More detail on this person: Lt. Col., Ret., U.S.M.C. William John Burrows, age 72, passed away
Wednesday October 7, 2009 at his residence in Dumfries, Virginia.
Mr. Burrows was born September 25, 1937 in Battle Creek, Michigan and was the son of Lester and
Margaret (Long) Burrows.
William was honorably discharged as a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Marine Corps following a career as a
Helicopter and C130 Pilot. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge and a member
of the choir. He was also a member of the Valle del Oro choir in Mesa, Arizona and a member of the
Ira A. Beck Masonic Lodge # 503 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Ruth Burrows; two sons, Thomas Burrows and his wife Carolyn
of Stafford, Virginia and Timothy Burrows and his wife Amber of Gainesville, Virginia; one daughter,
Tamera Carter Burrows of Dumfries, Virginia; three brothers, John Burrows and his wife Jan of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, James Burrows of Battle Creek, Michigan and Mark Burrows and his wife Denise, of
Battle Creek, Michigan. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Tiffany Prince, Brittany Prince,
Meghan Burrows and Ryan Burrows.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday October 12, 2009 at the
Mountcastle Life Celebration Funeral Home in Dale City, Virginia. Funeral services will be held at
1:00 PM Tuesday October 13, 2009 at the Quantico Marine Base Chapel. The interment will follow at
Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Marine Corps Museum, 3800 Fettler Park Drive, Suite 104,
Dumfries, Virginia 22025 or the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, 13600 Minnieville Road,
Woodbridge, Virginia 22193 or to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th
Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851. Arrangements by Mountcastle Funeral Home.
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