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IN MEMORIAMDWIGHT RANDOLPH BOWMAN
10/20/1943~1/16/2013
My personal declaration of
my consistent love for you.
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On October 14, 2019, Mary Ailes went to
be with the Lord. She died peacefully at
home afteracourageous two-year battle
with colon cancer.
AMemorial Service will be held on Sat-
urday,October 26, at1p.m. atTr uro
Anglican Church, 10520 Main Street,Fair-
fax,VA22030.
In lieu of flowers,donations toTr uro
Anglican Church would be greatly appre-
ciated, http://truroanglican.comAILESJUDITH PETERS BEATTIE
Passed away at homeFriday,October 11,
2019 in Vienna, Virginia. Born May 12, 1924,
Judy was the last surviving child ofFrazier
Forman Peters and Katherine Harrower Peters
ofWestport, Connecticut. Judy marriedFred-
erick Oakley Beattie,III in 1947.Fred worked
for the State Department, so theyraised their
children alternately in Vienna/Oakton and
around the world, in Germany,Taiwan, Burma,
HongKong andJamaica. Judy owned andran
the Hunter Mill Country Day School for 36 years
and will be missed by at least two generations
of families there.Surrounded by friends,family,
students,teachers,and parents,Judy received
aFairfax County Resolution on November 17,
2015 recognizing her noteworthy contributions
to childcare.Inaddition to owning and running
asuccessful business,Judy was passionately
involved in her local community; serving sev-
eral terms as President of the HuntersValley
Association, volunteering for the Democratic
Party,and several community,county and state
task forces and committees.Astrong advocate
for the Unitarian Universalist faith, Judy was
afounding member/supporter of theFairfax,
Reston, Sterling, and Blue Ridge congregations.
Judy was predeceased byFred in 2005. Left
behind are their four children, Annie,Brian, Eric
and Judy; as well as seven grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.Amemorial service
will be held Sunday,November 17, 2019 at 3
p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation
ofFairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton,
Virginia. In lieu of flowers,the family suggests
adonation to CARE at http://www.care.org or Unicef
at http://www.unicefusa.org.The online guestbook is
available at
http://www.moneyandking.comBEATTIEDEATH NOTICEJOHN JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD
"Jack" (Age 69)
OfFrederick, Maryland, passed from this life
on Thursday,October 17, 2019 atFrederick
Memorial Hospital inFrederick, MD
Born on May 13, 1950, inTr oy,NewYork he was
the son of late John Bloomfield and Angelina
(Favata) Bloomfield.
He was the beloved husband of Susan Bloom-
field, his wife of 42 years.
He loved carpentry,his friends at National
Institutes of Health, his family and especially
his four legged dog, Mimi.
In addition to his wife,heissurvived by his
sons,Brian Bloomfield and his wife,Jenniffer
and Chris Bloomfield; brother,Bob Bloomfield
and his wife,Barbaraand Tim Bloomfield and
his wife,Xiomara; nephew,Patrick Bloomfield
and niece,Casey Bloomfield.
ACelebration ofJack's life will be announced
atalater date,please visit Stauffer Funeral-
Home.com to share expressions of sympathy
and updated service information.BLOOMFIELDC0979
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Entered into eternalrest on Saturday,Octo-
ber 12, 2019 surrounded by her family.
She is survived by her husband, Don; four
daughters,Leilani, Jennifer,Taija andKelia;
four grandchildren,Kaleb,Marley,Gary III
and Zoe andahost of other relatives and
friends.Service will be held onTuesday,
October 22, 2019 at Nativity Catholic
Church, 6001 13th St., NW,Washington,
DC 20011.Visitation 10 a.m. until Mass
of Christian Burialat11a.m. Interment
Gate of Heaven Cemetery.Arrangements
by McGUIRE.
http://www.mcguire-services.comCHASEBERNELL R. COLEMAN, PhD.
