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DEATH NOTICE

DONALDL. DELAP

Theofficersand membersof

PlumbersLocalNo.5are regret-

fully notifiedof the deathof Broth-

er DonaldL. Delap,who diedon

July 25, 2020,in Virginia.There

will be avisitationon Saturday,

August1, 2020from1p.m. until4p.m. at

MountcastleTurch Funeral Home,4143 Dale

Blvd,Dale City,VA. Interment:Private

JamesE. Killeen,III

BusinessManager

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DELAP

DEATH NOTICE

JOHNNYELIJAH DICKS

(Age46)

PassedawaySaturdayJuly 25, 2020at

home.Heissurvivedby his son,Johnny

G. Simmons,his mother,PriscillaDicks,his

sisters,RosilandHarperand TamikaNeal,

his brother,DennisHardingand ahost of

relativesand friends.Funeral serviceswill

be heldat Marshall-MarchFuneral Home

DC this Saturday, August1st, 2020.Viewing

will be 10 a.m.withserviceto followat

11 a.m. Burialarrangementswill take place

followingserviceat Fort LincolnCeme-

tery,3401 BladensburgRd., Brentwood, MD

20722.We will misshim dearly.

DICKS

RICHARDDAVID FIRESTONE

RichardDavidFirestone,73, of Elli-

cottCity,MD, passedawayon

Wednesday,July 29, 2020.He is

survivedby his children,Sarah Sch-

neider-Firestone(Matthew Leich)

andLaelSchneider-Firestone,his

brother,Howard(MaryEllen)Fire-

stone,agranddaughter,CatharineDaniela

Leich,his fourniecesand nephews,Robert

Firestone,SusanFirestone,JohnFirestone

(MimiFirestone),and MerissaSchneider-Cop-

polino.Hewas predeceasedby his wife,Sherry

Schneider,and his parents,Juliusand Doris

Firestone.

Servicesare private.Pleaseomitflowers.Con-

tributionsin his memorymaybe sentto the

MarylandFood Bank.

http://www.sollevinson.com

FIRESTONE

CHARLEST. HARRISONIII

CharlesThomasHarrisonIII, affectionately

nicknamed"Lil Tommy"and "CharlieMoe"by

familyand friends,was bornon December24,

1972 inWashington,DCtoCharlesThomas

HarrisonJr.and NancyHarrison. Charles

becameabig brotherto Keith Harrisonat

age five and quicklybecamealovingand

protectiveolderbrother.CharlesattendedOur

LadyQueenof PeaceElementarySchooland

ArchbishopCarrollHighSchoolin Washing-

ton D.C. Charlesbeganplayingbasketballin

elementaryschooland quicklydevelopeda

passionfor the sport.He becameastandout

playerat ArchbishopCarrollHighSchooland

was rankedtop ten in scoringand passingat

the 1990NikeAll Americancamp.The same

year,Hoop Scoopsaidof Charles'abilities,

"He possessesthe best jumpshot of anybody

in America."CharlesattendedGeorgetown

Universityin Washington,DC from 1990 to

1992 and startedall 32 gamesas afreshman

and wasnamedto the Big Eastall-rookie

team.In 1992he transferredto Wake Forest

Universityand helpedleadthe DemonDea-

consto twoconsecutive"sweetsixteen"

NCAAtournamentappearances.After spend-

ing sometimeplayingbasketballoverseas

Charlessettledin TempleHills,MD, got mar-

ried, and becamealovingand devotedfather

to threebeautifuldaughters,Chayla,Layla,

and Charley.Charlesworkedas aHuman

ResourcesSpecialistwith the Architectof the

Capitoland continuedfulfillinghis passionfor

basketballthroughcoachingand mentoring.

Charlesdepartedthis life on July 14, 2020and

leavestocherishhislovingmemory:parents,

Charlesand NancyHarrison;threedaughters,

Chayla,Layla,and CharleyHarrison;brother,

Keith Harrison(Chanelle);nephew,KeithJ.

