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DEATH NOTICE

His leadershipand servicewere not limited

to his professionalendeavors.Hewas a

lovingandloyalfriend,instigator,andaccom-

plice.Heembraced life and work with pas-

sion,dedication,and pride.Healways made

timeforothers.Heputthose inneedbefore

himself,whetherit was elderlyneighbors

who neededtrash taken out or astranger

who neededhelp moving.Heepitomizeda

life of service-tohis country,his state,his

neighbors,and the friends he called family.

Brian had an unique ability to find the best

in every person he met, resultingin lifelong

friendshipseverywherehewent.

He lived life fully,never saying no to agood

adventure.Itwas not uncommonfor Brian

to show up for any invitation-nomatter the

miles,distance,ortime.Henever wanted

to miss an opportunity.Brian spent his free

time enjoyinglive music,cycling (in the gym

and on the road), touring on his motorcycle,

eating and servinggood food, BEER, and his

adoptedhometownof San Diego.Whatever

hewasdoinghewasfullycommitted,witha

smileonhisface.

Althoughhe was precededin death by his

mom and dad, Brian’sspirit lives on in

his extendedfamily,a‘family’of friends

he selectedpersonally,all those he men-

tored,andeveryonehetouched.ON-ON,my

friend...untilwemeetagain.

Brian will be interredwith Full MilitaryHon-

ors.AcelebrationofBrian’slifewillbeheldin

thefuture(TBD)whenitispossibletogather

and celebrate in away that Brian would

considerproper.Inlieu of flowers,please

consideradonationinBrian’smemorytothe

New MexicoMilitaryInstituteFoundationor

aveteran’scharityofyourchoice.

COL BRIAND. ANDERSON

Brian D. Anderson,51, passedaway peace-

fullyovertheweekendofJuly4,2020, athis

homeinSacramento,CA.

At the time of his death, Brian was serving

as the PersonnelDirector(J1) and the XO

of the CaliforniaState Guard.He provided

akey leadershiprole in the restructuring

of the CaliforniaNationalGuard, the COVID-

19 pandemicresponse,and civil unrest

responsefor the CaliforniaNationalGuard.

Prior to his appointmentwith the State,he

served several combattours,includingtours

in Iraq and Kosovo where he workedon

nation buildingand supportingdemocractic

institutionsaroundtheglobe.Hewasaward-

ed numerousservicemedalsand citations

includingthe BronzeStar and California

Legion of Merit (posthumous)for his faithful

service.

ANDERSON

CUAappointedhimAssociateProfessor,and

in 1968 promotedhim to Professor,which

he held until 1971. In 1969, the Smithsonian

appointedhim AssociateCurator of Naval

History.While holdingthat position,he was

also an AdjunctProfessorat CUAbeginning

in1971.

In 1965,he marriedPatriciaAnn Piccola.The

couple settled in Arlington,VA and had two

children.

In 1996, he retired from the Smithsonian,

and continuedteachingat CUAuntil 2001.

After he retired from teaching,he remained

active in the historyfield, writingarticles

for historicaljournals,reviewingbooks,and

workingonabook.Healsotraveledregularly

to history conferencesin the United States,

contributingpresentationsand helpingwith

others.

In 2017, he was diagnosedwith dementia

and curtailedhis travels to conferences.

Despitethe challengesthis conditionpre-

sented,he continuedwritingarticlesand

book reviewsfor historicalpublications.As

his conditionprogressed,he movedto an

assistedlivingfacilityinAlexandria,VA inlate

2019,wherehelivedfortheremainderofhis

life.

Heissurvivedbyhissister,DorothySweeney,

of Albany,NY; his brother,Roger Langley,of

Rockville,MD; his son, David Langley,of

Alexandria,VA;hisdaughter,ErikaLangley,of

Bremerton,WA;and many nieces,nephews

and cousins,along with their families.His

wife,Patricia,predeceasedhimin2013.

Thefamilywillreceivefriendsandrelativesat

aviewing at AdventFuneral and Cremation

Services,7211LeeHighway,FallsChurch,VA

22116 on August6, 2020 from 4p.m. to 8

p.m. AMassofChristianBurialwillbeheldat

St.AgnesCatholicChurch,1910N. Randolph

St., Arlington,VA 22207 on August7, 2020

at 10:30 a.m., followedby the interment

ceremonyat QuanticoNationalCemetery,

18424 Joplin Rd., Triangle,VA22172, at 1

p.m. More informationabout HaroldD.

Langley’slife and accomplishmentscan be

foundonlineat

http://www.adventfuneral.com.

HAROLDD. LANGLEY

Harold D. Langley,diplomaticand naval his-

torian who was AssociateCurator of naval

historyat the SmithsonianInstitutionfrom

1969 to 1996, died on Wednesday,July 29,

2020 after an extendedillness.Hewas 95.

