Dr. Robert Kling, longtime Falls Church resident and Falls Church City Republican Party committee member, was honored at the party’s biennial meeting at the Oakwood Apartments Feb. 26. His wife, Rosemarie Kling, and nephew, Nathan Kling, are pictured above, having received the Heavy Lifting Award for Robert for his services to the local Republican Party.

Kling and his wife have lived in Falls Church City since 1963. Kling is an ophthalmologist who maintained an office in his home and also taught in the Georgetown School of Medicine until his retirement. He and his wife will soon be moving out of the area to live near family members. (Photo: Courtesy Mark Rhoads)