Harrison;grandmother,June Bell; formerwife,

PamelaWashington;uncle,Stephen"Butch"

Harrison(Pamela);aunt,KarenAnderson;

cousins,KeareySmith(Laura), LeighSmith

(Tiffany),MarvinWilliams(Chamekka),Marlon

Williams,D'NiseWilliams,Daria Ambush(Jeff)

andRachelHarrison;greataunts,Georgia

GreenfieldandCarolyn Sawyer(Thomas);

greatuncles,Robert(Kinley)and LarryHol-

loway(Faye);and devotedgodparents,Bever-

ly and James Bland.Charlesleavesahost of

additionalrelativesandfriends.ServicesSat-

urday,August1, 2020.Forfurtherinformation

go to

http://www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

HARRISON

WAYNE A. HUFFMAN

The membersof the RetiredFire-

fightersAssociationof Washing-

ton, D.C. regretto announcethe

passingof Wayne A. Huffmanon

July 27, 2020.BrotherHuffman

was appointedAugust10, 1961to

truck16 and retiredFebruary28,

1982 fromTruck 16 as Tillerman.

HUFFMAN

ALBERTSCHULTZ

pain and mobilityimpairmentsin the elderly.

He said that he was ableto achievewhat

he did throughacombinationof biology,

“plaindumbluck”and beingbornin the right

placeat the right time.Heretiredin 1999.

He had manypassions,includingfamily,food

and travel,whichwerealwaysbest enjoyed

together.Hewas alover of classical,or as he

said “serious”,music.Yet Susanwas able to

expandhis horizonsso that “serious”music

somehowincludedthe bluesand the Beatles.

We alwaysenjoyedhis tonguein cheek

poemspennedfor familycelebrations.While

he had manyotherpassions,his numberone

passionwas doingeverythingwith Susan.

Family vacationswerecherished.Whether

togetherin the summerat aseashore,ora

wintertrip to somewherewarmand sunny,

as longas his childrenand grandchildren

werearoundhim,he was happyand content.

Albertand Susanhavethreewonderfulchil-

dren,Carl,Adamand Robin,and he leaves

them,theirspousesLisa, Martaand Will, and

eightgrandchildren.

Elevenyearsago he wrote:“Whoelse has

had alife moreblessedthan mine?”Despite

declininghealth,his outlookneverchanged.

We will misshim so much.

Aprivateservicewas held at home.Inlieu of

flowers,donationsmay be madein Albert’s

honorto the AmericanCivil LibertiesUnion.

AlbertSchultz,87, passedawayon July 26,

2020,at homewithhis wife and childrenat

his side.

He was bornin Philadelphiato Georgeand

BelleSchultzand was the youngestof four

brothers.

1953 wasthe mostconsequentialyearof

his life.That’swhen he metSusanon a

blinddate.They spentalmosteveryday of

the next67 yearstogether.Ifthey weren’t

together,they wroteeachotherlettersevery

day.Later in life,hewrotethat whilehe

thoughthimselfan atheist,he wasn’tentirely

sure,because“I knowfor certainthat God

sent one of his angels”to sharelife with him.

He earnedhis undergraduatedegreeat the

Universityof Rochesteron an NROTC schol-

arship.After servingin the Navy,summer

workat Bell Labsand earninghis PhDat

Yale in 1962,he pursuedavery successful

careerin MechanicalEngineeringand Bio-

mechanics.Helovedteachingand research.

He wonawardsfor bothfromthe U. of

Illinoisat Chicagoand the U. of Michigan.In

1983,the U. of M. namedhim the Vennema

Professorof MechanicalEngineering.He

helpedfoundand was the presidentof many

professionalorganizations.In1993, he was

honoredto be inductedinto the National

Academyof Engineering.Asapioneerin

the youngfield of biomechanics,heauthored

manyfoundationalpapersrelatedto the

mechanicsof idiopathicscoliosis,low back

SCHULTZ

DEATH NOTICE

ROSAG. LEWIS

RosaGncontroLewisdiedpeacefullyon April

20, 2020,six monthsafterher 100thbirthday.

Rosawaspredeceasedby her devotedhus-

bandof 53 years,Frank Lewis.She was also

predeceasedby her belovedson StevenD.

Lewis,her two sisters,Louisaand Mariana,and

brother,Phillip.Rosa is survivedby her sons,

DavidT. Lewisand his wife,Lana,MichaelB.

