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JAMESDESMONDANDERSON"Jim"
(Age88)
Of Alexandria,VA and Chestertown,MD died
peacefullyat homesurroundedby familyon
February4, 2022.He is survivedby his wife
WinifredGuthrieAnderson.Theyshared 67
yearsof marriage.
Bornin Christiansburg,Virginiaon February9,
1933,he was the only son of Sarah Margaret
Hardenand Walter WillardAnderson.Jim was
aproudgraduateof EvanstonTownshipHigh
Schoolin Evanston,Il. in 1951and received
aNaval ROTC scholarshipto join the North-
westernUniversityClassof 1955.Upongrad-
uationfromNorthwestern,Jim servedin the
UnitedStatesMarineCorpsbeforeenteringthe
VirginiaTheologicalSeminaryin Alexandria.
FollowingSeminary,heservedparishesin
Kenosha,Wisconsin,Palm Beach,Florida,and
Arlington,Virginiabeforejoiningthe clergyof
the WashingtonNationalCathedral. He served
as Assistantfor Parish Developmentto Bishops
Creightonand Walker.Prior to his retirement,
he workedon the developmentof the Cathe-
dral Collegeof the Laity.Inaddition,he consult-
ed with the leadershipof congregationsin the
Dioceseof Delaware.Atthe timethe Rt. Rev.
CabellTennis servedas the bishopof Delaware.
Avoraciousreaderand scholar,Jim authored
several bookson revitalizinglocalchurches
and receivedan Honorary Doctorate of Divinity
fromthe VirginiaTheologicalSeminaryin 1997.
In additionto his wife,heissurvivedby his
son Walter of Staunton,VA,son Markand his
wife Cynthia(Lyons),of AlexandriaVA,and son
Kent and his wife Kathja(Pieper)of Columbus,
Indiana;six grandsons,two granddaughters
and four great-grandsons.Heispredeceased
by his daughter-in-law,Walter’swife,Catherine
(Cunningham).
He wasamemberof St. Paul’sChurchin
RockHall,MD and spentmanyyearsof his
retirementworkingcloselywithSt. Martin’s
Ministriesin Ridgely,MD. Jim enjoyedhis life on
the ChesapeakeBay,sailing,reading,spending
time with his ever-growingfamilyand watching
manysunsets.
The memorialserviceand burialwill be family
only.Inlieu of flowers,gifts maybe madein
his honorto the WinifredGuthrieAnderson
EarlyChildhoodScholarshipFundat Evanston
TownshipHighSchool,onlineat support-
eths.org or by mailto the ETHSFoundation,
1600 DodgeAve.,EvanstonIL 60201.ANDERSONNANCYSCHELLENGERBARR
(Age83)
Of SilverSpring,MD,passedawayJanuary18,
2022.Survivedby ElizabethBarrMolinand
AnthonyEric Barr and grandchildrenBenjamin,
Louisa,andCarolineMolin.Servicewill be
private.BARRROSEMARYJONESBENJAMIN"Jean"
On Tuesday,February8, 2022transitionedinto
eternalrest.She is survivedby her children,
Wanderline(Lawrence)Banks,JamesJr.and
Nathaniel(Joy)Benjamin;five grandchildren;
one great-grandchild;threesisters;one broth-
er;one brother-in-law;twosisters-in-law;a
hostof nieces,nephews,and otherrelatives
and friends.
Serviceswill be heldon Friday,February25,
2022 at the From the HeartChurchMinistries,
5050 AllentownRd., Suitland,MD,Visitation:
10 a.m. followedby serviceat 11 a.m.BENJAMINDEATH NOTICEWILLIAMDEANBROWN
December7, 1950–February9, 2022
Deanwas bornin Yokohama(Occupied)Japan
to WilliamAllenBrown(US Army)and Audrey
DeanBrown,and grewup livingon different
Armypostsin France,Ohio,Germany,and
Alexandria,VA.HegraduatedfromFrancisC.