Passed away on October 13, 2019 at the age
of 90. Born in Port Gibson,MS,Dr.Coleman
served in the US Army from 1953-56,worked
at the Chicago School of Medicine from 1967-
76, and most recently,asInterim Chairman,
Department of Physiology and Biophysics,
Howard University College of Medicine,Wash-
ington, DC before retiring in 2014 after 38
years.
He is survived by his sister MaryJackson
of Chicago,IL; daughter Rochelle Coleman of
Rockville,MDand son Ronald Coleman of
Baltimore,MD; and many friends and family.
He is predeceased by his parents Percy Cole-
man and Julia Nailor,siblings Virgil Combs,
Eugene Garrison, JCJames,and wife Annie
Coleman,
Afuneral service will be held at Ft. Lincoln
Funeral Home,3401 Bladensburg Rd., Brent-
wood, MD 20722 on Thursday,October 24 at
12:30p.m. Interment to follow at Ft. Lincoln
Cemetery.Inlieu of flowers,donations may
be made to the American Heart Association,
PO Box 3049, Syracuse,NY13220-3049 or
heart.org.COLEMANPAULW.DABBS
On October 11, 2019, afteralengthy illness
PaulW.Dabbs,age 85 of Ocala, FL. He is
survived by his wife Carol; three sons; and
two grandsons.Asmall private ceremony to be
held.DABBSRICHARD ADAMS EICHNER“A d”
Died on October 17, 2019 at his home in
Alexandria, Virginia. He was 66 years old. Mr.
Eichner wasanative of Richmond, Virginia;
he wasa1971 graduate of St. Christopher’s
School;a1975 graduate of Cornell University;
anda1980 graduate of both the University of
Virginia Law School and the Colgate Darden
School of Business.
Mr.Eichner co-founded Ritter&Eichner,a
public finance law firm, in 1991 inWashington,
D.C.Throughout his career he specialized in
tax-exempt financing involving multifamily
housing.Heplayedaleading role in developing
new structures for housing bonds,and was a
lecturer and panelist at many housing finance
workshops and events.Hewas proud of the
impact of the work that he did in facilitating
more low-income housing for families in pover-
ty.
He is survived by his mother,DorothyWade
Eichner of Richmond, his two sisters,Katy
Stewart (Bill) ofFredericksburg, andPatty
Mouer (Joe) of Asheville,North Carolina, his ex-
wife,Jill Martin of Alexandria, and their three
children:Kyle Eichner (Ian Evans) of Cambridge,
Massachusetts,James Eichner of Alexandria,
and Alexan "Sasha" Martin-Eichner of Chicago,
Illinois.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that
donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes
ResearchFoundation or the National Arbore-
tum.
Amemorial service will be held at Christ
Church, Alexandria, on Thursday,October 24,
2019 at1p.m. Burial will be later inTemple
Hill, Geneseo,NewYork.EICHNEREDWINPAUL GEIGER, JR.
Of Reston,VApassed away peacefully in
his sleep early Thursday morning, October
17, 2019 afteralong struggle with cancer
and heart ailments.Heissurvived by his
wife ElizabethFarrell Geiger;children Peter
Geiger with wife Sarah, BarbaraGeiger and
SandraJohnson with husband Shaun; as
well as 11 grandchildren.
Ed was born in Philadelphia in 1941 to
Edwin and Julia Geiger.Heearned the
rank of Eagle Scout asayouth. After
graduating from Lower Merion High School,
he attended the US Naval Academy in
Annapolis.Hewas commissioned as a
Naval officer where he served seven years
of active duty and 20 years in the reserves.
After his Naval career,heworked as a
financial analyst for St. Mary’sCollege of
Maryland and several defense contractors.
He was active in the Lions club and St. John
Neumann Church. Ed enjoyed life and had
apassion for his Morgan motorcar,sailing,
biking, and travel.