As anaval historian,he was apioneer in

exploringAmericannaval social and medical

history.

Born Harold David Langley,the son ofWalter

B. Langleyand Anna Mae McCaffreyand

the fourth of six children,he grew up in

Amsterdam,NY.Upon his graduationfrom

high school,he was drafted into theArmy of

the United States and served from 1943 to

1946,receiving,alongwithhisunit,theArmy

MeritoriousServiceMedal and the Asiatic-

Pacific CampaignMedal. After his military

service,heattendedthe CatholicUniversity

of America(CUA), where he earned his B.A.

in 1950. He then earnedhis M.A. in 1951,

and his Ph.D.in1960, from the Universityof

Pennsylvania,the latter with adissertation

whichbecamehisfirstpublishedbook,Social

ReformintheUnitedStatesNavy,1798-1862.

He began his professionalcareerat the

Library of Congress,ManuscriptsDivision,in

Washington,DC in 1951. After workingas

amanuscriptspecialistin Washingtonand

Pennsylvania,in 1955, MarywoodCollege

in Scranton, Pennsylvania,appointedhim

AssistantProfessorof history.Hewas next

appointedas aDiplomaticHistorianin the

U.S.DepartmentofStatein1957.In1964,

LANGLEY

RICHARDELIOTMcCORMACK

on the show,where he sang “Moon River”

and regaledthe audiencewith stories of his

eight kids,noting, “My youngestdaughter

thinks she’sanonly child and we hired the

other seven to entertainher.” Twomonths

later,Carsoninvitedhimbackontheshow.

After PresidentKennedy’sassassination,R.

SargentShriverhiredDickasAssistantDirec-

tor of Public Affairs for the newly launched

OfficeofEconomicOpportunity,whichcreat-

ed VISTA, Job Corps,and Head Start. From

1967 to 1969, Dick producedand co-hosted

withPeteyGreenetheEmmyAward-winning

public affairs program “WhereIt’sAt” on

WETA-TV.“Me and the white boy,” Greene

wroteinhisautobiography,“usedtoreallygo

at it on television.People would be amazed

becausewe could really get hot at each

other.And in the dressingroom, we would

coolout,youknow.Hewasreallyagoodguy,

DickMcCormack.”

In 1970, Dick marriedCarolineTrucano,a

former nun, and moved to Puerto Rico for

two years to train Peace Corps volunteers.

He returnedto Washingtonas the Public

Affairs Officerfor NASA’s Office of Space

and TerrestrialApplicationsand its fledgling

space shuttleprogram. In 1982, Dick, now

the father of ten kids,bought 30 acres in

Virginia’sShenandoahValley and spent his

weekendsplanting8,000grapevineswiththe

help of his friend Brad Johnston.In 1988, he

launchedtheaward-winningNorthMountain

Vineyard&Winery,which he sold in 2002.

From 1984 until his retirementin 1995,

Dick served as the Directorfor Community

Servicesat the DefenseDepartment’sBallis-

ticMissileDefenseOrganization.

Alwaysready for the next adventure,Dick

donatedhis body to GeorgetownUniversity

School of Medicine.Acelebration of his life

will be held in apost-pandemicworld in

whichwecanraiseaglassofNorthMountain

Vineyardwine and dance to Sinatraafter a

memorialMass at Good ShepherdCatholic

Churchin Alexandria,VA,where he was a

longtimememberofitsfolkgroup.Thefamily

suggestsdonationsin his name be made to

yourfavoritecharity.

RichardEliot McCormack,92, of Alexandria,

VA,died peacefullyon July 25,2020.Born to

Harold and ClaraMcCormackin Boston,MA,

onMarch10,1928,heissurvivedbyCaroline,

his belovedwife of 50 years; his children

JanEvered, Richard,Robert,Lisa, Patrick,

William,Carol McDonnell,and Daniel; 19

grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;his

brotherEdwardand sisters Judith Mitchell

May and KathleenSt. Onge.Heispreceded

indeathbyhissonDavid,daughterMaureen,

andbrothersDavidandJames.

DickservedintheNavyfrom1945to1949as

assistantto the chaplainof the USS Macon.

While in the Mediterranean, he finagleda

privateaudienceforhisshipmateswithPope

Pius XII. He marriedMavis Anne Blackburn

in 1946; they were divorcedin 1968. He

was the father of four when he graduated

StonehillCollegein 1953 as vice president

of the school’ssecond graduatingclass.Six

decadeslater,inaprofileinStonehill’salumni

magazine,Dickcapsulizedhisloveoflifeand

sense of adventurewith the observation,

“There’salways somethingexcitingto do in

thisworld.”

Dick was an editor at the CIA’s Foreign

BroadcastInformationServicefrom 1953

to 1956. After researchingMassachusetts’

solidly Republican13th congressionaldis-

trict, he ranfor office.In1956, Sen. John

Kennedyaskedhowhiscampaignwasgoing.

