MONDAY, MAY 2 , 2022. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE B7
BY JUSTIN JOUVENALTwo men were shot near a
youth flag football game at Ben-
ton Middle School in Manassas
on Sunday morning, and police
are searching for the shooter,
Prince William County police
said.
Officers were called to the
scene of the shooting near an
athletic field around 10:15 a.m.,
police said. Officers found the
two men suffering from gunshot
wounds. They were transported
to hospitals for treatment. The
ages and conditions of the victims
were not immediately available.
In a previous update, police
said three people were shot, but
additional investigation showed
there were only two victims.
The shooter fled the scene
before officers arrived, police
said. The suspect is described as a
Black male of medium complex-
ion and thin build. His height was
estimated at between 5-foot-6
and 5-foot-10. Police are still try-
ing to determine whether he left
the scene on foot or by car.The motive for the shooting
also remains unclear. Police
asked the public for help locating
the shooter.
“Officers are still trying to fig-ure out what happened,” said
Officer Renee Carr, a department
spokeswoman.
Police remained at the school
Sunday afternoon investigating,
but Carr said detectives do not
believe there is a threat to the
general public.
Fairfax County police said they
had deployed a helicopter to help
search for the gunman.
Prince William County Public
Schools wrote in a tweet that it
was aware of the shooting. Prince
William County Supervisor Yesli
Vega said in a Facebook post that
her office was monitoring the
situation and was in contact with
authorities.
An official with the league
scheduled to hold flag football
games at the school Sunday did
not respond to a request for
comment.VIRGINIA
Two men shot near youth football
game at Manassas middle school
“Officers are still tryingto figure out whathappened.”
Officer Renee Carr, Prince William
County police spokeswomanobituaries“The question of accessibility is not my problem. I have an idea. I express it asclearly as I can. Criticism is someone else’s problem.”
Harrison Birtwistle, composerBY JILL LAWLESS
AND ROBERT BARRHarrison Birtwistle, the cre-
ator of daringly experimental
modern music who was recog-
nized as one of Britain’s greatest
contemporary composers, died
April 18 at his home in Mere,
England. He was 87.
His publisher, Boosey &
Hawkes, confirmed the death but
did not give a cause.
Mr. Birtwistle’s compositions,
which ranged from chamber
pieces to large-scale operas, were
given prominent performances
at events and venues including
the Royal Opera House, the Eng-
lish National Opera, the Berlin
State Opera, the BBC Proms in
London and the Chicago Sym-
phony Orchestra.
His unapologetically challeng-
ing work sometimes tried the
patience of listeners, but the
composer was unperturbed.
“The question of accessibility,”
Mr. Birtwistle once said, “is not
my problem.”
“I have an idea. I express it as
clearly as I can. Criticism is
someone else’s problem,” he add-
ed.
Martyn Brabbins, music direc-
tor of the English National Op-
era, said Mr. Birtwistle “was a
much-loved collaborator and
mentor whose work has inspired
generations of musicians.”
Short on conventional harmo-
ny and heavy on complex
rhythms, Mr. Birtwistle’s music
was often described as having an
abrasive quality. In 1995, his
piece “Panic” had a high-profile
premiere on live television as
part of the hugely popular “Last
Night of the Proms” concert.
The BBC was inundated with
complaints. “Was somebody
strangling a cat?” one viewer
asked.
It wasn’t only ordinary musi-
cal audiences who winced at his
work. Benjamin Britten, among
Britain’s greatest 20th-century
composers, reportedly left at the
intermission of the 1968 pre-
miere of Mr. Birtwistle’s chamber
opera “Punch and Judy” at Brit-
ten’s own Aldeburgh Festival.
Mr. Birtwistle said audiences
often had trouble with disso-
nance because it was unfamiliar.
“It’s to do with memory in
music,” he told the Sunday Times
of London in 2019. “For instance,
if you have a Picasso, it can sit on
the wall and become part of your
memory, even if you only sublim-
inally see it. In music, time is
really ephemeral. Modern music
is not heard for long enough for
it to become familiar. You’re not
getting anywhere near being fa-
miliar with it.”
Born in Accrington in north-
west England on July 15, 1934,
Mr. Birtwistle studied clarinet
and composition at the Royal
Manchester College of Music,
where his contemporaries in-
cluded composer Peter Maxwell
Davies and pianist John Ogdon.
In 1965, he sold his clarinets and
devoted all his time to composi-
tion.
