Nancy Rosebrook Anderson Sampson, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at

Fairfax Hospital.

Nancy is survived by her husband of 71 years, Richard "Dickie" Sampson Jr. and three children,

Peggy Sampson of Alexandria VA, Richard "Eddie" Sampson III (Hannah Beahm) of Vienna VA, and

Ward Sampson of Reston VA. She was preceded in death by her brother, Johnny  Anderson and

sister, Grace Bantam .

Nancy was born in Charlottesville VA on July 3, 1931, and grew up on Ridge Street in downtown

Charlottesville. She graduated from Jefferson High School and spent four years at St Paul's College

in Lawrenceville VA where she met her husband, Dickie. She moved to McLean VA in 1956  into a

modest house on Balls Hill Road where she raised her 3 children and lived until her passing.

Though small in stature, Nancy was a woman of great strength, raising 3 children active in sports,

working cleaning jobs during the day, staying up late at night doing seamstress work, and clipping

coupons to stretch her dollars as far as possible at the local Giant, all without ever having a car or a

drivers license. Neighborhood kids were drawn to her home, which she called the "Do Drop Inn" ,

where she shared her love (and her discipline!) with them, the same as she did for her own children.

Many of these neighborhood children stayed in touch with her long after they were grown, fondly

remembering "Ms. Sampson."

Nancy loved the game of basketball, playing guard position on her high school team, and was a

lifelong fan of college and pro basketball. Her favorite teams were the UVA Cavaliers and the

Washington Wizards.

She also enjoyed the beach and visited Ocean City / Fenwick Island area annually from the time her

children were small to her last visit in 2023. While she never traveled far from home, she had a

spirit of adventure and was always ready to "go for a ride" when the opportunity arose.

Antiquing was another favorite activity of Nancy's; she enjoyed the search for old treasures and

spent a lot of miles and hours out with her husband or her mother-in-law browsing antique stores,

both who enjoyed it as much as Nancy. Many of the treasures she found made their way back to

her home on Balls Hill Road, where she would refinish them and display them with pride.

Nancy's life was full of challenges, but she never complained during the tough times and always

kept her sense of humor and a positive "can-do-attitude. She expected the same of others and

encouraged them with "you've got this!" if they complained.

In the last 3 years of her life, her 3 children provided round-the-clock care to her and her husband,

Dickie in their home on Balls Hill Road, where she lived like a Queen, with others doing the cooking,

cleaning, shopping, and other household chores while she watched her daytime soap operas and

socialized with visitors. Her favorite saying became "I don't do that kind of work anymore."

Nancy will be remembered for her work ethic, her humor, her sense of adventure, and most of all, a

heart that had enough love to share with everyone she came in contact with.