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DEATH NOTICE
BRASWELL
ARNOLDBRASWELL
ArnoldBraswellpassedawayon March
15, 2022 inPotomacFalls,Virginia.Hewas
bornon October3, 1925in Minden,Louisi-
ana, to ClaiborneBraswelland Marguerite
Walter.Serviceswill be on Monday,March
28, 2020 at2p.m.atFalconsLandingChap-
el. Full obituarymay be viewedatCLAUSEN
DONALDL. CLAUSEN(Age78)
On Monday,March21, 2022,
of SilverSpring,MD,formerly
ofFairfax, VA.Belovedhus-
bandof PatriciaClausen;fa-
ther of Jeff (Terri) Clausenand
Tanya(JamesWilliams)Clau-
sen; grandfatherof Jackson,Ethan,Emma,
and Drew;brotherof JudithSandler,and
RobertClausen;also survivedby his nieces
FaithandTerriwithwhomhewasclose,as
well as ahost of otherrelativesand friends.
Relativesand friendsmay call at CollinsFu-
neralHome(ValetParking), 500 University
West, Silver Spring, MD on Monday, March
28, from2to4p.m. Massof Christian
Burialat St. CamillusChurch, 1600 St. Ca-
millusDrive,SilverSpring,MD,onTuesday,
March29, at 11 a.m. IntermentPrivate.
In lieu of flowers,memorialcontributions
can be sentto Centrode Intercambioy
Solidaridad(CIS)at http://www.cis-elsalvador.
org/donate;under“YouthScholarships”,
commenting“DonaldClausenScholarship
Fund”ormailchecksto:LosOlivosCIS,PO
Box 76, Westmont,IL 60559.
http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.comBARBARA E.COLLINS
BarbaraEllen Collins,age 77, of Mont-
gomeryVillage,MD, passedawayWednes-
day March9, 2022.
She was precededin deathby her parents
Frank andLottieCollinsandsisterSue
Grimes.
Barbaraissurvivedby her friendJoann
Hendon,niecesJenniferGrimes-Ralphand
CourtneyBarnes,great-nephewsAnthony
Bendl,Kolby Barnes,CollinRalph,Tanner
Barnes,Dylan Ralph,and numerousfriends.
Amemorialservicewill be heldin her
honor.Additionalinformationat
http://www.devolfuneralhome.comCOLLINS
HAZEL
JOHNTILGHMANHAZELJR. (Age91)
October29, 1930–March15, 2022
One of the foundersof the NorthernVirginia
as we knowit, Til (Tilghman)Hazelbecame
Til on his first day of college)of BroadRun,
Virginiadiedon March15, 2022,at the age
of91. He wasawell-knownlawyer,devel-
oper,philanthropistand championof educa-
tion at all levels.
Til was bornon October29, 1930,the eldest
son of RuthDouglasHazeland Dr.John T.
Hazel.He grewup in Arlington,Virginiaand
graduatedfromWashingtonLee HighSchool
in 1947.He graduatedfromHarvardCollege
(1951)and HarvardLawSchool(1954)and
servedin the UnitedStatesArmyInfantry
and JudgeAdvocateGeneral Corpsin the
1950s.Hewas awardedhonorary degrees
fromThe Collegeof William&Mary,Chris-
topherNewportUniversityand The Virginia
CommunityCollegeSystems.
Til beganhis privatelaw practicein Fairfax,
VA in 1961,soonjoinedby GraysonHanes
andlaterDuaneBeckhornto formHazel
Beckhorn&Hanes.The firm specializedin
landuse,real estate,businesslaw and liti-
gation.UnderTil’sleadership,the firm grew
to becomeone of the premierlaw firmsin
NorthernVirginia,later mergingwithThom-
as &Fiskeof Alexandriaand ReedSmith,
amajorinternationallaw firmfoundedin
Pittsburgh,PA.
In additionto practicinglaw andprevail-
ing in anumberof VirginiaSupremeCourt
casesthatendedthe “no growth”policies
ofFairfaxCounty,Til partneredwithMilt
Petersonto formthe HazelPetersonCom-
panies,areal estatedevelopmentfirm that
developedadozenor moreresidentialcom-
munitiesand associatedcommunityretail
centers,includingBurkeCentreand Fairfax
Station,as wellas shoppingcentersand
officebuildingsat TysonsCornerand Fair
Lakes.Thosecommunitiesand projectsare
testimonyto Til’scommitmentto affordable,
livablecommunitiesand officeparksthat
makeNorthernVirginiasuchadesirable
placeto live and abeaconto companies
all overthe nationand the worldwhohave
movedto NorthernVirginiato locateand
growtheirbusinesses.