Hammondhighschooland thenfromJames
MadisonUniversity.Dean workedon Capital
Hill for SenatorCharlesPercyand Congress-
manJohnAnderson.He movedto Chicago
and wasapartnerin Nolanand Brown,a
governmentandpublicrelationsconsulting
firm.Deanmovedbackto the DC areaand
workedfor anumberof defensecontracting
firmsin proposalmanagementand adminis-
trationuntilretirement.Deanenjoyedcamp-
ing, hiking,and spendingtimeoutdoorswith
his sonsand familyfriends.Hesupportedhis
sonsin bothyouthsportsand theiractivities
in BoyScouts.Dean enjoyedstudyingand
readingabouthistoryand wasan avidfan
of the WashingtonNationals.Heissurvived
by his sons,Andrewand ChristopherBrown;
his brotherMichaeland his wifeMarilyn;his
motherAudreyBrown;and his formerwife,
BarbaraBrown.Followinghis wishes,cre-
mationwill be private.Inlieu of flowers,
contributionscan be madeto the Arlington
Food AssistanceCenterat afac.org or 2708
SNelsonSt., Arlington,VA 22206in acknowl-
edgementof his yearshelpingcoordinate
Scoutingfor Food in Arlington.BROWNBUCKERIDGE
BETTYTHAYERBUCKERIDGE
December28, 1925 -January29, 2022
OnFriday,January29,2022,ateightmin-
utespastmidnight,Bettydiedpeacefully
aftersixmonthsofHospiceCareatthe
ageof96. Shewasthebelovedwifeof
Francis“Buck”Buckeridgeandtheywould
havecelebrated 75 yearsofmarriageon
June18.Sheissurvivedbyherdaughter
CatherineDiener(Michael)andsonSte-
phenBuckeridge(Michelle).Dienergrand-
childrenareEmily(Jon),Zachary(Ambler),
andWesley.Buckeridgegrandchildrenare
IsabellaandSophia.Bettywillbehon-
oredwithagravesideserviceatArlington
NationalCemeteryatafuturedate.A
“CelebrationofLife”willfollowtheburial
atLansdowneWoodsofVirginia.Online
guestbookisavailableat
http://www.moneyandking.comDUNCAN
CHERIEJOANNEDUNCAN
Peacefullytransitionedofnaturalcauses
onFebruary11,2022.Sheissurvivedby
hermotherJoanne,aunts,uncles,cousins,
otherrelativesandmanyfriends.Funeral
serviceswillbeonWednesday,February
23,2022.Viewing 10 a.m.,Services 11 a.m.
atMarshall-MarchFuneralHome,4 217
9thStreetNW,Washington,DC.Interment
WashingtonNationalCemetery.Sendcon-
dolencesto
http://www.marshallmarchfh.comADAM GARRETTDEER
August30, 1975–February10, 2022
AdamDeer,age 46, of Clifton,VA,passedaway
peacefullyon Thursday,February10thaftera
courageousbattlewithcancer.Adamwasa
belovedhusbandand fatherand is survivedby
his wife KateDeer,his childrenAvery,Connor,
andSawyer;his parentsNadia(Ted) Uher
and Drew(Linda)Deerand ahost of beloved
siblings,cousins,uncles,aunts,sisters-in-law,
brothers-in-law,nieces,nephews,and mother-
in-law.Familywill welcomefriendson Wednes-
day,February23, from4to8p.m. at Fairfax
MemorialFuneral Home,9902 BraddockRoad,
Fairfax,VA 22032.Serviceswill be held at 10:15
a.m. on February24 at St. Andrewthe Apostle
CatholicChurch, 6720 UnionMill Road,Clifton,
VA 20124.DEERDEATH NOTICEJOSEPHDel BALZO
1936 ~2022
JosephDel Balzo,age 85, diedat homeon
February11, 2022.He is survivedby his five
children,four sons-in-law,nine grandchildren,
and great-grandson.His wifeAnnpreceded
him in death.He is also mournedby his former
wife,Lynne.Joe wasaman of unshakeable
faithand deepcompassion,alovingand loyal
fatherand friend,and alifelongfan of the New
York Giants.Afuneral Masswill be offeredat 11
a.m. on February24 at ImmaculateConception
BVM,606 West Avenue,Jenkintown,PA.Family
and friendsmaycall at the churchbeginning
at 9a.m. Donationsin Joe'smemorycan
be madeto the BrennanCenterfor Justice
(brennancenter.org [brennancenter.org])or St.
