Shirley Wayman Guy

Shirley Wayman Guy, of Manassas, VA passed away on July 21, 2016 at age 87. Mrs. Guy was born on June 1, 1929 and grew up in Schenectady, New York. She graduated from Allegheny College in 1951 with a major in Economics and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha Xi Delta , Theta Sigma Sororities, and little sister of Sigma Nu Fraternity. She worked at the Department of the Interior prior to starting a family and later at Piedmont Federal as a loan officer, and finally as business partner for her husband Richard Guy’s art business in Manassas. Mrs. Guy married her husband, Richard Guy, in Schenectady on December 29, 1951. They lived in Westport, CT, Bethesda, MD and, for the past 48 years, in Manassas, VA, where they raised their four children. Family life, raising her children, staying close to all relatives near and far away, was her true joy and passion. Mrs. Guy was an important part of the Manassas community since 1967. She volunteered with Welcome to Washington, The Garden Club, The Manassas Museum, and Women’s Auxiliary. Mrs. Guy also volunteered each election year helping with the voting process in Manassas. She loved to be involved and was generous with her time for all of these groups. Mrs. Guy had many interests in her life. She was an avid reader of history, geography, genealogy and fiction. Mrs. Guy loved to travel with family and friends, visiting England, Wales, Germany, Spain, Jamaica, Majorca and to New England, California and Arizona. She spent summers at the family lake house at Deep Creek,MD, and at Greystone, her New York family cabin in Schoharie County. She also loved going to the beach at Nags Head and Huntington Beach in California. She truly cherished her lifelong friends. Mrs. Guy was a great listener, a wonderful friend, wife, mother, and grandmother. She always had a kind word for everyone. One of her favorite sayings epitomized her outlook on life, “You can’t succeed and find happiness if it’s all about you. Find your joy and follow it with sacrifice and giving.” Mrs. Guy is predeceased by her husband Richard and son Allan. Survivors include her children Marianne Pendlebury (Stephen) of Herndon, VA, Stephen (Kristy) of Costa Mesa, CA, Clayton (Angelique) of Gilbert, AZ. Her grandchildren are Michael Pendlebury (Teresa), Laura Delaney (CJ), Julia Guy, Evan Guy and Chase Bailey. Beloved extended family includes: Maggi Root, Robert Root, Jr (Brenda), Jenn Root Martel (Alex), Nancy Muir, David Muir (Jaclyn), Michael Muir, Joy Mollenada (Edward); and in New York, the Flint family: Orin, Marjorie, James, John and Jean and all their children and the Wayman family: Mark and Elna Virtel. The family will receive friends at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA on July 28, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Services will be held on July 29, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Donations may be sent on her behalf to: Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William Street, Manassas, VA 20110 "A WORD OF THANKS FROM THE GUY FAMILY" All of the extended Guy Family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to all the people who attended the visitation and memorial for Shirley Guy this Thursday and Friday, and for those who could not attend but were with us in our thoughts, prayers and memories. You give us strength in this time of grief, and the outpouring of your love lessens our heartache. Words can never express what you mean to us. A special thank you goes out to all of Shirley’s friends, her fellow volunteers and the organizations she worked with, for you too have been part of our extended family for the past 48 years we have been in Manassas. You welcomed us in 1967 with open arms, and have given us the best of the best in friendships, community, emotional support and enduring love. Our lives are intertwined; our losses are shared, as are joys more numerous to count. We can never thank you enough for all you have done for Shirley, Dick and Allan, now and over the years. We also give sincere thanks to Bill Douwes, a close family friend of many years who, on his birthday, came down from Frederick, Maryland to play Amazing Grace on bagpipes for Shirley’s memorial. Blessings to you all, The Guys.

Shirley Wayman Guy

June 1, 1929 - July 21, 2016