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DEATH NOTICEABBENANTE
THOMASABBENANTE
Thomas Abbenante of Washington, DC,
passedawaypeacefullyon May 6, 2022.
HewasborninNewHaven,CTtoLiberatto
and JosephineAbbenanteon November26,1950.Agraduateof bothAmericanUniversi-
ty (1972)and HowardLaw School(1975),he
spenthis careerasacriminaldefenseattor-
ney.Tom wasamemberof the DC Bar,Vir-
giniaBar,USSupremeCourtBar,USDistrict
CourtBar,USCourtofAppeals(DCCircuit),
US TaxCourtand the AmericanCollegeof
Trial Lawyers.Hepracticedlaw for over 45
years.Inhis personaltime,Tom lovedto trav-
elandspendtimeathishouseinRehoboth
Beach,Delaware.
Tomissurvivedby his wife,DonnaMarie
LordAbbenante,hissonsAnthony(Michelle)
Abbenanteof Mill Valley,CAand Michael
Abbenanteof Washington,DC,his grand-
childrenNina,Vinny,Coletteand James,his
brotherRobert(Linda)AbbenanteofPunte
Vedra, FL, and his nephew,Alex. Tomloved
his family,and he will be deeplymissed.
Privateserviceswill be heldat alater date.BOWERS
RODNEYLEE BOWERS
U.S. MARINECORPS(RET.)
On February5, 2022,at5:13 p.m., Rodney
(Rod)L. Bowers(Lt. Col.,Retired)passed
awayattheDr.PhillipsHospitalEmergency
Roomin Orlando,Florida.The causeof death
was respiratoryfailure.Hewas 77 yearsold.
Rod was bornin Washington,DC.onJanuary
14, 1945to Roy MillerBowersand Christine
MargaretWilliams.Helivedmostof his life
in the Washingtonmetropolitanarea.Rod
graduatedfromPepperdineUniversitywithaBachelorof Arts degree.Heservedfor 25
yearsin the MarineCorps,achievingthe
rankofLt.Colonel.Hewasagraduateofthe
MarineCorpsCommandand StaffCollegein
Quantico,VA(June1986),and the Defense
SystemsManagementCollege(December
1986).Duringhis servicewiththe Marine
Corps,Rod wasrecognizedfor numerous
achievements,receiving Commendation
Medals(includingGoldStar),Certificatesof
Appreciation,Lettersof Appreciation,and
personalappreciationletters.His position
withthe MarineCorpspriorto retirement
in 1990 wasDirectorofExecutiveServices,
MarineCorpsResearch,Development,and
Acquisition Command (MCRDAC), Hqs.,
Washington,DC.
In 1990,Rod foundedStoneWebb,anadver-
tisingcompany,locatedin Old Town Alex-
andria,wherehewasalong-timeresident
priorto movingto Fairfax,VA.In2011, Rod
retiredto Orlando,Floridawherehe livedin
the suburbof Windermere.Heissurvivedby
his brother,StanleyBowersof Austin,Texas;
his sister,ElizabethBowersof Bradenton,
Florida;daughter,KathrynAnne Bowers
BenaghofFallsChurch,VA;son,JohnClark
Bowersof Everett,MA,and his long-time
companion,PatriciaRogers.Rod is interred
at the BushnellNationalCemeteryin Bush-
nell, Florida.BYERS
JAMESB. BYERS(Age79)
James BruceByersof Alexandria,VA,passed
awayApril17,2022afteralong illness.He
wasbornApril11, 1943in Massillon,OH
to Herbertand Dorothy(Slinger)Byers.He
attendedthe Akronlocalschoolsand theUniversityof Ohioand MiamiUniversity.Af-
ter graduationhe Receivedacommissionas
acaptainint US Air Force and servedfour
years.HereceivedaBronzeStarfor his
servicein Vietnam.In 1972he joinedthe
NationalArchivesstaffintheNixonPresi-
dentialLibrary Project.AfterWatergatehe
servedin otherpositionsin the NationalAr-
chives,includingBranchChiefof the Central
ResearchRooms.About 1989 he became
the the AssistantDirectorfor ArchivalPro-
grams in the Archivesof AmericanArt at the
SmithsonianInstitution.He retiredfromthe
SmithsonianJune24, 2003.
