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DEATH NOTICE

numerous awards,including the Purple

Heart,LegionofMerit,andDefenseSuperior

ServiceMedal.Afterretiringfromthe Army,

Fred providedconsultingservicesand served

as aboardmemberfor the NationalDefense

IndustryAssociation.He and Pollyalso pro-

videdin-servicetrainingto the FBI Academy

andothersecurityandlaw enforcement

organizations.Throughouthis career,Fred

personifiedintegrityand dedication,exem-

plifyingthe ethicalprinciplesand enduring

valuesof the Army.Fred was atrue Renais-

sanceman:he was aworld traveler,photog-

rapher,athlete,gardener,masterof style,and

cinephile.Hewas kind,generous,patient,

and strong.Heand Pollylovedeachother

madly.Hewas aconfidantto his childrenand

grandchildren.His lovedonesand countless

friendsacrossthe worldwill rememberhim

as alovingandfaithfulhusband,father,

grandfather,and friend.We will also remem-

ber him as aSoldier.Fred is survivedby

his wife,Polly,their daughters,VenetiaRedd

(Carter),Tara Stokes(Wade),StephanieSalus

(Kevin),and JennyCraig (Dan),grandchildren,

SamuelRedd,AnnaKing (David),EmmaLeiter

(Michael),CarrieHolst(Daniel),NathanCraig,

BradleyStokes,WilliamCraig, DavidCraig,

WyattSalus,Mary Craig, MichelleSalus,and

Grace Craig, and great-grandchildren,Evelyn

and CharlotteKing,and Rainesand Rosemary

Leiter.AmemorialservicecelebratingFred’s

life will be heldon April8, 2022at 11

a.m.at FirstBaptistChurchWoodbridge,

VA,with visitationbeginningat 10 a.m.He

will be laid to rest withfull militaryhonors

at ArlingtonNationalCemeteryat afuture

date.Memorialcontributionsmay be given

to the UVAFoundation,https://giving.as.vir-

ginia.edu/fredraines; FirstBaptistChurch,

Woodbridge,https://www.visitfbcw.org/give;

or acharityof yourchoice.Fond memories

and expressionsof sympathymay be shared

at http://www.NelsenAshland.com

FREDBERNRAINES

Colonel,U.S.Army(Ret.)

Passedawaythe eveningof February14,

2022,at age 87 afterabrief illness.Fred was

bornin Miami,FL to Ernestine(néeGaston)

and ElmaRaines.Hespenthis first yearsin

railroadtowns(mostlyFloridaand Alabama)

as his fatherfoundseasonalworkduringthe

Depression.Mostof his childhoodwas spent

in the PanamaCanalZone.Atthe outbreakof

WWII,Fred returnedto the U.S. and spenthis

formativeyearsin Ohio with hisAuntBert and

UncleHarvey.HegraduatedfromCuyahoga

Falls HighSchool.He thenattendedthe

UniversityofVirginiawherehe met the love of

his life,Polly Smith.Theyweremarriedin the

Universityof VirginiaChapelon December

21, 1956.Fred servedfor over threedecades

as an Armorand SpecialForcesOfficer.His

servicespannedsix continentsand included

avarietyof specialassignments,notablyU.S.

Defenseand ArmyAttachéto Israel. Though

agenuinelymodestman,he received

RAINES

SÁNCHEZ

HÉCTORSÁNCHEZ 1940 -2022

HéctorSánchez,81,ofNorthBethesda,

Maryland,wenttobewiththeLordonFeb-

ruary20,2022,athomesurroundedbyhis

lovingfamily.

HewasbornAugust3,1940,inHuanimaro,

Guanajuato,Mexico,thesonofthelateVi-

centeandMariaTeresaSánchez.OnJune5,

1970,hemarriedArlineRinderle,his loving

wifeof 51 years.Hewaspredeceasedby

fivesiblings:MariadelaLuz(Chita)Pérez,

AlvaroSánchez,MariadeJesus(ChuChé),

Josefina(Fina)Ayala,andRafaelSánchez.

Hisbeautifullifewillforeverbecherished

byhiswife,Arlineandbyhischildrenand

grandchildren;daughterandson-in-law,Lisa

SánchezMillerandGregMillerofHighland,

IL;daughterandpartner,AmySánchezand

MarkR.FloryofPortland,OR;son,Max-

imilianSánchezofEdmonds,WA;andtwo

granddaughters,AlexisandJessicaMillerof

Highland,IL.Heis alsosurvivedbyhisbroth-

er-in-law,JoséPérezofHouston,TX,anda

hostofdevotednieces,nephews,cousins,

andfriends.

