John J. Tracy died on April 5, 2014 at his home in Alexandria, VA of congestive heart failure.John was born on March 9, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY the oldest of five children of John Tracy of Co. Limerick, Ireland and Bridget Meehan of Co. Leitrim, Ireland. After graduating high school John was employed as a civilian with the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps QMC at the Brooklyn Army Base. He served in the QMC throughout WWII including an overseas assignment in Oran, Algeria, and after the war as an administrative officer supporting QMC teams traveling throughout the Caribbean and South America repatriating the remains of American war casualties.In 1949 he married Winifred Reilly of Teaneck, NJ and they relocated to Washington, D.C. where he continued his employment with the Quartermaster Corps. He became a charter employee of the Defense Logistics Agency upon its establishment in 1962 and served as a supply officer in various positions until his retirement from federal service in 1981. He received the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal among other honors and awards.John lived in the Mt. Vernon area of Alexandria and was active in community, church, and civic activities over many years. He was a senior member of the Mt. Vernon Kiwanis Club, had served on the Board of Mondloch House, and was a referee in the Northern Virginia Swimming League for over 30 years, among other volunteer activities. He was a longtime parishioner of Good Shepherd Catholic Church and had served the Parish in many ways, including as a Eucharistic Minister for over 25 years.He was predeceased by his loving wife of 62 years, Winifred Reilly Tracy of Alexandria, his parents, and his brothers Francis, William, and Richard Tracy. He is survived by his children, Kevin Tracy and his wife Patti of Alexandria; Eileen Murray of Chattahoochee, FL; Donald Tracy and his wife Loraine, of Richmond, VA; Beth Louison and her husband Rodney Louison of Alexandria; and Thomas Tracy of Fairfax. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, and by his sister, Mary McLaughlin of Lewes, DE, and sister-in-law Elizabeth Grady of Ocean Pines, MD.The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, April 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cunningham Funeral Home, Alexandria, VA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Mt. Vernon, VA on Wednesday, April 9 at 11:30 a.m. with a reception immediately following in the Parish Hall. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.