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MomofDonHo passed away Saturday just a couple weeks shy of 97. I am in the

Burg cleaning out the things she collected for those 97 years. She was an award winning seamstress and fashion designer, had a Masters in Art History and taught art and sold paintings for years winning many awards in art shows, decided to use her right brain and taught computer programming to end her career, and was a fearless Mom who always had my back. In retirement she and my Dad built their own beautiful home from the ground up. In the fashion designer category she designed and made her wedding dress and entered a suit she designed in a vogue competition and won a high award. They made a pattern of her suit for which she collected royalties for years. Artistically she worked and taught many media and did pen and ink drawings that looked like photographs. But her love was watercolors and she sold hundreds of paintings, notecards, etc. After a teaching hiatus she determined that she could bump her retirement numbers up by teaching a few more year so she pivoted and taught computer programming. Godspeed Mom! Thanks for being amazing!
Posted: 04/22/2026 at 08:43 AM ET

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MomofDonHo passed away Saturday just a couple weeks shy of 97. I am in the
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 08:43 AM ET
May St.Mary bless!**
bourbonstreet 04/22/26 08:02 PM ET
in the late eighties and nineties companies found a large percentage
VaTechie 04/22/26 07:25 PM ET
She started on Tandy’s teaching at radio shack. Then taught at high school
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 08:52 PM ET
Those pictures make me share in your great loss. Congrats on such an
VTVOICE 04/22/26 12:49 PM ET
Wow...she's beautiful inside and out!!! Goodspeed Mom of Don Ho-kieHi**
Tuckahokie 04/22/26 11:29 AM ET
Prayers for you and your family.**
OrlandoHokie 04/22/26 11:17 AM ET
Condolences - what an extraordinary woman! Beautiful photos too**
MAHokie69 04/22/26 10:41 AM ET
Celebrate an awesome life well lived 🙏**
astrohokie 04/22/26 10:34 AM ET
One of the most challenging parts of settling an estate is
PhotoHokieNC 04/22/26 10:28 AM ET
When my parents pass, I'm getting the family photos and a few other things
Happy Dog 04/23/26 05:05 AM ET
I laughed when reading this. Ditto for my Mom. I found the hospital bill
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 11:25 AM ET
When my wife's family clean out the paperwork ...
VaTechie 04/22/26 07:20 PM ET
My parents’ birth certificates, their marriage certificate
PhotoHokieNC 04/22/26 12:04 PM ET
Sunday school graduation certificates for my Mom when she was a kid? We
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 12:53 PM ET
I'd prefer that to your dental chairs any day!**
PhotoHokieNC 04/22/26 04:42 PM ET
🫡 Saaaaluute!**
TomTurkey 04/22/26 12:47 PM ET
My deepest condolences to you and your family
Va AandM 04/22/26 10:08 AM ET
Condolences to you and family. Sounds like an amazing lady**
turkeywinghokie 04/22/26 10:01 AM ET
My condolences DonHo-kie!
EDGEMAN 04/22/26 09:53 AM ET
Condolences and RIP to MomofDonHo.**
TomTurkey 04/22/26 09:35 AM ET
God Bless and God speed to your mom.**
HOKIERIT 04/22/26 09:32 AM ET
Awww, sorry to hear, my condolences...
`lag 04/22/26 09:20 AM ET
Yep on the suit. I don’t think I had store bought clothes until I started
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 11:28 AM ET
Yep, mom used to make stuff for herself...
`lag 04/22/26 01:09 PM ET
I lost a girlfriend at VT when she caught me darning my socks.
PhotoHokieNC 04/22/26 04:44 PM ET
I’m pretty good at making buttons come off!**
DonHo-kieHi 04/22/26 01:13 PM ET
well that's why I had to learn...oh nevermind.**
`lag 04/22/26 01:16 PM ET
So sorry for your loss.**
santafe 04/22/26 09:18 AM ET
Condolences to you and your family**
great2bahokie 04/22/26 09:09 AM ET
Rather than feeling sad for what you have lost, I hope that you will
lilhokie525 04/22/26 09:05 AM ET
God Bless**
HOKIERIT 04/22/26 09:03 AM ET
What a run, what a lady! RIP mom of Dr. Don.**
JoesterVT 04/22/26 09:02 AM ET
What an extraordinary person, Dr. Don! The very example
PhotoHokieNC 04/22/26 08:55 AM ET
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`lag 04/22/26 09:18 AM ET
Mom's are the best. Condolences to the DonHo family.**
Brown Water 04/22/26 08:53 AM ET
Sounds like an amazing lady. Prayers your way.**
vt90 04/22/26 08:52 AM ET