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DEATH NOTICE

MARKFAIRFAX CARTER

Departedthislife Tuesday,March22, 2022,

at the Mt. VernonRehaband NursingFacility,

Alexandria,VA.Heissurvivedby his sisters,

BarbaraL.Wilks and Toni C. Pearson,daughter

Bridget(Harry)HoltandgrandsonTyler Holt.

Servicewill takeplaceTuesday,April 5, 2022,

at FirstBaptistChurchChesterbrook, 1740

KirbyRoad,McLeanVA 22101;visitation 10

a.m.to 11 a.m.followedby serviceat 11

a.m. Arrangementsby Baker-ChinnFuneral

Services.

CARTER

DOYLE

MARYC.DOYLE

On March27, 2022,MaryCatherineDoyle

passedawaypeacefullyin her sleepsur-

roundedby her family.Mary wasborn

August12, 1936,in Hebron,Nebraska,

the daughterof the late Josephand Agnes

Wiedel.Marywasthe youngestof eight

children-vivaciousand alittle mischie-

vous.Her belovedhusbandof 50 years,

Art Doyle,precededher in deathon April

20, 2007.

Marywas aproudand lovingmotherwho

is survivedby her five childrenand spous-

es (Dennis,Anna,Diane,Scott,Kathy,An-

thony,Michael,Katy,Tom, and Peggy), 12

grandchildren,and 13 great-grandchildren.

The visitationwill be held on Tuesday,April

5from 4to7p.m.atHoly Family Catholic

Churchon 12010WoodmoreRoad,Mitch-

ellville,MD. 20721.The funeral masswill

takeplaceon Wednesday,April 6at11

a.m. at Holy Family CatholicChurch.Please

viewand sign Family guestbookat

http://www.beallfuneral.com

WILLIAMEMORYDYSON III

MajorU. S. Army(Ret.)

Suddenly,August13, 2020,WilliamEmory

DysonIII, departedthis life on August13,

2020.Williamleavesbehindmanyfamily,

friendsandcolleagues.Williamis the son

of WilliamEmoryDyson,Jr.and the late

CynthiaA. Dyson.Williamis precededin

deathby his sisterSonyaMarieDyson.

He leavesbehindhis fatherWilliamEmory

Dyson,Jr.; stepmotherDeliaA. Dyson;

brotherEricDyson(SynthiaDyson);aunt

RobynDysonTowles(KevinTowles);uncle

CharlesBeckwith;cousinsReginaSmith,

NikosiDickersonandShellySmith;anda

hostof niecesand nephews.Intermentwill

be heldApril5, 2022at ArlingtonNational

Cemetery11 a.m.

DYSON

YEARWOOD

ELEANORSMITHYEARWOOD

Eleanor SmithYearwood enteredinto

eternalrest on Saturday,March26, 2022.

She is survivedby her husbandof over 60

years,ElliottJ. Yearwood-D;daughter,Lisa

J. Yearwoodand ahost of lovingnieces

and nephews.Aloverof education,Elea-

nor was agraduateof DunbarHigh School,

HowardUniversity(BA) whereshe pledged

AlphaKappaAlphaand agraduateof the

Universityof Michigan(MSW).Family and

friendsare invitedto celebrate Eleanor’s

life on Friday,April 8, 2022at 10:30a.m.

for agravesideserviceat LincolnMemorial

Cemetery,4001 SuitlandRd., Suitland,MD.

Arrangementsby

McGuirewww.mcguire-service.com

GEORGETHOMPSONESHERICK

Withhis familypresent,GeorgeThompson

Esherick“slippedthe surlybondsof Earth”

passingpeacefullyFebruary1, 2022aftera

shortillnessat homein Bethesda,MD.George,

sonof CharlotteThompsonandFrankKnorr

Esherick,is reunitedwithhis parentsand Mary

Dee,his belovedwifeof morethan50 years.

BornJune24, 1927in Philadelphia,PA,George

boastedof his “Pennsyltucky”roots.Upon

graduatingfromLowerMerionHighSchool,

Georgejoinedthe U.S. MerchantMarinebefore

receivinghis engineeringdegreefromLehigh

University,Classof 1951.Georgecaptained

bothhis highschooland collegetrack teams.

Georgeproudlyservedas an officerin the

U.S. Navy.Hemarried“Deezy”March1, 1952.

AftertheNavy,Georgewashiredby U.S.

Steel,firstsellingsteelin the Midwestand

thensellingU.S. Steel’sideasand perspective

to Membersof Congressin Washington,D.C.