His works included “The Mask
of Orpheus,” staged by the Eng-
lish National Opera in 1986;
“Exody,” which the Chicago Sym-
phony Orchestra premiered un-
der Daniel Barenboim in 1998;
“Gawain,” which premiered in
1991 at the Royal Opera House;
and “The Minotaur,” which de-
buted in the same venue in 2008.
The Press Association, the
British news agency, said
“Gawain” was “avant garde and
has no trace of a tune.” But
Rodney Milnes, editor of Opera
magazine, said the opera
“gripped the imagination pretty
remorselessly.”
Reviewing “The Minotaur,”
critic Anna Picard wrote in the
Independent: “Long on ugliness,
short of redemptive beauty, rich
with the rough, pungent poetry
of David Harsent’s libretto,
Birtwistle’s score is as violent as
its subject.”
But in the Evening Standard,
Fiona Maddocks described it as
“music of coruscating, storming
beauty.”
The music flowed from a
unique perspective.“I dream in the abstract — can
you imagine that?” Mr. Birtwistle
told the BBC in 2002. “Can you
imagine sort of cogs, wooden
cogs that are meant to fit, but
don’t. And then you try to put
them in another way and they
don’t, and it’s like sort of difficult
to describe, but it’s a sort of
abstraction.”
In 1987, Mr. Birtwistle won the
$150,000 Grawemeyer Award for
Music Composition from the
University of Louisville for his
opera “The Mask of Orpheus.” He
was made a chevalier in the
French Order of Arts and Letters
in 1986, was knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II in 1988 and was
elevated in 2001 to a Companion
of Honor, a British distinction
limited to 65 living people.
Mr. Birtwistle, the subject of
so much criticism, memorably
dished it out to pop musicians in
2006 when he accepted an Ivor
Novello Award, a British honor
for songwriting and composing.
“Why is your music so [exple-
tive] loud?” he said. “You must all
be brain dead. Maybe you are. I
didn’t know so many cliches
existed until the last half-hour.
Have fun. Goodbye.”
His wife, Sheila, died in 2012.
Survivors include their three
sons.
— Associated PressHARRISON BIRTWISTLE, 87
Groundbreaking British composer
produced a wide range of works
SIGI TISCHLER/KEYSTONE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
British composer Harrison Birtwistle takes part in a festival in
Lucerne, Switzerland, in 2004. Widely recognized as one of
Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, he c reated daringly
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Kearns Freitag(Eric),daughter-in-law,Sher-
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and NicoleLopez;and her son,ScottKe-
arns(Ruth),theirfour childrenand three
grandchildren.ACelebrationof her Life
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votedfatherof JenniferKraus and Daniel
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ews,and greatniecesand greatnephews.
Mel was agraduateof WashingtonUniver-
sity,St. Louiswithadegreein electrical
engineeringand movedto Washingtonto
workfor the Patent Officeand get his law
degreefromGW University.After servingin
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inentpatentattorneyfor over50 years.
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BEVERLYEVELYNBATTLE(Age78)
Heavenhas gainedaJewel.BeverlyEvelyn
Battleenteredinto eternalrest on April23,
2022.Belovedwifeof 55 yearsto Joseph
R. Battle,cherishedmotherof JocelynAv-
ery (Paul) and JosephBattle,II. Devoted
grandmotherto Nijeweland SajelleAvery,
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of otherrelativesand friends.Homegoing
celebrationWednesday,May 4, 2022at
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to6p.m.,familyhour6to7p.m.,7p.m.
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MARGARETCAMPBELL-KOTLER
October5, 1949 -January20, 2022
Join husbandJohnKotler,son DavidKotler,
otherfamilyandfriendstocelebrateher
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https://youtu.be/93Zg7dI0UH8DEATHNOTICEYEAGER
WILLIAMHYEAGERJR.,M.D.
MARCH9, 1923-APRIL21, 2022
Awonderfulman left this worldon Thursday
eveningApril21, 2022.He is greatlymissed
by his familyand friends!
Dr.Yeagerwasbornand raisedin Hager-
stown,MD.Heattained aB.S.atUniversity
of Marylandin 1944then wenton to ayear’s
stintat the Universityof Md. DentalSchool.
He attainedhis medicaldegreeat the Uni-
versityof Marylandin 1950.He completed
his residencyin InternalMedicineat Garfield
MemorialHospitalin Washington,D.C.
He servedhis countrystartingin the Uni-
versityof MarylandROTC program. He was
aVolunteerCoastGuardReservememberfrom 1944 to 1945.Between 1950 and 1953
he servedin the US ArmyMedicalCorp.
279thGeneral Hospitalas an Orthopedic
Surgeonat Osaka,Japan.