Martin'sCatholicChurch, 1908 NorthCapitol
St. NW,Washington,DC 20002.Del BALZOFollowinghis service,“Bill”startedacareerin
teachingand receivedmaster’sdegreesfrom
West VirginiaUniversityand the Universityof
Virginia.He taughtmathematicsfor Mont-
gomeryCountyPublicSchoolsfor 28 years.
“Coach”led the MontgomeryBlairHigh
School’sboys’ soccerteamto its first state
championshipin 1975.
FollowingretirementfromMCPS,heworked
at DeMatha Catholic High School and
coachedits soccerteamto the Washington
MetropolitanAthleticConferencechampi-
onshipin 1987.
Whenhis teachingcareerended,he devoted
his timeto MontgomeryCountySeniorSoft-
ball organizingthe 60+ league.Competingin
the NationalSeniorOlympicswas ahighlight.
Formore than50 years,heand his wife
weremembersof the FrancisAsburyUnited
MethodistChurchin Rockville.Servingas
“Pap Pap” wasperhapshis greatestrole,
cheeringon his grandkidsin all theirendeav-
ors.
His awardsincludedthe MontgomeryCounty
SoccerCoachof the Year (1976)and the
MontgomeryCountySeniorSportsAssocia-
tion’s8th AnnualWilliamE. NewburyMemo-
rial Award.
He enjoyedhis last monthsat BedfordCourt
wherehis newfriendsdescribedhim as a
“breathof freshair.”
In the wordsof his idol Jackie Robinson,“A
life is not importantexceptin the impactit
has on otherlives.” “Dad”influencedmany
and exemplifiedalife well lived.
He will be interredat the RockyGap Veterans
Cemeterythis spring.
In his honor,memorialcontributionsmay be
madeto the Williamand ShirleyBirmingham
Scholarship Fund(https://tinyurl.com/Bill-
Birmingham)whichwill providescholarships
to aspiringteachers,orthe BriganceBrigade
Foundation(brigancebrigade.org).WILLIAMFRANCISBIRMINGHAM
(Age90)
WilliamF. Birmingham–devotedfather,hus-
band,grandfather,uncle,cousin,teacher,
coach,teammate,and friend–died on Feb-
ruary12, 2022withfamilyby his side.His
wife of 61 yearsShirleyBirminghamand son
GregoryBirminghamprecededhim in death.
Survivorsincludehis son Gary(Amy)Birm-
ingham;daughterGwen(Andrew)Twillman;
daughter-in-lawLori Birmingham;grandchil-
dren Michael,Allison,Sarah, Kelly,and
StephenBirminghamand Haleyand Drew
Twillman;niecesand nephewsCindy,Angelo,
Joseph,Kate,and BridgetBirminghamand
Lisa,Mike,and BrianNorton;sister-in-law
PatriciaNorton; friendRaymond Myers;
numerouscousins;and countlessothers.
Aman of manynames,“Gabby”was born
in Cumberland,MD and raised by his doting
auntand uncle,Florenceand WilliamHeffer.
He graduatedfromFort Hill HighSchool
(Classof 1949)wherehe exceledin baseball,
basketball,and academics.Heplayedbase-
ball at FrostburgStateand aftergraduating,
enteredthe U.S. Army.BIRMINGHAMWhen the need arises,letfamilies findyou in theFuneralServicesDirectory.To be seenin theFuneralServicesDirectory,
please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.DEATH NOTICEANTHONYDICKEY(Age62)
Peacefullytransitionedon Tuesday,February
8, 2022.He is survivedby his daughter,Nikia
Morris;threegrandchildren;two sisters;one
brother;ahostof otherrelativesand friends.
