CRAIG O. WASHINGTON

CRAIG O. WASHINGTON of Tappahannock, VA died February 21, 2012 at the age of 38. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of the Washington Funeral Home Inc, which was founded by his parents Oliver "O.D." and Blanche Washington. He was also employed at the J.K. Redmond Funeral Home in Shacklefords. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Richmond Funeral Directors Association, Virginia Morticians Association, recently serving as past president and chairman of the board; he also served as president of the Northern Neck Funeral Directors Association. In 1993, he graduated from John Tyler Community College of Mortuary Science in Chester and the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1997.