Til waspassionateabouteducationat all
levels.Hewas instrumentalin transitioning
GeorgeMasonUniversityfromasmallfour-
yearcollegein Fairfaxto one of the leading
researchuniversitiesin the nationand the
largestuniversityin Virginia. Til servedas
Rectorof the Universityduringthe periodof
its greatestgrowthand facilitatedpartner-
shipsbetweenthe Universityand the busi-
nesscommunitythatprovidedsignificant
supportto the Universityandreal-world
learningopportunitiesto its students.He
was awardedthe first MasonGoldMedal.Tilwas also the impetusbehindthe acquisition
and accreditationof the GeorgeMasonLaw
School,now the ScaliaSchoolof Law,where
JohnT. Hazel,Jr. Hall standsas alastingtrib-
ute to his visionand leadership.
On the secondaryschoollevel,Til wasthe
foundingChairmanof present-dayFlintHill
School,as well as Chairmanof St. Stephen’s
Schoolin Alexandria.He wasalsoinstru-
mentalin the foundingof ThomasJefferson
HighSchoolof Scienceand Technology,a
schooloftendescribedas the bestpublic
schoolin the nation,as well as Fredericks-
burgAcademy.
Til supportedHarvardby servingon the
Dean’sCouncilof boththe undergraduate
collegeand the Schoolof Law.Inaddition,
he servedon the ExecutiveCommitteeof
The HarvardCommitteeon UniversityRe-
sourcesandas Chairmanof the Harvard
CollegeFund‘84.
Til has beenrecognizedby his community
andpeersfor his outstandingleadership
and vision.The first was the awardof the
FrothinghamScholarshipfor the outstand-
ing memberof his collegeclassof 1951
and numerousawardssincethen.He was
the first Virginianto serveas Presidentof
the WashingtonBoardof Trade (1984),was
awardedthe CommunityLeadershipAward
by the CommunityFoundationfor Northern
Virginia(1987),wasafellowof the Ameri-
can Collegeof Trial Lawyers,electedto The
WashingtonBusinessHall of Fame,and the
founderand chairmanof the VirginiaBusi-
nessHigherEducationCounciland wasa
memberof the Boardof the Universityof
Virginia’sMiller Foundation,the Boardof the
NationalAir and SpaceMuseum,the Corcor-
an Galleryand the WashingtonAirportsTask
Force.
Atrue Virginianfor his entirelifetime,inad-
ditionto his manybusiness,communityand
civil endeavors,Til raised cattleand farmed
hisfamily’slandinFauquierCounty,Virginia.
Til waspredeceasedby his first wife,Mar-
ion VirginiaEngleHazel“Jinx”and laterby
his secondwife,Anne BarnettMerrillHazel;
as well as his brothers,WilliamA. Hazeland
LawrenceD. Hazel.He is survivedby his
four children,LeighAnn Hazel-Groux(Rick);
and theirdaughters:Rosemaryand Marga-
ret; JohnTilghmanHazel,III (Michele)and
theirdaughters:VirginiaHazelPotter(Kev-
in) and AlexandraHazelRemuzzi(James);
JamesW. Hazel (Sarah) and theirchildren:
James (Katelyn)and Emily;RichardM. Hazel
(Cheryl)and theirchildren:Caroline,William
(Jenna),Lucy,Mary RoseHazelHouston
(Tyler),JohnandCathryn;andhis Merrill
family,RandolphSearingMerrill,III (Ashley)
and theirdaughters:CarolineCamp,Anne
AlexanderandLaneBarnettMerrill;and
WilliamRandleBarnettMerrill(Raquel);as
wellas five wonderfulgreat-grandchildren:
AldenPotter,CarterHazel,AdelineRemuzzi,
IsabellaRemuzziand LillianHazel.WhileTil
wasproudof his manyaccomplishments
and therecognition thataccompanied
them,spendingtimewithmembersof his
familyat his homein FauquierCounty,Hunt-
ley Hall, was mostpreciousto him.
