Gallery: Family, Friends say Goodbye to Firefighter Horace "Teddy" Pendergrass

Services were held Thursday morning at Zion Baptist Church in Fairfax

Family and friends said goodbye to fallen firefighter Horace Christopher “Teddy” Pendergrass at the Zion Baptist Church on Thursday morning. Hundreds of Fairfax County Firefighters and firefighters from as far as New York came to pay their respects. Pendergrass, 49, was a 21-year veteran of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Pendergrass passed away on Saturday at the Crosspointe Fire Station in Fairfax Station. The cause of his death is under investigation, though he is believed to have died of natural causes. Pendergrass leaves behind his two daughters, Christian Adams and Tierra Pendergrass, and his son, Horace Christopher Junior, according to his obituary published for his funeral service. Pendergrass grew up in Norfolk, …

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Friends, Teachers Remember Michael, Service Set for Friday

The PVI senior died Thursday after collapsing during a rugby match.

Editor's Note: Have a Michael memory or story to share? Email whitney@patch.com or comment at the end of the article. In the eyes of his friends and teachers, Michael Santiago was a caring and giving student, a music lover, and a barbecue ribs enthusiast. "Dude i know your up there in heaven makin' those delicious ribs you bbq'd last summer!! save some for me when i come up there please," Fabian Faber wrote on Michael's memorial Facebook wall. He changed his profile photo to include a somber photo of himself wearing a Michael Santiago bracelet. Katie Rose found herself thinking of Michael while scrolling through her iTunes library. "I'm realizing how many of these bands you introduced to me, or encouraged me to look into more. I miss ya…

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City Mourns Juanita W. Dickerson

Services scheduled for this weekend.

Juanita W. Dickerson, former Commissioner of the Revenue for the City of Fairfax, passed away on Sunday. The city mourns her passing, and has lowered its flags to half-staff in her honor. Mrs. Dickerson, 78, was elected as the City of Fairfax Commissioner of the Revenue in 1981, retiring in 1997 after four terms. Mrs. Dickerson was born and raised in Beverly, W.Va. After graduating from high school at age 16, she earned a degree from Fairmont Business College. After graduation, she moved to Herndon, Va., where she met and married Marvin Dickerson. The young couple lived in an apartment in Arlington, Va., before settling into their home in Warren Woods in 1956. As a resident of the Warren Woods neighborhood, she served in leadership …

Elizabeth Taylor Once Called Virginia Home

Two-time Oscar winner, once married to former Sen. John Warner, lived in Middleburg and Georgetown.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died on Wednesday in Los Angeles from congestive heart failure at age 79, was, for a few short years, one of our Virginia neighbors. Former Virginia senator and current Belle Haven resident John Warner was married to the famed Hollywood star from 1976 to 1982. Taylor and Warner had their first date at a bicentennial dinner at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., and within six months the couple wed. The couple married at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg, on Dec. 4, 1976. In addition to Warner's 2,400-acre estate, Atoka Farm, in Loudoun County, Warner and Taylor also lived in a house in Georgetown, at 3240 S Street. Both before and during their marriage, the couple spent a lot of time at  Atoka …

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