{"id":12579,"date":"2025-10-06T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=12579"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:27:14","slug":"cheryl-macias-1956-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=12579","title":{"rendered":"Cheryl Macias, 1956-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MMPCDC’s dear friend and long-time co-chair, Cheryl Macias, passed away on October 5, after battling stage 4 lung cancer for almost a year.  Cheryl was indeed the best of us–tireless, conscientious, loving and dedicated to the max. She opened her home and her heart to so many of us and worked tirelessly as a canvasser, advocate, poll greeter, supporter, adviser, teacher, listener, researcher, and more than our grieving brains can express. Cheryl was ever present–to staff an event, prepare food for a crowd, welcome dignitaries, assemble candidate literature, pick up litter, stuff envelopes, assemble food care packages during Covid, dress up for fundraisers, even sing karaoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides serving as our co-chair for nearly eight years, Cheryl was a long-time active volunteer leader with other organizations, including the Manassas Rotary Club and Scouting America’s National Capital Area Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greater Manassas community honored Cheryl\u2019s legacy with a Celebration of Life on November 15, 2025. View the photos of Cheryl projected at that event<\/a> and the photos of participants captured by photographer extraordinaire, Mike Beaty, on flickr<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheryl’s legacy of selfless volunteer leadership has been recognized before various elected bodies, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n