“I told him Ineeded two things: money and

prayers.” Kennedy responded,“I’ll pray for

you.”Dick lost by less than 300 votes.After

servingas SpecialAssistantto Mass.Gov.

Foster Furcolo,Dick returnedto Washington

in 1958 as SpecialAssistantto Sen. Vance

Hartke before joining Kennedy’spresidential

campaignas an advanceman. He served

on the Inaugural Committeeas Directorof

Transportationand, from 1961 to 1963, as

DeputyAssistantSecretaryof Treasury for

CongressionalRelations.

TwoweeksafterpoliticalsatiristMarkRussell

broughtawriter for NBC’s“The Tonight

Show” to see his friend from the Treasury

Departmentsing at the Carroll Arms Hotel

in October1962, Johnny Carson invited Dick

McCORMACK

teachingleadersof transportationand the

trade unions.Heenjoyed his final years of

life in true retirementenjoyinghis wintersin

GreenValley,AZand summersin Ocean City,

MDchasingthewarmweather.

Uncle Gene was very involvedin the Wash-

ington,DC theatercommunity.Heguest

directedplays at CatholicUniversity,was

executivedirectorand board memberof the

Olney theater,and was ajudge and eventual

chairfortheHelenHayesTheaterAwards.

HereceivedtheLifetimeAchievementaward

at CatholicUniversityand was the first

inducteeinto the St. John's CollegeHigh

School TheaterHall of Fame,est. 2015. At

the inaugural celebration of the SJC Hall of

Fame he was honoredwith the unveiling

of The Gene Morrill Black Box Theater.This

gestureexpressesthe importanceof the St.

John's communityin his life and the life-long

relationshipsthatsproutedfromthoseyears.

When asked,and also not asked,Uncle

Gene acted with love as aminister,financial

advisor,teacher,loan officer,director,men-

tor,and friend. His love for children,poker,

the ocean, and the MinnesotaVikingswas

only outdoneby his love for friends,family,

and chocolateice cream. He will be remem-

bered for his stubbornness,humor,intelli-

gence,andgenerosity.Hecanbehonoredby

followingtheselflessexamplehesetforallof

us.

An outdoorMemorialServicewill be held

at St. John's CollegeHigh School on August

8, 2020 at 1p.m. (easterntime). We will

welcomepeopleasfarastheWashington,DC

large gatheringmandateallows but encour-

age virtual participationvia ZOOM (to access

the ZOOM servicetype this in your browser

-https://tinyurl.com/genemorrill (meeting

password858585).Masks and physicaldis-

tancerequestedforthosewhoattend.

ACatholicmass to follow in Minneapolis,

MN on October17, 2020, 11 a.m. at Our

Lady of Peace.Inlieu of flowersplease

have memorialsdirectedto the EugeneF.

MorrillTheaterScholarshipFundatSt.John's

CollegeHigh School,https://www.stjohn-

schs.org/support/giving-to-st-johns.

ArrangementsinthecareofHollowayFuner-

alHome,Salisbury,MD.

http://www.HollowayFH.com.

EUGENEFLOYD MORRILL

August6, 1934-July 27, 2020

Uff Da. "Gene","RoverBoy", "Godfather",

andmostaffectionately"UncleGene"passed

away peacefullyin his favoriteplace on

earth, Ocean City,MD, surroundedby his

family on July 27,2020.He is precededin

death by parents,Eugene L. and LorettaA.

Morrill,brother,Dick Morrill,brother-in-law,

Bob Guidera, and nephew,Patrick. He is

survivedby sister,Kay Guideraand sister-in-

law,Pat Morrill;nieces and nephews,Mau-

reen, Sean and wife,Amy,and Tricia Morrill,

and Matt and Sean Guidera; great-nephews

and niece,Leo,Ike,Arnie,and Saraphina;

extendedfamily,numerousgod-children,and

somanyimportantlife-longfriendsthatwere

trulyconsideredfamily.

Uncle Gene was born and raised in Min-

neapolis,attendedCretin High School,St.

Paul Seminary,and receivedhis Masterof

FineArtsfromCatholicUniversity.Hestarted

his career establishingand runningawell-

known drama departmentat St. John's Col-

lege High Schoolin Washington,DC,over

time becomingExecutiveAssistantto the

principaland later Dean of Students.He

left St. John's to join the drama faculty at

GaulladetUniversitybeforespendingtherest

of his career at the NationalLabor College's

GeorgeMeany Center.After "retirement"in

1996,hecontinuedtotraveltheworld

MORRILL

DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE

JOSEPHH. McGUINNESSIV

On July 17, 2020, JosephH. McGuinnessIV

("Joe")passedawayattheageof74.

