Mr. Black was a WWII veteran, active in the VFW, and enjoyed monthly Bull Run Civil War Round Table meetings with his wife. Weekly, he collected and delivered perishable food items for distribution to the needy in Fairfax County. He rarely missed a church service and served as Sunday School president for 35 years.
Mr. Black was well known for picking up litter on his daily 2-mile walks through his neighborhood. He continued these activities in spite of losing his central vision to macular degeneration. He loved his family, keeping up with world events and quoting the works of William Shakespeare.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Doris R. Black; his children, Mary Eve Iwicki, son Joel E.D. Black, son-in-law Mike Iwicki, and grandchildren Michael and Marianne.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Monday, December 28 at Fairfax United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. After the service, a reception will be held at the church. Interment will take place at Stonewall Memory Gardens on Tuesday, December 29 at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation at https://www.macular.org/how-donate or the Fairfax United Methodist Church.
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