Amemorialservicewill be heldat Grace
EpiscopalChurch, 6507 MainStreet,The
Plains,VAat1p.m. April2, 2022.
In lieu of flowers,the familyhas requested
that remembrancesbe madeto The Grace
EpiscopalChurch,The Plains,Virginia.
Onlinecondolencesmaybe expressedat
http://www.moserfuneralhome.comto the obitu-
ary for JohnT. Hazel,Jr.POSTYOUR
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DEATH NOTICE
PETERJ.CORCORAN(Age81)
PassedawayFriday,March11, 2022.Bornin
Philadelphia,PA,hewas the son of the late
Josephand Marie(neeKelly) Corcoran. Peter
receivedaBAinHistoryfromCatholicUniver-
sity of America,aMAinAmericanHistory
fromNotreDameUniversity,and aJDfrom
FordhamUniversitySchoolof Law.Heworked
for manyyearsat the EdisonElectricInstitute.
Peterwas along time memberof the American
NumismaticSocietyandboardmemberfor
theVanNessCondominiums.Hehadastrong
intellectwithprofoundinsightandagood
senseof humor.Peter was aphilosopherwho
was alwaysseekingthe truth.
Precededin deathby his parentsand sister,
KathleenCorcoran Keene.Heissurvivedby
his sister,Mona Corcoran Sherrell(Kenneth)
of Albuquerque,NM; niece,ShannonSherrell
(MatthewHenkel)and theirchildren,Mandy
and Andersof Albuquerque,NM; and nephew,
TedGriffith(Krista)andtheirchildren,Samand
Nateof Wilmington,DE.
Serviceswereprivate.Inlieu of flowers,the
familysuggestscontributionsto the SevaFoun-
dation(www.seva.org)aglobalnon-profiteye
careorganizationthat workswithlocalcom-
munitiesto developprogramsthatpreserve
andrestoresightor CatholicUniversityof
America (www.catholic.edu), University
AdvancementDepartmentto supportfuture
studentsofHistory.
SCHOENBERGMEMORIALCHAPELCORCORAN
COTTON
FUNERALCHAPEL
RAYMONDDOUGLASCOTTON
RaymondDouglasCotton,ofArlington,
Virginiapassedawayon March22, 2022.
Ray grewup in NeptuneCity,New Jersey
andgraduatedfromMonmouthUniversity
wherehe earnedaBA. Ray wasthe first
personin the historyof HarvardUniversi-
ty to haveearneddegreesfrombothits
lawschool(JD)anditsgraduateSchool
of PublicHealth(MSPH).He wasaloving
father,son, brother,and friend,and was
asuccessfullawyerfor over50 years.
Agravesideservicewill be heldat King
DavidMemorialGardens(HollywoodRd,
Falls Church,VA 22043)on Tuesday,March
29, 2022 at1p.m.IfyouaskedRay,his
greatestaccomplishmentwasn’this legal
legacyor his career;itwas beingafather.
“I camelike Water,and like WindIgo.” -
OmarKhayyam.Dr.WILLIAME.COX
The Cox familyregretsto announcethe passing
of Dr.William"Bill"E. Cox,79, of Clifton,
Virginia,on March21, 2022.Bill passedaway,
surroundedby his lovedonesafteralong
illness.Heleavesarich legacyfromhis lifelong
careeradvocatingfor equityand opportunities
in highereducation.
Bill is survivedby his wife,W.Lee Cox; children,
WilliamE. Cox,Jr.(Cimon),andTara Cox
Clark(Damon);sister,Linda Cox Ellison(Mark);
and grandchildren,RhyannL. Clark,Dakota
S. Clark,AninaE. Coxand WilliamE. Cox,
III. The memorialservicewill be heldat 11
a.m.on April1, 2022,at Mt. CalvaryBaptist
Church, 4325 ChainBridgeRd., Fairfax,VA
22030.COX
DEATH NOTICE
CLAIREELAINE(STEWART) CREASER
(Age97)
Passedawaypeacefullyon Sunday,March6,
2022,at AsburyMethodistVillage,Gaithers-
burg,MD,from Alzheimer'sdisease.
She is survivedby her son,RandyCreaser
(SteveZagami);daughtersJodySavageand
JonnaClarkson;two grandchildren;and several
greatgrandchildren.
