Margaret Ann Dade

Margaret Ann Dade, age 71, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023 due to congestive heart failure. She was born September 12, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to Carlton and Mamie DeBellotte. She attended Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, where she met the love of her life, Stefan Dade.

They married in December of 1969. Margaret worked for Giant Food for 40 years where she retired in February 2011. Margaret loved to laugh. She enjoyed listening to her children to tell her stories because she knew that she would get a chuckle out of them. She liked to crochet, seeing movies in the theater, reading James Patterson novels, going to the casino with her children, watching Judge Judy and the Food Network.

Margaret leaves to mourn in her passing, her husband of 53 years, Stefan Sr., three children; Valerie Lisa, Stefan Jr. (Kisia) and Sunceri (Troy); two brothers, Collin and Ronald, sister, Judith, who preceded her in death; four grandchildren, Shamia, Karima, Tahani, and Jamal; and host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Please join us for a celebration of her life to be announced at a later date.

Poem from her children: Remembering Mom By Kelly Roper

There are many things we'll remember About our mom. How soft her hands were, How her eyes sparkled, How her smile lit up her entire face. We'll remember the hearty sound of her laugh, And the tone of her voice when Someone disappointed her. But most of all, we'll remember how I felt When she said to us, "I love you." That was the best feeling in the world, To know this very special woman Loved us with all her heart. Of all the memories that may dim In the coming years, That feeling is something we know we'll never forget. And we just want to say, I love you too, Mommy.

Dedication from Stefan Dade Sr.: We’ll meet again by Vera Lyn

We'll meet again, Don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again Some sunny day. Keep smiling through, Just like you always do, 'Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.

So will you please say hello To the folks that I know, Tell them I won't be long. They'll be happy to know That as you saw me go, I was singing this song

We'll meet again, Don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again, Some sunny day.

We'll meet again, Don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again Some sunny day. Keep smiling through, Just like you always do, 'Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.

So will you please say hello To the folks that I know, Tell them I won't be long. They'll be happy to know That as you saw me go, I was singing this song. We'll meet again, Don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again, Some sunny day.