Héctor’slifewasrootedintheserviceof

others.In1 966 hewasanAssistantField

DirectoroftheAmericanRedCrossand

CatholicReliefServicesinSaigon,Vietnam.

Duringhistourswiththeseorganizations

heimmersedhimselfnotonlyinthegood

workofprovidingsupportcounselingtoser-

vicemembersin need,healsoselflesslyen-

gagedin helpingtobuildamoreprosperous

Vietnam.Dedicatedtomakingadifference,

helearnedtospeakVietnameseinorder

toteachEnglishatalocalinterculturalas-

sociation.Additionally,hespentallhisfree

timeattheNationalRehabilitationInstitute

ofVietnamandlocalorphanageswherehe

performedonhisguitar,bringingsongand

hopeintothelivesofthelessfortunate.

Affectionatelyreferredtobythelocalsas

the“PiedPiperofSaigon”hewasfeatured

inseveralnewsarticleswhichcenteredon

hisdeedsasagoodwillambassadorandan

exampleofthebestAmericahadtooffer.

Uponcompletionofhistoursin Vietnam,he

attendedCatholicUniversityandreceived

hisMaster’sDegreeinSocialWorkin1972.

Followinggraduation,heworkedwiththe

SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthSer-

vicesAdministrationfor 32 years.During

thistimehisproudestaccomplishments

includedprovidingsupportandguidance

workingwithHeadStartandtheAmerican

Indiantribes.Afterretirement,hecontinued

hiscallingintheserviceofothersasacol-

legeprofessoratMontgomeryCommunity

CollegeteachingSpanish.Hefoundmuch

happinessinmentoringhisstudents.Héc-

tor’simpactis foreverenduringastheripple

effectcontinuesin thelivesofallwhowere

blessedtoknowhimthroughhisservice.

FriendswillbereceivedatSt.Elizabeth

CatholicChurchinRockville,MDonSatur-

day,May28, 2022 from10:30a.m.to11:30

a.m.followedbyaMassofChristianBurial

at11:30a.m.,andreception.Intermentwill

beprivate.Inlieuofflowers,thefamilyre-

questsdesignatedmemorialgiftstobesent

totheParkinson’sFoundation,www.parkin-

son.org,ortheInternationalAmericanRed

Crossatwww.redcross.org.

Pleaseviewandsignonlinefamilyguest-

bookat:

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

TOWERS

JOHNCRAIGTOWERS

IngreatsorrowweannouncethatJohn

CraigTowers,80, ofMcLean,Virginiapassed

awayattheVirginiaHospitalCenteronFeb-

ruary11,2022.JohnwasbornonOctober

3, 1941 inChippewaFalls,Wisconsinto

hisparentsRosemary(McCart)andJohnK

Towers.AlthoughJohnwasalwaysassoci-

atedwithhistalesofanidyllicchildhood

inSavannah,hismotherwasactuallyfrom

Wisconsinandreturnedhometohaveher

firstchild.Thisturnedintoastaylastingthe

durationofWWII,asherhusbandservedin

theNavyin thePacific.

Afterthewar,John’sfatherreturnedtohis

Georgiaroots,andthefamilysettledinSa-

vannah.AllhisadultlifeJohnwasfamous

forvividlyrecountingadventureswithhis

buddiesinandaroundSavannahofthe

1950’s.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,

Johnpursuedhiszestfortravelthrough

firsttheCoastGuardandthentheSeaboard

CoastLineRailroadandtheMerchantMa-

rines.

Finally,lateinthe1960’s,Johnbeganhis

studiesatHarvard.Graduatinginthesum-

merof1972,hethenmarriedtheformer

SuellenMutchowonJune30thintheAp-

pletonChapelatHarvard.Suellenwasat

thetimeworkingwithearlyEnglishprinted

booksin Harvard’sHoughtonLibrary.

HighlyinfluencedbyanintensiveHarvard

summerschoolcourseinpsychology,John

discoveredhisfuturecallingasapsychol-

ogist.OncethecoupleresettledinMcLean,

Virginia,in 1974 Johnbeganworkatthe

WoodburnCenterfor CommunityMen-

talHealthinAnnandale,Virginia -located

nexttothethenFairfaxHospital.Woodburn

wasamodelcommunityhealthcenterand

wasthesettingin 1980 forJimmyCarter’s

signingoftheMentalHealthSystemsAct.

Johnearnedamaster’sinpsychologyand

workedasapsychotherapistatWoodburn

untilhisretirementin2001.Afterthat,he

continuedwithaparttimeprivatepractice.

John was an especiallycompassionate

psychologist,givingfreelyofhistimeand

frequentlyreceivingsomeofthemorechal-

lengingcasesatthecenter.Holidaycards

andcontinuingcontactwithsomeofhis

formerpatientsattesttothewayinwhich

hewasabletoimprovelives.