Visitation will be at Money&King Funeral
Home,1 71 W.MapleAve.,Vienna,VAon
Monday,October 21 from6to8p.m. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
at St. John Neumann Catholic Church,
11900 Lawyers Rd., Reston,VAonTuesday,
October 22 at 11 a.m. Interment at Arling-
ton National Cemetery atalater date.
Online condolences and fond memories
may be offered at:
http://www.moneyandking.comGEIGERJANE LEE GITLIN (neé Moffatt),
Died on October 4, 2019 at her home in Silver
Spring, MD.She was born September,6,1 931
in Havana, Cuba, to the latePaul Kirby Moffatt
and the late Mary Lillian (nee Cunningham)
Moffatt.Jane was the wife of the late Dr.Joseph
Norman Gitlin for 59 years.She attended
Coolidge High School inWashington, DC and
graduated from GeorgeWashington University.
She enjoyed playing competitive tennis,bridge,
gardening, sewing, quilting, knitting and spend-
ing time with her friends,neighbors,children
and grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Karen Tinsley
(Larry), Jeff Gitlin (Bonnie), Thomas Gitlin (Patri-
cia), seven grandchildren, seven great-grand-
children and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother,
Thomas Moffatt, her sister,Elizabeth Burkhardt
and her son, Robert. The family will receive
friends at Brookside Gardens Auditorium at
1800 GlenallanAvenue,Wheaton, MD 20902
on October 22, 2019 from6to8p.m. In
lieu of flowers or gifts,the family requests
donations be contributed to the Alzheimer's
Association on-line at http://www.alz.org by phone at
800.272.3900, or by mail withacheck payable
to the“A lzheimer's Association" addressed to
Alzheimer's Association, PO Box 96011,Wash-
ington, DC 20090-6011.GITLINDEATH NOTICERAE KEITH GLOECKLER (Age 100)
OfFairfax,VApassed away peacefully on
August 20, 2019 at Capital Caring Halquist
Center in Arlington with her childrenather
side.She was born on October 15, 1918 in
Floyd,VAto Darius and Bess GoodsonKeith.
Rae is survived by her sonFrederick M. Gloeck-
ler,Jr. of Alexandria,VA,her daughter LindaG.
Wenri (Nick)ofGreatFalls,VA, granddaughters
MyraEllen Haase (TaylorKumler) and Bryn Joi
Reina (Tony), grandson AndrewKeithWenri
and five great-grandchildren. She was prede-
ceased by her husband,Frederick M. Gloeckler
in 2005.
She wasalong time McLean resident,acharter
member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church, a
member of theWomen's Club of McLean, and
avolunteer at INOVAFairfax Hospitaland its
McLeanTr easureTr ove shop.
Amemorialservice will be held onTuesday,
November 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel
PresbyterianChurch,1 125 Savile Lane,
McLean,VA22101. In lieu of flowers,memorial
donations may be made to the Immanuel
PresbyterianChurch endowment fund or char-
ity of the donor's choosing.GLOECKLERLESLIE H. GOLDBERG
Leslie H. Goldberg the President of Bowl Amer-
ica died October 14. He was predeceased
by his parentsC.Edward and Ida Goldberg
and is survived by his sister MerleFabian
and numerous cousins.Mr. Goldberg grew up
in Arlington where he attendedWashington
and Lee High school. He graduated from the
University of Virginia and served as an officer in
the US Marine Corp.HereceivedaM.B.A. from
Harvard Business School followed byacareer
in advertising in NewYork. In 1976, he returned
toVAto join his father at Bowl America. The
service will be on Monday,October 21 at noon
at National MemorialPark Chapel, 7482 Lee
Highway,Falls Church,VAfollowed by inter-
ment at King David Cemetery andareception.
Contributions in his memory can be made to
the Eddie and Ida Goldberg Fund for theFrail
Elderly at the Jewish Social Services Agency
or the Jefferson ScholarsFoundation at the
University ofVA.GOLDBERGJAMES A. GOOCH, JR.
Of Silver Spring, MD on October 15, 2019.
