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Georgia Antoinette Andrews Simpson, age 79,peacefuly began her journey back home to our Lord and Savior on the evening of December 31, 2019 as Sentra Careplex Hospital in Hampton, Virginia after a short illness. She closed her eyes and was done with the troubles of this world. Georgia was born on January 23, 1940 in Ithaca, New York to Anthony Hines Andrews, Sr. and Mamie Elizabeth Fields Patterson Andrews. She was named Georgia as a tribute to her paternal grandmother , Georgia Hines. In 1955, the family moved to the Hampton, New Port News area. With high school of the utmost importance to Georgia she convinced her father the family should live in Newport News so she could attend Huntington High School where she met Margaret Kate, one of her many cousins. At Huntington she excelled in her studies, especially math, graduating Salutatorian in the HHS class of '58. During this time period in her life she chose to be baptized Episcopalian as was her father's faith. In many ways she followed in her father's footsteps, she chose Howard University, his Alma Mater for college. After a short 3 day stint at Howard, she decided maybe it wasn't the a good fit at all! By the time she was home she'd been accepted at Hampton (Institute) University majoring in math. After her sophomore year she changed her major to Architecture, the only female in the department. Georgia pledged to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and was also active in other campus organizations. HI had a reputation for being a welcome school where you made friends for life as evidenced in her long-life friendships with Betty Johnson Jones and Maxine Hughes Barron to name a few. On the day of her Hampton Graduation in 1966 she was offered a job with the David Bird Architectural Firm in Washington, DC and soon became a life long resident in the DC-Maryland area. There's a saying 'Still waters was run deep". After leaving Byrd Architects she went to work for the government in several branches and locations including the Dept. of the Navy. Bolling Air Force Base, Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the Pentagon. For her, the work was exciting and challenging with experiences such as flying to Salt Lake City in a helicopter and driving on the Autobahn in Germany. On eof her most cherished awards was a Certificate of Commendation for her Service in the Office of Civil Engineering, Headquarters USAF 1980-1991. Georgia loved cars, especially her first one , a red MGM Midget which she drove from Washington to Hampton on highways with 70mph speed limits! After may years of the government work she decided to retire early rather that take an assignment requiring uprooting her family to move to Kentucky. Georgia married Riley J. Simpson in November 1973 and gave birth to a daughter , Allison, a few years later. Eventually the family left Baltimore city and moved to Randallstown, MD. This entire time, more than thirty years, she remained faithful to keeping in touh with "Meady", her childhood best friend from West VA. As the universe works it's magic these 'forever friends" ended up living in the same city just a few miles apart to share old memories and make new ones. Georgia was preceded in death by her husband, friend and confidant Riley J. Simpson and her younger brother Anthony H. Andrews, Jr. Leaving to cherish her memory are her daughters Allison, Marcia and son Jaime. Though not her birth children, she always thought Marcia and Jaime as her own. Grandsons: Tommy, Ryan and Marshall (Bink), granddaughter Jasmine ; sister Gloria Andrews; nephews, Erick and Brian; grand nieces and nephews, Asia Jay, Briana, Lerick, Laila, Mia and Mia and Sophia; cousins Lynn Stewart and Margaret Kate; caregiver, Victoria and close friend Vivian; and those very special "Forever Friends" from Wet Virginia and Hampton Institute!

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Georgia A. Simpson

January 23, 1940 - December 31, 2019