He wasan activememberof the Mid At-
lanticArchivesConference,the Societyof
AmericanArchivists,and MG Car Clubof the
NationalCapitolArea.
He is survivedby his wife,Janeand son
James RobertByersof Austin,TX.
Viewingwill be at DemaineFuneral Homein
Alexandriaon May12 from5to7p.m. Fu-
neralmass and intermentwill be 11 a.m.at
St’ LouisCatholicChurchon May 13. In lieu
of flowersdonationsshouldbe madeto the
NationalMultipleSclerosisSocietyGOODWIN-GASKINS
FRANCESMAXINE
GOODWIN-GASKINS“Peaches”
Bornon July 9, 1926,in Jamaica,NY,tothe
lateRichardMarshallGoodwinandEleze
CloreGoodwin.Franceswasthe ninthof10 children. Her grandfather,R.M. Good-
win,wasSecretaryof the historicBrown
Chapelin Selma,AL. Francesattendedand
graduatedfromCardozoHighSchoolin DC.
She beganher careerworkingfor the Unit-
ed StatesPostalServicefor over30 years
and receivedan HonorableCareerService
Award whenshe retiredon October31,
1988.One of manyhighlightsin her life was
meetingand chattingwithformerPresident
Barack Obamaand nowPresident,Joseph
Bidenat the swearingin of her grandneph-
ew Jeh CharlesJohnsonas Secretaryof
HomelandSecurityin 2012. Franceshad
manyacquaintancesandfriendson her
journeythroughlife and was alwaysfriend-
ly,happy,joyfulandlovedhelpingothers
anywaythatshe could.After95 full years
of life,Francespassedawayin hospicecare
on April25, 2022.She is survivedby ahost
of relativesand friends.Serviceswill be held
on Thursday,May 19, 2022at her longterm
homechurch,EvangelCathedral Church,in
The Bishop’sChapel, 13901 Central Ave.,
UpperMarlboro,MD20774.Visitation 12
noonand Service1p.m.STANTON
JAMESVINCENTSTANTON
CONGRESSMAN
Diedpeacefullyon May2, 2022at the age
of 90. Jameswasthe secondyoungestof
six childrenbornto the late MartinJoseph
and LorettaMaryStanton(néeMcFadden).
He was bornon February27, 1932,in Cleve-
land,OH and attendedschoolat HolyName
HighSchool(1949),the Universityof Dayton
(1958),and the Cleveland-MarshallCollege
of Law (1961).
Jamesservedhis countryfor morethan 20
yearsin boththe militaryand as an elect-
ed officialservingthe peopleof Cleveland,
Ohio.Heenlistedin the UnitedStatesAir
Force from 1950 to 1954duringthe Korean
War. Hiscareeras an electedofficialbegan
in 1959as amemberof the ClevelandCity
Councilwherehe servedfrom 1959 to 1970
and servedas presidentfrom 1964 to 1970.
James was thenelectedto the UnitedStates
Houseof Representativesin 1970for the
92ndCongressand serveduntil1977.
Afterhis politicalcareer,Jamespracticed
law in Washington,D.C. from 1977 to 1981.
In 1981,he joinedthe DelawareNorthCom-
paniesin Buffalo,New York wherehe served
as executivevice presidentuntil1988.From1988 untilhis retirement,Jamesresumed
his legalpracticeand continuedhis support
of politicalcandidatesin local,state,and na-
tionalelections.
Morethananything,James’slove and at-
tentionin life wascenteredon his family
and friends.Jameswas alovingand caring
husbandto Peggyand the two werehappi-
ly marriedfor morethan61 yearsuntilher
passingin December2021.James was an in-
crediblydevotedfatherand grandfatherto
his four childrenand sixteengrandchildren
whohe adored.