Beloved husband of MargaretB.Gooch; father
ofJames A. Gooch, III and GwendolynT. Singh;
grandfather of Nina Singh. Survived by brother,
Louis R. Gooch, Sr.; sister,PatriciaWatts; broth-
er-in-law,LoganWatts; aunt, Louise Mikell; and
many other family and friends.Visitation at
10 a.m. onFriday,October 25 at St. Gabriel
Catholic Church, 26 Grant Circle NW,Wash-
ington, DC 20011 with Mass at 11 a.m. Inter-
ment to follow at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery,3 401
Bladensburg Rd., Brentwood, MD 20722.
Arrangements by Marshall-March Funeral
Home of Suitland, MD.
http://www.marchfh.comGOOCHWILLIAM EDWARD FLYNN (Age 87)Amessage of condolence may be left at
http://www.olingerchapelhill.comDr.Flynn liked retiring so much that he did it
three times.Hecame out of retirement in
West Virginia to organize retiredWashington,
DC and Baltimore psychiatrists to cover an
inpatient unit at the Martinsburg Hospital.
When veterans from Iran and Iraq began to
return home with PTSD and substance abuse
issues,theVeterans Administration sought
his services inWest Virginia. In 2011 when he
moved to Colorado,hereturned to work part
time for theVAin Greeley,CO,commuting
to northern Colorado to provide psychiatric
services to veterans.Dr.Flynn ended his
medical career asavolunteer psychiatrist
with Doctors Care in Littleton two years ago.
When “Doc” Flynn was not working, he
loved spending time with family,golf,fishing,
traveling with his beloved wife of 60 years,
Nona. He will be dearly missed by his children
Therese Karsten, William A. Flynn, Daniel
Flynn and Timothy Flynn. “Pop” leaves grand-
children HayleyKelliher,Will Flynn, Carly
Speakman, Ryan Karsten, Jillian Flynn,Kylan
Flynn, Liam Flynn and Maggie Flynn.
ServicesforDr.Flynnwillbeheldat10:30
a.m. onFriday,November8atSt.Francis
Cabrini Catholic Church, 6673W.Chatfield
Ave.,Littleton, CO 80128. In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to St.Francis Cabri-
ni’sOutreach program.Of Highlands Ranch, Colorado died surround-
ed by his family on October 4, 2019. Born
in Boston, MA, Dr.Flynn wasagraduate
of Holy Cross College (’53) and Georgetown
University School of Medicine (’57). Upon
completion of Psychiatry residency at
Georgetown,LT.Commander Flynn served
asaNavy physician for two years at the
height of the Cuban missile crisis.
Dr.Bill Flynn returned toWashington, DC,
joining the faculty at Georgetown to teach
medical students and psychiatry residents.
With his wife,Nona Mitchell Flynn, they
settled in McLean, Virginia for 30 years,
rearing four children and many Labrador
Retrievers.While on faculty at Georgetown,
he served from 1980-1989 asaTrustee on the
General Service Board of Alcoholics Anony-
mous.AsaClassA(non-alcoholic) board
member,heprovided counsel, from his per-
spective asaphysician to Alcoholics Anony-
mous’ national leadership.Dr. Flynn founded
Georgetown’sprestigious Alcohol and Sub-
stance Abuse Clinic,which continues today,
providing inpatient and outpatient services
toWashington, DC and international patients.
During his tenure at Georgetown, he was
awarded numerous awards for his clinical
teaching.Retiring from Georgetown in 2000,
Bill and Nona builtahome at TheWoods,a
golf community inWest Virginia.FLYNNences and medicine will be felt for decades
to come.AsChairman and CEO of numerous
companies,heencouraged his employees
to remember that the chief goal was to
"do well by doing good” --asimple credo
that exemplified his unwavering devotion to
excellence.