Johnwasknownforhispositiveattitude,

friendly,cheerfulpersonality,enthusiasms,

loveofbeauty(sunsets,thesceneryofthe

southwest)andaboveallforhisloyaltyto

family,friends,country,andtheGreenBay

Packers.Duringhis timewiththeMerchant

Marines,Johnsustainedaseriousheadin-

jurythatresultedinlongmonthsofthera-

py.Notonlydidthisstruggleillustratehis

indomitablespirit,butit providedhimwith

specialempathyforpatientsenduringset-

backs.

Neveronetowastefreetime,inthe1970’s

andbeyondJohnspentmanydaysonthe

EasternShore,enjoyingatopographythat

remindedhimoftheareaaroundhisbe-

lovedSavannah.Thenhediscoveredgolf.

Thisbecamethepassionofhislastfourde-

cades.Lovingthearchitectureofthecours-

es,hewentoutofhiswaytovisitlegendary

ones.SummersinWisconsingavehimac-

cesstofabulouscoursesthere.Johnplayed

locallyattheWestwoodCountryClub,

wherehewasabletocontinueasociallife

evenduringCovid.Manywereamusedat

thewayinwhichhedutifullyreportedinto

hiswife,knownasHQ(Headquarters).

Johnis survivedbyhiswifeof 50 years,Suel-

len;hissisterKathleenWaite(Savannah);his

brotherPatrickTowers(Atlanta);hissister-

in-lawSallyBerner(GreenBay);fourneph-

ewstowhomhesometimesservedasa

secondfather,CraigEdgerly,DavidEdgerly,

ChristopherEdgerly,andAlfredWaite;nu-

merousgrandnephewsandagrandniece;

andbyhisspecialcousinPatsyTowers

Kourakos.Hewillbemissedbythemost

recentofaseriesoftreasureddogs,aHava-

nesenamedLola.DuetoCovid,amemorial

will beheldatalaterdate.

Inlieuofflowers,memorialdonationsmay

bemadetoTheAmericanCancerSocietyor

TheCollegiateChurchofStPaultheApos-

tle,1 802 AbercornSt.,Savannah,Georgia

31401.

WRIGHT

JAMESR. WRIGHT

JamesR.WrightofSilverSpring,Maryland,

passedawayonFebruary21,2022.

BornJuly7, 1922in Shawsville,Maryland,he

wasthesonofthelateJamesG.andRose

A.Wright,bothlifelongresidentsofHarford

County,Maryland.

SurvivingarehissonsJamesA.Wright(Pa-

tricia)andRonaldK.Wright(Susan);grand-

childrenNicholasR. Wright,NolanC. Wright,

RebeccaZulemaWright,andGinaValdes;

brotherKennethR.Wrightandanumberof

nieces,nephewsandtheirfamilies.Hewas

predeceasedbyhisbelovedwife,Blanca

GuerreroWright.

Heattendedpublicschoolsin HarfordCoun-

ty,Maryland.Hisundergraduateyearsat

SalisburyTeachersCollege(nowSalisbury

University)wereinterruptedbyWorldWar

II whenheenlistedintheU.S. Army(1942).

Heservedasacommissionedofficerin Tank

Destroyersandin theInfantryin theEurope-

anTheatreofOperationsintheSecondIn-

fantryDivision.HewasaPurpleHeartVeter-

an,andwoundedin theBattleoftheBulge.

FollowinghisdischargefromtheArmyin

1946,heagainbecameafulltimestudent.

HeearneddegreesfromSalisbury(B.S.Ed),

WashingtonCollege(B.S.) andtheUniversity

ofDelaware(M.S.andPhD).Hismajorac-

ademicfieldwasorganicchemistry.Subse-

quently,hecompletedtheHarvardBusiness

SchoolProgramforManagementDevelop-

mentandwasagraduateoftheFederal Ex-

ecutiveInstitute.

HewasmarriedtoBlancaZulemaGuererro

ofSanMarcos,Texasin 1950.

Inhisprofessionalcareer,hefirstspent

eightyearsasaresearchchemistinthe

laboratoriesofStandardOilCompanyof

California(nowChevron).Followingthat,he

acceptedapositionwiththeDepartmentof

Commerce,NationalBureauofStandards

(nowNIST)in Washington,D.C.firstasase-

niorresearchchemistandsubsequently,as

amanagerofresearchprograms.Hisfinal

positioninNBSwasthatofDeputyDirector

oftheNationalEngineeringLaboratory.He

retiredin 1985.