Lewisand his wife,Laurenand daughter-in-

law,ClaudiaBurrellLewis.She is also survived

by her fourgrandsons,Christopher,Jeffrey,

Emmettand Miles.She will be dearlymissed

by her great-grandchildren,Margoand Camille

Lewisand Katieand Grant Lewis.Her nephews,

KennethOttoand JosephRanieri,and nieces,

JeanneFlemingandLindaLanzafamealso

deeplymournher passing.MargaretEdako

caredfor Rosaduringthe last 15 yearsof her

life at Knollwoodand Morningsideof Laurel

and we are profoundlygratefulfor her loving

attentions.Rosa will be buriednextto her

husbandat ArlingtonNationalCemeteryat a

privateservice.Afull obituaryis availableat

http://www.donaldsonfuneralhomes.com

LEWIS

JUNELILJA

On Friday,July 24, 2020,JuneLilja (neeSand-

berg)of SilverSpring,MD peacefullypassed

away.Born April24, 1925in NewRochelle,NY,

Junereceivedher Bachelorsdegreein Mathe-

maticsfromUpsalaCollege.June enjoyeda

careerwithBell Laboratoriesand thenlater

relocatedto the WashingtonDC areato raise

her family,supporther husband'scareerwith

the FBI, and in her sparetime,becomean

accomplishedgolferand bridgeplayer.She

was precededin deathby her lovinghusband

of 50 years,Carl Lilja, Jr.and son-in-law,Patrick

JamesAttridge.She is survivedby her children;

NancyLilja Leins(Robert),RobertLilja (Cather-

ine) and Joan Lilja Attridge;and belovedgrand-

children, Brian, Kevin, Kristin, Matthew,

Michael,DavidandSeanandeightgreat-

grandchildren.Due to Covid-19,therewill be

no memorialserviceand intermentwill be

private.Inlieu of contributions,pleasebe kind

to one another.Arrangementsentrustedto

Hines-RinaldiFuneral Home,LLC.

LILJA

JOSEPHH. McGUINNESSIV

On July 17, 2020,JosephH. McGuinnessIV

("Joe")passedawayat the age of 74.

Joe was bornin January 1946 in JerseyCity,

NewJersey.Joe grewup in Shrewsbury,New

Jerseyas the eldestof ten childrento parents

Josephand CarolMcGuinness,who preceded

him in death.Followinghis graduationfrom

ChristianBrothersAcademyin Lincroft,New

Jerseyin 1964,Joe cameto Washingtonto

attendGeorgetownUniversity,asamemberof

the Classof 1968,wherehe formednumerous

and lastingfriendships.Hehad asuccessful

and memorable careerin the bar and restau-

rant business,whichspannedmorethan 50

years,includinghis ownershipof localfavorite

Chadwicks(laterChads)Restaurant in Friend-

ship Heights.Atrue Hoya,Joe was afiercely

loyalGeorgetownBasketballfan.

Joe is survivedby his partner,Kathleen

MahoneyMcGuinness,formerspouse,Chris-

tine McGuinness,children,SeanMcGuinness,

MeganMcGuinnessandMollyMcGuinness

Saxon(Matthew),grandchildren,Cullan,Siena

and RohanSaxon,stepchildren,RyanMahoney

and MorganMahoney,siblings,Peter McGuin-

ness(Kim),MaryAnnCurley(Jim),Kathy

Marantette(Carter),Paul McGuinness(Ann),

Jim McGuinness(Michelle),JohnMcGuinness,

CarolNicolai,MarkMcGuinness(Bridget)and

BryanMcGuinness,and manyadoringnieces,

nephews,cousinsand friends.

Afuneral servicewill be held in the DC area in

the comingmonthsunderthe careof Joseph

Gawler'sSons,LLC.

In lieu of flowers.donationsmaybe made

in Joe's name to World Central Kitchen

(https://donate.wck.org),providing reliefto

restaurants and restaurant workers in

responseto COVID-19.

McGUINNESS

EUGENEF. MORRILL

BornAugust6, 1934passedawayon July 27,

2020.MemorialServiceSaturday,August8at

1p.m. (easterntime).Full announcementin

Sunday'spaper.

