nancy was a person of deep and abiding faith.
Nancy was a dedicated Elementary School Teacher, teaching Head Start through Second Grade. She had a passion for education and positively impacted the lives of many children.
She attended George Mason Elementary School and T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and furthered her education at George Mason University, earning Baccalaureate and Masters Degrees.
Nancy enjoyed taking walks in nature, exploring Native American archaeological sites in the Southwest, reading mysteries, and books on spirituality.
Nancy will be dearly missed by her husband, John A. Richards, her stepson, Andrew Flynn Richards, sister Judith Hope McFadden, niece Danielle Bailey, and nephews Christopher Braucher and Jonathan Braucher. She was preceded in death by her father James Richard McFadden, mother Doris Allen McFadden, and brother Michael Greer McFadden.
A celebration of life will be held at Burke United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. Contributions in Nancy's memory can be made to any of Nancy's favorite charities -- Doctors Without Borders, Burke United Methodist Church, Stroke Comeback Center in Vienna, Virginia, Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, or the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
