In Memoriam

Fall/Winter 2024-2025

(Listings received prior to October 18, 2024)

ALIX FELLOWS

Alix Fellows, former SSSAS field hockey and lacrosse coach, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Alix joined the Saints community in 1974, volunteering her time with the girls’ field hockey team after raising five boys of her own. In the spring of 1975, Alix, who was a former high school and college lacrosse player, joined Coach Kathy Jenkins for the girls’ lacrosse team’s inaugural season. Alix, mother of Jimmy, Dan, Dave ’77, Pete ’79, and Andy ’82, served the school for 42 years as a volunteer coach, leaving behind an immeasurable impact on decades of athletes.  

During her storied coaching career, Alix received the U.S. Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Unsung Hero Recognition (1995), the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Assistant Coach of the Year for Field Hockey and Lacrosse (2003), and was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame (2009.) In 2019 Alix was inducted into the St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School Hall of Fame. She was celebrated and honored for her tremendous guidance, wisdom, and commitment to each and every girl who had the opportunity to play for her. 

When Coach Kathy Jenkins heard the news of Alix’s passing, she reflected on the many years they had together. “Alix was truly the best lacrosse assistant ever,” shared Kathy. “Her passion, knowledge, and caring nature were second to none, and her legacy as the best ever will forever inspire those who were fortunate enough to have been coached by her.” 

“Alix was a phenomenal colleague and coach,” shared Coach Marsha Way. “She was great at listening and then making subtle comments that would plant seeds and sprout into great ideas in the minds of fellow coaches. Alix was thoughtful, no nonsense, compassionate, funny, irreverent, playful, and always ready to take on a challenge. The school and all of us who played and coached with her were so fortunate to have Alix teaching and modeling so many of the important qualities in life and doing it in a way that has been so much fun.” 

In the 2019 Hall of Fame program, Ashley Kincheloe Dyson ’89 shared, “Coach Fellows taught me the most important lesson in life: only you can make it happen, only you can pursue the path and the journey that is yours.”

MARTHA JARVIS

Former SSSAS faculty member, Martha Jarvis, passed away on May 6, 2024. Martha joined St. Agnes School in 1978 as the school’s first director of the Upper School, administrative dean, and geometry teacher. In addition to service as the director of Upper School, she served as acting head of school for a few months during the 1982-1983 school year, and in 1983 was named the assistant head of school, positions she held until 1991. After the merger of St. Agnes School and St. Stephen’s School in 1991, Martha became the chair of the History Department, and served that department until she retired in 2004 after 26 years of service to the school. 

“When I think of Martha I think of her as wise,” shares Upper School History Teacher Bud Garikes. “She knew that children needed different motivations to learn, and different kinds of support to be successful. She had a wry sense of humor and could use it effectively to make a point. Martha held her students to a high standard. Through her questions during class, she taught her students to think critically and understand that history is much more than memorization of dates and names. Martha was a teacher’s teacher, someone who had a lifelong impact on many of her Saints.”

The following is an excerpt from the 1983 St. Agnes yearbook dedication to Martha:

“Despite her busy schedule and endless responsibilities, we can always count on her patience, strength, and humor to put pressure in perspective. She somehow manages to keep 200 rowdy upper schoolers in line, yet at the same time enthusiastically supports all that we do. Her spirited involvement has become a vital part of the St. Agnes community, and when we recall our years here, she will be among our first, and fondest, memories.”

Martha’s friends and colleagues remember how much she loved the adventure in life. “Martha had great artistic abilities as well as a great sense of adventure,” shares English teacher Dr. Roberta Klein. Roberta remembers Martha as a skilled photographer who was also a talented flute player. “I went to several of her recitals over the years!” 

Martha is survived by her niece, Sara Welch, her nephew John Welch (Margaret Lynn), great-nephew Andrew Welch, and great-niece Cate Welch. She is preceded in death by her parents and sister.

CAROLYN LEWIS

Carolyn Lewis, a former SSSAS Upper School science teacher, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, after an extended illness. Carolyn, wife to Andre Phillips and mother to Anderson, was a member of our community from 2016-2018, and despite her short tenure with us, she left a lasting impact on her colleagues and students. 

“Carolyn was a force of nature,” shared KiKi Davis, director of institutional equity and diversity. “She was kind, brilliant and had a way of connecting with her students that made them feel valued and capable of succeeding regardless of the task. She was quick to laugh and make others laugh, but was also a skilled diversity practitioner who often served as a thought partner for me in my work at SSSAS. Even after her departure she continued to share with me her affection for her time at SSSAS, her students and those she worked closely with. She was one of a kind, and I will miss her.”

