Dennis K. Osborn, 84, died peacefully in Fredericksburg, VA on Sunday February 24, 2019. Dennis is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ellen, his sons David and Michael Osborn (wife Loie) and grandchildren Elizabeth and John Osborn. Dennis was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 8, 1934, to missionary parents in the Episcopal Church, one of five children (all deceased).
He came to the US at age 16 to attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. At school he met wife Ellen during their sophomore year. After graduation (with a Bachelor’s Degree in English), they married, and he began service in the US Navy for 7 years, ending his tours in Northern Virginia in 1962.
That year he began teaching in Fairfax County at the high school level in Math, a career that lasted 29 years until retirement. In 1971 the family moved to Warrenton because he and Ellen thought a small town was a better environment in which to raise their children. While in Warrenton Dennis was active in the Episcopal Church at St. James, and in more recent years in the Anglican Churches of St. Paul’s, Haymarket and St. Michael’s.
He served on Vestries, sang in the choirs, and fully participated in church life. Dennis was active in the Cursillo Movement in Northern Virginia in the 80’s and 90’s and went to 2 mission trips to his birth country, Brazil. He was an active volunteer for a number of charitable causes and helped start more than one.
This included annual CROP walks which raised funds for the needy in Africa for many years. In 1992 he helped found the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. He headed the Fauquier Family Re Network which was responsible for establishing the Circuit Rider system that provides van service to those in need of transportation in Warrenton.
In recognition of his volunteer efforts, The Fauquier Citizen newspaper named him one of “5 Who Made a Difference” in 1998. He was described as “having a wonderful way with people and getting them to feel they are part of the process. Everyone loves him”.
He enjoyed giving back to the community and making good things happen. Ending the article he was quoted: “There’s not only the outward satisfaction of seeing something happen- a home for someone who needs it- but the inward pleasure of knowing that down the road that home is going to make a difference in the lives of children, especially who need a home. It’s a good, lasting feeling for everyone”.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 AM at St. Michael’s Anglican Church, which is meeting at Greenwich Presbyterian Church Chapel, 15305 Vint Hill Rd. , Nokesville, VA 20181. Interment will be in Warrenton Cemetery.
The family asks for any memorial donations be made to Fauquier Habitat for Humanity, 98 Alexandria Pike, #43, Warrenton, VA 20186 or St. Michael’s Anglican Church, and mailed to 14540 John Marshall Hwy. , Suite 101, Gainesville, VA 20155. Online condolences may be made at www.
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