Obituary of Carolyn Lawlor Duignan

Carolyn Lawlor Duignan, age 83, passed away peacefully on April 13,2019 at Reston Hospital in Reston Virginia with family at her side. She was born September 6, 1936 to Eleanore and Robert Lawlor.  As the daughter of a career military officer, she grew up living in many places around the world, but the favorite of her travels was living in Berlin, Germany.  After her family settled in Washington, DC she graduated from Trinity High School.  She attended the University of Michigan and graduated from Catholic University.  She was a long-standing supporter of the arts.  As a loyal member of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, she was initiated in 1954 at Catholic University’s Beta Phi Chapter.  She was a member of the Washington DC alumni chapter and earned several distinguished awards in recognition of her service and leadership to the music community.  She was dedicated to the Friday Morning Music Club, planning many events in the Washington DC area to share her love of music.  Carolyn was a force of nature who loved a gathering and planning a soirée for friends and family.  She married two wonderful and adoring husbands; Edward Duignan and Milan Valuch.  She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Ann and Max Bullock.  She will always be our “AC from DC” and missed by her nephews Bob Bullock, Steve Bullock, Phillip Bullock and niece Deanne Bullock.

The funeral will be at 12:45pm, Wednesday July 31st at Fort Myer Old Post Chapel followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery.  Guests will be required to enter Fort Myer through the Hatfield gate located on South 2nd Street in Arlington.  Plan to arrive early enough to clear security.  (Those using GPS should enter 2000 South 2nd Street, Arlington, VA to locate the Hatfield Gate.)