James was precededin deathby his wife of
61 years,MargaretM. “Peggy”Stanton(née
Casserly),his parents,his son JosephM.
“Joey”Stanton,his sistersDorothyand Mary
Loretta,and his brothersMichael,Joseph
(BrotherNivard,OCSO)and Thomas.Heis
survivedby his children,RichardP. (Clara)
Stanton,Bridget(Christopher)StantonRa-
scher,MichaelJ. (Brooke)Stanton;and his
grandchildren,John“Jack” J. Stanton,Patrick
C. Stanton,Sean M. Stanton,JamesC. “JC”
Stanton,Michael(Beth)Stanton,Alexandra
“Alex” Stanton(FedericoLocatelli),Jacque-
lyn “Jackie”Stanton,Nicholas“Nicky”Stan-
ton, CaitlynRascher,JosephRascher,Eliza-
beth“Ellie”Rascher,ChristopherRascher,
James V. Stanton II,Victoria“Tori”A. Stanton,
CasserlyB. Stanton,and John“Johnny”M.
Stanton.He is also survivedby his beloved
sisters-in-law,Marie Casserlyand JeanStan-
ton alongwithwonderfulnieces,nephews
and otherfamilymembersand friends.
Visitationand Massof ChristianBurialwill
be held at The Chapelof Our Ladyof Lourdes
at GeorgetownPreparatorySchool, 10900
RockvillePike,NorthBethesda,MD 20852
on Saturday,May 14, 2022at 10:30a.m.
(Visitation)and 11:30a.m. (Mass).Interment
will followthe funeral Massat Gateof Heav-
en Cemetery 13801 GeorgiaAvenueSilver
Spring,MD 20906.In lieu of flowers,memo-
rial contributionsmaybe madeto The Prep
Fund(https://give.gprep.org)Pleaseview
and sign onlinefamilyguestbookat:
http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.comWILLIAMS
JOHNGARYWILLIAMS(Age71)
Of Hagerstown,Marylandpassedawayon
Sunday,April 24, 2022.JohnwasBornAu-
gust 18, 1950.
Johnis survivedby his wife,LyndaBrattonWilliams;hisson, JustinM. Williams;his
daughter,JenniferM. Williams;his step-son,
RickE. Bratton;and his step-son,BrianJ.
Bratton;his granddaughter,BrookeNicole
Brattonand his grandson,RickyJames Brat-
ton.
Avisitationfor Johnwill be heldFriday,May
6, 2022from4p.m. to 8p.m. at Hines-Rinaldi
Funeral Home,11800NewHampshireAve-
nue,Silver Spring,Maryland20904.Afuneral
servicewill occurSaturday,May 7, 2022at
10:30a.m., 11800 NewHampshireAvenue,
SilverSpring,Maryland20904.Aburialwill
occurSaturday,May 7, 2022at 12:30p.m.
at Gateof HeavenCemetery,13801Georgia
Avenue,SilverSpring,Maryland20906.A
cateredreceptionwill occurSaturday,May
7, 2022at 1:30p.m., 11800NewHampshire
Avenue,Silver Spring,Maryland20904.
In lieu of flowers,contributionsin John’s
memorymaybe madeto Hospiceof Wash-
ingtonCounty,https://hospiceofwc.org/.
Fond memoriesand expressionsof sympa-
thy maybe sharedat http://www.hinesrinaldifu-
neralhome.comfor the Williamsfamily.DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICEBARTON
JOHN FREDERICK BARTON (Age89)
Of Lapeer,MIand aresidentof Stonegate
HealthCampus,died Thursday,April 28,
2022.He wasbornin Saginaw,MIonMay
24,1932,toparentsGlenBartonandHel-
en (Harkin)Barton–Leslie.John graduated
fromEast Grand RapidsHighSchoolin 1950.