HewasaCharterMemberoftheUSSenior

ExecutiveService,anEmeritusMemberof

theAmericanChemicalSociety,aFellow

intheAmericanInstituteofChemists,an

HonoraryMemberandpastPresidentof

theInternationalUnionofLaboratoriesfor

ResearchonMaterialsandStructures(Sec-

retariat,Paris,France)andaMemberofthe

LoyalOrderofKappaAlphaFraternity.He

wasawardedtheDepartmentofCommerce

GoldMedalfor“DistinguishedAchievement

in TheFederal Service”

PowerboatingontheChesapeakeBay

withfamilyandfriends,travelthroughout

theUSAandmanyforeigncountries,the

AntiqueCarHobby(Buicks)andfamilyge-

nealogywereallactivitieshepursuedover

theyears.

HewasaCharterMemberofSaintMark

PresbyterianChurchinNorthBethesda,

Marylandwhereheservedin variouscapac-

itiesformorethan 50 years.

Amemorial servicewillbeconductedat

SaintMarkPresbyterianChurch, 10701 Old

GeorgetownRd.,NorthBethesda,Maryland

onMonday,March7, 2022 at 11 a.m.,fol-

lowedbyareceptionintheChurchFellow-

shipHall.

In lieuofflowers,contributionscanbemade

toSaintMarkChurchMemorialFund.Please

sendcondolencestoJosephGawler’sSons

FuneralHome,5 130 WisconsinAve.NW,

WashingtonDC20016.

DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE

MOSESALLENHUMES,JR.

On February24, 2022,MosesAllenHumes,Jr.,

left for his heavenlyhome.

Agravesidecelebrationwill be heldat the

CulpeperNationalCemeteryin Culpeper,Vir-

giniaon Thursday,March10 at 11 a.m. Online

condolencesmay be givenat:

http://www.tibbsfuneralhome.com

HUMES

AMINTARIVERAKNIGHT

(Age 102)

On February25, 2022our motherpassedaway

in the companyof her family,after avery

long illness.Her daughterMartha,son Webster

Thurstonwithdaughter-in-lawMelody,and

son ManuelLisandrowereat her side.She

wasfromChameleconin the SulaValley of

Honduras,daughterof rancherManuelLisan-

dro Riveraand HonoriaTorrenteManning.Her

sister,Elvia JuliaRiveraBatty of NewOrleans,

predeceasedher in 2009.DuringWorld WarII

she wed US NavySupplyCorpsofficerCharles

LawrenceKnightof NewOrleans,movingon to

multipletoursof dutyin the US and abroad,

until finallysettlingthe familyin DC in 1960.Her

husbandCaptainLarryKnight,predeceased

her in 1975.Our fatherand she weredevoted

to education,and personalbettermentfor all

children,oftenopeningtheirhometo numer-

ous relativesand friendsfromLouisiana,Hon-

duras and other countries.Aminta was

employedat the Organizationof American

Statesfor 19 years.She was ableto pursue

charityinitiativeswithgroupssuchas Navy

Relief,PALCOandthe Honduran Women’s

Societywhichshe helpedfound.She is also

survivedby her grandchildren,NoelleKnight

(SylvanusMars),BryanaArmstrong(Michael)

and Lawrence,and great grandchildren

ThurstonMarsand CadePatrickArmstrong.

Shewill be interredwithher husbandin

ArlingtonNationalCemeterylaterthis year.

The Massof ChristianBurialwill be at 12

noon,Saturday,March19, in St. Ann Catholic

Churchat 4001Yuma StreetNW,Washington,

DC 20016.

http://www.DeVolFuneralHome.com

KNIGHT

LARDNER

PATRICIAELLENLARDNER“PATTY”

(Age52)

OfLaurel,MDpassedawayonWednesday,

February23,2022.Survivedbyherbeloved

husband,TommyLardner;daughter,Aman-

daPecker(Matthew);sons,ThomasLard-

ner(Missy)andBrandonLardner(Kristen);

andgranddaughtersKimberlynandMad-

elyn.PredeceasedbyherparentsJames

andBeatriceBoone;siblingsJimmy,Teddy,

Sherry,andTony.TheMasswillbeheldat

MemorialChapelatUniversityofMaryland

onSaturday,March12, 2022 at3p.m.

NANCYTHERESALORD,MD, JD,

Diedearlyin the morningon Valentine’sDay

February14, 2022in ShowLow,Arizonaafter

abrief boutwith Covid.She had turned70 six

daysearlier.

Despitebeingborn,raised,and educatedon

the East Coast(her MD was fromthe University

of Maryland,her JD fromGeorgetown),Nancy

becameentrancedwiththe West. She loved

the sunsetsand the space.Her idealresidence

was “off the grid.”

