Mayo Stuntz, 97

Mayo S. Stuntz, 97, a Central Intelligence Agency employee from 1950 to his retirement in 1975, died of natural causes on May 9, 2013 in Fairfax, VA.

A native of Vienna VA, Mr. Stuntz was educated in Fairfax County schools and Cornell University. During World War II, he served for 5 years with the U. S. Army, 3 years in the Southwest Pacific area on the staff of a U. S. Army strategic intelligence unit known as the Alamo Scouts, which served in place of the O.S.S.  in General McArthur's theater of war. He attained the rank of Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserves.  Between WWII and his CIA career, Mr. Stuntz was employed by the Hotel Statler in Washington D. C. as assistant manager.  During his CIA career, he had tours in Japan and Nicaragua. After retirement, he and his wife operated an antique shop for several years while researching Fairfax County history.

Mr. Stuntz was active in the historic preservation field and was well known for his knowledge of Fairfax County history, on which he was a frequent speaker. He and his wife of 66 years, Constance Pendleton Stuntz, co-authored This Was Vienna, Virginia (1988),  This Was Tyson's Corner, Virginia (1990),  and This Was Virginia 1900-1927 As Shown By The Glass Negatives of J. Harry Shannon, The Rambler (1998).  

He was Chairman of Sully Foundation for over two decades and a past President of the Historical Society of Fairfax County, VA.  He was a founding member of the Fairfax Landmarks Preservation Committee (1965) which became the Fairfax County History Commission, where he was a past chairman and was active until his death. His service on both bodies spanned almost 50 years.

He was the first Chairman of the Freeman House ad hoc Historical Commission (a precursor to Historic Vienna, Inc.); a member of the Northern Virginia Officials Advisory Committee which published "Historic Northern Virginia - Understanding and Protecting Our Shared Heritage"; and past Vice President of the Fairfax County Council of the Arts.  He also taught local history in the Adult Education Program of the Fairfax Public Schools and at George Mason University.

Mr. Stuntz was President of the Flint Hill Cemetery Association in Oakton from 1958 to 2009, and a member of the Vienna Presbyterian Church since 1926, serving as Trustee, Elder, Historian and Usher. He was also the Historian of the Alamo Scouts Association and was on the Fairfax County Tourism Advisory Group from 1986-1990.  From 1993-1997 he was Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the short- lived National Historic Intelligence Museum. In 2002 he started and led a support group for the visually impaired in Vienna VA. 

Mr. Stuntz was the beloved husband of 66 years of Constance Pendleton Stuntz, father of Anne (Brad Swanson), Reid (Linda), and Mayo Jr. (Elizabeth), Grandfather of Allison Schulte (Ben), James (Mollie O'Rourke), Katie, Joe (Michelle), Grace, Jay Swanson, Charles Swanson and Steve Swanson, and Great Grandfather of Audrey Rose Schulte.

The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, May 15 from 2-4PM and from 6-8PM at the Money and King Funeral Home in Vienna, VA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 1PM at the Vienna Presbyterian Church.  Interment will be at 4PM at the Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, VA

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The Vienna Presbyterian Church or Historic Vienna, Inc. in Vienna, VA.