It is with sadness that we share the passing of Alice Carolyn Coates, a former member of the adjunct faculty at Mary Washington. She died on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the age of 81.
Coates devoted her career to education and service, spending 35 years teaching in Stafford County Public Schools and 15 years as an adjunct faculty member at Mary Washington. She served as a Virginia Supreme Court-certified mediator, volunteering in area courts for 15 years. She earned her undergraduate degree at Longwood College and her master’s degree in education at Virginia Commonwealth University.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 in Fredericksburg and a burial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 21 in Halifax. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Women and Girls Fund of The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region or to your favorite charity. For more information, please see the full obituary online.
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