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The news sank in hours later.“One of my best friends is gone,” he says.

“I broke down.”Around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, a

relative of the Chen family called 911 and

told police that a body could be seenthrough a window at the family’s McLeanhome at 1339 Windy Hill Road. When po-lice arrived, Chen and his parents— ShirleyShou, 48, and Hong Chen, 52 —were pro-

By Sunday, Jan. 29, flowers started to pile up in front of the family’sMcLean home on Windy Hill Road.

Police were still on the scene in McLean on Sunday, Jan. 29. The investi-gation is ongoing.

By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

The sudden death of sophomoreJames Wenjie Chen, 16, and hisparents ripped through LangleyHigh School and the McLean

community on Friday, Jan. 27.“I was shocked and I didn’t know how to

feel,” says Bryanna Washington, 15. She hasbeen a classmate of Chen’s since they wereboth in fourth grade and were both sopho-mores at Langley High School.

“So full of sorrow, rest easy James,” sheposted in a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 28. Inthat post, she included a video tribute toher friend of her singing “Not About An-gels” by the artist Birdy, which is on “TheFault In Our Stars” movie soundtrack.

“We rode the bus together and we wouldalways be singing,” she says.

The lyrics she sang were:“We know full well there’s just time, so is

it wrong to dance this line,If your heart was full of love, could you

give it up?‘Coz what about, what about angels, they

will come, they will go make us special.”“He loved to sing and I also love to sing,

so I just thought that I should just do whatI love in tribute to him,” she says.

LANGLEY SOPHOMORE Mark Bosset,15, also knew Chen since they were both infourth grade and went to the same elemen-tary, middle and high schools together.

“We had a lot of common interests,” hesays. “Him and I— from fifth grade to eighthgrade— were both in choir. He loved tosing.”

He was sitting down with his girlfriendon a staircase at the school when he wasgiven the news of his friend’s death via text.

“It was so weird … it was unbelievable,”he said. “I stood up, I went down a coupleof steps and I just dropped my phone andsat down on a step and was just breathing.It was shock. I couldn’t process it.”

nounced dead at the scene.Fairfax County Police Department homi-

cide detectives have preliminarily deter-mined the deaths to be a domestic-relateddouble murder-suicide and said Hong Chenfatally shot his wife and son before killinghimself.

An investigation is ongoing and autopsieswill determine the exact cause and mannerof death, according to police.

That evening, the community beganbringing dozens and dozens of flower bou-quets, which are piled together in front ofthe mailbox of the home as police detec-tives continue their work.

While Bosset and his friends still wonderwhat caused the tragedy, they pulled to-gether to remember their friend the follow-ing day.

A LARGE GROUP of people attended avigil for James Chen at the high school.Chen’s sister, who is a student at the Uni-versity of Virginia, attended, says Bosset.

Bosset spoke to the crowd, who were ex-periencing a mixture of emotions that madethem cry and smile as they reflected onmemories of their friend, he says.

A story he told was a recent memory hehad from their freshmen year. They bothattended a choir concert at their old middleschool, Longfellow Middle in Falls Church.

Chen’s mother was supposed to pick themup afterwards, but there was a miscommu-nication. They were left waiting outside atnight in the rain because no one showedup to drive them home.

“We just started singing all of our old choirsongs in the rain,” he says. “Afterwards, weboth got sick but he didn’t care. That’s whathe was all about. Even though it was rain-ing, he just kept singing.”

He says that’s a motto that he will remem-ber his friend by: “Even though it’s raining,keep singing.”

“All of us miss him and will never forgetsinging along with him,” he says.

Langley High students pay tribute toslain classmate who sings no more.Family Tragedy Hits McLean

Photo courtesy of Mark Bosset

Friends Mark Bosset, left, and James Chen, right, sang together inmiddle school and were classmates at Langley High School. The day thisphoto was taken, Chen sang a solo to Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl,” whichBosset says will always remind him of his friend because it was done sowell. “All of us miss him and will never forget singing along with him,”he says.

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By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

Triny’s Tex-Mex Grill at Great FallsCenter recently closed, but anotherwill take its place. El Tio Tex-Mex

Grill will open its fifth restaurant at the lo-cation.

Though Triny’s went out of business,Armondo Mejia says he thinks El Tio willdo well in the same spot.

“I am very positive we can do it,” he says.Mejia opened his first El Tio restaurant

in Gainesville in 2004, Falls Church in 2009;

McLean in 2013; and Washington, D.C. in2014. His newest location will be hiring newemployees once it opens.

“We will put a sign on the door and willsee people in person,” he says.

Mejia, who immigrated to the U.S. fromEl Salvador to Texas in 1983, says hisrestaurant’s most popular dishes are thefajitas and fish tacos. It was in Texas wherehe picked up his Tex-Mex recipes, which hesays is “less spicy and less fried” than tradi-tional Mexican food.