BorninRutland,VT,Clairegraduatedfrom
RutlandHighSchoolin 1942whereshe was
activein sportsand gleeclub.She received
anursingdegreefromMcGillUniversity,in
Montreal,Quebec,Canada.In 1945,she joined
the WACS and wasaSeniorCadetNurse,
stationedat Fort Devens,MA. Afterthe end of
WWII,she workedat RutlandHospital.In 1947
she marriedFrank AllenCreaser,from Ludlow,
VT.
In1957,whileaccompanyingherhusband
onabusiness(PhilcoCorp.)triptoNova
Scotia,Claireclaimedawomen’sWorld record
for catchinga702 poundBluefintunain
ConceptionBay withonlyasimplerod and
reel.
Shehadneverintendedto fish,but on a
dareshe decidedto try it for the first time.
Whilestrappedinto afightingchair,dressed
in borrowedsweat-pants,awhitecashmere
sweaterandastringofpearlsshespent 7
hoursinthepouringraintobringinthefish.
She was the only personon the boatthat day
of all men who caughtafish.
Afterlivingbrieflyin HuntingtonValley,PA,
the familysettledin rural GoshenEstatesin
MontgomeryCounty,MDinthe early1960's
and raisedTennesseeWalkinghorses.Claire
livedin Gaithersburg,MD,for 58 yearsas a
homemakerand dedicatedvolunteerat the
EpiscopalChurchoftheAscension'sCharity
Shop.
Intermentwillbe at the Foundry United
MethodistChurchColumbarium,Washington,
DC.Amemorialservicewill be held at alater
date.CREASER
LEWISDENTON CROSS
Passedawayon March17, 2022.Lewisis
survivedby his wife,DianneH. Cross;his
childrenPatsy Thomas(deceased),LindaShaw,
HenryCross(Rachel),and ChristinaBradshaw.
Lewishas six grandchildren,12 greatgrand-
childrenand threegreat-greatgrandchildren.
Lewiswas born and raised on RitchieAvenuein
TakomaPark,Maryland.Hisparents,Henryand
HattieCrosshad 10 children,ElizabethAllen,
MelvinCross,LeonardCross,LarrindaJeffries,
GertrudeRussell,EleanorCross,ArthurCross,
WilliamCross,RosettaPowelland LewisCross.
Lewiswas the “last of the secondhalf”.
Lewiswasachampionleaguebowlerand
lovedto dance,especiallythe Cha Cha Cha. He
likedlisteningto jazz, bluesand gospelmusic.
He wasalsoan avidbid-whistandbridge
player.Mostly,heenjoyedtravellingwithhis
wife,Dianne,spendingqualitytimewithhis
childrenand grandchildrenand reconnecting
with his belovedCross-familyrelatives.
Lewisservedin the U.S. Armyand madehistory
as the first blackSoftwareQualityAssurance
Engineerat the U.S. NationalSecurityAgency.
Lewistravelledthroughoutthe worldduringhis
career.
Lewiswill be rememberedby manyas akind
and wisesoul.He will continueto be apositive
drivingforcefor all that knewhim.
The homegoingservicefor LewisCrosswill
be heldat St. LukeBaptistChurch, 1415
GallatinStreetNW,Washington,DC 20011,on
Saturday,April 4, 2022,Viewingat 10 a.m.
Serviceat 11 a.m.Followedby interment
at LincolnMemorialCemetery,4001 Suitland
Road,Suitland,MD 20746(Maskrequired).CROSS
THOMASEUGENECURTIS
ThomasEugeneCurtisof Rockville,Maryland
passedawaythe morningof Tuesday,March
22, 2022. He is survivedby his wifeCheryl
Curtis;brotherMikeand wife AprilCurtis;son
Craig and wife KimberlyCurtis;son Jeffreyand
wifeJaniceCurtis;stepchildrenBill Lauritzen
andTiffanyConsuegra; ninegrandchildren;
one great-grandchild;threenephewsand one
niece.Inlieu of flowers,donationscan be
madeto the AmericanHeartAssociationor the
AmericanKidneyFoundation.ACelebrationof
Life to be determinedat alater date.And folks,
he madeone hell of apot of spaghettisauce.CURTIS
FARRELL
DANIELJOSEPHFARRELL(Age62)
On Tuesday,March22, 2022of Brentwood,
MD.Devotedson of the late JohnA. (Jack)
and MaryEstherFarrell;Cherishedbrother
of: twinsister,Mary Bridget(Kurt) Palman,
ShawnA. (Judy)Farrell,JamesA. (Melissa)
Farrell,TerenceJ. (Teresa)Farrell,AnnK.
