Virginia Beach-
Candace (Candy) Reed Warren, 67 of Virginia Beach, VA passed away peacefully on December 20, 2013 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born to the late Kenneth and Muriel Reed , Sept. 19, 1946 in Portsmouth, Va. Candy is survived by her soul mate and loving husband Troy J. Warren of 23 years, and her brother Thomas Reed of Kill Devil Hills, NC. Candy graduated in 1963 from Norview High School at the age of 16 and received Masters Degrees from University of Virginia and Old Dominion University. Candy taught at Booker T. Washington High School for over 30 years. She was a passionate teacher with a gift for making each child feel special. Candy’s larger than life personality led her to many accomplishments including winning the 1979 Worrell 1000 sailboat race as a ground crew member on team Heritage Transmission, and holding numerous Virginia Salt Water Fishing Citations. Candy’s love for the outdoors and gardening was displayed through her dedication to the Broad Bay Island Garden Club, serving as their council representative with Virginia Beach Council of garden clubs and yearbook chairman in which a piece of her artwork graced the cover of the book for two years. Traveling with Troy during the winter months to the Florida Keys she continued her love for gardening with the Layton garden club. Her esteemed artwork was placed on the City of Layton Monroe County, Florida yearly T-shirts for four years. Candy was an accomplished and creative artist; her artistic skills were evident in her visual art, her writing and her culinary expertise. Candy never met a stranger, gracing the world with her magnetic, positive, vibrant, and witty personality.
Candy’s love for life will be celebrated this spring with friends and family. Online condolences may be made at www.familychoicefunerals.com. Donations in memory of Candy can be made to the American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org.
Just want to pay our respects and share some with you at your time of loss. Candy will be remembered for her love of life and her great personality! She was so talented with her painting and was such a joy to all around her, we will miss her and her great spirit, so loving and so kind! Love to all…Chet and Vivian Tucker
I’am so sorry to hear of candy’s passing. She was a great inspiration to me as a young teenager wanting to learn how to sail. She took the time to teach me the basics of sailing and traveling to different regattas in the area. She and her brother Tom have both made a great impression on me. I will never forget.
God Bless
Stacy Boyd
The obituary is a fitting tribute that described Candy’s many interests and passions. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to be Candy’s friend the last 10 years or so. She was “one of a kind” that I admired and will miss dearly!
My first teaching experience was at Booker T. Washington High School. It was there that I had the pleasure of working with Candy. She was always very helpful and always, even when things were crazy, had a smile on her face. Her loss on Earth is definitely a gain for Heaven!
We all lost a shining star when we lost Candy. She was a blood sister to her close sister-friends and we will all miss her very much. We all value one another and Candy was our spark plug, our brain trust, and our mover and shaker; but more than anything she was our valued friend. She had never met a stranger. Everyone loved her and was galvanized by her quick intelligence. She was brilliant in so many ways. There are so many people here who are devastated. We can never regain the total sense of oneness and community that we as a group experienced and shared.
Our deepest sympathies go out to everyone who will miss her and especially to her caring husband, Troy.