Diana Lucile Vegas
May 29, 1945 ~ September 9, 2025
Born in:
Bogota, Colombia
Resided in:
Herndon, Virginia
Diana (Gaitán) Vegas, 80, of Centreville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2025. She was born on May 29, 1945, in Bogotá, Colombia, to the late Luis Alberto Gaitán and Virginia Federspiel Gaitán. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Virgil Lanning.
Diana spent her childhood in Colombia but later lived in Texas, Peru, Puerto Rico, Ohio, and Venezuela, eventually settling in Fort Wayne, Indiana for 36 years before moving to Virginia in 2019. In Fort Wayne, Diana enjoyed a career as a translator in the insurance industry and as a court-certified interpreter in both Spanish and Portuguese, where her language skills bridged cultures and connected people. Beyond her professional life, she found joy in puzzles, playing cards, painting, her teddy bear collection and most of all, spending time with her beloved family and friends.
She is survived by her three children, Monica (Alex) Vegas Kladakis, Pablo (Jennifer) Vegas, and Favio (Laura) Vegas; her cherished grandchildren, Nicole Kladakis, Adrian Kladakis, and Sabrina Kladakis, Isabella Vegas, Olivia Vegas, and Vincent Vegas, Tyler Vegas and Lexi (Adrianna) Vegas Perez; and her siblings, Sylvia Davis, Danny (Gilma) Gaitán, Estela (Horst) Dengler, Ramiro Gaitán, and Freddy (Patricia) Gaitán.
Diana’s warmth, fun-loving nature, sense of humor, and devotion to her family will be deeply missed and forever remembered by those who knew and loved her.
Services
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial: September 29, 2025 11:00 am
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
8601 Wolftrap Rd.
Vienna , VA 22182
703-938-2828
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The Owners and Staff at the Money and King Funeral Home, wish to express our sincere sympathy to you. It is our hope that we may be able to make a difficult time more bearable. Please feel free to call us anytime as we are always available to you.
Bob Gallagher
Funeral Director
Bob, thanks for everything you did to make this painful process smooth. We appreciate your professionalism and sympathy throughout.
It is not easy losing a parent,sibling or a grandparent but we all know this dear person is in a great placing looking down on you all. Protecting, guiding and loving each of you.
With love Dennis and Beth
Sintiendo mucho el fallecimiento de Diana. Nos conocimos en 1964 al conocer a su hermana Estela quien era amiga de muy buenas amistades mías. Que Descanse en la Paz Divina, Amén. Michael(Miguel) y Ma. Estela Barnet of Fort Wayne, IN.
Tom Federspiel and Family send our Love and Prayers……she was always soooo kind to us just like
her Mother, Virginia, so tonight we will offer an hour in the Adoration Chapel and a Rosary for her…
and her Beloved children. Much LOVE to all of you.
Tom and Barb
Uncle Tom and Aunt Barb — thank you for your kind words and prayers. My mom always enjoyed spending time with you and your family. We hope you are all doing well.
Love,
Monica
Beautiful person with beautiful personality!
She and Vicente are the godparents of our first born child.
We truly enjoyed our time together and we are very blessed to have been friends all these years.
Our condolences and prayers to Diana’s family.
Sunny and Ludwig
Sunny and Lulu — I know how much my mom enjoyed your friendship, and I remember many visits with you and your family, including super fun ones to Six Flags! I had forgotten that she and my dad are Alexander’s godparents – how wonderful. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. I hope you all are well.
Best,
Monica
Dear Monica, Alex, Nicole, Adrian, Sabrina, and Pablo & Favio and families,
Obi and I are sending you all of our love from Florida, and our condolences on the loss of your mother / grandmother. She raised you well, Monica, and in turn you and your family took such good care of her in these last years. Between her kids and grandkids, she had so much to be proud of. May her memory always be a blessing.
Love,
Mira Tanna and family
Thank you, Mira — I know you know how difficult it is to watch a parent deteriorate, and yet it is also wonderful to have the time with them that you have. You were a wonderful daughter to your mother as well. Our memories of our mothers will remain with us always.
Love,
Monica