Farrell and the late AndrewT. Farrell.Be-
lovedUncleof Caitlin,Casey(Kristen),Con-
nor,Nicole,Colleen,Tommy(Emma),Jessi-
ca (Andy),Meghan, Jimmy,Kyle, JohnRyan,
Luke,and Erica.GreatUncleto Chloe,Carly,
Evelyn,Madison,Drew,Bennett,Jameson,
Layla,Gracie,and the late HallieKate.Also
survivedby his Uncle,JackRollison,and
numerouscousinsandfriends.Relatives
andfriendsmaycall on Monday,March
28, 2022,at St. JamesCatholicChurch,
3628 RhodeIslandAvenue,Mt. Rainier,
MD20712,from9to10:45a.m.wherea
Rosarywill be recitedat 9:00am, followed
by aMass of ChristianBurialat 11 a.m.In-
termentGateof HeavenCemetery,Silver
Spring,MD.Inlieu of flowers,memorial
contributionsmaybe madeto St. James
CatholicChurch.
http://www.gaschs.comDEATH NOTICE
WILLIAMEMILFOREMAN
CareerUSArmyChaplainandpastorinthe
PresbyterianChurchUSA passedawayon
February15, 2022at the age of 85 after
complicationsfromafall and hip surgery.
Bill grewup in Lancaster,PAand played
footballatLafayetteCollege.Hereceived
Mastersdegreesin Divinityand Christian
EducationfromPrincetonTheologicalSem-
inaryand UnionSeminary(RichmondVA).
Heandhiswifeservedupanddownthe
easternseaboard,inOkinawaandhehad
solo toursin Korea andVietnamwherewas
withthe 101 Airborne.Bill servedin the
WashingtonDC regionfour timesduringhis
careerincludingservingas chaplainat Fort
MeadeMD and Fort DetrickMD as well as
ExecutiveAssociatePastor at the National
PresbyterianChurchin Tenleytownareaof
the city.Inthe early2000’s, Bill served
as the last pastorat SecondPresbyterian
ChurchinAlexandria,VAtohelpclosethe
church.
Bill is precededin deathby his wife,Elaine
and his parents,Ruthadeland WilliamA.
Foreman. SurvivingBill are his children,
KarenForemanof AtlantaGA and William
Kurt Foreman(Julie)of MiddletownDE.
Bill has four grandchildren,RebeccaBolin
(Jeremy),EmmaForemanLewis(Shelby),
NathanForeman,ThomasForemanand
twogreatgranddaughters.Otherfamily
includeBill’ssister,PhyllisMiller,and an
extendedfamilyof cousins,nieces,and
nephewsthroughoutthe country.
Amemorialserviceis plannedfor Monday,
April4, at 11 a.m. in the chapelat Brethren
Village,Lititz PA wherehe livedthe last 18
yearsof his life.Bill and his wifeElaine,
whopassedin late 2021,will be privately
inurned at the National Presbyterian
Church’scolumbarium.To leavean online
condolencefor the family,pleasevisit:
http://www.DeBordSnyder.comFOREMAN
WILLIAMFRANCISGERMAINE
Of Bowie,MD, passedawayon March1,
2022,of complicationsfromMultipleSclerosis.
William(Bill) was the belovedson of Ceciliaand
FrancisGermaine;belovedbrotherof Maryann
Germaineand FrancesKoung;and devoted
uncleof Stan,Eva,Zachary,Nicholas,and
Grace.
WilliamgraduatedfromWest VirginiaUniversi-
ty with abachelor’sdegreein politicalscience.
He was giftedin languages--hespokeFrench,
Spanish,and Polish,with aworkingknowledge
of Russian.He foundhis peopleamongthe
creativesin the foodserviceindustry,working
in anumberof DC metroarearestaurants.
Williamworkedfor manyyearsas ahost and
serverat L’ AubergeChezFrançoisin Great
Falls,Virginia.
