Virginia Rose Fournier passed away peacefully on June 14, 2014, in Coupeville, Wash., at the age of 98.

Ginger was born in San Diego on July 3, 1915, to Oscar and Nellie Thomas. During her growing-up years, she was an avid roller skater and a cheerleader at Point Loma High School, where she graduated in 1934.

In 1937, Ginger met and married her husband, Paul Fournier.

Thus began a career as a Navy wife traveling to an assortment of duty stations, including Vallejo, Calif., where daughter Pauline was born; New Jersey; Texas; California; Virginia; New York; Philadelphia, Pa., where daughter Suzie was born; Washington state; and finally back to Ocean Beach, Calif., in 1953.

In 2011 she moved to Oak Harbor, Wash., to be near her daughter, Suzie Long.

In May 1954, Paul was killed in an explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington, leaving Ginger to raise their two daughters. Ginger was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader and a volunteer at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center.

She organized many parades, Halloween carnivals and campouts.

In typical Girl Scout fashion, she instructed her scouts on how to dig latrines, build outdoor showers and cook out of tuna cans on Bunsen burners and candles.

Ginger was a 50-year member and “Good Sport” of the San Diego Indoor Sports Club, an organization to help physically challenged individuals.

Ginger was also a member of the San Diego Clown Club and a good bowler.

She was fun-loving, kind, fun to be around and a generous person all her life.

Ginger is survived by her two daughters, Pauline Breeding of San Diego and Suzie (Jay) Long of Oak Harbor. Also surviving are five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Ginger will be held in San Diego.