“We also sell a lot of margaritas,” he says.He made it clear that his restaurant has

its own recipes for margaritas, which dif-fer from Triny’s recipes. According toMejia, his margaritas have a good balance

By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

A group in Great Falls raised over$5,000 for the organization Con-cerns of Police Survivors(C.O.P.S.) that supports the families

of officers who have been killed on the job.For the last eight years, Bob Nelson, a

realtor with Keller Williams Realty in GreatFalls, has been organizing Military Appre-ciation Monday. The monthly fundraisersbenefit military support organizations andgroups. This latest fundraising effort waspart of his new Law Appreciation Wednes-day events, which will raise money for po-lice officer support organizations andgroups.

Brix American Bistro on Seneca Roadhosted the dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 25.As the host, the restaurant donates a por-tion of the evening’s sales during the event’sseatings. Raffle tickets are also sold for do-nated items.

“One of the hardest jobs is being a cop,”says Ashwani Ahluwalia, the restaurant’s

owner. “They put their lives on the line …big sacrifice.”

The seating for the service was full. Aspeople ate, an officer who patrols Great Fallsspoke to the crowd.

“I’m very proud to represent FCPD andthe Reston Station in thanking this groupfor their support,” says 2nd Lt. AnthonyLampe of the FCPD’s Reston District Sta-tion. “Whenever a brush with life comesclose, support means that much more.”

Officer Lampe was referring to the shoot-ing of one of his colleague’s marked policecars just three days before on Sunday, Jan.22. The car was struck several times by gun-fire in Great Falls, but fortunately the of-ficer was not hit.

This is the second of Nelson’s Law Ap-preciation Wednesday events. In December,the group raised $4,000 for HEROES, Inc.The organization assists the families of po-lice officers within the D.C. region who havebeen killed on duty.

“The hardest part about organizing thisis finding groups that support cops,”Nelson says.

New Monthly Dinner Raises MoneyAnd Support For Police Officers

Photo by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

2nd Lt. Anthony Lampe of the Fairfax County Police Department’s RestonDistrict Station tells the audience about the work the Concerns of PoliceSurvivors (C.O.P.S.) does for the families of officers who have been killedwhile on the job.

Tex-Mex Coming Back To Great Falls Centerof sour and sweet and use a lot of tequila.

Before the owner of Triny’s opened hisown restaurant, he worked as a managerat one of the El Tio restaurants, Mejia says.The two men are also cousins who havesome bad blood.

Mejia’s cousin, Porfino Mejia, could notbe reached for comment.

Right now, workers are painting and re-flooring his cousin’s old restaurant and willbe updating the bar. There are plans to re-vamp the outdoor patio as well.

Mejia expects the restaurant will be readyfor business in late March.

Photo by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

Triny’s Tex-Mex Grill is closed, butrenovations are underway inside.

What motivated you to come andsupport the dinner?

Viewpoints

— Fallon Forbush

Chris Forward of Herndon“I’m always happy to support the

community, especially given recentevents (police cruiser recently shot atin Great Falls).”

Kim Buseman of Centerville“In light of how things are in the

country, police need all the supportthey can get. They’ve been unappreci-ated for a long time.”

Carol Welsh of Reston“We admire and respect our police.

We go to our jobs and we come home.That’s not guaranteed for them. There’salways a possibility they won’t comeback to their families.”

Debra Casey of Reston“We’re very blessed in Fairfax County.

Everybody should do a ride along andsee what our police officers do. They’reawesome.”

Nita Hoernig of Great Falls“I want to salute them for

their service. I was taught thatwhen you’re in trouble, you goto a police officer. Media andevents have eroded that trust,but it is still true. If one officeris not perfect, it doesn’t meanthey’re all bad.”

Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection


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The S.P.O.T for YouthWednesday’s at 7 p.m. A placewhere youth can come together andpray, ask questions about the faith andreceive mentorship. The spot is a min-istry of First Baptist Church of Viennalocated at 450 Orchard Street, NWVienna.

First Baptist Church of Viennalocated at 450 Orchard Street, NWVienna. Sunday services are held at 7:45and 10 a.m. weekly. Wednesday Nightwith the Family service is held at 6 p.m.followed by corporate singing at 7 p.m.Bible studies take place Tuesday’s atnoon.

Wesley United MethodistChurch located at 711 Spring StreetSE, Vienna, Virginia 22180, at the cor-ner of Spring Street and Moore Avenue.10:30 a.m. –Fellowship time in the fel-lowship hall, 11 a.m. Traditional familyworship in sanctuary. If you are seekinga church home which encourages: car-ing and supportive fellowship, an activeand devoted prayer life and study ofscripture, support for local and worldmissions, an open, responsive aware-ness to the presence and power of God’sHoly Spirit.