Yetitwas this verygrid that enabledher to

continueto run her legalconsultingbusiness

untildaysbeforeshe died.Combiningher

medicalexpertisewithher legalbackground,

Nancydid patentworkall overthe world,

becomingfluentin Japanesein the process.

She also dabbledin politics,asthe Libertarian

candidatefor DC Mayorin 1990and Vice-

Presidentin 1992.

Morethananythingelse,Nancyloveddogs.

Wolf-dogsin particular.She had begunthe

processof registeringanew breedwiththe

AmericanKennelClub,sure that nothingelse

cameclosein temperament,intelligenceand

just plaincuddleabilityto the packthat was

constantlyby her side.

Nancyis survivedby her mother,Maxine

Schwartzman,of Potomac,MD, her brothers,

RobertLordof Phoenix,AZ andHoward

MichaelSchwartzmanof Los Angeles,CA, her

sister,SusanLordof Lancaster,PAand her

aunt,Rita Lee of NewYork, NY.She was pre-

deceasedby her step-mother,EstellaCahan

Lord,step-father,BernardSchwartzman,and

father,NormanLord.

Afuneral servicewill be heldat alater date.

Donationsin Nancy’smemorymay be madeto

the wolf-dogsanctuaryof your choice.

LORD

LOWE

EARLRICHARDLOWESR.

EarlRichardLowe,Sr. bornAugust10, 1939

inCharlestonWestVirginia,diedFebruary

26, 2022 atMeritusHospitalinHager-

stown,Maryland.Heresidedin Boonsboro,

Marylandwithhislovingwifeof 66 years

PhyllisJewelandhisloyalcompanionJohn

Boy.ProceededindeathbyhissonTony

Jay.Hislegacywillcarryonthroughhis

childrenTimothy(Amy)Lowe,Tammy(Phil-

lip)Hryczaniuk,P. Jean(Hank)Romeroand

Earl“Rick”(Lisa)Lowe.GrandchildrenAn-

thony(Irene),Justine,Jana,Brittney,Garrett

(Hailey),Nicholas,Amanda,TaylorandJake.

Great-GrandchildrenJorden,Michaeland

Charlee.Hewill belaidtorestonMarch

14, 2022 atFt.LincolnFuneral Home,3401

BladensburgRoad,Brentwood,MD,20722.

Visitationwillbeat12:30p.m.,withservice

tofollowat1:30p.m.Acommittalservice

willtakeplaceat2:30p.m.,Ft. Lincoln

Cemetery.

DEATH NOTICE

STANLEYDEANMATCHETT(Age 85)

Of UpperMarlboro,MDpassedawayon Mon-

day,February28, 2022at his home.

He retiredafter35 yearsof servicefromthe

Bureauof Census.

Stanleyis predeceasedby his parentsand

RussellWilliamsMatchett,EdnaLeona(Oliver)

Matchettand abrotherRodneyKent Matchett.

He is survivedby his wife,BarbaraAnn (Cowan)

Matchett;two sons,StevenDouglasMatchett

and Dr.JamesPatrickMatchett;two grand-

daughters,JaclynElizabethMatchettand Lin-

sey CarolineMatchett;and abrotherWesley

CurtisMatchett.

The familywill receivefriendsat Lee Funeral

HomeCalvert, 8200 JenniferLane,Owings,MD

20736 on Monday,March7, 2022from4p.m.

to 7p.m. whereaFuneral Servicewill be held

on Tuesday,March8, 2022at 11 a.m.in the

Funeral HomeChapel.Intermentwill followat

LakemontMemorialGardensCemetery,900

West Central Avenue,Davidsonville,MD21035.

MATCHETT

MCINTOSH

THEODOREW.MCINTOSH(Age92)

OnSundayFebruary27,2022,Theodore

McIntoshofGaithersburg,MD,passed

awaywithhisfamilybyhissidein Durham,

NC.BelovedhusbandofDoraMcIntosh

andbelovedhusbandofthelateMary

AnnMcIntoshfor 56 years;fatherofMi-

chaelT.McIntosh,LisaAnnFristoeand

herhusband,Scott,KarenM.Kingand

herhusband,Bill;grandfatherAnneMarie,

Amanda,Scotty,Angela,Michael,William,

LillyandMarcus.Mr. McIntoshis alsosur-

vivedbyhissisterElaineBlock.Hewas

alovinghusband,father,grandfatherand

friendwholivesonineachofhischildren

andgrandchildren.Tedspentmostofhis

46 yearcareerattheU.S.Departmentof

Energy.FriendswillbereceivedatPUM-

PHREY’SFUNERALHOME,ROCKVILLE, 300

W.MontgomeryAve,Rockville,MDonFri-

day,March11, 2022 from4to7p.m.Mass

ofChristianBurialwillbeofferedatSt.