Georgeworkedas agovernmentaffairsrepre-

sentativewithUSSfrom 1959 to 1984before

transitioningto the AmericanIronandSteel

Instituteuntilhis retirementin 1994.In retire-

ment,Georgerelishedthe timehe hadwith

Dee,enjoyedhis dogs,golf at BurningTree

Club,and companionshipat the 19thHole.

Georgeis survivedby his son,Rickand Rick’s

sons,Nick andBenandKirk(Nancy)and

theirsons,KevinandChristian.Georgewas

predeceasedby his eldestgrandson,Andrew.

Amemorialservicewill be heldon Saturday,

April2, 2022at 10 a.m.at St. David’sEpiscopal

Church, 5150 MacombStreet,NW,Washing-

ton, DC.

In lieu of flowers,contributionscan be made

to Friendsof MontgomeryCountyAnimals,Inc.

ESHERICK

DEATH NOTICE

FREEDMAN

DORISSUEFREEDMAN

DorisSue Freedman,77, of Washington,

D.C.,formerpolicydirectorand SBA’s advo-

cacychiefcounsel,died February21, 2022.

She is survivedby niecesMaryMcFall Hop-

per and Elizabeth(John)Leddy,nephew

Ray (Joanne)McFall, six grandniecesand

grandnephews,and many,many friends.

Amemorialservicewill be heldSunday,

April10 at 11:30a.m.at JosephGawler’s

Sons,5130WisconsinAve, Washington,

DC.Toview obituary,visit: https://www.

dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/washing-

ton-dc/doris-freedman-10604520

CARMELITADEIMELHARRISON"Lita"

Carmelita“Lita”DeimelHarrisonpassedaway

peacefullyon March13, 2022,at age 91.

Shewasawonderfulwife,motherandgrand-

motherwhodevotedher timeand energiesto

manycharitableorganizationsand causes.

Amemorialservicewill be heldApril9at10:30

a.m.at St. JamesCatholicChurch.

View full obituary at https://www.everly-

community.com/tributes/Carmelita-Harrison

HARRISON

CHARLINEMAEPHILLIPSHULL

Passedaway,peacefully,inCumming,GA, on

March16, 2022,at age 92, withher daughter,

Ruth,by her side.

She wasbornon WarnerStreetin Kensington,

MD at her GrandmotherSchneider’shomeon

June2, 1929to MarieSchneiderPhillipsand

CharlesLeonPhillips.Her childhoodwas spent

in KensingtonandGarrettPark, MD,and she

attendedBethesdaChevyChaseHighSchool.

Her entirecareerwaswithThe C&PTelephone

Company,startingas aswitchboardoperator

in the Bethesdaoffice,then advancingto man-

agementand teachingat the Wheatonoffice,

retiringafter30 years.Inretirement,she found

joy in boating,golf,arts and crafts,bird watch-

ing, gardening,her dog,andmusic,but most

especially,she lovedbeingwithher familyand

helpingto carefor her grandchildren.

Her husband,LeroyEugeneHull,predeceased

her in 1998,andshe leavesthreedaughters,

GloriaRowland(Dave)of SilverSpring,MD,

RuthGoode(John)of Cumming,GA, and Julie

Millerof VirginiaBeach,VA;five grandchildren,

BrianRowlandof McKinney,TX, LauraRowland

(Henry)of SilverSpring,MD,KaceyCrosthwait

of Cumming,GA, ErinMiller(Anthony)of Vir-

giniaBeach,VA,and MatthewMillerof Virginia

Beach,VA,and sevengreat-grandchildren,

Jesse,William,Olivia,McKenzie,Ezra, Beckham

and Keniston.

Hergreatestjoy washerfamily.She was

the matriarchand familyhistorian/genealogist,

and wasbelovedby all, includingmanynieces,

nephews,thoseshe regardedas family,Vonda

Falcione,TammiandKyle Bramblett,Wynette

Millerandotherspecialfriends.She will be

trulymissed,especiallyat Christmas,her

favoritetimeof the year,whenwe lovingly

displayher handpaintedChristmasVillages.

At alaterdate,ACelebrationof Life gathering

willbe heldin Cumming,GA for herCoal

MountainBaptistChurchfamily,neighbors,

and friends,and aGraveside/ComingHometo

MD.Service,will be heldat ParklawnCemetery

in Rockville,MDfor her family,also at alater

date.

HULL

MARGIEP. IZLAR

On March24, 2022MargieP. Izlar

enteredintoeternalrest.Dearly

beloved mother to Benjamin

(Audrietta)andReuben(Sheila).