MORRILL

BARBARAM. OSBORNE

On July 23, 2020,age 91, of Greenbelt,

with her familyby her side.Wife of William

"Sonny"Osborne.Mom of Bill (Eileen),Ed,

Bridget,Beth,Michael,Patty andCindy

(Jeff).She workedat St. Elizabeth's.Ser-

vicesSunday,August2, 2020.Forinfo refer

to the website.

http://www.gaschs.com

OSBORNE

DEATH NOTICE

IRENES. POLLIN

IreneSue Pollinof Bethesda,MD,

passedawayon Tuesday,July 28,

2020 in Amherst,Massachusetts

attheageof96.Belovedwife

of the late Abe Pollin;devoted

motherof Robert(Sigrid),James,

the late KennethJayand the late Linda

Joy; lovinggrandmotherof EmmaGrock

(Paul) and HannahPollin-Galay(Asaf).Irene

is also survivedby her great-grandchildren,

Ruth,Leahand Leila;her nephew,Howard

Goldstein(Jill Schick)and her niece,Ilene

Ellenbogen.Funeral and burialserviceswill

be heldprivatelyat KingDavidMemorial

Gardensin Falls Church,VA.Shiva services

will be heldvia Zoomon Sunday,August

2, and MondayAugust3at7p.m. Please

contactRobertPollinfor furtherinforma-

tionon the Shivaservices.Inlieu of

flowers,donationsmay be madeto any or

all of the followingorganizations:LindaJoy

PollinCardiovascularWellnessCenterfor

Womenat HadassahHospitalEin Kerem,

Israel; LindaJoy PollinCardiovascularWell-

nessProgram for Women,Brighamand

Women'sHospital,Boston,MA; LindaJoy

PollinWomen's HeartHealthProgram,

CedarSinaiHospital,LosAngeles,CA;Cic-

caroneCenterfor the Preventionof Heart

Diseaseat JohnsHopkinsUniversity,Bal-

timore,MD; ShakespeareTheaterCom-

pany,WashingtonDC; Shakespeareand

Company,Lenox,MA; or CooleyDickinson

Hospital, Northampton, MA. Services

entrustedto SagelBloomfieldDanzansky

GoldbergFuneral Care.

http://www.sagelbloomfield.com

POLLIN

BURTON LOUISSCHORR

BurtonLouisSchorr,long-timeWashington

journalistand residentof ChevyChaseVillage,

diedin Arlington,VA on July 17, 2020,aged

91 years.The causewas complicationsfrom

congestiveheartfailure.Survivorsincludehis

two children,DanielSchorrof NewYork City

and SerenaSchorrof Arlington,VA and three

grandchildren.He is predeceasedby his wife of

49 years,Mary-FrancesM. Schorr.

Burtwas anativeNewYorker.Hewas born

in Manhattan,NY in 1929,thenspentafew

fondly-remembered younger years in

Cedarhurst,LI beforemovingbackto the Upper

West Sideof Manhattan.He attendedlocal

publicschoolsbeforeattendingThe Fieldston

School.He graduatedfromLafayetteCollege

withaBAinEnglish,thenservedin the Army

duringthe Korean Warera.

Burtbeganhis journalismcareerin Houston,

TX, in the 1950s,wherehe also met his wife-

to-be.In1960 he begana25-yearcareerwith

the Wall StreetJournal,first in NewYork, then

in the Atlantabureau.In 1965he transferred

to the Washingtonbureau,wherehe remained

until 1985,coveringeducationand agricultural

policy.In1986 he beganthe secondphase

of his career,first withKeyCommunications

and thenwithUnitedCommunicationsGroup

(UCG),whereuntilbetween 1986 and 2016

he wroteone of UCG’spublications,Home

HealthLine(originallyHealthPolicyWeek),

the leadingindependent,subscription-based

newslettercoveringthe homehealthindustry.

He finallyretiredfromjournalismin 2016at the

age of 87.

Burtand his wife,who wasknownas Fran,

wereactiveandadmiredmembersof the

ChevyChaseVillagecommunity.Burt moved

to ChevyChasewithhis youngfamilyin

1967,and remainedin ChevyChasefor the

restof his life.Burt wasalsoalong-time

memberof the ChevyChaseVillageBoard,

and servedon the boardof the ChevyChase

RecreationAssociation,whileFran wasan

activeand prominentmemberof the Chevy

ChaseHistoricalSociety.