Raphael’sCatholicChurch, 1513 Dunster

Road,Rockville,MDonSaturday,March 12

at10:30am,toviewthelivestreamservice

followlinkbelow.IntermentGateofHeav-

enCemetery.Inlieuofflowers,memorial

contributionsmaybemadetotheAmeri-

canBrainTumorAssociation, 8550 WBryn

MawrAveSte550,Chicago,IL6 0631 abta.

orgPleaseviewandsignfamilyguestbook

andviewthelivestreamserviceat

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

PATRICIAMINTON (née Kohn)

(Age 73)

Aresidentof McLean,Virginiaand formerly

ClintonTownship,Michigan,passedawayat

her homeon March5, 2022of pancreatic

cancer.Born March19, 1949,in Detroit,

Michigan,to Algerand Rose(Moylan)Kohn.

She attendedSt. PhilipsNeri HighSchooland

the St. JosephSchoolof Radiologyin Detroit.

Patriciawasthe beautifuland belovedwife

of JamesC. Minton;she washis everything

for 50 years.They marriedin 1972in Detroit,

Michigan,wheretheywerebothradiological

technicians.They raised afamilyin Michigan,

caredfor agingparents,and retiredto Virginia

in 2016.In love everyday,they set abeautiful

examplefor theirdaughter.

Patriciawasalsothe cherishedmotherof

Corinne(Thomas),step-motherto Jamie,and

sisterto Charles(Diane),William(Karen),and

Robert (Tina).Favorite aunt,sister-in-law,

cousinand bestfriendto many;she always

had apopsicle,listeningear,and timefor a

phonecall with familyand friends.

Patriciaplayedmanyrolesin her familyand

community.She workedas aradiologicaltech-

nicianand leaderfor over30 years,helping

manywomenthroughthe difficultannualexam

withadistractingpun,greatkindnessand a

calmingsmile.She was the familyhistorianfor

the Kohn-Moylanclan.She was an incredible

hostessfor manyfamilygatherings,holiday

celebrationsand poolparties.Her faithwas

importantto her,and she wasalongtime

memberof St.Edmund’sparish,now St.Fausti-

na of Warren,Michigan.

Patti wasaprolificreader,accomplished

pianist,and activefriend.Patti watchedevery

Christmasmovie,bakedamazingquickbread,

and lovedto accessorizeafancyensemble.

She caredaboutall animalsand had many

rescuedbirds,fish, dogs,and cats.She was

funnyand brave until the end.She was abright

light of kindnessin this world,and we will miss

her dearlyeveryday.

Amemorialservicewill be held in Michiganthis

spring.Inlieu of flowers,donationscan be sent

to eitherthe AmericanHumaneSocietyor the

BreastCancerResearchFoundation.

MINTON

ington,DC,and later,Vietnam.Whenhe

returnedto the statesin the fall of 1971,Phil

joinedhis formercolleaguesfromJapan a

Texas Instrumentsin Austin,Texas,retiring

fromthe U.S.A.F.asaMajor.Phil continued

militarysupportwithgovernmentcontract-

ing agenciesin D.C.,beforefullyretiring.

He enjoyedan activeretirementwithJoan

on LakeAnnain Virginiaand LakeTravis

in Austin,travelingwithJoanand watching

theirchildrenand grandchildrencompetein

theirmanysports.Phil builtthe first Little

Leaguefieldin Leander,TX, whilecoaching

his sons’baseballteam,and proudlycheered

themon throughbaseball,track, gymnastics,

football,basketball,swimmingand diving-

fromthe Pee Weeleaguesto the Olympics

(Matt,1992).Phil ultimatelycircledbackto

Texas,wherehe passedawayat homewith

his familyby his side on February23 in Lago

Vista.It was just two weekspasthis 69th

weddinganniversary,which commemorated

an inspiring,love-filled,romanticandfun

marriagewith Joan.He is survivedby his sons

SamuelAlbert(Kathy)Scogginand Mathew

Aaron(‘Becca)Scogginandhis daughter

RebeccaAnn ScogginMcEntee;as wellas

threegrandchildren:SierraWrightScoggin,

ShaneHuntScoggin,and Grace Run Tong

Scoggin.MajorPhilipReeceScogginwill be

buriedwithhonorsat ArlingtonNational

Cemeteryin Virginiaat adate yet to be

determined.Expressionsof sympathymay

be sentto the LagoVistaVolunteers,at

P.O. Box 4983 in LagoVista,TX, 78645

and/orthe U.S.O.