Alsosurvivedby ahost of relatives

and friends.Viewing10 a.m.until

11 a.m.at NewSamaritanBaptistChurch,

1100 FloridaAve. NE. IntermentFort Lincoln

Cemetery.

IZLAR

KAUL

GAILH. KAUL

Gail H. Kaul“Yia Yia”,aged82 of Burke,

VA passedawayon Wednesday,March

30, 2022at Fair OaksHospital.She was

the belovedwifeof RogerG. Kaul;devot-

ed motherof KathyCrump(Kaul),Steve

Crump,Kevin Kaul,and KristinKaul (Nickla).

Gail was the daughterof PalmerB. Raw-

ley and GabrielleRawley(Segren);andthe

sisterof RobertRawley,John Rawley,and

BriceRawley.She is also survivedby five

grandchildren,AmericoSardo,Gabrielle

Dunlop(Sardo),DevanDunlop,Emmaline

Kaul,RaymondKaul,and StevenCrump.

Serviceswill be held at SaintPetersin the

Woods EpiscopalChurchat 5911Fairview

Woods Driveon April10, 2022at 1p.m.

DEATH NOTICE

BARBARASPENCERLUCAS

Peacefully,onMarch 28, 2022, Barbara

SpencerLucasof Washington,DC and educator

in the DC PublicSchools.She is survivedby

lovingdaughters,Nancy(Clifton)andWanda;

grandsons,Jason and Jonathan (Allison)

Alexander,great-granddaughtersEvelynand

Ella;sisterJosephineWest, brothersWilliam

and Wayne Spencer,sisters-in-law,niecesand

nephews.Servicewill be heldon Friday,April

8, 2022,at 11 a.m.,withvisitationat 9:30

a.m.at MichiganPark ChristianChurch, 1600

Taylor Street,NE, PastorMarvinOwens.Covid

protocolswillbe in placeandservicewill

be livestreamedat http://www.michiganparkcc.com

[michiganparkcc.com].In lieu of flowers,family

suggestsdonationsto Mealson WheelsAmer-

ica,PO Box791568,Baltimore,MD21279

http://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.orgor DC Public

EducationFund, 3404 -14th Street,NW,Wash-

ington,DC 20010https://dcedfund.org.

LUCAS

DEATH NOTICE

PETERHERBERTNEIL

PeterHerbertNeil diedunexpectedlyof natural

causesat his brother’shomein ShakerHeights,

Ohioon March20, 2022.Bornin 1960in

Washington,DC,Petergrewup in Arlington,

Virginiaandmovedto Bethesdaas an adult.

He attendedArlingtonpublicschoolsincluding

YorktownHigh.In his senioryear,heservedas

aCapitolPage and graduatedfromthe Capitol

Page Schoolin 1978.At the Collegeof William

and Mary,hemajoredin PoliticalScienceand

minoredin German.He maintainedalifelong

passionfor politics,frequentlyvolunteering

for Democraticcandidatesin bothlocaland

nationalelections.Fluentin FrenchandGer-

man,he traveledto Europewhenhe could,

enthusiasticand knowledgeableaboutits cul-

turesandcuisines.Hewas talentedin the

kitchenand wasespeciallygiftedwithpies.A

devotedson,Peterwasthe primarycaregiver

for his mother,ErikaNeil,fromthe timeshe

sufferedastrokeuntilher deathin 2005.Peter

wasalsoacommittedenvironmentalistwho

enjoyednatureand the out-of-doors,and was

ardentin his concernfor the conservationof

our natural resources.For muchof his career,

he workedas aswiminstructorand life-guard

at poolsin the D.C. region,includingthe Stone

RidgeAquaticCenter.Heissurvivedby his

brothers,Paul (Fritz)Neilof ShakerHeights,

Ohio,and ErikNeilof Norfolk,Virginia.In

lieuof flowers,pleaserememberPeterwith

memorialcontributionsto theChesapeake

BayFoundation,6HerndonAve.,Annapolis,

MD21403,or at http://www.cbf.org/memorial. A

memorialserviceis beingplannedfor Septem-

ber.

NEIL

PENDEL

MARYHELENEPENDEL

MaryHelenePendel,93, diedof cancer

on March26, 2022at her homeat the

Jefferson. Ms.Pendeland her late hus-

band,DavidM. Thompson,whopreceded

her in death,ownedthe fundraisingand

publicrelationsconsultingfirm,Thompson

and PendelAssociates.The firm,which

wasfoundedin 1976,includedamong

its clients,The SmithsonianInstitutions,

GallaudetUniversity,the San DiegoZoo,

and numerouscollegesand universities.