Youth Activities at WesleyUnited Methodist Church Activitiesare open to all 6th-12th graders. YouthSunday School meets every Sunday at10:00am in the Upper room.

Youth Bible Study will meet everySunday at 4:30 p.m. off-site. Following

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There is so much going on this week:

Locally, the effects of a travel banat odds with American valuesplayed out at Dulles International

Airport, but stimulated a heartening response,with volunteer attorneys offering help, local,state and federal elected officials demandingaccountability and peaceful demonstrators pro-testing the un-American assault ontravel from particular Muslim-majoritycountries.

“I was just amazed at the number ofpeople, the energy, the spirit, the spontaneity,”said Del. Marcus Simon, who used FaceBookLive to share the scene over several days. “Insome ways, it was heartening, to see so manyNorthern Virginians reacting.”

See reporter Tim Peterson’s story in this pa-per.

CROSSOVER is Feb. 7; that’s when only billsthat have passed either the House of Delegatesor the Virginia Senate can move forward.

As this date approaches, the General Assem-bly has a serious transparency issue, as it con-tinues to kill most proposed legislation withunrecorded voice votes in subcommittee, withno accountability or record of how membersvoted.

This was raised to new heights earlier thisweek, when a House of Delegates subcommit-tee killed proposed constitutional amendmentsincluding non-partisan redistricting and restor-ing voting rights of felons, along with morethan 20 proposed amendments, in a singlevote.

John Horejsi of Vienna, who heads the orga-nization Social Action Linking Together, notesthat his organization is unable to track what

happens to legislation they support. This head-line, which ran last week onwww.roanoke.com, says it all: “Bill to requirerecorded votes dies on an unrecorded vote,again.”

State Sen. Creigh Deeds continues importantwork on mental health reform, citing threepriorities this year, requiring most of Commu-

nity Services Boards around the stateto provide same-day service and cer-tain outpatient services; to assess andprovide care for inmates who have

mental health needs; and long-term support-ive housing to help avoid repeated mentalhealth crises.

About 200,000 people in Virginia have hadtheir motor vehicle licenses suspended for alegal infraction that has nothing to do with adriving offense. And 650,000 people in Virginiahave a suspended license for failing to paycourt costs. This is an obstacle to holding a joband being able to meet other obligations, andlegislation to stop this counter-productive prac-tice is still alive in the Virginia Senate.

The sale of high-proof grain alcohol in Vir-ginia Alcoholic Beverage Control stores passedthe House of Delegates earlier in the session,and is just foolish.

EFFORTS by state Sen. Adam P. Ebbin andothers, supporting repeal of the Virginia con-stitutional amendment approved by voters in2006 forbidding gay marriage should move for-ward. The 2006 amendment is no longer validbecause the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 le-galized same-sex marriage.

State Sen. Chap Petersen introduced adoomed bill to ban contributions from publicutilities. “Monopolies like Dominion or Appa-

lachian Power have an undue influence on thepolitical process. That leads to legislationwhich has a direct cost to Virginia consumers,both residents and small businesses,” Petersensaid.

It looks like the felony threshold will increaseto $500 from $200, an important distinctionchampioned by Petersen and state Sen. ScottSurovell.

While the constitutional amendment to ad-dress voting rights for felons who have servedtheir sentences died in the above action, Gov.Terry McAuliffe should be commended for re-storing the civic rights of more than 128,000Virginians, and his plans to restore rights forany remaining Virginia citizens who lost theirrights. This has been a laborious and worthyprocess, adapted as needed to meet legal chal-lenges and court rulings.

— Mary Kimm,

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Demonstrations at Dulles in reaction totravel ban; fast moving General Assemblylacks transparency; other key issues.

So Much Happening, Don’t Blink

Editorial

Time toSpeak UpTo the Editor:

I am writing this letter to ap-plaud area lawyers and to ques-tion why the elected representa-tive of this area, BarbaraComstock, has chosen to stay si-lent in the face of grave threats toour nation.

For those of us who care aboutAmerica’s future and aboutAmerica not repeating the mis-takes of the past, this has been avery bad week. Events this weekhighlight the importance of char-acter and voice.

For example, why hasn’t BarbaraComstock spoken out against anominee for Secretary of Educa-tion who is so dangerous to thepublic school system nationwide

and here in her District? At thebeginning of every school

year, my children are greeted ontheir first day at Great Falls Elemen-tary by a member of her supportteam and when I have voted in thepast at local schools I have beengreeted by members of theComstock family, but those gesturesare meaningless relative to her si-lence on Betsy DeVos this past week.

