An Arlington County, Virginia, board member, who was diagnosed with brain cancer eight weeks ago, has died. Erik Gutshall. (Courtesy Arlington County)Erik Gutshall, 49, died Thursday. He announced his resignation on April 6, saying he had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer, The Associated Press reported. He was elected to the five-member Arlington County Board in 2017. He is its former vice chair. In his resignation announcement, Gutshall said he decided to run for elected office because he believed in the “power of community voices to make a difference in our County.” Gutshall served as the vice chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee and director of the Virginia Association of Counties. He was the chair of the county Planning Commission and served on the Transportation Commission. He was also the founder and president of his own business, Clarendon Home Services. He is survived by his wife, Renee, and their daughters.
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Arlington grad secures spot on US Para Hockey World Cup field hockey team
Aidan Smith has spent years as a member of the Nova Cool Cats, skating on the same ice the Washington Capitals use to practice in Arlington, Virginia.
The ice hockey team brings people with disabilities of all ages together, helping to teach teamwork and communication skills. But a coach from another team told Smith that USA Field Hockey was organizing a team for the Para Hockey World Cup and asked whether he'd be interested in trying out.