Burt’swit, warmthand irrepressiblesenseof

humorneverfailedto win overjournalism

colleagues,fellowVillageandCCRAboard

members,and neighborsalike.The ‘mayor

of OxfordStreet’wasabelovedfigurein

the ChevyChaseVillagecommunity.Hewill

be profoundlymissedby all whowerelucky

enoughto knowhim.

Amemorialfor Burt will be held at atime when

we can all gathersafelyenoughto honorhim.

Thosewishingto honorBurt’slegacythrough

charitabledonationsmay give to the American

CivilLibertiesUnionor the SouthernPoverty

Law Center.

SCHORR

MICHAELSHUMPERT(Age60)

Bornon April26, 1960in Washington,DC,

diedunexpectedlyin PrinceGeorgesHospital

in Largo,MDonJuly 14, 2020.Michaelleaves

to mourn,his mother,InethaMartin;two

brothers,Kenneth Brown and Carroll

Shumpert;threesisters,CarolynShumpert,

PeggyWilsonandPriscillaDavis;auntand

uncle,Rebeccaand Fred Blanding;uncle,Harry

Brownand ahost of nieces,nephews,cousins

andfriends.Michaelis precededin death

by his oldestbrother,Willis Brown;father,

RoscoeMartinand oldestsister,Rose Brown.

On Tuesday,August4, 2020,visitation10 a.m.

to 10:45a.m.,Serviceat 11 a.m.,at Stewart

Funeral Home,4001 BenningRd., NE. Inter-

mentMarylandNationalMemorialPark.

SHUMPERT

HEATHERMARIETAYLOR

On July 23, 2020,HeatherMarieTaylor passed

awayat the age of 36 at her parent’shome

in Purcellville,VAafter almostfouryearsof

fightingmetastaticbreastcancer.Heatherpre-

viouslyworkedas apatentdocketerbut ayear

ago decidedto moveto VirginiaBeachwith her

husbandand two boysto focuson her health

and her family.She also startedadog-walking

businessand fell in love with eachdog she met.

Her lovefor her familyis unforgettable.Her

two boyswerewhatshe livedfor.She leaves

behindfather,William"Bill"H. Taylor;mother,

Cecilia"Cece"J. Taylor;sister,JeannineM.

Taylor;brother,William"Will"W. Taylor;cousin,

Kevin M. Higbee;husband,Keith A. Bess;son,

OwenA. Bess;son, JacksonD. Bess;mother-

in-law,NormaBess;sister-in-law,KirstynBess;

brother-in-law,BrianBess;sister-in-law,Jen

Bess;and manyothernieces,nephewsand

cousins.

Aserviceto celebrate Heather’slife will be held

at LoudounFuneral Chapel,158 CatoctinCircle

SE, Leesburg,VA 20175on Saturday,August

1, 2020for all thosetouchedby Heather’slife.

Therewill be avisitation/viewingfrom11 a.m.

to 12 p.m. and thenthe servicestartingat 12

p.m.

Pleaserememberthatwe are continuingto

socialdistanceso pleasewearamask, as you

will not be allowedto enterwithoutone.Also,

everyotherpewwill be ropedoff to ensure

socialdistancing.

Heather'sservicewill be webcastlive for

anyoneto watchbeginning30 minutesbefore

the celebrationof life at 12 noon.Onlinecon-

dolencesmay be expressedat

http://www.loudounfuneralchapel.com

TAYLOR

DEATH NOTICE

JOHNCLARKTRAVIS

JohnClarkTravis of FairfaxCounty,VA, aged

71, passedawayat his homeon July 28, 2020.

Lovinghusbandof MargaretTravis and beloved

fatherofHeatherHancockandTuckerTravis.A

privateservicewill be held at Fairfax Memorial

Funeral Homeon Sunday,August2at1p.m.

Detailsfor onlineviewingof the servicecan be

foundat :

http://www.fairfaxmemorialfuneralhome.com

TRAVIS

DEANEFAYWEBER,PhD Microbiology

5/17/1927~7/23/2020

Bornin Aberdeen,SouthDakotato Grace

WyckoffWeber and LowellWeber.Husbandto

RosemaryWeber (deceased);fatherto sons

Myles,Kevin,Kent and Todd (deceased);grand-

fatherto six; great-grandfatherto three.Grav-

side service,12noon,August2, 2020at George

WashingtonCemetery,Adelphi,MD.

