A resident of Falls Church since 1980, Marilyn Pitfido died unexpectedly on Feb. 3. A realtor associate for over 30 years, she is survived by two sons, Joseph William Pugh III and John Charles Pitfido, granddaughter Grace Pitfido and sisters Norma J. Pinnick of California, Shirley Wison of Burke, Va., and Bertha Magill of Vienna, Va.

Every Eight Hours: This September, Make Checking In a Habit
BY JOHN F. CROWNOVER Every eight hours, Virginia loses someone to suicide. In 2023, 1,230 Virginians died by suicide, and nearly four out of five were men. They were fathers,