Most recently he was Chairman, co-founder
and CEO of DisposeRx,acompany created
to mitigate deaths from opioid abuse.That
work led him to testify before Congress
about prescription drug abuse last year,and
to be invited to the White House when the
President signed the Opioid Crisis Response
Act into law.
John Holaday wasahumanitarian and one
of this nation’smost accomplished entrepre-
neurs--amanwho motivated the people
around him with his passion to make a
difference.Inone memorable circumstance,
he had t-shirts made for his team bearing
the Margaret Mead quote,“Never doubt
thatasmall group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world; indeed, it's
the only thing that ever has.”He was a
visionary who served asamentor to hun-
dreds of scientists and executives–commit-
ted citizens–who will now carry on John’s
legacy of passion and innovation in their own
critical work to makeadifference in the lives
of others.
Family and friends are invited to gather
at Gawler’sFuneral Home,5130 Wisconsin
Ave,NW,Washington, DC,from4p.m. to
8p.m. on October 29.Amemorial service
will be held on October 30 at 10 a.m. at
the National Cathedral inWashington, DC.In
lieu of flowers,the family requests donations
be made in John’smemory to the Davis
DirectionFoundation via mail at 32NFair-
ground St. NE., Marietta, GA 30060 or online
at http://www.davisdirection.com/support-us.JOHNWALDRON HOLADAY
PhD,FACNP,FCCM
Born June 9, 1945, John Holaday wasarare
combination of many things --abusiness
man with the heart ofaphilanthropist; an
activist;aman of deep passion and com-
passion;ascientist;aUSArmy Captain;
auniversity professor;anentrepreneur;a
founder and CEO of three public companies;
aholder of over 80 patents; an acclaimed
author of more than 230 articles and five
books;afather;ahusband; andatireless
champion of the underdog.
When most people looked away,John Hola-
day looked ahead. Over the course of his
career,heenvisioned and brought to life
products and therapies that directly lessened
the suffering of hundreds of thousands of
people.His tragic death as an innocent victim
of gun violence on October 4, 2019 marked
the untimely end ofalife that still had so
much to give to so many.John is survived by
his loving wife of 27 years,Dori; their two
sons,Sean andJackson; his sister,Delaney
Holaday Brandhorst; and many nieces and
nephews.
The positive and life-changing impact of John
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DEATH NOTICEEDWARD H. GREEN
(Age 90)
OnTuesday,October 15, 2019,
of Silver Spring, MD.Beloved
husband of the late DianeJ.
Green; father of Mark Green
(Cherie),Lynne Green Griffin
and Kirk Green; grandfather of
Ryan, Jennifer,Taylor and Spencer;and
great-grandfather of Sophie and Sasha. A
Memorial Service will be held at Inter-Faith
Chapel, 3680 South LeisureWorld Blvd.,
Silver Spring, MD onFriday,October 25,
2019 at 12 noon. Interment private.Inlieu
of flowers memorial contributions may be
made to Montgomery Hospice,1355 Pic-
card Drive,Suite 100, Rockville,MD,20850.
http://www.collinsfuneralhome.comGREENPHYLLIS MARIE HARGRAVE
Departed this life on Monday,September 30,- Devoted aunt of Theresa (James) Joiner,
Patricia Brown, and the late DeloresValentine,
Lillian Price and Lorenzo (Donald) Price,Jr. ;
sister of the late Lillian Rose Price.Also sur-
vived byahost of great nieces and nephews,
great-great nieces and nephews,other rela-
tives and friends.Services private.
http://www.stewartfuneralhome.com
HARGRAVEDEATH NOTICEDEATH NOTICEassigned to the Research and Development
Branch of the Defense Atomic Support
Agency and finally as Deputy Chief of Staff
(Research, Development and Studies) at
Headquarters Marine Corps.Heserved in
many overseas Fleet Marine Corps assign-
ments at the company,battalion and regi-
mental level, culminating in his final assign-
ment as Assistant Division Commander of
the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa.