Ms.Pendelwasbornin Scranton,PA,

the daughterof Attorneyand Mrs.Paul

E. Pendel. She is agraduateof Central

HighSchooland obtainedaB.A.inEnglish

fromMarywoodCollege,whichis now

MarywoodUniversity.She wasin charge

of publicrelationsfor MarywoodCollege,

DuquesneUniversity,Pittsburg,PA,and Im-

maculateHeartCollege,Los Angeles,CA.

Shejoinedthe firmof Frantzreb,Pray,

Ferner and Thompsonbeforeshe and her

husbandstartedtheirown firm.Sheissur-

vivedby sistersLouisePendelShea,Jus-

tine PendelArnold,bothof Arlingtonand

numerousniecesand nephews.

She is also survivedby adaughter,three

sons,and twogranddaughtersfromMr.

Thompson’sfirst marriage.

Avisitationwill be held on Monday,April 11

from3to6p.m. at MurphyFuneral Home,

4510 WilsonBlvd,Arlington,VA 22203.

DEATH NOTICE

MASSEY

ORANARTHURMASSEY(Age88)

Col.Oran Arthur(Art)Massey,U.S.Army

(Ret),passedfromearthto Heavenon

Thursday,March24, 2022. He passed away

peacefullyat homein Alexandria,Virginia,at

the age of88. He leavesbehindmanywho

greatlylovedhim.

Art was bornin Bruno,Arkansas,and raised

by his stepfatherand mother,Raymondand

EthelCainesof KansasCity,Kansas,and his

grandmother,ZelmaCrunkleton,of Spring-

field,Missouri.

Art enrolledat SouthwestMissouriState

Collegein Springfield,Missouriand immedi-

atelywas electedfreshmanclasspresident,

and soonbecamepresidentof his fraternity.

He was afriendto everyonehe knewand

therewas alwayslots of laughterwhenhe

was around.Besidesthe fun, Art excelled

in ROTC whileworkinghis wayfull-time

throughcollege,earningaB.A. in business.

Mostimportantly,atSouthwestMissouri

State,Art met his futurewife,Annabelle,the

love of his life.They marriedas he entered

his senioryear of college.

Aftercollege,Art becameaU.S.Army officer

and an AirborneRanger.Helaterbecame

the AssistantDirectorof the FloridaRang-

er Camp.Hewas deployedoverseastwice,

to SouthKorea and Vietnam.He taughtat

The Commandand General StaffCollegein

Ft. Leavenworth,Kansas,and led abattal-

ion at Ft. LeonardWood, Missouri.In 1975,

Art’scareerbroughthim to the Pentagon,

wherehe servedin variouspositionsfor

eightyears.

Duringhis 26 yearsof distinguishedmilitary

service,Art was awardedaBronzeStar with

a“V” for “Valor,” the RepublicArmedForces

HonorMedalFirstClass,and the Vietnam-

ese Crossof Gallantrywith SilverStar,along

with anumberof othermedalsand honors.

Uponretirement,Art becameamanagerfor

JBG SmithCompanyin the NorthernVirginia

area,managinganumberof shoppingcen-

ters includingCrystalCity Underground.He

was fondlyknownas “TheMayorof Crystal

City.”

Art was an avid reader,loved to play the gui-

tar and sing folk songs,learnedto sail with

Ann at age 50, thensailedthe Chesapeake

Bay togetheron weekendsand vacations

for 15 yearson their34-footsailboat.After

yearsof sailing,Art learnedto play golf in

his late 60’sand shotahole-in-onein his

late 70’s. However,with two greatcareers

and manydifferentinterests,Art’sgreatest

passionin life was alwaysfamily.Hewas a

role-modelto all in his devotionto family.

Art was precededin deathby Ann in August

2018,after64 yearsof wonderfulmarriage.

Art leavesbehindtheirthreechildren—Jan

MasseyEsher,SusanMassey,David Massey

(Cathy),and two grandchildrenwho brought

him greatdelight—Kyle Masseyand Elis-

sa (Elli)Esher.Healso leavesbehindhis

sister,JimmieGayleMassey,his “brother”

and sister-in-law,David and DonnaGillman,

andnieces,nephews,grand-niecesand

grand-nephews.

Amemorialservicewill be heldat Alders-

gate UnitedMethodistChurch, 1301 Colling-

woodRoadAlexandria,VA 22308,onSun-

day,May 1, at 2p.m., withareceptionto

follow.