Dr.Yeagerwas abusy man.He had apri-
vateInternalMedicinepracticefrom 1955
to 1980.Whilealso in privatepractice,he
workedfor the Dr.Francis ThreadgillIndus-
trial Clinic.Inaddition,he was an examin-
ing physicianfor Chesapeakeand Potomac
TelephoneCompany.From 1957to 1980he
was adoctorwith the Police&Fire Surgeons
in Washington,D.C. Afterward,he workedat
the Boardof Veteran Appealswherehe also
servedas Memberof the Board.Alifelong
learner,hekept an activemedicallicense
until he was 96!
He was amemberof manyorganizations.
TheyincludedAlphaTauOmegaFraternity,
Nu SigmaNu MedicalFraternity,American
MedicalAssoc., SouthernMedicalAssoc.,
AmericanSocietyof InternalMedicine,Hip-
pocratesGalenMedicalSociety,the Army
and NavyClub,the Wally ByamCaravan
Club,the AmericanTrapshootingAssoc., and
on the EmeritusStaffof WashingtonHospi-
tal Center.
He was adevotedCatholicand majorsup-
porterof Our Ladyof Lourdesin Bethesda.
He was precededin deathby his beloved
wife MargaretM. HammettYeager,his par-
entsDr.WilliamH. YeagerSr.and MaryE.
BuntingYeager,andhissisterMaryYeager
Brumback.Survivorsincludehis nephews
and nieces.
Servicesand burialwill be private.DEATH NOTICELIDY
PATRICIAJOANLIDY
PatriciaJoanLidy,daughterof Elizabeth
and HowardNoonan,wasbornin Spring-
field,Massachusettson October16, 1935
and passedon April16, 2022.She received
aBAinhistoryfromthe Universityof Con-
necticutin 1958and beganwhatbecame
an extensiveelementaryand middleschool
teachingcareerin Windsor,Connecticut.
Shereceivedan MA in Educationfrom
HartfordUniversityand in 1960taughtat
the KitzingenAmericanSchoolin Germa-
ny for the Departmentof Defense,where
she met her belovedMartinLidy,anArmy
officer.They weremarriedin 1962and re-
turnedto the U.S. in 1963.She continued
teachingat the EmoryUniversityreadinglabin Atlanta,the Leavenworth,KansasPub-
lic Schoolsystem,and the FairfaxCounty
Schoolsystemas alearningdisabilityand
resourcespecialist.Patreceivedasecond
MA in Human ResourcesManagement
fromMarymountUniversityin 1993.When
PatretiredfromFairfaxCountyschools
in 1996,she was aCareerLevelII Teacher
servingon the Superintendent’sTeacher
ProfessionalCommittee,and amemberof
the DeltaEpsilonSigmaNationalScholastic
HonorSociety.She continuedher teaching
careerat BlessedSacramentSchoolin Alex-
andriaand withthe ArlingtonCountyPub-
lic Schoolsystembeforeretiringin 2001.
Throughouther teachingcareer,she was an
activememberof the AmericanFederation
of Teachers.Duringretirement,Patserved
as an AmeriCorpsVISTAvolunteerin West
Virginia.She was an activememberof the
SeminaryHillsNeighborhoodAssociation
and Friendsof Fort Ward Park whereyou
wouldsee her walkingdailyrain or shine.
Patalwayslookedforwardto vacationingin
HiltonHeadIslandwhereshe playedtennis,
walkedon the beach,biked,and observed
the widerange of wildlife.Pat is survivedby
her husband(Mart)of 59 years;daughters
Catherine(Simon)of Nashville,TN, and Brid-
get (Andy)of SavannahGA; son Christopher
(Ann)of Washington,DC; grandsonsHenry
and George,and granddaughterCaroline.
She waspredeceasedby her parentsand
brotherRichard.Acelebrationof life memo-
rial servicewill be heldon July 9, 2022, 11
a.m.at The FairfaxRetirementCommunity,
9140 BelvoirWoods Parkway.MATHENY
CATHERINEMIFFLINMATHENY“Kitty”
Afteralong and exemplarylife,Catherine
Mifflin“Kitty”Mathenydiedon April18,
2022 at The Fairfax in Fort Belvoir,VAwhere
she livedfor thepast 20 years.She was 94
yearsold.
AnativeWashingtonian,Kittywas bornon
June8, 1927.ShegraduatedfromRoosevelt
HighSchoolin 1945.Alife of volunteerism
andservicebeganwhen,as ateenager
duringWorld WarII, she servedas an Air
RaidMessengerchargedwithconveying
informationbetweenAir RaidWardensin
NorthwestWashington,DC.
