Mount Vernon Matters

MVCC Charity Golf Tournament Raises Funds in Former Employee’s Memory

Golfers and their Pro: Jim Sullivan, Lee Vaughan Wampler, Ron Millner PGA, Ron Cottle and Dolly McKay. (Photo courtesy MVCC)

Alexandria, VA – Domingo Noriego, an employee at Mount Vernon Country Club, passed away in 2015 while waiting for a double lung transplant. Beloved by many at the club, where he was an employee for years, Noriega was only 63 at his death. He left two daughters, Shirley and Leslie, and five grandchildren, Brandon, Chloe, Connor, Aiden and Camden. His wife Delfina preceded him in death in 2013.

Domingo Noriego (Photo courtesy MVCC)
On the Hill Announcements by Bryan Armstrong, PGA Director of Golf, and Shannon Hiskey, Executive Director Inova Health Foundation. (Photo courtesy MVCC)

MVCC holds a yearly Golf Charity event to honor his legacy of giving to others to ensure they work hard and demonstrate good ambition and integrity. This was MVCC’s 5th year for the Charity Golf Tournament. It has raised over $50,000 in the five years. INOVA Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Program is the recipient of the donations and funds to support pulmonary fibrosis research.

Winners of 5th Annual Domingo Golf Tournament to raise Money for Inova Health Foundation Eric Lucas, Bob Tallman, Brian Krainer, and Ty Kidman. (Photo courtesy MVCC)
Participants and Inova’s Debbie Sheridan, Alexandra Edwards, and Shannon Hiskey, Executive Director of Inova Health Foundation. (Photo courtesy MVCC)
On the Hill Announcements by Bryan Armstrong, PGA Director of Golf, and Shannon Hiskey, Executive Director Inova Health Foundation. (Photo courtesy MVCC)

ICYMI: Alexandria’s New Eco-Friendly Recognition Program Can Benefit Your Business

Marlene Miller

Marlene Miller has lived in, and written about, Mount Vernon for decades. She raised her family here, her two children graduating from area public schools. After retiring from over 16 years of publishing her own newspaper, The Zebra has tempted her back to community journalism

Related Articles

Back to top button