Therewill be alaterserviceat Arlington

NationalCemetery,with full militaryhonors.

Art will be laid to rest besideAnn at that

time.Ifyou wouldlike to attendthis service,

pleasenotifythe family,and we will send

you informationas we receiveit.

In lieu of flowers,pleasesenddonationsto:

PathwayHomes,Inc.Pleasenote “In memo-

ry of Art Massey.” By mail:PathwayHomes,

Inc.,10201FairfaxBlvd.,St #200,Fairfax,

VA 22030.Or online: https://interland3.

donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx-

?name=pathway&id=4

WAKEFIELD

LYNNEANNWAKEFIELD(Age71)

Of Springfield,Virginiapassedawayin her

homeafteralong strugglewith bonecancer

in the earlymorningof Tuesday,March29,

2022.Bornin Alliance,Ohio,Lynne retired

from the Federal Governmentin the 90’s

workingas an analystfor the U. S. Materiel

Commandof the U. S. Departmentof Army.

She is survivedby her mother,DonnaJ.

Vogelhuber(George),Fairfax,VA ;Brother,

LarryD. Gobely(Gladys),Millington,MD ;

Brother,KennardL.Gobely,Clear Brook,VA;

Sister,KarenS. Beatty(Jay), Herndon,VA ;

Sister,SharonL. Hankinson(Les),Fort Worth,

TX. Additionally,she is survivedby many

nephews,nieces,and cousins,aunts,and

unclesin her nativeOhio,aswell as friends,

neighbors,and formerco-workers.She was

predeceasedby her formerhusband,Pat-

rick J. Wakefield. Lynne graduatedfrom

GeorgeC. Marshall High Schoolin 1968,and

attendedRadfordUniversity.She enjoyed

tennis,animals,early rockmusic,and gar-

dening.She will be missedby all. Special

thanksto CapitalCaringHealthand Syner-

gy HomeCarefor Lynne’scare in her final

days.Visitationswill be held at MurphyFu-

neral Home,1102 W. BroadSt. Falls Church,

VA 22046on Tuesday,April 12, from6to8

p.m. and the followingday Wednesday,April

13, from6to8p.m. AFuneral Servicewill

be heldthe nextday on Thursday,April 14,

at 12 p.m. Officiatedby RobertWinstonof

Springfield,VA.Intermentto immediately

followat NationalMemorialPark. Formore

information,or to sharecondolenceswith

the familypleasevisithttps://tinyurl.com/

LynneWObit

DEATH NOTICE

PETERS

VIRGINIABERGMANPETERS

VirginiaBergman Peterspassedaway

peacefullysurroundedby family,friends,

and her bookson Sunday,March 27, 2022.

Sheis survivedby her daughter-in-law,

Mary,her threegrandchildren,Hinson,

Caroline,and Jeffrey,and her great-grand-

son,Kylelan.The funeral servicewill be

heldat SaintAlban’sEpiscopalChurchin

Annandale,VAonMonday,April 11 at 11

a.m. The privatemilitaryhonorsburialand

intermentwill be held at alater date at Cul-

peperNationalCemeteryin Culpeper,VA.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmay be made

to St. Alban’sEpiscopalChurchMemorial

Fundif desired.

GLORIAJEANRAMSEY

Daughterof the lateJamesRamseyand Allie

MaeReed,passedon March18, 2022.The

viewingwill be heldWednesday,April 6, 2022,

10 a.m.to 11 a.m.,withMassof Christian

Burialat 11 a.m.,at HolyComforter/St.Cyprian

CatholicChurch, 1357 EastCapitalStreet,SE,

Washington,DC.Intermentat Resurrection

Cemetery,Clinton,MD.

RAMSEY

ALICEMARIERANSOM

AliceMarieRansom(age92) of Kensington,MD

passedawayMarch25, 2022.Alicewasborn

in Creston,Iowaon November27, 1929and

movedto DallasTX soonafterher marriage

to Richard.Her familyenjoyedtwo memorable

stintsin the PanamaCanalZonebeforesettling

downin theirmodestMarylandhomesome 60

yrs ago.Aconsummatehomemakershe could

do it all -referee,homeworkeditor,nurse,

taskmasterandlovingconfidant.Constantly

quiltingor embroidering,for manyyearsshe

sewedher owndressesand clothedher kids.

