The Washington Post Magazine - USA (2021-12-12)

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IN MEMORIAM

DERA LOUISE GARNER

01/30/1935Gone,but not forgotten.~3/06/

Love,Dodie,Damita and BernadetteWe miss and love you very much.

GARNER

GERALDINE ELEANOR GASSEK "Gerri"

June 23, 1942Miss you terribly.-February 10, 2021

May God be with you till we meet again.We love you with all our hearts.

Joan,Laura, Bill, Garrett, EddieFriends andFamily ,Paul,

GASSEK

HORTENSE ROYGENTRY

11/18/1923~01/16/

Merry ChristmasWe miss you so much.,Mama, Grandma and Great!

Love,Donna, Dawn and Drew

GENTRY

HENRYHAMILTONGEORGE
In loving memory of husband and fatherHamilton George,who passed peacefully at his,Henry
home on May 28, 2021. During his 95-yearlifetime he served in the Army Air Corps during
World WarII, attended Howard University inWashington, DC,worked for 40 years asaU.S.
Park Police officer providing guard duty on theMall during Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
"I Havein theKennedy Center during its constructionADream" speech. He also worked
and opening monthsMr.George served as Clerk of Session for.Asanordained elder,
many years at Sargent Memorial PresbyterianChurch. He is survived by his wife of 67 years
Dr.Luvenia George and two daughters KarenGeorge and Adrianne George Lind.

GEORGE

IN MEMORIAM

SHARON RENEE GHOLSON

Nancy E.Gonebut not forgotten.Walden andFamily

GHOLSON

We were "Grateful" and "Fortunate"ROSEMARYJ.GILES

to have had you in our lives.Still LOVED,sorely MISSED

Your Loving Husband: Nathanand never FORGOTTEN.Lynn Giles

-Daughter(s) Dionne L. GilesGiles and the family. &Nicole A.

GILES

THOMAS A. GREEN

3/28/1941~8/16/

Memories of you in the holidays bring laughterand the appreciationoff amily.

Alwayas in our hearts,Thomas L.,LynwoodD. (Chutima), Tiffany,Loving Wife,Esther;

Kayla,Thomas L., II and Lena Green

GREEN

OctobeJACQUELINEr12, 1962FAYE HAIRSTON-October 21, 2021

Graduate Of St. BenedicSchool, member ofFrom the Heart Churchtthe Moor Catholic

MinistriesWorker.Friend to all her coworker.Ward Pl. Station Post Office Postals. Like her

mother Evelyn, friend to the Korean

CommunityWhenever.Big hearted, beloved sister.abeautiful soul has been, there

is atrail of beautiful memoriesand it loved her. .She loved life

HAIRSTON

IN MEMORIAM

July 12, 1933MELVIN HAIRSTON, SR.-September 1, 2021

Koreanworker,Department ofWarVeteran,Federal GovernmentTransportation/OST,

Palm Grove/Yellow cab driverStadium hotdog/beer vendor.Parishioner of,Griffin/RFK

St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.Washingtonian. Called home to glory,tobeAtrue

with the lord with his beloved wife Evelyn anddaughterJackie Faye.

HAIRSTON

EDWARD HEBERG

1937 -

Always in our hearts.

HEBERG

Precious memories of your light, loveANGELA A. HOLLAND,Esq.

and legacy will abide in our hearts forever.Mom, Dad and Burnie III

HOLLAND

NANETTE MERLINO HOTCHNERMay 23, 1943-July 27, 2021

She is survived by her husband of 54 years,four children, 12 grandchildren, sister,and

countless family and friendson in each of us.Loved and missed always..Her spirit lives

HOTCHNER

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of JohnJOHNJ. HOURIHANJ. Hourihan, Ph.D.,

father1945 to December 12, 2020.,brother,uncle,cousin, friend. May 26,AnativeWashing-

tonian, John was an anthropologist, educatoand humanitarian, whosecareer began as ar,

professor at the University of Maryland, andtook him around the world, concluding at the

UN’sFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)in Rome.Heworked all his life to improve

the lives of women in developing nationHe first focused on groundbreaking work ons.

the correlation between the global HIV/AIDSepidemic and food insecurity in underserved

communities arounensuring that local womedthe worldnwere included as,and later on

critical components in future developmentprograms.His work would help build the foun-

dation for subsequent gender-focused projectsthroughout the humanitarian and development

world. He wasgreat sense of humoafun-loving man who had arand who most enjoyed

his familyUmbria, and coachin,his friendsgthe FAOdart team.,travel, his garden in

Although he is gone too soon,all were glad thathe lived to see his son, Colin Hourihan, receive

the Nobel Peace Prize as part of the team atthe United NationsWorld Food Programmeand

to see his belovedthe 2019World Series.Washington Nationals win

He leaves his wife(Francesca); his sister,Valentina; his son, Colin,Mary HourihanLynch

(Dent), Tina Roach, Colin’cousins,nieces,and nephewssmother.Hewas preced-,and many

ed in death by his motherby his brother,Con Hourihan. All will miss his,Mary Hourihan, and

wit, his humor,and his love.

HOURIHAN

Died DecembeAMB.W.NATHANIEL HOWELLr17,2020, age 81, following

astroke in JulyKuwait in 1987, "Nat" led the American com-.Appointed ambassador to

munity trapped by Iraq's August 1990 invasion,flying our flag in support ofKuwaiti inde-

pendence in defiance of Saddam's order toclosethe embassy. Howell evacuated his staff

only after securing the release of all besiegedAmerican citizens in December1990 ,before

Operation Desert Storm liberated the emirate.

Born in Portsmouth,eignAffairsand Russian at University ofVirginiaVA,Howell studiedFor-

(BA, 1961; PhDService (DOS). He served in Egypt,,1965) then joinedthe ForeignFrance,

Belgium, LebanonDC,and Tampa (USCENTCOM). He was fluent,the UAE, Algeria,Kuwait,

in Frenchand Arabiche joined the faculty at UV.After retirinA(1993-2015),g(1992),

establishing the Ramazani Chair and the Ara-bian Peninsula and Gulf studies program. He

wroteembassy siegetwo book,and ahistory of US-Kuwaitis: an account of the 1990

relations.

Howell was predeceased by his parents WilsonN. Sr.and Josephine Edwards Howell, brother

Joel, and son Edward. Survivors include wifeMargie Saunders&son W.N. Howell, III (Diane

Mastracci) of Charlottesvilledaughters; and six nieces. ,VA; two grand-

HOWELL

RICHARDLHUGHES

Youare the greatest husband and grandpa.February 2, 1934-May 29, 2014

Our family and many friends are prouyou always. We deeply miss you anddof

Wife Shan, the Raolove you more.Family,

and Jerry and Marry Houk

HUGHES