Audrey Jane Reynolds, age 64, of Ruckersville, Virginia, died on May 18, 2016, after a 10 month courageous battle with lung cancer. Audrey grew up in Vienna, Virginia, where she graduated in the first senior class of Oakton High School. After graduation she began employment with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). In 1972, she accepted a position in the Defense Attach‚ Office in Athens, Greece where she married U.S. Marine Embassy Guard Gary Reynolds. Audrey embraced the military life and supported her husband throughout his career and many deployments and moves. After Gary's retirement from the Marine Corps in June 1999, they settled in Alexandria, Va. and Audrey returned to work for the DIA. In 2014 Audrey retired from DIA. Audrey is survived by her husband Gary, sons, Gary Reynolds, Jr., and Chris Reynolds; sisters, Sally Beach and Nancy Cruise; and family members and friends around the world.
A memorial service to celebrate Audrey's life will be held at the National Funeral Home in Falls Church once a date has been scheduled for interment at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Audrey's memory are suggested to the Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911, or St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