In addition to theU.S.Naval Academy,Gen-
eral Brooks graduated from MIT (BS Elec-
trical Engineering), UCLA (MS Electronics
Engineering) and the NATODefense College,
Rome Italy.
Following his retirement from the Marine
Corps,General Brooks worked for Logicon,
developing data links for the AEGIS cruisers
and destroyers.Hewas very active in his
Naval Academy Class,three times serving
as president of the Class Association and
once as president of the ClassFoundation.
He served on the Board of Governors of
the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington,
Virginia and was Chairman of theTennis
Committee for nine years and led the con-
structionofitsIndoorTennisFacilities.For
many years he helped run the National
Men’s75/80 Clay CourtsTennis Champi-
onships and for three years was theTourna-
ment Director.
General Brooks’ first wife,Nancy,whom he
met in high school and married in1949, died
in 1971. Marilou, whom he married in 1973,
died in 2007. He is survived by his third
wife,Rosemary (Hsu), of 10 years; three
sons,Russel and David Brooks and David
Hsu; two daughters Robin Brooks and Cindy
Hsu; three daughters-in-law,Shelley Brooks,
Edith Mailolo and Christensen Hsu; and six
grandchildren, Rachel and Thomas Brooks,
Ping, Rosie,Meilani, and Lilyann Hsu
Amemorial service will be held on Monday
October 28, 2019 at2p.m. at 20522Falcons
Landing Circle,PotomacFalls,VA20165.
Burial at Arlington National Cemetery will
follow atalater date.Inlieu of flowers,
the family would appreciateadonation to
SterlingVolunteer Rescue Squad, Station 25,
46700 Middlefield Dr., Sterling,VA20165.
The online guest book is avalible at
http://www.moneyandKing.comDONALD HENRYBROOKS
BGen, USMC (Ret.)
Donald H. Brooks,age 97 died atFalcons
Landing on October 12, 2019.
Don was born inTurlock CA and attended
public schools in Redlands.Desiring to
attend the Naval Academy and unable to
receive an appointment, he enlisted in the
Marine Corps upon graduating from High
School. While serving in the Marine Detach-
ment aboard the USS New Orleans,he
passed the entrance exam to theU.S.Naval
Academy,which he entered in 1941 as a
member of the class of 1945. After gradua-
tion from the Academy in 1944, he served
for 30 years and attained therank of Bri-
gadier General,U.S.Marine Corps.
Lt Brooks received infantry training at the
Marine Corps Base,Quantico before assign-
ment to the 1st Marine Division in combat
on Okinawa asaplatoon commander for
which he receivedaBronze Star,followed
by combat assignments with the 1st Marine
Division inKorea and the 3rd Marine Division
in Vietnam.
Following graduation from the Navy Radar
Course at Massachusetts Institute ofTech-
nology,LtBrooks worked on guided missile
development at the Applied Physics Labora-
tory,JohnsHopkinsUniversityandguided
missile testing at the Naval OrdnanceTest
Station, China Lake,California. Later he wasBROOKSIn 1957 he joined the law firm ofVanCott,
Bagley,Cornwall&McCarthy in Salt Lake
City,Utah. He moved to Maryland in 1966
to work with Marriott Corporation. During
his tenure as General Counsel, he played
apivotal role inaperiod ofrapid growth
for Marriott International. After 30 years of
service,heretired as Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Marriott International.
He served as founder and President of the
Washington Metropolitan Area Counsel
Association; Chairman of the Litigation Sec-
tion of the American Chamber of Commerce;
Director of the Polynesian Cultural Center;
on the board of trustees of Southern Virginia
University; the Board of Visitors of theJ.
Reuben Clark Law School; and on boards
of directors of Dyn Corp.and Dynelectric
Corporation.
He was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.Heserved in many capaci-
ties including Bishop in the Potomac South
andWashingtonD.C.SinglesWards; Presi-
dent of the CanadaVancouver Mission and
theWashingtonD.C.Temple,andPatriarch of
theWashingtonD.C.Stake.
