Margaret (Maggie) MacAllister (née Walker) passed peacefully the morning of August 8, 2024 at Baldwin Park.

She is predeceased by her husband of fifty-four years, Rocco (Mac) MacAllister, and survived by her daughter Jacqueline and her son Tom (Dipali), as well as her granddaughters Sarah and Rebecca and great-grandchildren Elijah, Gabriel, Elayna and Teddy.  A career teacher, she taught as a reading specialist at Buffalo Gap and Beverley Manor.  She and Mac moved to Staunton from Northern Virginia to pursue their dream of having a farm and raising Tennessee Walking Horses.  They were active advocates for the humane treatment of horses and deeply involved in the horse community.  She was a long-time member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir.

She earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Mary Washington College and a Master's degree from George Mason University.  She and Mac met on a blind date while she was at Mary Washington, and he was at West Point.  Until Mac's passing, except for his tour in Vietnam during the war, they were rarely apart.  We are thankful that they are together again.

Burial will be at a 2:00 p.m. service on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in the columbarium at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 300 West Frederick St. Staunton, VA 24401 presided over by Rev'd Dr. Jonathan Bauer.

The family ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church at https://onrealm.org/EmmanuelEpiscop59419/-/form/give/ChurchSupport (https://onrealm.org/EmmanuelEpiscop59419/-/form/give/ChurchSupport)

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