WEBER

DEBORAHEVE WEILERSTEIN(Age91)

Diedafterashortillnesson July

27, 2020at CaseyHouseHospice

in MontgomeryCounty,MD. Deb-

orah was bornin Brooklyn,NY,but

spenther childhoodin Atlantic

City,NJ. She graduatedfromthe

Universityof Rochesterin 1951.

AftergraduationDebbieworkedon aBookmo-

bile in the Bronx,and thengot aMastersin

Library Sciencesat DrexelUniversity.Deborah

workedas achildren’slibrarianfor manyyears,

first in Cleveland,OH and thenin Arlington

County,VAwhereshe becamethe HeadChil-

dren’sLibrarian.She servedon the Newbery

Award Committeein 1991.Uponher retire-

mentDeborah becamean activevolunteer

workingat the WhiteHouse,the Smithsonian

and ahospicethriftshop.Inadditionto spend-

ing timewithfamily,she lovedtravelingand

storytelling.Inrecentyearsshe becamea

“politicaljunkie”followingthe newsvery close-

ly and rootingfor the Democrats.

Deborah is survivedby her lovingniecesand

nephews,RachelSeidel(Ethan),AbigailJaffe

(Ken), Faith Szydlo(Marcos),LaurenMermel-

stein(Irv),and Dan Weil (JamesDronenburg).

Sheis alsosurvivedby greatniecesand

nephews,Adamand Joe Kellogg,Alex,Natan

and HannahSeidel,HannahSzydlo,Simonand

LainieMermelstein;as well as two great-great

nieces.

Funeral will be heldat KingDavidMemorial

Garden,July 29, 2020at 1p.m. In lieu of flowers

memorialcontributionsmay be madeto Tifer-

eth Israel Congregation,The CapitalAreaFood

Bankor Vote.org

WEILERSTEIN

IN MEMORIAM

POLLYHOPE

October3,1948-July 30, 2018

MANDYHOPE

July 13, 1976-July 31, 1989

As long as we live,

they are alive in our memory,

held foreverin our hearts.

Ned,Tim, Chris,Claire,Danielle,Eric,

Alyssa,Imogenand Bowden

XOXOXOXOXO

HOPE

at Highland,NY and thenNewburghFree

Academy,which soonled to his appointment

as Art Directorfor the entireNewburgh,

NY schoolsystem.Withinthis diversebut

decliningcity,Leo developedone of the best

four-yearart curriculain the state.Froma

one-yearsabbaticalat FordhamUniversity,

studyingnewmediawithlegendsMarshall

McLuhan,TedCarpenterand Tony Schwartz,

Leo wonaFord Foundationgrant for New-

burgh.He usedthe moneyto give his stu-

dentsthe latestin videoequipment,encour-

agingthemto createproductionsout in their

community.

Duringthis time,heacceptedacommission,

creatingStationsof the Crossfor St. Joseph’s

CatholicChurchin his thenhomeof New

Paltz, NY.

Leo movedon to the NewYork StateEduca-

tion Department,wherehe workedto bring

cableTV to rural communitiesand help them

developlocalprogramming

RelocatingtoWashington,DC in the late‘70’s,

Leo returnedto sculpture.Afriendshipand

sharedloveof art withMonsignorMichael

Farina broughtan invitationto workfrom

abasementstudioin St. PatrickCatholic

Church.As alifelongCatholic,Leo returnedto

his first love,liturgicalart, creatingagarden

fountainat St. Mary’sChurchin Annapolis,

MD;alargecrucifixand St. ThomasMore

marblestatuteinsideSt. Patrick’s; thena

largerversionof that statuefor Universityof

St. ThomasMoreLaw Schoolin Minneapolis,

MN.

ThroughMonsignorFarina,Leo wasagain

calledto the Navy.CaptainRobertJones

and Admiral Bill Thompsonof the US Navy

Memorialfoundationinvitedhim to coordi-

nate the creationof 26 bronzebas-reliefsfor

anew memorialalongPennsylvaniaAvenue.