Visitation10 a.m.untiltimeof Service 11
a.m.Tuesday,February22 at Templeof Praise,
700 SouthernAve.,SE, Washington,DC 20032.
IntermentFort LincolnCemetery.Arrange-
mentsby PopeFuneral Home.DICKEYDEATH NOTICEROGERGAVIN CHARLES(Age76)
advocacygroupdedicatedto raisingaware-
nessof veterans’ issues.
Withinayear of achancemeetingat a
partyin Georgetown,he marriedMaryLee
Carr,with whomhe celebrated46 years
of marriagein July2021.In 1975,they
settledin Alexandria,wheretheyraised
theirdaughters:KatherineGenevieve,Vir-
giniaEileenand EllenFrances.Herelished
the role of dad and was achampionof his
daughters,unstintinglybackingtheirwildest
dreamsand launchingtheminto the world.
Rogeris survivedby his wifeandthree
daughters; another daughter,Madeleine
Louise,predeceasedhim.In additionto his
immediate family,heleavesbehindhis
extendedfamilythat includesmanybroth-
ers- and sisters-in-law,nieces,nephewsand
greatniecesand nephewswhosecompany
he greatlyenjoyed.Mentoringand encourag-
ing otherswasapassion:his capacityfor
friendshipwasboundless,and he carried
friendsforwardfromeveryepochof his
colorfullife.
He was asteadfastsupportto his parents
as theyaged,and adevotedguardianto his
youngerbrotherJames,who died in 2011.He
kept alive the memoriesof his youngersister,
LeighAnne,who died in infancy,and another
brotherThomas,who died at age 23.
MaryLee,Katie,Ginny and Ellenare grateful
for the love and supportof so manyfriends
and relativeswho haveexpressedtheircon-
dolencesand sharedfondmemoriesof Rog.
We welcomemoreanecdotesfromthe life of
this consummateraconteur.
Friendsmaycall at the Everly-Wheatley
Funeral Home,1500 West BraddockRoad,
Alexandria,VA from5to7p.m. on Thursday
February24, 2022.Funeral servicewill be
held at BlessedSacramentChurchon Satur-
day February26 at 11 a.m. Privateinterment
at ArlingtonNationalCemeteryat alater
date.Inlieu of flowers,memorialgiftsmay
be madeto Carpenters’Shelter(https://car-
pentersshelter.org/)and MarineCorpsSchol-
arshipFoundation(https://www.mcsf.org).Afterthe fullestof lives,Rogerpassedaway
suddenlyin Alexandria,VA on ThursdayFeb-
ruary17, 2022.Theson of Delmonand
FrancesCharles,Rogergrewup in Wil-
liamson,WV wherehe earnedhis Eagle
Scoutandwasvaledictorianof his high
schoolclass.In1963,he enteredthe US
NavalAcademyat Annapolis,where he made
lifelongfriends,took up boxing,and declared
himself129 poundsof twistedsteeland
dynamite.In1967,he wascommissioned
in the MarineCorpsand,in 1968,deployed
to Vietnamas an infantryofficer.All told,
he spentthreeyearsof his life deployed
overseas,incombatand trainingexercises.
Mostof his careerof twentytwo and ahalf
yearsin the militarywasspentin the DC
area,wherehe was stationedat Quantico,
HeadquartersMarineCorpsand the Penta-
gon.He retiredin 1990as aLieutenant
Colonel.
Astudentof historyandhumannature,
Rogerearnedamaster’sdegreein National
SecurityStudiesfromGeorgetownUniversi-
ty,which servedhim well whenhe undertook
asecondcareeras ajournalistspecializing
in militaryand nationalsecurityaffairs.He
workedfor anon-profitnewsagency,Nation-
al SecurityNewsService,beforeembarking
on freelanceprojects.Underthe leadership
of Dan Ratherand MaryMapesat CBS News,
he wasinstrumentalin the uncoveringof
the AbuGhraib scandal,whichgarnered
PeabodyAwards for the team.Laterdrama-
tizedin the film “Truth,”Rogerwas aston-
ishedto see himselfportrayedwith verveby
DennisQuaid.