Williamwas unfailinglygenerousto his family,
his manyfriends,and totalstrangers.Hewas
passionateaboutfood,culture,and music.His
greatestpleasurewas to cookfor friendsand
family,with musicplayingand lots of laughter
and joking.Williamwas agifted storytellerwho
lovedto sharehis observationsand experi-
ences,completewith the exactvoicesof all the
charactersinvolved.He adoredand spoiledhis
dog,Chester.Williamenduredhis longillness
withcourage and grace.While it is impossible
to imaginelife withouthim,his friendsand
familyhaveno doubtof his enduringlove;he
expressedit so oftento everyonein his life.
Privateserviceswill be held at alater date.In
lieu of flowers,memorialcontributionsmay be
directedto the MultipleSclerosisFoundation,
https://msfocus.org/GERMAINE
GERRITY
MARYEILEENGERRITY
On Monday,March21, 2022,MaryEileen
Gerrityof Columbia,MD.Beloved wife of
PhilipW. Schulz;lovingmotherof SeanGer-
rity and his wifeJennifer;cherishedgrand-
motherof Parker and TannerGerrity;and
sisterof Craig Butlerand his wifeDebra
Ehrgoodand the late MaureenButler.Also
survivedby manyniecesandnephews.
AMemorialVisitationand Celebrationof
Life servicewill be heldon Saturday,April
2, 2022from11 a.m.to 1p.m. at HarryH.
WitzkeFamily Funeral Home,4112 Old Co-
lumbiaPike,EllicottCity,MD21043.For
moreinformationand to makeacondo-
lence,pleasevisit
http://www.harrywitzkefuneralhome.comROBERTGREENBERGER
RobertGreenbergerdiedat homeon March
25, 2022,fromAlzheimer’sDisease.Hewas a
wonderfulhusband,father,grandfather,broth-
er and friend,afunnyand charmingmanwho
was lovedand respectedby all who knewhim.
Bob was bornMarch7, 1942,in Queens,NY.
He and atight-knitgroupof friendssplit their
afternoonsbetweenthe basketballcourtand
the beach,and he spentmanyhappysummers
at CampBacoin the Adirondacks.Shortlyafter
graduatingfromBrandeisUniversityin 1963,
Bob tookthe helmof his family’scompany,
the GraphicPaper Corporation.Bob met Phyllis
Morelwhenhe crashedaparty at her Manhat-
tan apartmentin the early1960s.They married
in 1966.
In 1972,Bob sold the businessto studyjournal-
ism at ColumbiaUniversity.HejoinedThe Wall
StreetJournalin 1976,beginninghis career
coveringlaborand economics.Hejumpedat
the chanceto coverforeignpolicy,covering
warsin Central America,the fall of the Soviet
Unionand Mideastpeaceefforts.Hecapped
his Journalcareerwithastint coveringthe
SupremeCourt.Afterleavingthe Journalin
2005,he wrotefreelancearticlesfor Moment
magazineand taughtat GoucherCollege.
Bob is survivedby his wife Phyllisof Washing-
ton, DC; sonsScott(MicheleKurtz) of Takoma
Park, MD;Erik (Sara) of Westport,CT;Peter
(CassidyWaskowicz)of Washington,DC; grand-
childrenSydney,Jacob,Eli, Miles,Carly,Gideon
and Isaac;sisterCynthiaLieberbaumof West-
port,CT and brotherJohnMaccabeeof Kens-
ington,CA.
Afuneral servicewill be heldat 10 a.m.on
MondayMarch28 at TempleSinai, 3100 Mili-
tary RoadNW.Shivawill be at 3903Jenifer
StreetNW,after the burialand on March 29
and March30 from7to9p.m. with servicesat
7:30p.m. In lieu of flowers,pleaseconsidera
donationto the Alzheimer’sAssociation.GREENBERGER
DEATH NOTICE
MICHAELR.HEMSLEY(Age61)
PeacefullypassedawayWednesday,March16,
2022 at his homein Washington,DC.Heis
survivedby his son Marcusand his daughter
Jessica.Funeral serviceshavepreviouslybeen
performedat the PopeFuneral Homeon Mon-
day,March 21, 2022.HEMSLEY
KIRKA.JACKSON,SR.