Leo hiredall the artists;focusingon those

fromhis RISDdays,but also givingyounger

artists,with shorterresumes,abig opportu-

nity.You can viewLeo’swork withsix of

thosereliefs,aswell as astainedglassand

sculpturewindowin the memorialvisitors’

center.

Otherinternationalcommissionsfor the Navy

followed;his bronzereliefsfor the Inchon

LandingMemorial,SouthKorea; and Opera-

tion TigerMemorial,SlaptonSands,England.

(Pleasevisitwww.irrerastudioarts.comfor

moreof Leo’swork.)

In leu of afuneral, Leo had requestedwe

scatterhis ashesoverhis favoritesandy

knolloff the deckof our Martha’sVineyard

summerhome.Then...As he usedto say

with that big smile,“Let’shave afew people

over!”Amemorialservicewill be heldat a

futuredate

LEO IRRERA

(1927-2020)

Sculptor,Educator,Art Coordinator

of the UnitedStatesNavyMemorial

Leo Irrera, belovedhusband,father,grandfa-

ther,teacherand notedartist,passedaway

at homeon June3, 2020,just shortof his

93rdbirthday.Heleavesbehindwifeof 66

years,Eva; son,Joe (Rhonda);daughters,

Maria(David);and Veronica(Rob);as well as

grandsons,Corey(Jasmine);Evan;and Colin.

Includedin his fan clubare several nieces,

nephewsandcommunityof 42 yearsat

DahlgrenChapel,GeorgetownUniversity.He

leavesour worldalittle colder,alot quieter

and with muchless humor.

Leo’speacefuldeparturefor his nextadven-

ture is the fulfillmentof ablessedlife.Born

in Brooklyn,NY,heand oldersisterNina

survivedthe GreatDepressionthanksto

immigrant Sicilianparents,Joe and Rose.In

1945,at 17, he volunteeredfor the Seabees

branchof the Navyand wasdeployedto

the Pacific just as Japan surrendered—which

was,heused to joke,becausetheysaw him

coming!

Leo attendedthe Schoolof IndustrialArts

in Manhattan,NY and was first in his family

to attendcollege—thanksto the GI Bill. He

choseRhodeIslandSchoolof Designwhere

he earnedhis BFAand won the heartof the

mostbeautifulwomanthere;equallygifted

painterand sculptor,Eva Amann.As ayoung

husbandandfather,heearnedhisMFAfrom

IndianaUniversity,Bloomington,wherehe

studiedundertheartistsDavidSmithand

JackTworkov.

Leo employedhis artisticskillsand outgoing

Brooklyncharmas amuch-lovedart teacher

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DEATH NOTICE

MATTHEWJOSEPHALBRITTAIN

MatthewJosephAlbrittaindied of natural caus-

es at homein PimmitHillson July 23, 2020.

Mattwasanativeof Arlingtonand a1975

graduateof BishopDenisJ. O’ConnellHigh

School.BornMay 8, 1957,Mattwas the third

childof the late Sydneyand GloriaAlbrittain,

and the brotherof Nancy(Bright),Clare,Chris,

Mary,Michael,the late W. Sydney,and Kerry

(Williams).MattattendedVirginiaTech, major-

ing in forestry.Heworkedat the DittmarCom-

panybeforesufferingfrommentalillnessin

his late-20s.Matt enjoyedbeingoutdoors,and

hunting,rugbyand othersports.Donations

in Matt’smemorycan be madeto Bishop

O’ConnellHighSchoolor to the Northern

VirginiaMentalHealthFoundation.Burialwill

be private.

ALBRITTAIN

RUPERTBYRONAMBROSE

On Saturday,July 11, 2020,RupertB. Ambrose

departedthis life at the age of 81. He is

survivedby his wifeof 51 years,his children,

grandchildren,siblings,in-laws,and ahost of

nieces,nephews,familyand friends.Aviewing

will be heldMonday,August3, 9:30am,at JB

JenkinsFuneral Home.

AMBROSE

DORISLOUISEBOYD BARNES

On July 24, 2020,DorisLouiseBoydBarnesof

Washington,DC diedof suddenheartfailure.