Joe was born in January 1946 in Jersey City,

New Jersey.Joe grew up in Shrewsbury,New

Jersey as the eldest of ten childrento parents

Joseph and Carol McGuinness,who preceded

him in death. Followinghis graduationfrom

ChristianBrothersAcademyinLincroft,New

Jersey in 1964, Joe came to Washingtonto

attendGeorgetownUniversity,asamemberof

the Classof1968,where heformednumerous

and lasting friendships.Hehad asuccessful

and memorable career in the bar and restau-

rant business,which spannedmore than 50

years,includinghis ownershipof local favorite

Chadwicks(later Chads) Restaurant in Friend-

ship Heights.Atrue Hoya, Joe was afiercely

loyalGeorgetownBasketballfan.

Joe is survived by his partner,Kathleen

MahoneyMcGuinness,former spouse,Chris-

tine McGuinness,children,Sean McGuinness,

MeganMcGuinnessand Molly McGuinness

Saxon (Matthew),grandchildren,Cullan, Siena

andRohanSaxon,stepchildren,RyanMahoney

and MorganMahoney,siblings,Peter McGuin-

ness (Kim), Mary Ann Curley(Jim), Kathy

Marantette(Carter),Paul McGuinness(Ann),

Jim McGuinness(Michelle),John McGuinness,

Carol Nicolai,Mark McGuinness(Bridget)and

Bryan McGuinness,and many adoringnieces,

nephews,cousinsandfriends.

Afuneral service will be held in the DC area in

the comingmonthsunder the care of Joseph

Gawler'sSons,LLC.

In lieu of flowers.donationsmay be made

in Joe's name to World Central Kitchen

(https://donate.wck.org),providingrelief to

restaurants and restaurant workers in

responsetoCOVID-19.

McGUINNESS

IDELLABECKWITHMcMILLIAN

(Age94)

Born on February 1, 1926 in Germantown

Maryland.The Daughterof the late Nellie

Estelle (Beckwith)Johnson,andthe wife

of late GarfieldMcMillian. Idella departed

peacefullyon Tuesday,July 21, 2020 at

HowardUniversityHospitalin Washington

DC.Survivedby one sister,Mary Louise

(Beckwith)Hoes and ahost of Family and

Friends.FuneralPrivate.

McMILLIAN

ROBERTJ. MELLON"Bob"

(1931-2020)

Robert JMellon, recentlyof NorthernVir-

ginia, and formerlyof Aurora, IL, passed

away peacefullyat his beloveddaughter

and son-in-law,Linda and Ron May’shome

in Mesa,AZ on July 21,2020 after suffering

astroke in May.Heleft behindmany

lovedones,includinghisotherfivechildren,

Susan,Cynthia,Karen,Jeffery,andGregory;

sisters,Carolyn, Molly,and Kathy; ex-wife,

Janet; and numerousgrandchildren,great-

grandchildren,niecesand nephews.He

was precededin death by his parents,

John and Margaretta,and his brotherBill.

Bob was aproud Korean WarMarine Corp.

veteran, and was an auto mechanicand

businessowner most of his life.Ashehas

donatedhis body for medicalresearch,a

memorialservicewillbeheldinthefuture.

MELLON

bly and ConferenceCenter.Asanadult,

he was adedicatedand active member

of the FairlingtonUnited MethodistChurch.

He also volunteeredfor ALIVE and was an

ElectionOfficerformanyyearsfortheCityof

Alexandria.

Al enjoyedtravelingand visited many parts

of the world with his longtimecompanion,

Estelle Mabry,who predeceasedhim. More

recently,hehadeagerlyanticipatedtraveling

to Oxfordeach fall with fellow Duke/UNC

alumni to participatein variousstudiesand

tours.Hewas ateacher who never stopped

lovingtolearn.

Al is survivedby one brother,Courtney

BeamonRoss Jr.and sister-in law,Jamie

SimpsonRoss; one sister,MargueriteRoss

Howelland brother-in-law,David Vincent

Howell;two nieces:Leah MichelleHowell

and MadelineKern Ross;two nephews:Ran-

dall Ross Howelland Peter SimpsonRoss;

onegrandniece,EllaRossWiersma.Heisalso

survivedby fellow rabid Duke fan, former

student,“adopted”son, and friend,Joe

Makolandra.He,Jenny,anddaughters,Casey

and Laura, consideredAl to be part of their

family.

The many friendsof Al –from his work

colleaguesto his BethanyBeach buddiesto

the crew at Carlylewho made his weekly

martinis–are left with the impactof his

generousheart, curiousnature,and easy-

goingpersonality.

There will be amemorialforAl at Fairlington

United MethodistChurchat 2p.m. on Octo-

ber 24, 2020, providingthat COVID regu-

lationswill allow it. There will also be a

virtual piece to the servicefor friends that

are not able to travel. Formore info,send

[email protected]

of flowers,donationscan be made to Fair-

lington United MethodistChurch,3900 King

St.,Alexandria,VA 22302.