Departedfromthis life on February24, 2022
afterashortstayat WashingtonHospital
Center.Heleavesbehindto cherishhis mem-
ory,awife,VanessaL. (Robertson)Jackson;a
daughter,Makia Robertson-Wills(Jeffrey);two
sons,KirkA.Jackson,Jr.,andRashardCampbell
(Nakia),six grandchildren,threesisters,Jean
Williams,Mary Morris,and LarcellaJackson;
two brothers,Tyroneand NormanJackson,and
ahostsof nieces,nephews,familymembers
and friends.Crematoryservicesarrangedby
Horton’sFuneral Home.Atthis timethe family
will celebrate his life privately.Amemorial
serviceis plannedfor later this Spring.JACKSON
BARBARA COLLINSKEHS
BarbaraCollinsKehs passedpeacefullyfrom
the loveof her familyand friendsintothe
embrace of her Lordand SaviorJesusChrist,
on March11, 2022followingabrief illness.She
was 87.
The first-bornchildof Patand MarieCollins,
BarbaraAnne Collinsenteredthis life in Mem-
phis,TNin1934.She graduatedfromCentral
HighSchooland attendedMemphisStateUni-
versity.She marriedH.H.“Harry”Kehs,Jr. in
1957 and was the lovingmotherof two sons,
Patand Michael.
In additionto her skillsmanagingthe logistics
of raisingtwo activeboys,Barbarawas an
accomplisheddessertchefand volunteerin
civicorganizationssupportingthe Arts.But
her passionwasthe Church.Thatfaithand
communitywas essentialwhen,in 1978at the
age of 48, her husbandpassedaway.
Sheworkedat The Cathedral of St. Philip
in Atlantafor nearly25 years,most of that
timein an activeprayerministryand as the
AdministrativeAssistantin the Pastoral Care
Officeled by The ReverendCanonBruceShort-
ell. In 2000,she movedto Arlington,VA to join
The Falls Churchand be closeto her sons,two
sistersand theirfamilies.She was electedto
the ChurchVestry and laterbecamedeeply
involvedin the nurturingand buildingof The
Falls ChurchAnglican.
Shewasparticularlyinvolvedin ministries
servingothers,includingheadingthe Funer-
al/MemorialService ReceptionCommittee,
leadingGriefShareclassesfor 13 yearsand
addingher voiceto enumerable prayer chains.
Throughit all, she broughther positivespirit
andaseeminglyendlessarray of cookies,
cakes,brownies,and othertreatsto the delight
of the peopleshe loved,mentored,servedand
thanked.
Barbaraissurvivedby her lovingfamily:her
sons,her sisters,threeadultgrandsons,and
one (truly)greatgrandson.
Her Funeral Servicewill be heldat The Falls
ChurchAnglicanon Wednesday,March 30
at 2p.m. EDT and live streamedat tfcangli-
can.org.Areceptionwill follow.Inlieu of
flowers,donationsmaybe madeto TheLam-
bCenter.org.Barbara’sasheswill be laid to
rest in the samegravesiteas her late husband
at 1p.m. on Thursday,March31 at Marietta
NationalCemetery(500WashingtonAvenue,
Marietta,GA). Her dearfriend,BruceShortell
will preside.KEHS
JOHNLESESNE,SR.
Age 87, of Washington,DC,passedMarch7,
2022 at WashingtonHospitalCenter.Funeral
PopeFuneral Home,5538 MarlboroPike,Dis-
trictHeights,MD, March31, 2022.Viewing
10 a.m.,Service11 a.m.IntermentQuantico
NationalCemetery.LESESNE
recalledby the Air Force to serveas an F-
104 Starfighterpilotduringthe BerlinCrisis.
Afterlaw school,Bob enjoyedalong and
distinguishedcareerin bankingand law.He
was apartnerin the law firm of Comstock&
Reilly,L.L.P.inWashington,DC.
He wasan organizerand Chairmanof the
Boardof FirstContinentalBankof Maryland
from1983-1986and servedas Directorand
Chairmanof the Boardof the Metropolitan
Federal Savingsand LoanAssociationfrom
1986-1987and servedin the sameposition
at BaltimoreBancorpand Bankof Baltimore
from1988-1991.He had along relationship
with the NationalCapitalBankof Washington
wherehe servedon the boardfor 15 years
and was the Chairof its ExecutiveCommittee
numeroustimes.Heservedas theirChair-
man and CEO from2013-2016.
Bob servedas HeadTrack and Cross-Country
Coachat CatholicUniversitybeforedeciding
to volunteerhis timeto supportthe Catholic
Youth Organizationby becomingthe founding
MeetDirectorfor the NationalInvitational
IndoorTrack Meetfrom1968-1976.Top
nationaland internationalathletescompeted
in this eventwhichwas seenon ABC’sWide
World of Sports.Bob alsoled the United
StatesTrack and FieldTeam to international
competitionsand directedthe 1976USA-
USSRTrack and FieldDual Meet.