AfourthgenerationWashingtonian,Doriswas

bornon September9, 1922,to JuliaWalker

BoydandWilliamBoyd.SheattendedDC

publicschools,graduatingfromDunbarHigh

Schoolin June 1939and then attendedHoward

University.She marriedNormanHaywood

Barnes,anotherlifelongWashingtonian,on

August5, 1943and was marriedfor 59 years

untilhis deathin August2002.She spenther

entireworkingcareerwiththe U.S. Govern-

mentas astatisticalanalyst,predominantly

withthe Bureauof the Censusbut witha

coupledetoursto the TreasuryDepartment.

A67-yearresidentof Brooklandareaof DC,

she lovedto go crabbingand entertainwith

Normanat theirweekendhouseon the Che-

sapeakeBayat ColumbiaBeach,MD.She

was alifelongmemberof St. Luke’sEpiscopal

Churchand an ardentvolunteerin its scouting

programs.Doris was akeen dressmakerand,

becauseshe wasso organized,wasalways

electedtreasurerwherevershe volunteered.

Sheleavesbehindason, N. Kurt Barnes,

currentlythe chieffinancialofficerof The

EpiscopalChurch;his partner,Charlesde la

Rock;asister,Dr. EvelynBoydGranville,the

secondAfricanAmericanwomanto earn aPhD

in Mathematics;and two devotedcaregivers,

SharonMcNairand TabithaThompkins,who

becamefamilyto her over the last 10 years.A

gravesideserviceand intermentare scheduled

for 11 a.m.on July 31, 2020at Fort Lincoln

Cemetery,Brentwood,MD.Amemorialservice

will be announcedlater.Servicesare underthe

directionof McGuireFuneral Service,Inc.

http://www.mcguire-services.com

BARNES

DEATH NOTICE

Dr.JOSEPHLEANDERCURTIS

Age 82, of Washington, DC,

enteredinto eternalrest on July

24, 2020.He is survivedby a

devoted companion, Dorothy

MaryTerry; onedaughter,Iris

Johnson;twosons,Cordelland

Jamal Terry; one sister,Mary Hansley,and a

host of otherrelativesand friendsto cherishhis

memory.Visitationand servicewill be 1p.m.,

Saturday,August1, 2020at D.LMcLaughlin

Funeral Chapel, 2518 PennsylvaniaAve.,SE,

Washington,DC 20020.

CURTIS

SANDRAANNWHEELER

Passedawayon Friday,July 17, 2020.Sandra

was 72 and alongtimeresidentof Alexandria,

VA and amemberof the FairlingtonUnited

MethodistChurch.Sheis survivedby her

brother,JamesWheelerand sister-in-law,Mar-

jorieWheelerof Alexandria;niece,Michelle

Wheeler (EricMuller); grandniece,Kelsey

Muller;and grandnephewNathanMullerof

Canton,GA; and numerouscousins.

Sandraisagraduateof HammondHigh School

in Alexandriaand holdsabachelor’sdegree

fromMethodistUniversityin Fayetteville,NC.

Sandrastartedher careeras arecruiterfor

Kelly Temp Servicesand laterservedin the

HumanResourcesDepartmentsof the Arling-

ton Hospitaland AirlinesReportingCorpora-

tion, AmericanMeatInstitute,and lateras the

HumanResourcesDirectorfor The National

Rural ElectricCooperativeAssociation.

Funeral serviceswill be held at alater date.

WHEELER

PHILANDERALEXANDERWILLIAMS

Went hometo be withthe Lordon Tuesday,

July 21, 2020.He leavesbehindalovingand

devotedwife,BarbaraWilliams,son, Philander

(Alex)WilliamsII, daughters,Karen (Korantema)

andJamillaWilliams,sevengrandchildren,

threegreat-grandchildren,sister,CuettaJack-

son of Richmond,Virginiaand ahost of relative

and friends.Pre-deceasedby daughter,Valen-

cia Hawthorneand son, BishopKevin Williams.

ViewingSaturdayAugust1, from10 a.m. until

limitedattendanceserviceat 11 a.m. Stewart

Funeral Home,4001 BenningRd. NE. Interment

isprivate.

WILLIAMS

CEMETERYLOTS

MarylandNationalMemorialPark-Prime

burialproperty.Two adjacentcryptsat eye

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