Afterhighschool,KittyattendedWilson’s
TeachersCollegewhereshe was amember
of SigmaKappasorority,the honorary En-
glishfraternitySigmaDeltaTau, andthe XX
Club.She graduatedin 1949withadegree
in English.
Upongraduation,she servedas secretary
to the Deanof the Veterans HighSchool
Centerwhicheducatedyoungmen who left
high schoolduringWorld WarII. Later,during
the KoreanWar, she workedas aResearch
AnalyticalSpecialistfor the ArmedForces
SecurityAgencywhereshe did classified
workin Vietnamesetranslation.
In 1952,Kittydeclinedacommissionin the
U.S. NavyWAVES program to marryCharles
Kenton“Ted” Matheny,who wasan ac-
tive-dutynavalaviator.After beingstationed
in KeyWest,FLand Pleasantville,NJ, they
settledin Falls Church,VA wheretheylived
from 1955 untilTed’sdeathin 2001.Theyhad five children.
Whileraisingher children,Kittybegansub-
stituteteachingin FairfaxCountyPublic
Schools,St. AnthonyCatholicSchool,and
BishopO’ConnellHighSchool.She became
afull-timeEnglishteacherat BishopO’Con-
nell in the early1980s,retiringin 1989.In
addition,Kittyservedas avolunteerinstruc-
tor in Englishas asecondlanguageat St.
Anthony’sParishand at The Fairfax.She
was passionateaboutthe properuse of the
Englishlanguage.
Kittywasadedicatedcitizenwhocared
aboutgovernment.She workedas an Elec-
tion Officerfor the FairfaxCountyOfficeof
Electionsfor 35 years,ultimatelyservingas
aChief Officer.She was apart of 57 elec-
tionsduringthat timespan.In the 1970s,
she becameinvolvedin the GreaterFalls
ChurchRepublicanWomen’sClub and was
an activememberfor morethan20 years,
servingseveral termsas President.
AfaithfulCatholic,Kitty attendedSt. Gabri-
el CatholicChurchin Washington,DC as a
childand was aparishionerof St. Anthony
CatholicChurchin Falls Churchfor decades.
Uponmovingto The Fairfax,she servedon
the altarguildfor the community’sweekly
mass.
Amongher manyavocations,Kitty had a
loveof theater,actingin highschooland
collegeproductionsas well as with The Lit-
tle Theaterof Alexandriaas ayoungwoman.
In addition,she was giftedwith the crochet
hook,enjoyedcrafting,playingbridgeand
line dancing.She was acrosswordpuzzle
devoteeand avoraciousreader.She was
the familyhistorian,delvedinto genealogi-
cal researchand servedas adocentat The
Lyceumin Alexandriawhereshe sharedher
love of history.
Kittywas adedicatedwife and motherwho
devotedher life and love to her largefami-
ly.She is survivedby her eternallygrateful
children,CharlesSterneMatheny,Grace
MathenyLalonde(Francois),Paul Mifflin
Matheny,ElizabethMathenyCranwell(C.
Richard);grandchildrenMarianneBeauche-
min Lalonde,GabrielleMifflinLalonde,John
Taylor “Jack”Cranwell,and JosephAshton
Cranwell,and manynieces,nephews,and
cousins.She is predeceasedby her hus-
band,her youngestson,JonathanMifflin
Matheny,and her two brothers.
Visitation,funeral mass,and burialat Arling-
ton NationalCemeterypending.DEATHNOTICEPAGI
CAROLM.PAGI
December21, 1931-April 28, 2022
Carolpassedawaypeacefullyat home.
She was precededin deathby her parents,
James Novakand ElsieNovak,her husband
DantePagi and her son DanteJames.She
is survivedby her children,Rita Bredice
(Gary),AnnaPagi (AmandaNeal),Michael
Pagi and CarlaPagi, her four grandchildren,
Eric Berger(Miriam),StephenPagi (Jessi-
ca),StephanieHalso(Chris),andAngela
Pagi (AleshaNicole),andfive great grand-
children,MiaandEllaBerger,Danteand
NinaPagi and KayleeHalso.
Sheretiredafterworkingastheoffice
managerfor St AnnParishRectoryfor
manyyears.She was trulyadoredby
many.
Her funeral will be at St. AnnCatholic
Church,Saturday,May 7at11:30 a.m.,and
viewingat the churchis opento friends
and familyat 10:45a.m. priorto the funer-
al services.Burialwill be Monday,May 9
at 1:30p.m. at Gateof HeavenCemetery,
SilverSpring,MD.DEATHNOTICEDEATH NOTICE