Similarly, the night after Presi-dent Trump signed an ExecutiveOrder banning migration fromseven Muslim countries, the Dullesparking lot filled with the cars oflawyers who felt compelled to bethe voice for those detained. Allsorts of lawyers answered thecall—yes, legal aid lawyers andpublic interest lawyers but also law-yers from some of the most power-ful white shoe law firms. Some of-fered to give legal advice, others to

bring copies of intake forms. Theywere acting to defend the countryfrom an action that struck againstthe nation’s ideals of non-discrimi-nation and rejection of religiouspersecution. As much as a groupof lawyers acting together can be,it was beautiful. But who was si-lent—even when some Republicanrepresentatives were not—andthrough her silence failed her con-stituents: Barbara Comstock.

Ezra RosserGreat Falls

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Evil and SelfishTo the Editor:

Re: “Protesting Vote Suppres-sion”, Letter to the Editor, Jan. 25-31. Congratulations to NancyBlethen, for her accurate descrip-tion, concerning the fallacies, ofGerrymandering. The process isevil and selfish, primarily for per-sonal gain, and should be illegal.Thank you Nancy.

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U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) issuedthe following statement through her Twit-ter account on Jan. 29:

“As I consistently have said, I don’t believeit is constitutional to ban people from ourcountry on the basis of religion. However, Ido support - and the House of Representa-tives has supported on a bipartisan basis -increased vetting based on national securityconcerns. The President’s Executive Orderissued yesterday went beyond the increasedvetting actions that Congress has supported

on a bipartisan basis and inexplicably ap-plied to green card holders, people who arelegally within our country who have fol-lowed the rules. Green card holders gothrough detailed legal process and arevetted. They are required to register withthe selective service - and many serve in themilitary. They pay taxes. I find it hard tobelieve that green card holders - legal per-manent residents - were intended to be in-cluded in this Executive Order. This shouldbe addressed and corrected expeditiously.”

Comstock: Green Card HoldersAre Legal Residents

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St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church at the inter-section of Lewinsville and Brook Roads in McLean,just a mile west of Tysons, invites you for a casualSaturday Service at 5 p.m., followed by conversa-tion and fellowship or for Sunday Services at 8 a.m.or 10 a.m. Sunday School for Youth and Childrentakes place during the 10 a.m. Service. Look for ourPumpkin Patch this October, and checkwww.stthomasmcleanva.org for Special Events and

Services through the year. St. Thomas’ EpiscopalChurch, 8991 Brook Road, McLean, 703-442-0330.

Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 BeulahRoad, NE, Vienna offers a monthly Healing Eucha-rist with the Laying on of Hands and Anointing forHealing (first Sunday of the month, 5 p.m. at St.Mary’s Chapel.. The Healing Ministry is led by theRev. Valerie Hayes and Alexandra MacCracken andincludes a team of lay healers who have gonethrough intentional training and formation. Ques-tions? Please contact the Rev. Valerie Hayes [email protected].

Yoga Class with a Christian Focus is heldSaturdays, 3–4 p.m., McGill Hall or the Library atthe Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Road,NE, Vienna. This group is suitable for those with be-ginner and/or intermediate yoga experience. Dresscomfortably and bring a mat. Feel free to bring atowel, block(s) or strap if you have them. Questions?Please contact the Church Office at 703-938-6521.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Just before midnight on Jan. 22,several shots were fired at amarked police cruiser from an-other vehicle in the Great Falls

area, Fairfax County police said. The otherdriver and at least one passenger who bailedout while police were in pursuit managedto escape capture at the time.

In a press conference the following day,Fairfax County Police chief Edwin Roesslerasked the community for help in locatingthe suspects.

“If they’re willing to kill a police officer,they’re willing to kill anyone to escape jus-tice,” Roessler said. “I can’t beg enough forthe help of the community.”

Hardly 24 hours later, Roessler was infront of cameras again, announcing that asuspect had been arrested and charged withattempted capital murder and using a fire-arm in the commission of a felony.

Brian Neftali Landaverde, 21, of Herndonwas first apprehended by Town of Herndonpolice officers for an incident unrelated tothe Fairfax County shooting. Herndon Po-lice Chief Maggie A. DeBoard said officersresponded to a complaint of a man flash-ing a gun around in a parking lot on EldenStreet.

When officers approached Landaverde,the man matching the description from thecomplaint, he took off running but was sooncaught.

Statements were made during the arrest,DeBoard said, that led officers to believetheir suspect might be connected to theshooting in Great Falls. Fairfax County de-tectives and the investigation continuedfrom there.

“It was good police work all the wayaround,” DeBoard continued. “Our depart-ments have had a long history of workingvery cooperatively and effectively together.”

THE SEQUENCE on Jan. 22 began withwhat police describe as a white older modelsedan running a red light on GeorgetownPike. An officer out of the Reston police dis-trict station attempted a traffic stop nearbyat the 600 block of Rossmore Court. At thatpoint a passenger got out of the suspect’scar and ran off.

Two juvenile suspects believed to be inthe car with Landaverde have been takeninto custody and are being interviewed.