ALFREDKERNROSS

OfArlington,VA passedawayonJuly2,2020,

atthehomeofJoeandJennyMakolandra.He

wasbornonMay23,1945inWinston-Salem,

NC.Hewas the secondson of Rev.Courtney

BeamonRoss and GertrudeKern Ross,who

predeceasedhim.

Alfred graduatedfrom Elkin High School,NC

in 1963. He graduatedfrom Duke University

in 1967 with aBAinHistory.Hecompleted

graduatestudiesinModernAmericanHistory

at Universityof North Carolina–Chapel Hill

and later acquiredaMAinHistory,with a

concentration in ModernEurope,atGeorge

MasonUniversity.Hesettled in Arlington,

Virginiain 1974 and began adistinguished

teachingcareer that spanneddecadesat

NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege,Wood-

bridgeCampus.

ThesonofaMethodistminister,Alspentthe

summersof his youth in North Carolinaat

Lake Junaluska,aUnited MethodistAssem-

ROSS

KARENSTRIMPLE

acted as chair of the Mid-AtlanticEpiscopal

SchoolAssociation(MAESA)forsixyearsand

wasontheboardoftheNationalAssociation

of EpiscopalSchools(NEAS) for eight years.

In addition,as along-termmemberof St.

Alban’sEpiscopalChurch,she contributed

as both junior and senior wardenand as a

stalwartmemberof the flower guild. She

participatedin adiocesancommitteeto

selectpriestsandbishops.

Upon retirementin 2006, Karen and her

husbandEarl relocatedto Blue Ridge Sum-

mit,PA,where Karen cultivatednot only her

loveforgardeningbutalsoherloveoffamily,

cooking,and reading.Asamaster gardener,

she joined the local garden club and served

as presidentfrom 2013-14,during which

she plannedlocal landscapebeautification

projects.Through her bridge club,she devel-

oped new friendships.She remainedalong-

term memberin two book clubs,one in DC

andtheotherinPA.

Aswife,mother,sister,andgrandmother,she

was friend, mentor,and advisor,creating an

environmentin which all felt welcomed.As

Karen journeyedthroughlife,she touched

the lives of so many children,parents,and

co-workers.Her ripples of influencecan still

befeltthroughoutherextensivecommunity.

Amemorialservicewill be held when cir-

cumstancesallow.

In lieu of flowers,please considerdonating

tooneofthesetwoprojects:Theplayground

redevelopmentat St. Philip’sChild Develop-

ment Centerin Anacostia;or The Karen

StrimpleScholarshipFund at St. Columba’s

NurserySchool.To supportSt. Philip’sChild

Development Center,please visit

http://www.stphilipscdc.org and click on donate.

To donateto St. Columba’s, pleasesend

contributionsto Saint Columba’sNursery

School at 4201 AlbemarleStreet NW,Wash-

ingtonDC20016.

Karen Strimple,surroundedby many loved

ones,passed away on June 28, 2020. As

directorof St. Columba’sNursery School

in NorthwestWashington,DC,for 28 years,

Karen was passionateabout the importance

of early childhoodeducation,especiallyfor

theemotional,cognitive,physical,andsocial

developmentof three- to five-year-old chil-

dren. Karen’sbelief in preschoolas apow-

erful influenceon how childrenexperience

their worlds was ever presentin her work.

Joining the staff as amusic teacherin 1970,

Karen workedat St. Columba’suntil her

retirementin 2006.As director,Karen trans-

formedthe nurseryschool experiencefor

hundredsofWashingtonfamilies,pioneering

sensorymotor integration to anticipateand

mitigate students’ future learningchal-

lenges;incorporating extensive,all-weather

outdoorplaytime;integrating animalsinto

the learningprocess;and creatingan inclu-

sive environmentfor childrenwith all abili-

ties.

Throughher supportand encouragement,

Karen providedthe scaffoldingthat allowed

both teachersand studentsto take risks.

She fosteredcollaboration, team work, and

kindness.Karenwasknownforvisitingclass-

rooms with one of her beloved,bandanaed

Labrador retrieversin tow.Three dogs --

Luke,BrandyandCassidy–joinedKarenover

her tenure at the preschool,sportingtutus

for the annualHalloweenparade through

the local retirementhome.Some people

might rememberschool events inaugurated

by Karen like the end-of-yearTeddy Bear

picnic or Stone Soup,when childrenbrought

items for makingsoup to donate to acom-

munityorganization.