After her time at SSSAS, Carolyn worked at Garrison Forest School for six years, where she served first as the director of community life and inclusion, and then as assistant head of school for community life, inclusion and engagement before leaving to focus on her health. 

KEVIN MCLINTON

Kevin McLinton, former SSSAS faculty member and coach, passed away on April 11, 2024. Kevin joined the Saints community in 2002, and during his 10 years at the school, he served as a Lower School P.E. teacher, Upper School learning resource teacher, head varsity basketball coach, JV baseball coach, varsity football assistant coach, and also coached both Middle School football and basketball.

The son of former Washington Redskins linebacker Harold McLinton and a native of Silver Spring, Md., Kevin helped his Springbrook High School basketball and football teams win state titles. He then played 91 games as a guard for the University of Maryland Terps and was a co-captain his senior season. In those games under coach Gary Williams, Kevin averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals. The 6-foot-3, 218-pound point guard still ranks fourth on the school’s all-time list in assists per game and ninth in total assists with 469.

Kevin is survived by his wife, Anita, and their son, KJ.

Alumni

Anne Evans Foard ’49
September 26, 2024

Elizabeth “Liz” McGraw Severence ’53 
July 14, 2024

Cherie Cude Hall ’57
August 31, 2024

James “Jim” Haley, Jr. ’60
brother of Joan Haley ’62
June 8, 2024

Joshan Backus Wise ’61
sister of Eleanor Backus Engh ’58 (deceased), aunt of Dr. Andy Engh ’77
January 29, 2024

Parker Livingston, Jr. ’63
July 6, 2024

Lindsay Arrington ’65
October 2, 2024

Christopher Brown ’66
brother of David Brown ’62, Rob Brown ’69, and Adele Brown ’70 
June 2, 2024

William “Bill” Trotter III ’66
brother of John Trotter ’62 (deceased)
August 25, 2022

Bruce Meader ’74
January 14, 2024

Ryan Kirkby ’33
June 13, 2024

Faculty and Friends

Audrey Fenton
mother of Tim Fenton ’71 and Andy Fenton ’74
January 12, 2024

Brig. General William C. Louisell, Jr.
husband of Thelma “Brandon” Forrest Louisell ’52
January 20, 2024

James Slater Davidson III
father of Patti Dyson, father-in-law of Craig Dyson ’81, grandparent of Matt Dyson ’10, Besser Dyson Hooper ’13, Sam Dyson ’16, and Annie Dyson ’18
February 21, 2024

Pamela Allen
mother of Tammy Smoker ’93
February 25, 2024

Frances Redmon
mother of Gant Redmon III ’84
March 11, 2024

Dennis Cordell Sr.
father of Denny Cordell, Jr. ’93, Rebecca “Becky” Cordell Thompson ’97, and Amanda Cordell Casey ’00
March 14, 2024

Lucy Harwood
mother of Viki Harwood Bires ’80, grandmother of Nikki Bires ’20, and Lucas Bires ’19
March 24, 2024

Malcolm Keen
father of Andrew Keen ’00
April 18, 2024

Mary Deleyiannis
mother of Fred Deleyiannis ’83
May 12, 2024

Jimmy Wood (former staff)
June 10, 2024

Tony Rogers
father of Mark Rogers ’84
June 18, 2024

Michele Chapman
mother of John Chapman ’99
July 19, 2024

Kenneth Fisher
husband of Catherine Rowell Fisher ’64 , brother in-law of Suzanne Rowell Rouland ’62 (deceased)
August 4, 2024

Fred Francis
husband of Sandy Thompson Francis ’76
August 19, 2024

Darlene M. Freeman
mother of Lauren Cassady Andrews ’09
August 21, 2024

Cooper Savage
son of Derek Savage ’65
August 30, 2024

Kirk Denkler
father parent of William Denkler ’00, Lydia Denkler ’03, and Katherine Denkler White ’07
September 16, 2024

Charles Freeman “Bunky” Geschickter, Jr.
father of Charles F. “Tad” Geschickter III ’81, John Christopher “Chris”  Geschickter ’83, and Brian Andrew “Bear” Geschickter ’85
September 19, 2024

Dexter Bordes
father of Taylor Bordes ’17
September 21, 2024

Gordon Clow
father of Amanda Dove ’10
September 24, 2024

Mike Flemming
husband of Carter Flemming ’66
father of Will Flemming ’97 and David Flemming ’94
October 7, 2024