“The driver of the car then sped awayfrom the cruiser, making a U-turn in the cul-de-sac,” police said in a statement, “thentraveled back toward the officer and opened

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Del. Marcus Simon (D-53)brought his two children, 13and 11, to Dulles International

Airport Jan. 28, not to fly, but to witnessand learn.

Demonstrations sprang up at airportsaround the United States over the week-end, following an Executive Order byPresident Donald Trump that blocks trav-elers from seven largely Muslim coun-tries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan,Libya and Somalia — in the interests ofmore significant vetting and preventingwould-be terrorists from entering thecountry.

Simon’s wasn’t the only family in at-tendance. Many had brought their chil-dren to the demonstration.

“You show them this is what you do,how you protest, be patriotic,” Simonsaid, “when the government does some-thing you don’t agree with. You exposethem to something positive.”

THE BAN was announced Friday and

officials at airports began enforcing it im-mediately. Travelers from the seven coun-tries are blocked from entering the U.S. for90 days, and new refugee admissions fromthe same nations blocked for 120 days. Syr-ian refugees are blocked indefinitely, ac-cording to the ban.

Some individuals who hold valid visaswere impacted by the ban, and others withlegal status and green cards have been de-tained at airports. A federal judge in Brook-lyn passed a ruling over the weekend thatblocked part of Trump’s action, and JudgeLeonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. DistrictCourt for the Eastern District of Virginia is-sued a temporary restraining order Satur-day night specifically for those detained atDulles.

Brinkema ordered airport authorities togrant lawyers access to detainees who arepermanent legal residents, and that perma-nent residents not be removed for sevendays.

Simon was at Dulles Saturday and Sun-day, as well as state Sen. Jennifer Wexton(D-33), U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) and U.S.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), asking thatsome of the more than 20 lawyers present

be given that opportunity to meet withthe detainees.

The scenes were intense and a littlechaotic, Simon said, but the demonstra-tors were nonviolent and positive.

“I was just amazed at the number ofpeople, the energy, the spirit, the spon-taneity,” said Simon. “In some ways, itwas heartening, to see so many North-ern Virginians reacting to [the ban].”

Gov. Terry McAuliffe appeared andspoke at the airport Saturday. U.S. Sen.Tim Kaine (D) visited the ongoing dem-onstration Monday afternoon.

Connolly was able to get one pair ofdetainees released Saturday eveningwith the help of immigration attorneys:Fairfax County resident and green cardholder Ahmed Mohedian, 71, who hadbeen held with his wife after returningfrom Iran. He was in that country receiv-ing medical treatment, Connolly’s officesaid.

“America has always stood for being abeacon of hope,” Connolly said in a state-ment reacting to the ban. “Donald Trumpwould paint over Emma Lazarus’s wordson the Statue of Liberty. There are mil-lions of us willing to stand with immi-grants coming into our country. There aremillions of us willing to insist thatAmerica’s doors remain open to those

Suspect first appre-hended in Herndonfor waiving a gun.

Arrest Madein Shooting atPolice Car inGreat Falls

Demonstrators, volunteer attorneysand elected officials welcome travelers,extend help detainees.

Anti-Immigration Ban Rallies Held at Dulles

Gov. Terry McAuliffe appeared and spoke at theairport Saturday. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (right) visitedthe ongoing demonstration Monday afternoon.

Right, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) was able toget one pair of detainees released Saturday eveningwith the help of immigration attorneys: FairfaxCounty resident and green card holder AhmedMohedian, 71, who had been held with his wifeafter returning from Iran.

Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Police

Left, PFC Post and (right) PFC Gibson from theFairfax County Police Department visit the Al FatihAcademy in Reston, as a show of support followingrecent attacks against Muslims and mosques.

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fire, striking the cruiser at least twice.”The police car was hit on the hood, feet

from the vehicle’s interior, and again on thepassenger side rear quarter panel.

The officer then called in the shooting todispatch, Roessler said, and resumed pur-suit of the suspect’s vehicle. But the sus-pect eluded the officer heading westboundon Georgetown Pike.

It was determined the shots were firedfrom inside the vehicle, through the

windshield.The officer did not return fire, the chief

said, as the suspect’s car came at the cruiserat a high rate of speed.

The officer was not injured and the nameis being withheld while a risk assessment iscompleted.

“This was hopefully not a targeted am-bush situation,” said Roessler. “We need tovet through that process.”

THE LAST TIME an officer was fired uponwas during a jewelry store heist in Spring-field last spring, Roessler added.

“The community provided us with leads,Herndon police officers were proactive, notjust doing their job, but going above andbeyond,” he said, also praising the work ofFairfax County detectives, “and were ableto connect a person of interest in the Townof Herndon to this crime.”

The investigation of the Great Falls shoot-ing is still underway, while Landaverde isincarcerated at the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center.

Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Police

The scene began with what police describe as a white older model sedanrunning a red light on Georgetown Pike. An officer out of the Restonpolice district station attempted a traffic stop nearby at the 600 block ofRossmore Court. At that point a passenger got out of the suspect’s carand ran off.

Photo by Tim Peterson/The Connection

In a Jan. 23 press conference, Fairfax County Police chief Edwin Roesslerbegged the community to help bring suspects to justice who ran from aroutine traffic stop and then allegedly fired.

“If they’re willing to kill apolice officer, they’rewilling to kill anyone toescape justice. I can’tbeg enough for the helpof the community.”

— Fairfax County Police chiefEdwin Roessler


By Marilyn Campbell

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One of the most heart-wrench-ing decisions that DeniseSchossler, her two siblingsand her 95-year-old mother

had to make was whether or not to moveher into an assisted living facility, leavingthe home where she’s lived since 1954.Physical limitations and a need for socialinteraction drove the decision to relocateto the newly opened Kensington FallsChurch.

“My mother has managed to stay in herhome all this time with the help of an aidewho comes every day, but she realized thatit just couldn’t continue. One of the mainthings is the isolation and the loneliness,”said Schossler. “She needs more social in-teraction than she gets alone in her home.She’s someone who’s had an active sociallife, but now it’s just television and books.”

A dearth of social interaction is one ofthe factors that can lead seniors into assistedliving facilities. In fact, a recent study pub-lished in the Journal of Gerontology showsthat seniors living in assisted living facili-ties have fewer unmet needs such as com-panionship, help with cooking, bathing anddoing laundry than those who live indepen-dently. However, the survey of more than4,000 people over the age of 65 shows thateven in such retirement communities,unmet needs still exist. To address this chal-lenge, local gerontology experts say thatfamilies must determine whether a lovedone’s needs meet the criteria for assistedliving candidacy and once placed, work toensure that those needs are being met.

“In counseling families making this diffi-cult decision, I focus on safety factors forthe patient and other family members,” saidMaureen Moriarty, D.N.P., assistant profes-sor of nursing at Marymount University inArlington. “Often cognitive impairment isthe reason for assisted living. Perhapsmemory is affected so the patient can nolonger safely drive or remember the stepsin carrying out activities of daily living such

as cooking, bathing or management offinances.”

In making this decision, an evaluationby an objective gerontology expert canbe necessary, says Patrice Winter, DPT,assistant professor at George Mason Uni-versity in the Department of Global andCommunity Health. “They come out andevaluate the house and the person aswell,” she said. “You have an objective,unemotional person instead of an adultchild going, ‘Mom you can’t live here any-more.’ and the mom saying, ‘Stay out ofmy business.’”

Such an evaluation will show that thereare times when a lifestyle adjustment is allthat is needed. “Sometimes they can offersimple solutions that can make hugechanges,” said Winter. “Could it be that theyneed their eyesight and hearing checked?Or the washing machine moved upstairs”so they can do laundry more frequently?

When seeking an evaluation, Winter rec-ommends local social service agencies suchas the Fairfax County Area Agency on Ag-ing. “The issue may not be cognitive, butthe need for a living environment with more

support may be triggered by physical limi-tations,” added Moriarty. “Perhaps a chronicdegenerative illness such as Parkinson’s Dis-ease has left the patient with physical careneeds beyond the scope of family members.”

Safety can become an issue when familymembers’ physical limitations restrict thequality of care they are able to offer. “Thisopens issues not only to patient safety butalso the family member may be frail or havetheir own physical limitations that limittheir capacity to assist someone who, forinstance, has balance loss,” said Moriarty.

“The key assessment as a clinician for me isthat the family no longer has the resourcesto care safely for this individual in a homeenvironment.”

“If there is any question at all, the personshould have a medical evaluation,” addedWinter. “There could be an imbalance in thesystem that could cause changes so a reallygood physical by a geriatric internist wouldbe paramount before any drastic actions aretaken.”

Once a senior has moved into an assistedliving facility, they often need someone toadvocate on their behalf. Regular visits andtelephone calls to both the family memberand the staff are necessary. “You need tomake sure you know what’s going on,” saidThompson, who recently moved her ownmother into an assisted living facility. “It’sOK to be a pest. I communicate with thestaff at my mother’s facility. She complainsto me about things that she won’t complainto the staff about so I have to complain onher behalf.”

Even in the best of facilities, a person’sneeds can be inadvertently overlooked,says Thompson, so a family member’spresence is necessary. “Walk around, payattention to how other residents seem,”she said. “Are they happy and engagedor are there signs of neglect?”

“Establish a relationship with thoseproviders who will be involved in the careof your family member,” added Moriarty.“Become part of the team by attendingregular team meetings. Make themaware of your loved one’s special needs.For example, if your family member al-ways had tea in the morning, request that

this continues.”Schossler says that her proximity to the

Kensington Falls Church will allow her tobe in regular contact with both her motherand the staff.

