(Nov. 23, 2012) - Sanders Corner Elementary School Principal Kathleen M. Hwang, 60, was struck and killed while walking near her Lowes Island neighborhood in Sterling Wednesday afternoon. Loudoun County Public Schools Crisis Resource team members will be on duty at Sanders Corner when the Ashburn school re-opens on Monday morning.LCPS release: "This is a sad time in the life of this vibrant school, and we are grateful for the years of outstanding leadership given to Sanders Corner by Mrs. Hwang since 2005."
Families of students and former students are leaving flowers, teddy bears, balloons and other sympathy items in a makeshift memorial in front of the school's message board which happens to read: "Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving".
The popular principal, a presence greeting her students each morning in the school's car line, many with hugs, and also made sure to read with each student in the school, who would return home proudly with their "I read to the Principal" button.
Hwang was scheduled to retire at the end of this school year. Before moving to Northern Virginia she had spent 24 years in the Virginia Beach area as a teacher, assistant principal and principal.
A visitation will be held at Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon on Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the Chesterbrook Elementary School PTA in McLean or the Sanders Corner Elementary School PTA in Ashburn.
Tributes on the funeral home website include heartfelt postings by students, families and colleagues that knew Hwang.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office reports that they are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in the Lowes Island area.Around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, Loudoun Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Whitewater Drive and Levee Way for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
The victim, Hwang, 60, of Sterling, VA, was attempting to cross Whitewater Drive when she was struck by a westbound 2001 Dodge Durango driven by an 18-year-old male from Sterling. Hwang lost her life at the scene.
According to a preliminary investigation conducted by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit and information provided by independent witnesses, the pedestrian was not crossing at a crosswalk/intersection. The victim apparently did not see the oncoming SUV approaching from a curve before stepping into the roadway.
No charges are pending at this time.
Editor's note: I am very sad to have to report this news as I knew Kathleen personally and she was a wonderful person and fantastic educator. Both of my boys attended Sanders Corner and Kathleen started at the school the same year my youngest started the school. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and the Sanders Corner extended family.
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