As ateenat the local5&dimeshe created

Christmascardsby hand,andthusbegan

a75year tradition.Aself-taughtartistshe

couldcraft,sculpt,paintanddraw.Anavid

gardenerandgreenthumbtoo (of course),

alwaysgrowingvegetablesandsurrounding

the housein flowers.And cook...everything

wasfromscratch,downto her owncanned

produce.Atruechildof the depression,thrifti-

nesswas neverlost on her and remainedano-

nonsenseIowanher entirelife.She is survived

by her twosonsRexandBrian,theirwives

Stephanieand Debra, five grandsonsRex Lee

Jr., Alexander,Richard,PatrickandMiles,and

fourgreatgrandchildren.Sheis nowreunited

withher parentsLesterand ThelmaTaddicken;

her siblingsLestaand Charles;alongwithher

trueloveanddevotedhusbandRichardand

daughterJerri–may theyall restin peace.

The familywill holdaprivateceremonywith

intermentat Gateof HeavenCemetery.

RANSOM

LAURA NANCYSMITH

Laurapassedawaypeacefullyon December

12, 2021at age 71. She wasbornon February

26, 1950in WahingtonD.C. She wasathought-

ful, privatepersonwholovedanimalsand the

outdoors.She believedin the totalconnection

of natureandhumanityandhadthe most

basicof desiresfor peaceandharmonyon

earth.Sheexcelledat WakefieldHighSchool

and attendedGeorgeMasonUniversity.Subse-

quentlyshe movedto Richmond,VA withher

son and workedin legaland healthcarefields.

Mayit be that the peace,comfortand harmony

thatsheso desiredhavebeenfoundin her

finalrestingplace.Lauraissurvivedby her son,

Kyle,and her brother,Mac.Place of disposition,

RichmondCremation.PrivateService.

SMITH

DEATH NOTICE

HENNESY

GERALDC. HENNESY(Age100)

Gerald Craft Hennesy passedawayon

March31, 2022.He diedpeacefullyat his

homein Clifton,VA,withhis familyby his

side.Hewas 100 yearsold.

Gerald was bornin Washington,DC,June 11,

1921 and grewup just overthe line in the

Mt. Rainier/Brentwoodarea of Maryland.At

19, he studiedfor ayear on ascholarship

at the Corcoran GallerySchoolof Art.He

was employedas anewspaperartistat the

old WashingtonTimes-Herald,andwhen

his fatherbecameill, he took overhis work

draftingpatentsfor apatentattorneyat $3 a

job.Hesupplementedthis workplayingthe

pianoin aband for $3 agig ($6 if they played

on NewYear’sEve).

The day afterJapan attackedPearlHarbor

on December7, 1941,he quit his job to join

theNavy,volunteeringasanavalaviator.

As aF4U Corsairfighter-bomberpilot in the

Pacific,heflew almost100 missionsoff the

aircraft carrierYorktownCV-10. He received

the Air Medalfor downingan enemyaircraft

duringarescuemissionfor one of his fellow

pilots.

Duringthe Korean War, Hennesyflew on ac-

tive duty for two yearsin the Mediterranean.

He remainedwiththe NavalReservesand

retiredas aCommander.After the war he

workedfor the U.S. Departmentof Energy

(thenknownastheAtomicEnergyCommis-

sion),as Directorof Manpowerand Manage-

ment,but spentmosteveningspursuinghis

true passion,painting.

In 1972he andhis latewife,Elizabeth,

builtahomeand studioin Clifton,where

he workedand becameawell-knownand

respectedartist. His paintingshavebeen

exhibitedat the BaltimoreMuseumof Art,

GeorgiaMuseumof Art, the Corcoran and

the Smithsonian,and are displayedin nu-

merouspublicand privatecollections,in-

cludingThe Houseof Representativesand

the StateDepartment.

Gerald is predeceasedby his wife,and four

of his children,Michael,Kathleen,Paul, and

Brian,and is survivedby threesons,Shawn

(wifeTheresa),Hugh,and Craig (wifeEmma);

fourgrandchildren,Thomas,Elizabeth,Mi-

chael,and Timothy;and two greatgrand-

children,Felix and Oliver.

Gerald will be interredin ArlingtonNational

Cemetery,atadate and timeto be deter-

mined.In lieu of flowers,well-wisherscan

contributeto the USS YorktownCV-10 Asso-

ciation.

MCLEOD

DONALDMCLEOD(Age92)

DonaldMcLeod,of Alexandria,VA,passed

awayonMarch 25,2022 in Fairfax,VA.Mr.