Bob’scontributionsto the localcommunity
weremanyand varied,especiallyhis ded-
icationto the RomanCatholicChurchfor
whichBobwasnamedaKnightof Saint
Gregorythe Greatin 2019.In addition,Bob
servedas amemberof the Boardof Trustees
for the Basilicaof the NationalShrineof
the ImmaculateConceptionand The Catholic
Universityof America,faithfullypromoting
the missionof both institutions.
Visitationwill be heldin the CryptChurch
of the Basilicaof the NationalShrineof the
ImmaculateConceptionon April9, 2022at 10
a.m. immediatelyfollowedby aFuneral Mass
at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowerspleaseconsideradonation
to the RobertF. ComstockScholarshipFund
at the ColumbusSchoolof Law at the Catholic
Universityof America.ROBERTF. COMSTOCK
(Age 85)
Of ChevyChase,Marylandpeacefullypassed
awayon March17, 2022,surroundedby
lovedones.
He was the belovedhusbandof JeanJoyce
Comstockand alovingand devotedfather
to his five childrenand theirfamilies.He
is survivedby: Jamesand KathleenJoyce,
Michaeland Deborah Joyce,Kelly and Larry
Devine,JenniferJeanComstock,Margaret
and Alex Watkins;he was abelovedbrother
to his six siblingsand theirfamiliesand is
survivedby his sisterBarbaraK.Comstock
Nalepka;grandfatherto Michael Joyce,Jr.,
Carl Joyce,Brian Joyce(Magalys),MaryJean
Joyce(Kyle), Kevin Joyce,CaitlinJoyce,Mary
AlicePerry,JamesJoyce,PatrickJoyce,
RobertWatkins,JamesWatkinsand William
Watkins;and great-grandfatherto three.
Robert“Bob”wasbornon June4, 1936,
in the city of Lincoln,Illinoisto Maryand
WilliamBryanComstock.Bob was the sec-
ondyoungestof sevenchildren.Afterhe
graduatedfromSacredHeart-GriffinHigh
School,he acceptedascholarshipto attend
The CatholicUniversityof Americawherehe
excelledin basketball,baseball,and track.
Aftergraduation,Bob servedan initialtour
of dutywiththe Air Force as an Air Targets
Officerin Japan.He returnedto Catholic
Universityto beginlaw schoolonly to beCOMSTOCK
DEATH NOTICE
GERALDINEMARGARETMADDEN
(Papson)"Gerry"
Diedsuddenlyon March19, 2022at the age
of73.GerrywasbornonJanuary12,1949in
Cleveland,Ohio.Shemarriedtheloveofher
life,Tom/JoeMadden,in 1972,and in 1974
movedto the Washington,DC area.Gerrywas
the proudmotherof threechildren.In 1990,
she startedin the salesdivisionat the senior
livingdepartmentat the HolladayCorporation
whichled her to the positionof Marketing
Directorfor SeniorLiving.Gerry retiredin 2005.
Gerrywasawomanof profoundfaith.She
was passionatelyinvolvedin the parishesat
St.IgnatiusofLoyolainUrbana,MDandSt.
FrancisofAssisiCatholicChurchinDerwood,
MD.Gerryand Tommovedto Raleigh,NC
in 2009to be closerto theirdaughterand
grandchildren.Shelovedher grandchildren
beyondall measure.Gerry is survivedby her
lovinghusbandof almost50 years;her three
children,Leslie(Rob)Brockman,Emily(Jon)
MaddenFryandTom(Rachael)Madden,as
wellas her ninegrandchildren.She is also
survivedby her sister,Bernie(Fred)Infield;
numerouscousins,niecesandnephewsand
countlessfriends.Shewasprecededindeath
by her parents,her sister,and her brother.
Funeral serviceswereheldin Raleigh,NC on
March26, 2022.Memorialdonationsin her
honorcan be madeto the AmericanRed
Cross.Gerry Maddenwas arelentlessforceof
love;adaughter,asister,awife,amother,a
grandmother,afriend,alight.Thosewho knew
her are devastatedby her loss and will miss
her forever.MADDEN
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