Marjorie Walker Hines' Obituary
Marjorie “Marge” Walker Hines, 97, of Sterling, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Marge was born in Troy, New York on February 11, 1916 to the late Marjorie Phelps Walker and Charles Anderson Walker (USMA ’11). She graduated from Gunston Hall high school in Washington D.C. and went on to Corcoran School of Art.
Marge met John Brockenbrough Randolph “Randy” Hines (USMA ’37) during a baseball game at the US Naval Academy when he was pitching for West Point. After a long-distance courtship, Marge and Randy married on December 29, 1937 at the Ft. Meyer Chapel in Washington DC. Marge and Randy enjoyed a rich and full life together, traveling and exploring all over the world during his 30 year career in the US Army. Marge loved being an Army wife and embraced the excitement of new environments. She could transform a house to a home in no time at all. Her favorite assignments were Honolulu and West Point, New York.
Marge reared three children, Marjorie (1940), Pete (1943, USMA ’66) and Carolyn (1948) and was an amazing grandmother to six grandchildren (all girls) and seven great-grandchildren. In 1966, when Randy retired they moved to Charleston, South Carolina and grew roots for 30 years there. Marge loved the gardens she could grow with the southern sunshine, loved to shop, be with friends and family, and could host an exceptional dinner party. While in Charleston, she and Randy survived Hurricane Hugo and Marge and was quoted in the New York Times about the harrowing experience, noting she was able to get downstairs before the water rose to save her favorite party linens.
In 1997 Marge and Randy moved to Falcons Landing, Virginia, where she enjoyed another great chapter of her life, meeting new friends, exploring the area, finding great places to shop, walking, growing orchids, reading, learning and making anyone she met feel special. After 64 years of marriage, Marge graciously bid farewell to Randy who passed away peacefully at Falcons Landing on St. Patrick’s Day in 2002.
Marge was a beacon of health and vitality, squeezing out every last drop of zest and wonder from her life here on earth. She embraced everything with confidence, an unrelenting positive outlook, a strong smile, a helping hand, passionate creativity, just the right amount of frugality (think of duct tape), love on her heart, reason in her head, selflessly giving her kids, grandkids and great grandkids a recipe for living a long, full, abundant and meaningful life.
Marge will be inurned at West Point Cemetery at a later date.
Please share condolences with the family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com.
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