‘Amazing woman': Husband of driver killed by falling tree on GW Parkway shares who she was
A -year-old woman was killed when a tree crashed onto her car as a powerful storm tore through Fairfax County Virginia on Friday evening Marla Holden was the victim her husband of years stated in an interview with News Holden was an amazing woman Wesley Holden announced Plenty of hats I was telling friends she s just a bunch of accomplishments She had good things to say to everyone and the way she did her direction the way she guided people and stuff she would constantly get you to do things by encouragement and she would inevitably recognize your strength he stated Marla Holden was headed home from work at George Washington s Mount Vernon and driving along George Washington Memorial Parkway when huge trees fell onto the roadway just south of Morningside Lane Men who live nearby in the Fort Hunt area south of Alexandria ran to the roadway with axes to try to help police and rescue units get to Holden onlookers revealed Her husband was at work at the time I was getting home around Last thing I explained to my wife was I love you She mentioned I love you on the phone he commented When he got home from work he thought his wife was in bed asleep Then U S Park Police knocked on his door Definitely a shock he explained Northern Virginia May killed by falling trees in Northern Virginia Virginia hours ago GW Parkway closure for storm cleanup causes heavy traffic The couple had dreams and plans The only thing we didn t accomplish is growing old together That was that last thing that we longed to do We bought a house We just finished our kitchen and we were just going to work on retirement and see our grandkids Wesley Holden disclosed A second driver also a woman was killed by a falling tree at about the same time on Frye Road in the Woodlawn area Information on her identity was not promptly available A portion of the parkway remained closed Tuesday morning as cleanup efforts continued and crews chopped down trees more than three days after the storm Sign up for our free deep-dive newsletter The Front to get standout News stories sent right to your inbox Subscribe here