PHILIPREECESCOGGIN

PhilipReeceScogginwas bornNovember15,

1933 to EstherSewellScogginand Reece

Scoggin,in Decatur,Texas.Hewas joined

by his sisterSue ayear later,tolive with

theirgrandmotherAnnScoggin,and then

followtheirfatherto Albuquerque,NM, Gard-

nerville,NV, and Benbowin the Redwoods,

eventuallyjoiningtheirmotherwiththeir

stepfatherHaroldStewartin Eureka,CA for

high school.Phil joinedthe UnitedStatesAir

Force (U.S.A.F.) at age 17 and was transferred

to Columbus,OH, wherehe met Joan Veron-

ica Millerat aUnitedServiceOrganizations

(U.S.O.) danceat LockbourneAir Force Base.

Theyhit it off,dancingthe jitterbugall

aroundColumbus,and marryingat St. Patrick

Churchon February7, 1953.The Scoggins

movedwith theirfirstborn,Rebecca,to flight

school,officertrainingand stationsin San

Antonio,TX, Mariana,FL, WichitaFalls,TX,

Riverside,CA, and thenYakota,Japan for

six years.Phil beganhis Air Force career

as aphotographer,but wasinvolvedwith

photoreconnaissancein Japan with the 67th

ReconnaissanceTechnicalSquadron(“67th

ReckyTech”),wherePhil rosein rank, and

the familygrewwithtwomorechildren:

SamandMatt.Phil alsostudiedRussian

and workedtowardhis degreein history.

Upontheirreturnto the states,Phil took

the familycampingthroughmostof the

country’swesternnationalparkson their

wayto six monthsin Nebraska.,where

he receivedhis degreein historyat the

Universityof NebraskaOmaha(UNO).Phil

was thenstationedat the Pentagonin Wash-

SCOGGIN

DEATH NOTICE

THOMASG.NICHOLS,III

September23, 1950~February24, 2022

BornWabern,Germanyto SuzanneMeyers

and T. GuyNichols,Jr. AttendedSt. Louis

Schoolin Clarksville,MD; GoodCouncilHigh

Schoolin Wheaton,MD; graduatedfromthe

AmericanInternationalSchoolin NewDelhi,

India;attendedAlleghenyCollegein Meadville,

PA,LongIslandUniv.inBrooklyn,NY and

Universityof Nevada,Reno,NV.

Tomworkedfor manyyearsat the Washington

Source for Lighting/Red Star Picturesin

Hyattsville,MD. He retiredin 2018.

Survivedby his brothersDanNichols,Tony

Nicholsand VincentRuckerand theirfamilies;

as well as manycousinsand closefriends.

The familywill hold aprivatememorialeventin

the Spring.

NICHOLS

ROSINENOCERA

RosineNocerapassedawaypeacefullyon

WednesdayFebruary23, 2022at the age of

89. BornDecember31, 1932,in Plainfield,NJ
    toGraziaandGiovanniNocera,sheissurvived
    by two sonsAlanand DavidSinger;daughter
    in law SharonWilsonSinger;grandchildren
    HayleyandMatthewandher sisterGrace
    Boeringer.
    RosineNocera, an internationally known
    pianist,beganher studiesat the FrenchSchool
    of Musicin Plainfield,NJ at the age of 3,
    performingon the radio at age 4. Her first
    formalrecitalwasat age 10 and her New
    York debuttwo yearslater.She continuedher
    studiesand she wonoutstandingawardsat
    the FontainebleauSchoolof Musicin France,
    the Conservatoryof Geneva,and the National
    Conservatoryin Paris.She performedinterna-
    tionallyin France,Italy,Spain,and the United
    Statesincludingaconcertat the National
    Galleryof Art in Washington,DC.
    She servedas an Officerof Cultural Presenta-
    tionsat the U.S. Departmentof State.
    Serviceswill be privateon Sunday,March 13.

NOCERA

PAULEDWARDNOVAKOWSKI

Passedawaypeacefullyat homein Silver

Springon February26,2022,frombrain cancer.

BornMay10, 1950,to JosephandGrace

Novakowskiof Horseheads,NY, Paul is survived

by Holly,wife of 46 years,daughter,Julia

(Scott),son Max(Ann),grandkids,Josephine

and Harris,his mother,Grace,and siblings,Sue,

Rita, Mark,Mikeand Beth.

Paul wasalovinganddedicatedhusband

and father,attendingMax’sand Julia’smany

sportingevents,concertsand dancerecitals.

Paul had adry wit withacalm soft-spoken

delivery,forcingyou to leanin, listen,and

laugh.Paul was aknowledgeableand patient

CPAwho treatedeachof his clientsas if

theywerefamily.Inhis free time,heenjoyed

browsingfor vintagebaseballcards,reading

historyand philosophybooks,attendinglocal

theaterand takingtripsto NewYork City to

visit museumsand attendconcertsand shows.

