Obituaries

Services Saturday for Soccer Coach Ty Lewis

South Lakes grad died April 2 at age 44.

Update, Monday 10 a.m.:

Services for Ty Lewis, coach of the boys U16 Reston Knights FC who died after a Saturday 3 1/2-year battle with cancer, will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Brambleton Community Center,42645 Regal Wood Dr., in Ashburn.

 In  lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to The Friends of Ty Lewis Fund, children's scholarship fun,.44076 Tippecanoe Terrace, Ashburn Va. 20147

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Original story: 

Local soccer coach and South Lakes High School graduate Ty Lewis died Saturday at the age of 44.

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Reston Patch , when his family and friends held a walk at Lake Anne to benefit the Ty Lewis Cancer Foundation.

Lewis,  a 1984 graduate of ,  was a resident of Ashburn. Lewis, a former human resources administrator,  played soccer at South Lakes for four years and then played for Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC.  He started coaching Reston Youth Soccer in 1994.

Through several surgeries and more than three years of treatment, he remained a dedicated coach of the U16 Reston Knights FC.

 He is survived by wife, Shannon and children Christopher and Samantha. He is also survived by his parents, Larry and Cindy Lewis, and sister Stacy.

 


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