While his health declined asaresult of
Parkinson’sdisease,heremainedagreat
example of strength and service.The family
would like to thank the caregivers who
lovingly took care of him during the past
three years and Montgomery Hospice who
assisted with their father this past year
as well the many friends and family who
showed their care and love to him.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years,
Eleanor Ricks Colton; their daughter Carolyn
of Bethesda Maryland; his three sons and
their wives,Sterling David and Julie Haycock
Colton of Mesa, Arizona; Bradley Hugh and
MelanieFarrell Colton of Bethesda, Mary-
land; and Steven Ricks and Jeri Cash Colton
of Johns Creek, Georgia; his sister-in-law
Colleen Colton of Bountiful, Utah; his brother-
in-law Robert Bradley Sr.ofUzes,France;
and his brother and sister-in-law John Phillip
and BarbaraSnyder Colton of Sandy,Utah.
They have 17 grandchildren and 42 great-
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews
whom he loved. He was pre-deceased by
his sister Nancy Bradley and brother Hugh
Maughan.
Avisitation will be held onFriday,October
25, 2019, at theWalker Sanderson Mortuary,
85 East 300 South, Orem, Utah from6to
9p.m. Interment on Saturday,October 26,
2019, in the MaeserFairview Cemetery in
Vernal, Utah.Amemorial service will be
held on November 16, 2019, at The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 11
a.m., at 10000 Stoneybrook Dr.Kensington,
Maryland.
In lieu of flowers,please make contributions
to theSterlingandEleanorColtonChair
ofLawandReligionat the BrighamYoung
Law School (https://www.iclrs.org/make-a-
conttribution/).
Sterling believed that religious liberty for
everyone,everywhere wasakey for peaceful
societies and true democracy.STERLING DON COLTON
April 28, 1929~October 8, 2019
Sterling Don Colton, age 90,alongtime resi-
dent of Bethesda, Maryland, passed away on
October 8, 2019, due to causes related to
Parkinson’sDisease and age.His thoughtful
and wise counsel was appreciated by all he
met. His individual ministering was where he
found his greatest joy,where his impact was
at its best, and where his example and love
will influence generations to come.
Sterling was born April 28, 1929 inVernal,
Utah to Hugh Wilkins and Marguerite Maugh-
an Colton. Sterling was named after his
grandfather,Sterling Driggs Colton, and after
his uncle Don Byron Colton who served 14
years in theU.S.Congress.
Sterling receivedaBachelor of Science
Degree in Banking and Finance from the
University of Utah in 1950. He served as
junior class president and wasamember
of the Sigma Chi fraternity.Helater was on
the University’sNational Board of Visitors for
many years,serving two years as Chairman,
and taught business law in the business
school.
Sterling graduated from Stanford Law School
in 1953 receivingajuris doctor degree.He
was on the Stanford Law Review along with
William Rehnquist and SandraDay O’Connor.
Upon graduation from law school he received
an ROTC commission asa2nd Lieutenant in
field artillery and served two andahalf years
on active duty inFort Sill, Oklahoma and
in the JAG section of the Seventh Army,in
Stuttgart, Germany.Helater retired as a
major in the Army Reserve.
The greatest decision of his life was to
marry Eleanor Ricks on August 6, 1954.
They sharedadeep and loving relationship,
raised four children, served side by side in
many Church assignments,supported each
other inawiderange of individual and
shared responsibilities and loved their global
adventures together.Helived his philosophy
as stated inaletter to his grandchildren:
“A fter having the good fortune to share so
many years together,love isamatter of
anxious concern for the wellbeing of one’s
companion.”COLTONlate its rules.Ithas been said that there are
fewwhocanequalDon’scontributionsto
the patent bar and the adjudication of patent
matters.
