Sara Cheshire Whitestone, 66, passed away June 28, 2020. A lifelong Alexandrian, Sara was proud of her family and was known to often share photos and stories of her beloved grandsons. She loved gardening, crab picks, playing blackjack in Atlantic City, the beach and most of all spending time with her loved ones. Sara was an organizer of many George Washington High School reunions and stayed close to many friends of TCW Class of 1972. She is survived by many loving relatives and friends including two children, Adrienne Whitestone and Paul Whitestone, his wife Katie, and their sons Camden and Brooks.  

Sara’s niece, Alice (Allie) McConnell died by suicide in July 2006.  In the spring of 2008, the first Team Allie’s Wonderland signed up to participate in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk in New York City.  The Team has continued to walk in Allie’s memory over the past 12 years in local community walks and national overnight walks.  Sara was a dedicated supporter of the Team by participating in local fundraisers, volunteering onsite during walks, walking in the Fairfax Community Walk and most notably, the Overnight Walk held in Washington, DC in 2017.  

As a dedicated Team Supporter, Sara would sometimes hold on to her donation until she knew which team member(s) needed it most to meet their goal.  What a surprise for various teammates to receive that donation and not even personally know Sara.  That was her way.

AFSP is the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education, and advocacy, and to reach out to people with mental disorders and those, like Sara’s family, impacted by suicide.  The importance of the AFSP mission has never been greater, nor it’s work more urgent.

The family truly appreciates your consideration for a memorial donation in Sara’s honor and memory.  Each gift will have impact in the local National Capital Area Chapter as well as the National level.  

A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, July 16^th, details and online condolences are available at www.everlywheatley.com/tributes/Sara-Whitestone. Private funeral services at the Presbyterian Cemetery & Columbarium to be held at a later date.