Karen’swork at St. Columba’swas part of

herroleintheWashington,DCareaEpiscopal

community.For many years she offered

parentingclassesand she consultedwith

local institutions,includingSt. Philip’sChild

DevelopmentCenterin Anacostiaand All

Saints Preschoolin Chevy Chase,MD. Karen

STRIMPLE

DEATH NOTICE

EVERTTE. MOCK

EverettEugeneMock, age 82, of Great Falls,

VA,passed away Saturday,July 25, 2020. He

was born March 7, 1938 in Fairfax, VA.He

is precededin death by his wife of 58 years,

Nancy Mock, his parents,Everett and Bertha

Mock, sister,Janice Williamsonand their cat,

Ater.Heissurvivedby his children,Terry Bell,

Daniel Mock (Trish) and RichardMock. He is

also survivedby brothersand sister,George

Mock (Charlott),CharlesMock (Chris) and Jerri

Booth (Clarence).Visitationwill be held at

Adams Green Funeral Home,721 Elden Street,

Herndon,VA onTuesday,August4,2020from6

until8p.m.IntermentSterlingCemetery,45835

West ChurchRoad, Sterling,VA,Wednesday,

August5at11a.m.

MOCK

JAMESR. O'NEILL

(Age56)

Unexpectedlyon Monday,July 27, 2020, of

Frederick,MD; beloved18 year husbandof

HeatherM. O'Neill;devotedfather of five

children,Ashley,Danielle,Brady,Aidan and

Ellery;brotherof JohnW. O'Neill of Centreville,

VA and Paul K. O'Neillof Forest Hill, MD;

son of Patricia K. O'Neillof Rockville,MD

and the late Walter C. O'Neill.Aservice to

celebrate James' life will be announcedat

alater date.Arrangements,Stauffer Funeral

Home,Frederick.Expressionsofsympathy

maybesharedat

staufferfuneralhome.com

O'NEILL

DEATH NOTICE

MICHAELJOHNO’ROURKE(Age69)

MichaelJ. O’Rourke(CWO4USN,Ret.), of

Alexandria,VA,passed away Tuesday,July

21, 2020 at Walter Reed NationalMilitary

MedicalCenter.Heissurvivedby his beloved

wife Dorothy(Dede) O’Rourke"nee Hunt" and

daughters;MegganO’Rourke(Nick Onofrio)of

Denver,CO, and Kathleen(Katie) Cakora(SFC

Charles"Chuck"),J.Cakora)ofAlexandria,VA;

and six grandchildren.He is also survivedby

his sister Mary McLellan(Rick) of Blaine,MN.

Michaelwas born in Denver,COin1950 to

the late Robert J. and CatherineV. (Ironside)

O’Rourke.

At 18 years old, he joined the United States

MarinesCorps,served in Vietnamthen tran-

sitionedinto the United States Navy,serving

his countryfor atotal of 22 years.Following

his militarycareer,heworked with AMVETS,

the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Blind

VeteransAssociation(BVA).

Serviceand intermentwill be held atArlington

NationalCemeteryatalaterdate.

To honorMichael’slife,pleasetellastory,joke,

or do somethingkind for someone.Inlieu of

flowers,pleasecontributetoaselectedcharity

ofyourchoice.

Forfullobituaryandtoviewandsignthefamily

guestbook,pleasesee:

http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

O'ROURKE

DEATH NOTICE

DIANNEC. PARRISH

Suddenlyon Thursday,July 23, 2020 at Inova

Fairfax Hospital.Belovedsister of George

MichaelParrish (Candice)and M. AndreaNel-

son; sister-in-law,Analiza N. Parrish; nephews,

Ralph, Patrick, Jr.and Sean Parrish; nieces,

MichelleD. Parrish, Sarah Parrish and Aleeza

Parrish; great-nephew,RJCorbitt; great-niece,

DaisyleeCorbitandahostofdevotedrelatives

and friends.There will be aprivate family

service at Ft.Lincoln Cemetery.Mask must be

worn.DuetoCOVID-19amemorialservicewill

be plannedfor afuture date.Arrangementsby

McGuireFuneralHome.

PARRISH

IRENES. POLLIN

IreneSuePollinofBethesda,MD,

passedawayonTuesday,July28,

2020inAmherst,Massachusetts

at the age of 96. Belovedwife

of the late Abe Pollin; devoted

motherof Robert(Sigrid),James,

the late Kenneth Jayand the late Linda

Joy; loving grandmotherof Emma Grock

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

isalsosurvivedbyhergreat-grandchildren,

Ruth, Leah and Leila; her nephew,Howard

Goldstein(Jill Schick)and her niece,Ilene

Ellenbogen.Funeralandburialserviceswill

be held privatelyat King David Memorial

GardensinFallsChurch,VA.Shivaservices

will be held via Zoom on Sunday,August

2, and MondayAugust 3at7p.m. Please

contactRobert Pollin for furtherinforma-

tion on the Shiva services.Inlieu of

flowers,donationsmay be made to any or

allofthefollowingorganizations:LindaJoy

Pollin CardiovascularWellness Center for

Women at HadassahHospitalEin Kerem,

Israel; Linda Joy Pollin CardiovascularWell-

nessProgramforWomen,Brighamand

Women's Hospital,Boston,MA; Linda Joy

Pollin Women'sHeart Health Program,

Cedar Sinai Hospital,Los Angeles,CA; Cic-

carone Center for the Preventionof Heart

Diseaseat Johns HopkinsUniversity,Bal-

timore,MD; ShakespeareTheaterCom-

pany,WashingtonDC; Shakespeareand

Company,Lenox, MA; or Cooley Dickinson

Hospital, Northampton, MA. Services

entrustedto Sagel BloomfieldDanzansky

GoldbergFuneralCare.

