Garland Lee Love - Obituary

arland Lee Love was born to Grady and Doris Love on October 9, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the first of five children. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, Va. After high school, he joined the United States Army and served from 1964 to 1968. Following his training as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia, he served at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was later deployed to Germany. He married his sweetheart, Sylvia, on July 8, 1968. Their union was blessed with three children, Kevin, Garland Jr. and Christopher. After his military service, he worked as a manager at ISS Cleaning Services, Auto Zone and at the toll booths of Dulles Toll Road. He loved the CB radio. For many years, he operated a CB radio base station from the basement of his home. With his handle "#43", he could be heard all around the world using his favorite phrase, "audio, audio, audio." The neighbors were not too happy with that as it interfered with their television reception. He loved anything that had to do with cowboys, whether it be cowboy movie, cowboy boots or his favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys. He frequently got teased about his cowboy hats. He was always supportive of his wife, Sylvia's, many projects. After a long battle with several health challenges, he passed away on October 26, 2020, 17 days after his 76th birthday. He is survived by Sylvia, his wife of 52 years, his three sons, Kevin, Garland Jr. (and wife, Sonia) and Chris; 6 grandchildren, Kelvin, Quinton, Javonte, Destiny, Chris Jr. and Vinlencia; two brothers, Grady and Dexter; three sisters Delreace Ames, Doris "Joanne" Paige and Paula West; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was also much loved in health, and cared for in sickness by Ms. Rose Mahoney, Ms. Vincine Mahoney and Mr. Thomas McBride.