“My mother has grandchildren and great-grandchildren and we can visit her becausethe Kensington is just a few minutes awayfrom where I live,” she said. “My motherhas already made connections with threepeople who will be there, so she’s lookingforward to moving. We happened to findthe right fit at the right time.”

Local Resources❖ Alexandria Area Agency on Aginghttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Aging❖ Fairfax County Area Agency on Aginghttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/

olderadultservices/❖ Arlington Aging and Disability Services Divisionhttps://aging-disability.arlingtonva.us/❖ Kensington Falls Church Open HouseFeb. 1, 5 and 22, 4:30 to 7 p.m.700 West Broad St., Falls Church

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Denise Schossler's 95-year-old mother will move into the newly openedKensington Falls Church assisted living facility later this month.

Photos courtesy of Kensington at Falls Church

Local family movesmother into newlyopened KensingtonFalls Church.

"She needs more socialinteraction than she getsalone in her home. She’ssomeone who’s had anactive social life, but now it’sjust television and books."

— Denise Schossler

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Volunteers Needed. PRS is looking forempathetic and caring volunteers to make phonecalls to older adults who may be feeling sociallyisolated. The commitment is one 3-hour shift perweek for one year. Located in Arlington. Ages 21& up. Intensive training provided. Learn more

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The Great Falls Farmers Mar-ket has a campaign going to cel-ebrate the winter harvest with a“Veggie Pack” and accompanyingrecipe – offered at a substantialdiscount to encourage local fami-lies to get to know the local win-ter crop offerings. The Pack in-cludes all the certified organicveggies from local farms that youwill need to make a home-cookedmeal from the recipe provided.

According to Farmers MarketManager, Kathleen Murphy, “Avisit to the farmers market canbe intimidating if you don’t knowhow to prepare winter veg-etables. No matter how beauti-ful their colors and shapes, if youdon’t know some easy ways totransform your vegetables into atasty meal, it can be really frus-trating. We hope to make it easyfor people to cook vegetables innew ways each week, buildingtheir confidence.”

This week’s recipe was “DutchStamppot,“ a classic dish fromthe Netherlands that is easy toprepare. Ingredients in the bagincluded organic russet potatoes,carrots, collard greens (in placeof kale), and a large onion as wellas a recipe. Stamppot can be pre-pared as a vegan dish with veg-etable broth, as a vegetarian dishwith milk, and as a “meat andpotato dish” it combines wellwith sausage, which can also befound each week at the FarmersMarket’s Liberty Hill Farms and/or High View Farms.

The “Veggie Pack” offers out-standing value. This week’s bagof organic vegetables cost only $6.“Not only are our ‘Veggie Packs’convenient, they are also a tre-

mendous bargain,” says Murphy.“We are offering a discount on ouralready low prices for organic veg-etables. If you were to purchasethese ingredients at any grocerystore or online meal service, youwould easily pay at least doublethat or more. We offer these dis-counts to encourage people tolearn how much better it is to eatfresh and local.”

This Saturday, the communitywelcomed TD Bank at the farm-ers market. Each shopper re-ceived a free grocery tote bag.Thanks to TD Bank’s sponsor-ship, the farmers market will beopening spaces for fledgling ar-tisans and crafts people to comeshare their talents and show theirabilities at the Grange. Visitwww.GreatFallsFarmersMarket.orgfor more details.

The winter Great Falls FarmersMarket takes place indoorsthrough March 25, from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange,located at 9818 Georgetown Pike.

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The creative talents of themembers of Artists on theGreen is on display in the GreatFalls Public Library Large Con-ference Room during February.The exhibit highlights land-scape and still life oil paintingsthat are the artists’ favorites. Anopening reception is plannedfor Feb. 2, 6 - 9 p.m. in thelibrary’s Large ConferenceRoom. The public is invited toattend.

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C&O Canal Companion takes readerson a mile-by-mile tour of the 184-mile Potomac River and towpath thatstretches from Washington, DC, toCumberland, Maryland, and theAlleghany Mountains. The event willbe held at the Dranesville Church ofthe Brethren 11500 Leesburg Pikefrom 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. andincludes lunch. Reservations are amust. Contact Polly Fitzgerald [email protected] or call 703-759-4345. Visit gfseniors.org.

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“Company.” 8 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean,VA 22101. A 1970 musical comedybased on a book by George Furthwith music and lyrics by StephenSondheim. The original productionwas nominated for a record-settingfourteen Tony Awards and wonseven. $25/$23 MCC tax districtresidents. Visit http://www.mcleanplayers.org/.