http://www.sagelbloomfield.com

POLLIN

ROBERTAG.POWERS(Age94)

RobertaPowerspassedaway peacefully

in her home on Tuesday,July 28, 2020 in

Rockville,MD.

She moved to the United States from Italy

in 1946 as the belovedwife of the late LTC

John J. Powers,Jr; devotedmotherof John

James Powers,III (wife,RosemaryRoberts);

grandmotherof Molly Powers(husband,

JoshuaParks) and Emily Powers;loving

greatgrandmotherofEllieParks.

AMassofChristianBurialwillbecelebrated

privatelyat the Shrine of the Most Blessed

Sacrament in Washington,DC and inter-

ment with her husbandwill be atArlington

NationalCemeteryatalaterdate.

In lieu of flowers,contributions may be

madetoCatholicCharities,Archdioceseof

WashingtonortoHolyCrossHospice.

Pleaseviewandsignthefamilyguestbook

at:

http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

POWERS

ANTONIAPRINGOS

Passed away peacefullyon July 27, 2020.

She was born in Petersburg,VA on March

17,1921.Shewasprecededindeathbyher

parents,Antonio and Smaragda Pringos;

siblings,AndrewPringos,TheodoraPringos,

Ephrocene Pringos Levathes; nephew

LawrencePringosandnieceMariaLevathes

Sherin. She is survivedby her cousin, Effie

Pappas; nieces,Angela PringosBox and

GeorgiaLevathesCullum;grand nieces,

TheodoraCullum,LauraBoxThurmondand

AndreaBox Maher;two grand nephews,

John Cullumand James Sherin and nine

greatgrandniecesandnephews.Shegrad-

uated from PetersburgHigh Schooland

attendedGeorgeWashingtonLaw School.

She had along career as ExecutiveSecre-

tary to the Vice President,CharlesESmith

Co during the years when that company

build CrystalCity in Arlingtonuntil her

retirement.Shewasalsoanactivemember

on the Board of the condominiumwhere

she lived for 60+ years.She was adeeply

caring person and helpful to everyone.She

was dearly loved by her family and friends

and will be missed.No servicesare sched-

uledatthistime.

PRINGOS

NANCYSCHNEIDERREINER

Nancy SchneiderReiner,67, died on July

11, 2020 at Sibley MemorialHospitalafter

athree-monthbattle with leukemia.She is

survivedbyherhusbandof39years,Robert

Reiner;her two children,David Reiner and

Jill Reiner (Adam)Dulberg;and her grand-

daughter,Audrey Dulberg.After receiving

her Mastersdegreefrom the University

of Michigan,Nancy taught in elementary

schoolsin MontgomeryCounty,MD,Arling-

ton County,VAand Hartland,MI for 42

years.She specializedin ESOL education

and helpedArlingtonCountydevelopits

ESOL program in the late 1970s to meet

the needs of familiessettlingthere during

the post-VietnamWaryears.Amemorial

event will be held at afuture date.Gifts

honoringNancy’smemorymaybemadeto

the NationalCapitalArea Chapterof the

Leukemiaand LymphomaSocietyor to a

charityofyourchoice.

REINER

FAYE E. ROBERTS(Age71)

PeacefullypassedonSunday,July19,2020,

surroundedby loved ones.Faye leaves to

cherishher memoriesher loving children,

daughter,Monica (Gerald); son, Malcom;

grandchildren,Miley and Maeson;sister,

Marsha(Eric); brothers,Windfield;Samuel

(Margaret);and Mark (Deshelia),and ahost

of nieces,nephews,and other relatives

who loved and adoredher.OnFriday,

August7, 2020, visitationat 9a.m., and

funeral serviceat 11 a.m., at Marshall-

March Funeral Home,4308 SuitlandRoad,

Suitland,MD,20746. IntermentNational

HarmonyMemorialParkCemetery.

http://www.marshallmarchfh.com

ROBERTS

DEATH NOTICE

JOHNPATRICKSCIFRES

May24, 1966-July 23, 2020

Affectionatelyknown as Patrick, suddenly

passedaway.Heleavestomournhismoth-

er,Carol Stewart(Larry) Silver Spring, MD,

his father,George Scifres(Mary) Denver,

CO,sisters,Julie Konoza and Cindy Kessler.

