Kenneth John Ullom Jr.
Kenneth John Ullom Jr., 87, of Washington, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Donnell House, Washington.
John was born October 24, 1933, in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Kenneth John Ullom Sr. and Alma Day Ullom. He was raised in Arlington, Virginia where he attended grade school and graduated from Washington Lee High School in 1951. John continued his education at Virginia Polytechnical Institute(Virginia Tech) and received his degree in mechanical engineering.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served two years. After his honorable discharge from the Army, he accepted a position at Western Electric and worked there for 20 years.
John moved to Washington in the ’70s and worked at Star Dynamics. While working there a co-worker wanted him to meet her sister and that’s when he met the love of his life. On May 8, 1982, Kenneth John Ullom Jr. and Virginia Osso Ullom were married in the First Baptist Church in Washington.
After Star Dynamics closed, John accepted the position as director of building services at Presbyterian Senior Care and worked there until his retirement. He then worked as project manager for Property Development Associates where he managed the construction of the Woodlands Village town homes on the campus of Presbyterian Senior Care. After completing that project, he retired for good.
John was a true gentleman, a kind loving person and was always there when needed. He could repair anything and build anything and was always there for family and friends when they needed help with projects; he could fix anything that was broken. When he got the call, he would grab his tool box and go.
John was a member of the First Baptist Church and served on the board of the trustees for many years. He also volunteered at the Presbyterian Senior Care.
John and Virginia loved traveling through the years with cousins Steve and Peggy Day and long time friends Carmen and Jill Alberta. He loved the beach and enjoyed the cruises and visiting countries in Europe and traveling throughout the United States.
He and Virginia also enjoyed hosting pig roasts, picnics, anniversary, graduation and birthday parties, family reunions and many Christmas Eves with family and friends at the farm.
John is survived by his wife, Virginia Osso Ullom; his stepson, John Michael Alberta; his grandchildren, Brooke (Ben Salata) Alberta, Blair (Chris) Ernest; his great-grandchildren, Cole Michael Musser, Cole’s father Mark Musser, Colton James Ernest and Bella Capri Salata; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Fox, her stepdaughter Lisa (Jimmy) Hawranko, Margaret (John) Skariot, their family Jennifer (Brandt) Bowman, Mia and Max and Lisa Skariot, Lisa (David) Hasson, Robert, Laura, Luke and Annabella Hasson, Kristen, Alex, Avaand Gianna Maldonado, Mindy and Richard Earliwine, Jimmy, Jasmine and Jackson Hughes, Mandy, Patrick, Rosemary and Madeline Gilley and Sammy Smoke.
Also surviving are his niece, Sharon (David) Chalmers and their children Adam, Audra and Parker; his, nephew, Jeffrey (Karen) Filcik and their children Kate (Mike) Brockman and their children Addison and Melanie, Samantha Filcik and Andrew (Deanna) Filcik and their son Bennett Garay; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Bradley Scott Ullom; his sisters, Shirley Filcik and Ruth E. Ullom; his mother and father-in-law, Alfred and Elvera Osso; brothers-in-law, Jules P. Filcik, Harry J. Fox and Sam Osso; and sister-in-law, Patricia Osso.
A special thanks to Steve and Peggy Day who helped us get through this journey. Going out to dinner every Friday, all of the side trips and spending evenings on your back patio always was enjoyable to John. Also to our family members who stood by us during John’s illness. We could not have made it without all of you. Also to the residents at Redstone Court Building 830 who always were there for us during John’s illness.
A special thanks to Kelly, Paige and Nicole from hospise who were John’s caregivers. The compasion that they showed and the care for him was outstanding.
Friends will be received from 3 until 4 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in the Warco-Falvo Funeral Home, Inc., Wilson at East Katherine Avenue, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo Warco, director, S. Timothy Warco II, director. Full military rites will be accorded at 4 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home by the American Legion Edwin Scott Linton Post # 175 and the United States Army. A memorial service will be held in the funeral home immediately following the military honors. Rev. Dr. L. Stephen Smith Jr. will officiate. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital at www.stjude.org. Condonlences may be expressed at www.warcofalvofuneralhome.com