Obituary of Michelle Lee Castillo

Michelle Lee Castillo, 43 years old, of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on March 20, 2014. Michelle was born in Warner Robins, Georgia on January 15, 1971. Michelle graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. She received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and her Masters Degree in Management of Global Information Technology from the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, District of Columbia. Michelle was a loving mother to five children. She actively supported the local and international communities. She regularly served at the Loudoun County Homeless Shelter, went on a mission trip to support Helping Haitian Angels and provided much needed aid to international relief agencies like International Justice Mission and The Water Project. Michelle was married to Braulio Castillo on March 21, 1996. Michelle is survived by her husband, Braulio Castillo and their five children, Nicholas, Victoria, Jonathan, Zachary and Benjamin. She is also survived by her mother, Judy Barnickel, her step father, Dale Barnickel, her father, Melvin Griffin, her step mother, Velma Griffin, her sister, Betty Lewis, her brother, Randy Middlebrooks and numerous family members. The viewing will be held at Adams-Green Funeral Home at 721 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170 on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 5pm to 8pm. Her funeral service will be held in the Smith Center at McLean Bible Church, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia 22182 on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 1 pm. Interment will be held at Union Cemetery in Leesburg On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider a charitable contribution to an organization close to Michelle's heart…International Justice Mission at www.ijm.org.