McLeodretiredin 1992after17 yearsof

serviceas an economistfor the Central In-

telligenceAgency.Hewas bornin Jamaica

and was acum laudegraduateof Brooklyn

College,wherehe majoredin economics.

He thenobtainedamaster’sdegreefrom

McGillUniversityand adoctorate fromCo-

lumbiaUniversity,both in economics.From

1966to1974,Mr. McLeodwas amember

of the facultyof TempleUniversity,asan

assistant professorof economics from

1966 to 1970and as an associateprofessor

of economicsfrom 1970 to 1974.In 1974,

he joinedthe Central IntelligenceAgency

wherehe analyzedinternationaleconomic

issues,includingthoserelatingto sub-Sa-

haran Africa.He was also amemberof the

AmericanEconomicAssociationandthe

ColumbiaUniversityClub of Washington,DC.

Survivorsincludehis brother,DinsdaleMc-

Leod;nephewsMichaelBramwell,Dwight

Bramwell,andStephen McLeod;nieces

DeanneMcLeodand NicolaMcLeod.Inter-

mentwill occurApril11, 2022at 1p.m. at

FerncliffMausoleum,Hartsdale,Westches-

ter County,New York. In lieu of flowers,do-

nationsmaybe madeto BrooklynCollege.

Arrangementsby DemaineFuneral Home,

Alexandria,VA.

http://www.demainefuneralhomes.com

after23 years.AfterretiringBarbaraand

Jim livedon the NorthernNeckof Virginia,

off the ChesapeakeBay.They enjoyedgreat

friendshipswhilewatchingthe tides,crab-

bingoff theirpier and takingin the abundant

wildlifearoundthem.Whentheyweren’t

travelingto visittheirgrandchildren,they

enjoyedtouringEuropeandhavevisited

all 50 states.Theymovedto Charlottein

2017 to be closerto theirdaughter.Barbara

lovedjazzmusicandmid-centurymodern

architecture,especiallyFrankLloydWright

homes,whichshe visitedmany.She wasan

avidWashingtonsportsfan rootingfor both

the baseballand footballteams.Barbarawas

activein her children’sactivities,working

to foundRomperCollegeKindergartenin

MarylandCity,leadingBrownieand Girl Scout

Troopsandhelpingwithclassroomparties

andfieldtrips.She usedher expertseam-

stressskillson costumes,promdressesand

hergrandchildren’sclothes.Barbarawas

alsoan excellentcookand has passeddown

manyrecipesto her family.

Barbaraissurvivedby her husband,James

Pooreof Charlotte,NC; her daughter,Carol

Gray-Adlerandher husband,Jim Adlerof

Charlotte,NC; her son,ThomasPooreand

his wife,BrendaPooreof Laurel,MD.Also

survivingare her fourgrandchildren,Andrew

Gray of Laurel,MD,CourtneyGray of Chicago,

IL, DanielPooreof Baltimore,MDand Ryan

Pooreof Laurel,MD.

Thefamilyis planningaprivatememorial

gatheringat afuturedate.

Arrangementsare in the careof Kenneth

W. PoeFuneral &CremationService,1321

BerkeleyAve.,Charlotte,NC28204;(704)

641-7606. Online condolences may be

sharedat http://www.kennethpoeservices.com

BARBARAJEANPOORE(Age89)

Of Charlotte,NCdied at homewithfamily

Tuesday,March29, 2022.Shewasborn

BarbaraJeanHeller,the youngestof three

daughters,inWashington,DC,onJuly 28,

1932,to BessieI. Hellerand LewisC. Heller.

Barbaragrew up in NW Washington,DC.She

attendedCoolidgeHighSchool,graduating

withthe classof 1950.It was whileattending

highschoolthatshe mether husbandof 71

years,JamesPoore.The couplemarriedin

1951 and spentthe nextseveral yearsliving

in Californiaand WyomingwhileJim served

in the Air Force,beforereturningto the DC

areato raise theirtwo childrenin Laurel,MD.

Barbarawas along-timeemployeeof C&P

TelephoneCompanyand Bell Atlanticwhich

laterbecameVerizon,whereshe managed

theTreasuryandPayrolldepartmentsat

FairlandDataCenter.Sheretiredin 1989

POORE

PUSTORINO

IGNAZIOPUSTORINO(Age88)

Of WheatonMD,passedaway

peacefullyon March29, 2022.

