Dolores Ann Barbour
May 11, 1941 ~ February 20, 2023
Dolores Ann Barbour, age 81, passed away peacefully in her Fairfax, County, Virginia home on February 20, 2023. She would have been 82 years old on May 11, 2023. Dolores was the beloved wife of Captain Richard E. Barbour (USN, Ret.), originally from Des Moines, Iowa, who preceded her in death on July 28, 2016. The loving parents and grandparents were married for 53 years.
Dolores is survived by her three sons, Dr. Scott Barbour (Alyssa) of Suwanee, GA; Mark Barbour (Tammy) of Harrisburg, PA; and Glen Barbour of Washington, DC. She is also survived by her four granddaughters, Haley, Katelyn, Sidney, and Sienna, as well as her sister, Janet Hurwitz, of Dedham, Massachusetts.
Born Dolores Ann Raposa in Attleboro, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph J. Raposa and Lillian Bouchard Raposa, both of whom preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her youngest sister, Corinne Morris.
Dolores was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Nursing in the early 1960s. She went on to work in hospitals and clinics in Rhode Island, California, Virginia, and Hawaii for more than 25 years. She excelled as an emergency room nurse. In 1986, she left nursing when she moved overseas, turning to teaching the English language to college students in Seoul, Korea. She later pursued her passion for art, serving as a volunteer docent at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Her many years of volunteer service at the Centreville Regional Library were recognized by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. During her retirement from nursing, she also volunteered in elementary school classrooms, supporting teachers in nearby Prince William County, Virginia.
Dolores endured many challenges in her life, including more than 20 moves in 28 years due to her husband’s changes in military duty assignments, which included stints in Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Seoul, Korea, and the Pentagon in northern Virginia. Her proudest accomplishment during this time was raising three successful and healthy sons and providing love and care to her grandchildren for during her retirement years. Dolores is well known for her love of history and art. Her home was full of an extensive library through which she educated herself about various eras and forms of art. She also loved politics, particularly presidential history. She enjoyed a great movie with good actors and intelligent dialogue. She adored the music of Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. She enjoyed swimming and walking through the neighborhood with her husband. And she loved a good strawberry or chocolate dessert!
In the coming year or so, Dolores will be reunited with her husband, laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at that time. To honor the lives of Richard and Dolores Barbour, memorial donations may be made in their names to the American Parkinson Disease Association and The Parkinson’s Foundation
Dolores is survived by her three sons, Dr. Scott Barbour (Alyssa) of Suwanee, GA; Mark Barbour (Tammy) of Harrisburg, PA; and Glen Barbour of Washington, DC. She is also survived by her four granddaughters, Haley, Katelyn, Sidney, and Sienna, as well as her sister, Janet Hurwitz, of Dedham, Massachusetts.
Born Dolores Ann Raposa in Attleboro, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph J. Raposa and Lillian Bouchard Raposa, both of whom preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her youngest sister, Corinne Morris.
Dolores was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Nursing in the early 1960s. She went on to work in hospitals and clinics in Rhode Island, California, Virginia, and Hawaii for more than 25 years. She excelled as an emergency room nurse. In 1986, she left nursing when she moved overseas, turning to teaching the English language to college students in Seoul, Korea. She later pursued her passion for art, serving as a volunteer docent at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Her many years of volunteer service at the Centreville Regional Library were recognized by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. During her retirement from nursing, she also volunteered in elementary school classrooms, supporting teachers in nearby Prince William County, Virginia.
Dolores endured many challenges in her life, including more than 20 moves in 28 years due to her husband’s changes in military duty assignments, which included stints in Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Seoul, Korea, and the Pentagon in northern Virginia. Her proudest accomplishment during this time was raising three successful and healthy sons and providing love and care to her grandchildren for during her retirement years. Dolores is well known for her love of history and art. Her home was full of an extensive library through which she educated herself about various eras and forms of art. She also loved politics, particularly presidential history. She enjoyed a great movie with good actors and intelligent dialogue. She adored the music of Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. She enjoyed swimming and walking through the neighborhood with her husband. And she loved a good strawberry or chocolate dessert!
In the coming year or so, Dolores will be reunited with her husband, laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at that time. To honor the lives of Richard and Dolores Barbour, memorial donations may be made in their names to the American Parkinson Disease Association and The Parkinson’s Foundation
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