Plus extendedfamily membersand friends

that love him dearly.Predeceasedin death

byhisbrother,Paul.

Due to Covid 19 the family has chosen

to forego memorialservicesat this time.

Patrick's ashes will be scatteredin the

OuterBanks,NC.atalaterdate.

SCIFRES

LEONARDDAVID SNYDER"Len"

(Age80)

Of Vienna,VA passedaway peacefullyon

July 30,2020.Belovedhusbandof 59 years

to Frances Scott Snyder;devotedfather

of David Snyder (Joyce) and Tracey Snyder

Dangler(Charles);son of the late Andrew

andDillieSavillaSnyder.Heisalsosurvived

by seven grandchildren, Allan, Scott,

Steven,and JonathanSnyder,and Isabella,

Addison,andSamuelDangler.Theyoungest

of12,Lenispredeceasedbysevenbrothers

and one sister.Serviceswill be held at a

later date.Online condolencesand fond

memoriesofLenmaybeofferedat

http://www.moneyandking.com

SNYDER

JAMESEDWARD TAYLOR,III

“Dickie”(age87)

Of PotomacFalls,Va. died Thursday,July 16,

2020. Belovedhusbandof ShirleyDickerson
      Taylor,devotedstep-fatherof Lt. Gen. Darryl
      A. Williams(Erin), MichaelA. Williams(Lisa),
      loving grandfatherof Kendall Mealy (Patrick),
      ZacharyWilliams,1stLt.NathanWilliams,Grant
      Williams,DonovanDavis and Kennedy Davis.
      Great-grandfatherof Sloane Mealy and Hayes
      Mealy.Followingvisitationof friendsat 10
      a.m., aprivate Celebration of his life will
      be held at Alfred Street BaptistChurchin
      Alexandria,VA on August5, 2020 at 11 a.m.
      In lieu of flowers,memorialcontributionsmay
      be made to ascholarshipset up through
      Alfred Street BaptistChurch.Checksshould
      be made payableto "The Alfred Street Baptist
      ChurchFoundation"and write on the memo
      line "James E. Taylor III and Shirley Dickerson
      Taylor Legacy Scholarship".Mail checks to the
      FoundationTreasurer:Deacon Terrill Garrison,
      Treasurer,The Alfred Street BaptistChurch
      Foundation,305ThebesLane,UpperMarlboro,
      MD20774.

TAYLOR

BARBARAM. DOUGANVIGNONE

(Age83)

Of PotomacMD.passed away peacefullyon

July29,2020. BarbarawasborninManchester,

CT and lived most of her life in Maryland

withherhusbandRudolphVignonewhoprede-

ceasedherin2015.

Barbaraearned aDoctorate in Educationfrom

theUniversityofMarylandwhereshetaughtas

aProfessor.She was most recentlyemployed

bytheCIAforover30yearsuntilherretirement

in 2012. She and her husbandwere lifetime

membersof CongressionalCountryClub and

had many friends in the Potomacarea. Sur-

vivors include,asister,Jean Murphyof Tucson

AZ, three brothers,Paul (Jacqueline)Dougan

of ManchesterCT,Robert (Sheila)Douganof

AshfordCT,and Glenn (Doreen)Douganof

Bethany,CT. AspecialthankstoLisaThompson

who cared for Barbarafor over four years.

PumphreyFuneralHome,Bethesdaisincharge

of arrangements.Services are private with no

callinghours.IntermentwillbeinConnecticut.

If you wish to honor her you can do so to a

charityofyourchoice.

VIGNONE

MARYBERNICEWALTERS (Age91)

PeacefullyWednesday,July 22,2020.Family

will welcomefriendsMonday,August 3, at

Sacred Heart Roman CatholicChurch,201 St.

Mary's Ave. LaPlata,MD.Visitation8:30 a.m.

Serviceat 10 a.m. IntermentSt. Peters Parish

Cemetery. http://www.johnsonandjenkins.com

WALTERS

TERRENCEA.WILSON

December24, 1965–July 20, 2020

Suddenlyon Monday,July 20, 2020. Survived

by his loving mother,Marie T. Wilson;son,

John Terrohn Anderson;sister,Donna W. Long

(Anthony);brothers,Earl, Kevin (Angela)and

Ronald Wilson;grandmother,Agnes T. Queen;

aunts,Betty Gary,BarbaraBush,DianeWilson-

Bragg, BrendaWhitakerand YvonneWilson;

formerwife,TheresaWilson;and ahost of

otherlovingrelativesandfriends.Predeceased

by his father,Donald H. Wilson;four siblings,

David,Eric,AlesiaandDonaldWilson.Aprivate

intermentwasheld.

WILSON