Paul was an all-aroundsweetman.He is gone

too soonand will be missedby everyonewho

knewhim.Acelebrationof life will be held

at afuturedate.Inlieu of flowers,please

considermakingadonationin Paul’sname

to MontgomeryCountyHospice(https://mont-

gomeryhospice.org/donate-now/)whoprovid-

ed exceptionalcare and supportin Paul’sfinal

months.

NOVAKOWSKI

VANCET. PHILLIPS,SR.

The familyof Vance T. Phillips,Sr. mourns

his passingon Thursday,February24, 2022

at SibleyHospital.He is survivedby his

wife,GeraldineN. Phillips;his son, Vance

T. Phillips,Jr.;his grandchildren,Vance T.

Phillips,III and VanessaE. Phillips;his niece,

MaggiePhillips,and threegreat-nephews.

Afuneral servicewill be heldat 11 a.m.

on Thursday,March10, 2022and will be

precededby the viewingat 10 a.m.at

ShilohBaptistChurch, 1500 NinthStreet,

NW,Washington,DC 20001.Intermentat

WashingtonNationalCemetery.

PHILLIPS

DEATH NOTICE

JOANNEHASTINGSROBERTS

February11,1929 ~February27,2022

On Sunday,February27,2022,JoAnneHastings

Roberts,the wifeof CaptainWilliamRoberts

(USNretired)and motherto five boys,seven

grandchildren, and one great-grandchild,

passedawayat the age of 93. Shewas

predeceasedby her husbandof 58 years“Bill”

and her middleson Kevin.

Bornto Warren and Thelma(Watson)Hastings

on February11, 1929,she grewup in Seattle,

Washingtonand Washington,DC with her older

sisterJacquelineDudley.She was aprecocious

studentand giftedathletein highschooland

wenton to GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

whereshe studiedpsychology,theatre,and

music.

In 1952she marriedWilliamE(Bill) Roberts,a

graduateof the NavalAcademyin Annapolis.

TheylivedmanyplacesaroundtheUnited

Statesas theyraised theirsons.She was very

proudher familyand supportedtheirwide

range of interests.She wasaskilledpianist

withatrainedvoicewhosharedher loveof

musicwith familyand friends.She also enjoyed

summersat the beach,reading,and watching

sports.Jowas awomanof manywordsand

stories,some factualand othersmorefanciful.

Survivingfamilymembersincludehersons

Terence,Steven,Craig, Keith, theirwives,chil-

dren,and grandchildren.Serviceswill be pri-

vate.

ROBERTS

SHEEHAN

DENISEFOLLIARDSHEEHAN

DeniseFolliardSheehandied

December5,2021,peacefully

atWilsonHealthCareCenter

inGaithersburg,Maryland.On

March3,1941,shewasborn

tothelateAlphonsusandDi-

onysiaFolliardinBethesda,Maryland.She

is survivedbyherbrotherTomFolliard,her

childrenBrianSheehan(Lisa)ofBethesda,

MD., DennisSheehan(Laura)ofBethesda,

MD., ColleenSheehanofRockville,MD.,

andMoiraSheehanHayward(Robbie)of

Vienna,VA,andgrandchildrenJulia,Jack,

Nicolas,Garrett, Erika,Ryan, Kennedy,

Bridget,Grant,Ashton,andChase.Denise

is precededindeathbyhersisterColette

McInerneyandbrother,JohnPatrickFol-

liard.

Denisewasanamazingdaughter,sister,

aunt,mother,grandmother,andfriend.She

valuedeveryone’stimeandwasagreatlis-

tener.Inretirement,Deniseenjoyedspend-

ingmuchofherfreetimewithhergrand-

children,attendingschool,sports,church

events,andfamilycelebrations.Denise

wasagenuineandcompassionateperson,

andit showedthroughherbeautifulsmile.

Shewillbedearlymissedbyherfriends

andfamilyandallwhoknewher.

AFuneralMasswilltakeplaceonMarch

11 atSt.BartholomewChurch,Bethesda,

MD20817.Visitorstothefamilywillbe

receivedat 10 a.m.andserviceat 11 a.m.

Pleaseviewandsignthefamilyguestbook

at

http://www.DeVolFuneralHome.com

TUCKER

MARIONALICETUCKER(Age101)

PassedpeacefullyonWednesday,Febru-

ary23,2022.Survivedbyahostoffamily

andfriends.ServicewillbeheldTuesday,

March8, 2022atPeoplesCommunityBap-

tistChurch, 31 NorwoodRd.,SilverSpring,

MD.Visitation 10 a.m.Funeral 11 .am.In-

termentPinelawnMemorialPark,Farming-

dale,NYonFriday,March11,2022.

http://www.mcguire-services.com

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