
R.
Dean
Kilby,
long-time
PWCS
educator
and
administrator,
passed
away
on
March
1,
2022.
Kilby
Elementary
School
in
Woodbridge
is
named
in
his
honor.
Kilby
joined
PWCS
in
1956
as
a
teacher
at
Occoquan
Elementary
School.
He
held
numerous
positions
during
his
many
years
of
service,
including
principal
at
Lake
Ridge,
Marumsco,
and
Rockledge
Elementary
Schools,
and
Hampton
Middle
School.
In
addition,
Kilby
served
as
a
director
of
middle
schools,
and
of
instructional
support
services.
In
March
of
1970,
the
School
Board
unanimously
approved
a
resolution
submitted
by
the
Marumsco
Elementary
School
Parent
Teacher
Association
asking
that
the
school
be
renamed
after
Kilby
as
its
first
principal.
This
also
helped
to
differentiate
between
it
and
the
often-confused
Marumsco
Hills
Elementary
School.
Kilby
retired
in
1987
but
continued
to
support
the
School
Division
for
another
10-15
years,
even
returning
occasionally
as
a
temporary
employee.
His
wife,
Betty
Garrett
Kilby,
also
deceased,
was
an
educator
for
PWCS
for
32
years.
A
viewing
will
be
held
at
Mountcastle
Turch
Funeral
Home
in
Dale
City
from
6-8
p.m.
on
Sunday,
March
20.
There
will
be
a
funeral
service
at
the
same
location
at
11
a.m.
on
Monday,
March
21.
Kilby
will
be
interred
at
Quantico
National
Cemetery.
View
the
obituary
for
additional
information.