He committedhis post-militarylife to com-
plexinvestigativeworkthatspannedthe
Vincennes’shootdownof an Iranianpassen-
ger airlinerto the OklahomaCity bombing.
In 2012,withco-authorAndrewGumbel,he
published“OklahomaCity,” abook aboutthe
1995 bombingof the federal building.Roger
wasalsoactivein veterans’groupsand
enjoyedmanyreunionswith fellowAnnapo-
lis graduatesand friendsfromhis Vietnam
battalion1/27.Withhis mentorsand friends
DavidHackworthand EilhysEngland,he co-
foundedSoldiersfor the Truth, anon-profitCHARLES500 corporations,aswell as for the US
governmentand non-profits.Whetheratop
a230-footconstructioncrane overChicago
or in the bellyof atruckcarryingMarsbars
to Iraq, Kay let nothingpreventher from
producingworkof the highestquality.
Kay met her secondhusband,NIH molecular
biologistLee Rosner,in1988, and theyhave
beentogethereversince.For the pastfive
years,Kay and Lee haveenjoyedlivingat
The WestchesterCooperativeapartmentsin
Washington,DC.Kay foundrelaxationin
cookinggourmetmealsfor friends,inplaying
the fluteand in Nature,especiallyin bird-
watching.
In 2011,afteran assignmentfor the US State
Departmentto documenthumantrafficking,
Kay foundedand becamePresidentof Art-
Works for Freedom,anon-profitorganization.
Through her compassionate lens,she
showedthatall formsof art can be used
to fightmodernslavery.InJanuary2022,she
was honoredby beingselectedfor the "70
Over70 Award”grantedby HelpAgeUSA,
recognisingthat“shededicatedherselfto
buildingawarenessabouthumantrafficking
and modern-dayslaveryusingart exhibits,
performances,and films.”
Kay alsopublishedtwo remarkablebooks,
The Us and The They:Prejudiceand Empathy
in America'sSmallestCounty,and the coura-
geousSelf Examinationwhereshe turnedthe
cameraonher ownbodyafterexperiencing
breastcancer.
Kay will be missedby her husband,Lee
Rosner,her sisters,Anne Pehrischand Sue
Heringman,her stepson,Ari Rosner-Salazar,
her nephewsDavidPehrischand LainHer-
ingman,and her grandchildren,great-nieces,
great-nephews,sisters-in-lawand her global
family.
Therewill be aprivateservicefor family,and
amemorialservicewill be heldin March.In
lieu of flowers,the familywouldappreciate
donationsto ArtWorks for Freedom,founded
10 yearsago by Kay.https://artworksforfree-
dom.org/KAYHERINGMANCHERNUSH
(Age77)
Passedawayon February15, 2022,in Wash-
ingtonDC fromcomplicationsof astroke.
Amulti-talentedtraveller,photographer,can-
cer survivor,feministand outspokenchampi-
on of the enslavedand the exploited,Kay
radiatedwarmthand an irrepressiblejoie de
vivre.
Kay was bornin NewOrleans,LA, grewup in
Los Angeles,CA, and graduatedfromSarah
LawrenceCollegein 1966.WithaFulbright
Fellowship,she spentayear teachingEnglish
insidethe doublewallsof the Women’s
Collegeof AligarhMuslimUniversity.
In 1968,Kay marriedAkoshChernushand
livedin Spainand in Paris whereKay worked
at the NewYork Timesbureau.Theywere
later divorced.
Backin the US,Kay becameaphotographer
and, overthe next43 years,rose to become
atop,free-lancecommercialand fine arts
photographer.Kay’sartworkis includedin
permanentUS governmentaland privatecol-
lections.Her hallmarkwas “to makevisible
the poetryand dramain the mundaneand
banal”.Her photographycareertookher all
over the worldfor majormagazines,FortuneCHERNUSHDEATH NOTICE