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However, I will be off to a bit of a bumpystart as a result of the timing of my most recentchemotherapy infusion and its negative sideeffects coming so soon on the heels of the previ-ous week’s positive scan news. Not that thenegative overwhelms the positive in the slight-est, it’s more that it slows down my progressionfrom feeling abnormal to feeling normal; well, asmuch as one diagnosed and living with a “term-inal” disease, non-small cell lung cancer, stageIV, can. Which, as you regular readers know, I’mgenerally able to do, except when there a blips,and for the next week, I’ll be “blipped.” Havingconsidered the inevitable taste and eating issuesI typically face post infusion, I spoke with anutritionist this past week to see if I’ve beenmissing a boat somewhere. Unfortunately, otherthan remaining well-hydrated, it seems there’svery little I can do other than to endure thepost-chemotherapy weak.

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On her Facebook page Monday, FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors chairmanSharon Bulova said:

“The Executive Order issued on Fridayis offensive and counter to what definesthis country. We are a nation of immi-grants committed to religious freedom.I am committed to keeping FairfaxCounty a safe and welcoming place.When I was sworn in as chairman, Iswore to support the Constitution. I be-lieve this ban on travel is unconstitu-tional and I urge the judiciary to con-tinue to exercise its role in preventingfurther damage to our country’s valuesand our reputation around the world.”

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D), releaseda statement Friday, the same day as theExecutive Order was announced. Warneris vice chairman of the Senate SelectCommittee on Intelligence:

“The Trump Administration ExecutiveOrder that indefinitely suspends the Syr-ian refugee program and pauses visasfrom Muslim countries runs counter toour American values. While I have alwaysbeen open to a pause on our refugee pro-gram to ensure appropriate time for in-telligence and law enforcement expertsto ensure we protect our national secu-rity, these actions by the President pre-sume the solution before the review iscomplete. It is a policy targeting Mus-lims that national security experts havetestified would harm, not help, our na-tional security interests. I join the inter-

Other Local leaders Weigh Infaith community in Virginia and aroundthe country in objecting to these moves,and I will work in Congress to block aneffort which trades dubious increases inU.S. security for certain alienation ofpartners with whom we must cooperateto address terrorism.”

The Most Reverend Michael F.Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, releaseda statement as well, expressing solidar-ity with refugees:

“In his statement on the Executive Or-der halting refugee admissions, Bishop JoeVasquez, chair of the Committee of Migra-tion and Bishop of the Diocese of Austin,highlighted our nation’s long and proudtradition of welcoming newcomers andrefugees in a humane manner, even as wehave pursued a strong vetting system toensure our safety and security. Togetherwith Bishop Vasquez and my brother bish-ops, I encourage Catholics to contact ourelected officials to make our voices heard:Our communities have been and will con-tinue to be hospitable to refugees, in keep-ing with our legacy of welcoming thestranger. Together, we also pray for com-prehensive immigration reform and forpeace, safety and harmony within ournation and throughout the world.”

The full text of the Jan. 27 ExecutiveOrder is available online here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-or-der-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states.

fleeing injury, violence or persecution. Thisorder was not thought through and mustbe rescinded. We will fight this illegal Ex-ecutive Order.”

Simon said airport security officials andborder control told them they weren’t al-lowed to say anything. One of the concerns,he said the legislators had heard, was thatindividuals arriving from the ban-affectedcountries were being met once they got offthe plane and asked to sign a document thatessentially forfeited their green card.

“If that’s what’s going to happen,” Simonsaid, “it shouldn’t be.”

If he had just landed in a foreign countryand was met by men with guns when get-ting off the plane, said Simon, “I’d sign any-thing that was stuck in front of me.” That’swhy it was important for the lawyers tomeet with these people and explain theirrights to them, he added.

Another issue Simon raised was the ap-parent lack of information and clarity onthe details of the ban — airport officialsseemed unprepared for enforcing it.

“The rank and file employees, they werestuck between a rock and a hard place, areally difficult position,” Simon said. Typi-cally with a ban like this, he continued,“you’d expect there to be some more coor-

dination with agencies, planning, and in-formation.”

In the press conference Saturday, Beyerreferenced his Freedom of Religion Act heintroduced in 2016, which stated that noone would be denied entry to the UnitedStates based on their religion.

“It’s so ironic that President Trump cameout and said that we’re going to give spe-cial preference to Christians who are refu-gees because so many of them are beingkilled,” Beyer said. “Well I’m a Christian,but I respect that there are many moreMuslims being killed right now, many morewho are refugees.”

IN A STATEMENT released through herTwitter account on Jan. 29, U.S. Rep. Bar-bara Comstock (R-10) said she supportsincreased vetting based on national secu-rity concerns. However, Comstock said shehas consistently asserted: “I don’t believe itis constitutional to ban people from ourcountry on the basis of religion.”

“The President’s Executive Order issuedyesterday went beyond the increasedvetting actions that Congress has supportedon a bipartisan basis and inexplicably ap-plied to green card holders,” Comstock con-tinued, “people who are legally within ourcountry who have followed the rules.”

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