Lee Allan Manning
April 2, 1943 ~ March 18, 2022
Lee Allan Manning was born in Washington, DC on April 2, 1943. His parents were Joseph Manning and Bernice Lila Manning. He was the oldest of four children: brother, Stephen George Manning, and sisters, JoAnn Civitello and Janet Lynn Pacholkiw. Son of a soldier, Lee grew up on or near Army bases both here at home and abroad. He graduated from Bladensburg Senior High School in Bladensburg, MD in June 1962 and then enlisted into the US Army in November 1964. Lee was first stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, IN and then at McGregor Missile Range at Fort Bliss, TX. Next, he was in the 36th Engineer Group Combat 1 Corps at Camp Red Cloud, South Korea and then 18th Finance Section in Frankfurt, West Germany. He returned to civilian life briefly for two years, where he worked for the Sears Roebuck Company and the Naval Communications Station in Washington, DC.
He decided to re-enlist in November 1969, where he was first assigned to Asmara, Ethiopia with the Army Security Agency and then continued 29 years of service representing the Department of Defense and the Defense Intelligence Agency stationed at US Embassies around the world. He moved to Hong Kong, where he met the love of his life, Valerie Ann Moore. After a whirlwind romance, they were married on June 23, 1973. Lee and Valerie went on to have three beautiful children: Alicia Corey Manning, Scott Allan Manning, and Kevin Randolph Manning. They raised their family overseas in Helsinki, Finland; Pretoria, South Africa; Bridgetown, Barbados; Accra, Ghana; Seoul, South Korea; and Santiago, Chile. During his assignments in Korea, Lee became the first in his family to earn a college degree when he graduated from the University of Maryland in 1992. The family settled in Burke, VA in 1995. Lee retired from the Army in 1996 as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 and would continue to work for the Department of Defense as a civilian in the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency for over 20 years. He often travelled to Cambodia to conduct research on missing personnel to help give families and the nation closure.
After 50 years of faithful service, Lee retired and relocated to Vienna, VA to be able to spend more time with his family: son Scott and his wife Danielle Fair Manning, son Kevin and his wife Truyen Tran Manning, and grand-daughters, Sophia Alicia Manning and Eleanor Anastasia Manning. Lee, affectionately known as ‘Burt’, spent his retirement years traveling the US and abroad with Valerie and his family. When at home, he loved to work on house and gardening projects. During the last decade of his life, Lee battled and overcame cancer on five different occasions before his peaceful passing on March 18, 2022 with loved ones surrounding him. Lee will be remembered for his strength, sense of humor, passion for history, love of country, love for his family, and love of God.
In recognition of Lent, flower arrangements will be limited at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Lee’s honor to the organizations below.
He decided to re-enlist in November 1969, where he was first assigned to Asmara, Ethiopia with the Army Security Agency and then continued 29 years of service representing the Department of Defense and the Defense Intelligence Agency stationed at US Embassies around the world. He moved to Hong Kong, where he met the love of his life, Valerie Ann Moore. After a whirlwind romance, they were married on June 23, 1973. Lee and Valerie went on to have three beautiful children: Alicia Corey Manning, Scott Allan Manning, and Kevin Randolph Manning. They raised their family overseas in Helsinki, Finland; Pretoria, South Africa; Bridgetown, Barbados; Accra, Ghana; Seoul, South Korea; and Santiago, Chile. During his assignments in Korea, Lee became the first in his family to earn a college degree when he graduated from the University of Maryland in 1992. The family settled in Burke, VA in 1995. Lee retired from the Army in 1996 as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 and would continue to work for the Department of Defense as a civilian in the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency for over 20 years. He often travelled to Cambodia to conduct research on missing personnel to help give families and the nation closure.
After 50 years of faithful service, Lee retired and relocated to Vienna, VA to be able to spend more time with his family: son Scott and his wife Danielle Fair Manning, son Kevin and his wife Truyen Tran Manning, and grand-daughters, Sophia Alicia Manning and Eleanor Anastasia Manning. Lee, affectionately known as ‘Burt’, spent his retirement years traveling the US and abroad with Valerie and his family. When at home, he loved to work on house and gardening projects. During the last decade of his life, Lee battled and overcame cancer on five different occasions before his peaceful passing on March 18, 2022 with loved ones surrounding him. Lee will be remembered for his strength, sense of humor, passion for history, love of country, love for his family, and love of God.
In recognition of Lent, flower arrangements will be limited at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Lee’s honor to the organizations below.
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I was Lee’s neighbor in Burke, VA. We became close friends having in common a lot of travel around the world and a taste for good wine. Lee preferred Merlot and I, Cabernet. One great memory that comes to mind is Scott and Danielle’s wedding in Pittsburgh, a beautiful ceremony, followed by a lavish reception in the Mellon Museum. Often, Lee and I went for a hike, usually in Prince William’s Forest where we explored nearly every trail. While hiking, we were exchanging views on the state of the world and our country, and ways to redress what was wrong, or telling each other stories about places where we had been. We loved our debates in the woods, and enjoyed each other company. When I moved out of Burke, we kept in touch, and when the house next door went on the market, Lee came by to visit it but the state of the house discouraged him. It would have been great to be neighbors again and hike together. Lee was inventive, looking for ways to solve a problem or to improve his world, and generously sharing with me what he had found out. Always a smile on his face, a wink in his eyes like telling the world “gotcha”. He was a wonderful guy and a close friend, and will be missed. Love you, Lee, rest in peace, my friend. Jean-Paul