Mary Pauline Jones — beloved daughter, friend, and public servant — passed away on May 15, 2023. She was 36 years old.

A Fairfax native, Mary Pauline served as a Board Member on the Fairfax Transportation Advisory Commission and the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board. Her diverse career included work for the U.S. House Government Oversight and Reform Committee as well as the Office of Supervisor Pat Herrity.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon. “Mary Pauline will be dearly missed by her family and friends who will always remember her as a patriotic, adventurous, fun loving, thoughtful, and caring person,” her obituary reads.

“All of us in the Fairfax GOP were saddened to learn of Mary Pauline’s untimely death,” Chairman Steve Knotts said today. “We continue to pray for her family and many friends through this trying time.”

For those who feel moved to do, the family requests donations in Mary Pauline’s memory to the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center: https://lombardi.georgetown.edu/giving.