Don had many accomplishments throughout
his career,including serving as President of
the AmericanPatent Law Association, Chair
of the American Bar Association Section of
Intellectual Property Law,amember of the
ABA Board of Governors,Chairman of the
Advisory Committee of theFederal Circuit,
GeorgeWashington University,Adjunct Pro-
fessor of Law for 50 years,co-author of
“Court of Appeals for theFederal Circuit:
Practice and Procedure,”past co-author of
“Patent Law Perspectives,”Fellow of Amer-
ican College ofTr ial Lawyers,recipient of
the Intellectual PropertyTrailblazer award
by the “National Law Journal,”arecipient
of “The American Lawyer” Lifetime Achieve-
ment award, naming him “one of the world’s
leading experts on patent law,recipient of the
2011 AIPLAAward for Excellence,recipient
of the 2013 Samuel E. Gates LitigationAward
presented by American College ofTr ial
Lawyers,inductee in IAM’sIPHall ofFame,
Distinguished Engineering AlumniAward at
Purdue University,NJIPL Jefferson Medalist,
Inductee of American Academy of Appellate
Lawyers,recipient of the ABA Section of
Intellectual Property Law’sprestigious Mark
T.Banner award, and “National Law Journal”
100 Most Influential Lawyers in America, a
member of the Cosmos Club,among many
others.
Don devoted his life to practicing law,and he
hadalove and passion for the law like no
other.But Don was also devoted to his family
and was most proud of the accomplishments
of his wife,daughters and grandchildren. He
enjoyed spending time with his family on the
Eastern Shore and Martha’sVineyard, and he
loved to ski, boat, play tennis and spoil the
family cat.Forevery accolade he received
in his career,his family can match those
accolades as an amazing husband, father and
grandfather.Hewill be sorely missed, but
remembered forever.
Friends may visit on Sunday,October 20,
2019, at Joseph Gawler’sSons,5130 Wiscon-
sinAve.,NW,Washington, DC2to4p.m. and
5to7p.m.Aprivate internment at Oxford
Cemetery in Oxford, Maryland will occur at
alater date andacelebration of life will be
planned and held later in theFall.
In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions
may be made to the Animal Legal Defense
Fund (www.aldf.org) or theD.C.Bar Pro Bono
Center’sDonald R. Dunner Fund for Legal Ser-
vices (www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/donate.cfm).DONALD ROBERT DUNNER
Arenowned patent attorney,died peacefully
in his sleep on October 16, 2019. He was- He is survived by his wife of 62 years,
Jenny Sue,his two daughters,Jennifer Dun-
nerWeaver and Lisa Dunner,his three grand-
children, Michael, Courtney and Bradley,a
sister,Geraldine Sokolsky,and his cat, Lucy.
Don was born in Brooklyn, NewYork on
May 12, 1931. He attended Stuyvesant High
School,aspecialized math and science
school in NewYork City,and then Purdue
University where he graduated withadegree
in chemical engineering.Realizing that he did
not want to be an engineer,Don enrolled in
Georgetown Law School, which he attended
at night while working at theU.S.Patent
andTrademark Office and later asalaw
clerk to the Chief Judge of theU.S.Court
ofCustomsandPatentAppeals.Aftergrad-
uating Georgetown, Don practiced at several
small law firms inWashington, DC,and he
ultimately joined Finnegan Henderson in - He considered that the best profes-
sional decision he ever made and became a
name partner of the Finnegan firm, building
apatent practice that many would say has
been defined by the most significant matters.
Don argued more cases before theU.S.Court
of Appeals for theFederal Circuit (175) than
any other lawyer,which seems appropriate,
since he was instrumental in forming the
court. In the mid-70s,Don was aware that
the lack ofasingle court for patent appeals
led to varied and widely inconsistent inter-
pretations of patent laws.Later,heserved
onaCarter administration commission that
recommended the formation of what would
become theFederal Circuit. As president of
the AmericanPatent Law Association, he
testified before Congress in favor of the
court’sformation. After the court was estab-
lished in 1982, Don was appointed chair of
the advisory committee that helped formu
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