He is survivedby his devoted

wifeof 58 years,Bernardina

ManesPustorino,his daughter,

MariaTeresa(Douglas)O’Don-

nell,hisbrother Antonio(Elisabetta)Po-

storino,nieces,nephews,and cousins.He

was precededin deathby his parents,two

brothersand his sister.Born in Archidi

ReggioCalabriaItaly,Ignaziowas surround-

ed by alargelovingfamily.Helearnedhis

trade of cabinetmakingand woodworking

withamastercraftsmanand mademany

beautifulpiecesof furniturefor localfam-

ilies.His senseof adventureled him to

becomeaguestworkerin Germany,where

he repairedchurchesand addedfine car-

pentryto his craft. He met the love of his

life,Bernardina,through anotherItalian

colleaguealsoworkingin Germanyand

togethertheysettledin ReggioCalabriato

raise afamily.In1967, witheconomicop-

portunitieslimited,the familyemigratedto

the UnitedStates,settlingin the suburbsof

Washington,DC.Ignazio was immediately

employedby acraftsmanfine cabinetmak-

ing businesswherehe workedfor his entire

careercreatingmanybeautifulpiecesthat

occupyhomes,offices,and publicspacesin

the DC metroarea.Throughouthis life he

was an enthusiasticsportsfan wholoved

SerieAsoccer,bicycleracing,FormulaOne

and NFL football. He wasan avidfisher-

manand beachgoer,lovingnothingmore

thanto spendsummersat his OceanCity

Marylandcondowithhis wifeand aclose

circleof friends.Hewas aquiet manwho

led alife baseduponbasictenetsof love,

respect,and integrity,and will be missed

by many.Visitationat 10 a.m. on Tuesday,

April5, at St. CatherineLaboureCatholic

Churchin Wheaton,Maryland,with aFuner-

al Massto followat 11 a.m.and Interment

at Gateof HeavenCemetery.Inlieu of flow-

ers,pleaseconsideradonationin Ignazio’s

nameto Holy CrossHomeCareand Hospice

-https://donate.trinityhealthhome.org.Ar-

rangementsby ColeFuneral Services

http://www.colefuneral.com

he went. He especiallyrelishedtimewithhis

dearwife,Patty,their friends,and his family.

He lovedthe outdoors,and he especially

cherishedtimeon andnearthe water.He

wasan avidandaccomplishedfisherman,

includingbay and deep-seafishing.Heowned

manyboatsthroughouthis lifetime,including

“RiskyBusiness,” “RiskyBusinessII,”and

“Pilgrim.”

Forhis friendsand family,Jim wasan inspira-

tion and someonewhowill be forevermissed

and remembereddearly.

Jim is survivedby his belovedwifeof 48

years,PatriciaDoran Rodgers;twochildren,

CourtneyRodgersFletcherandJonathan

FranklinRodgers;andthreegrandchildren,

QuinnJamesFletcher,Lane ThomasFletcher,

and Charlotte(“Charlie”)RodgersFitzgerald.

Jimis alsosurvivedby his sistersJoan

Wankmillerand JeanRodgersand theirfami-

lies.

Acelebrationof life,inJim’shonor,will be

announcedat alater date.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmaybe madein

Jim’shonorfor the InternationalGameFish

Associationat https://igfa.org/donate

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

JAMES WILLIAMRODGERS“Jim”

Passedawaycomfortablyand peacefullyon

March21, 2022in NewYork, NY at Memorial

SloanKetteringhospitalafteran impressive

four-yearbattlewithmantlecell lymphoma

andothercancer.Hewas bornon March

9, 1950in Washington,DC to Raymondand

MurielRodgers,with two lovingoldersisters,

JoanWankmillerandJeanRodgers.Hewas

aproudWashingtonian,attendingSt. John’s

CollegeHighSchooland GeorgeWashington

University.Later,hereceivedhis MBAfrom

The Universityof Denverin 1973,wherehe

honedhis top-notchskiingskillsandlove

of the outdoors.Hemarriedhis highschool

sweetheartandtruelove,PatriciaDoran

Rodgers,onApril 19, 1974.Theyfirstmetin

OceanCity,Marylandat the beach,whereJim

impressedall withhis loveof the waterand

skill in boatingand fishing.

As abusinessman,Jim followedin his father’s

footstepsin workingin the insuranceindus-

try.HejoinedThe CIMACompaniesin 1974

and helpedto buildand growthe company

withhis partners,eventuallysellingthe com-

panyin asuccessfultransaction.Jim retired

in 2016and spenttimeenjoyingthe incredi-

ble life that he had built.

Withhis six-footfour-inchframe,Jim was

neverunnoticedand broughtan evenbigger

smileand warmthwithhim everywhere

RODGERS

DEATH NOTICE