HeattendedKenyonCollegeinOhioand
graduatedfromMichiganStateUniversity
in 1959withaB.A. in History.John proudly
servedin the U.S. Navyand was fortunateto
bebasedinNewOrleansandPearlHarbor.
Johnbecamea“newsman”and workedfor
several small-townnewspapers.Heeven-
tuallybecameajournalistfor UnitedPress
Internationaland livedand traveledexten-
sivelyin Asiaas aforeigncorrespondent.
Overhis career,Johncoveredeightpres-
identsandflewonU.S.Onewiththelikes
of PresidentNixonand HenryKissinger.He
washonoredto interviewthe DalaiLamaand manyotherforeigndignitaries.Healso
workedwithVoice of Americaand the U.S.
InformationAgencyasaneditorandwriter
coveringnewsstoriesout of the MiddleEast
and Europe.When Johnretired,he lovedto
readthe NewYork Timesand Washington
Postfromfrontto backeveryday.
Johnmarriedthe loveof his life,Anne Lou-
ise (Alderman)Bartonin 1975.Theymet at
St.MarksEpiscopalChurchinWashington,
DC,wheretheywereactivemembersfor
over50 years.They lovedtripsto the Outer
Banksand Marquette,MI(alwaysabeloved
secondhomeforJohn).Johnwasamember
of the NationalPressCluband loveddoing
volunteerministerialworkin the localhos-
pitals.After Anne’spassingin 2019,John
returnedto Michiganto live closerto family.
Johnwasprecededindeathbyhiswife,
AnneBarton,and his sister,Jane (Howard)
CheneyofGaylord,MIandstepsister,Barba-
ra (Fred) Ottoof Gaylord,MI.
He is survivedby his stepbrother,Richard
(Sharon)Leslie,ofMaryville,TN, his neph-
ews,Craig (Susan)Cheneyof Lapeer,MI
and Scott(Connie)Cheneyof Gaylord,MI
andniece,Jan (Richard) Kingof Gaylord,
MI aswellasnumerous grand-nieces,
grand-nephewsand cousinsthroughoutthe
Midwest.
Acelebrationof John’slife will be heldat
St.MarksEpiscopalChurchinWashington,
DC,aswell as afamilygatheringin Northern
Michiganat alater date.
Pleaseconsidermakingmemorialcontri-
butionsto yourlocalhospiceorganizations.
Arrangementsfor Cremationhavebeen
entrustedto MuirBrothersFuneral Home
inLapeer.Pleasesharememoriesandcon-
dolencesat
http://www.muirbrotherslapeer.com.FINNEGAN
SEANMICHAELFINNEGAN
SeanMichaelFinneganwas bornin Chicago,
Illinoison August30, 1971.He passedaway
at age 50 duringthe afternoonof April29,
2022,in Washington,DC.Hewas an active
and athleticyoungmanwho playedmultiple
sportsatDownersGroveSouthHighSchool.
Seancontinuedto Murray StateUniversity
and graduatedwithadegreein Marketing
and Advertising,and alifelongand prolific
collaborationwithMelody(Helgerson)Fin-
neganthat culminatedin sevenchildren.
Seanlaunchedhis three-decadecareerinNewYork withBBDOwithnotablestopsat
OMDandStarcom,beforetheentrepreneur-
ial thirstcouldno longerbe sated.He found-
ed the C4 consultancyand The Room,and
co-foundedThe ChameleonCollective.His
latestcreationis VO Partners.Sean had a
passionfor knowingpeopleand connecting
themin boththe socialand businessrealms.
Seanservedasamentortomany,atallca-
reerstages.Sean wasknownfor his fore-
sight,innovativethinking,acerbicwit, quick
smile,heartylaugh,and physicalhumor.He
wassoughtafterasalecturerinbusiness
and academia.He was acollectorof sports
and politicalparaphernalia,and just as quick
to donateto acharitablecause.His patriotic
passionled him to co-foundthe TD Founda-
tion to aid the childrenof woundedwarriors.
Seanissurvivedbyhiswife,Melody(Hel-
gerson)Finneganof PierreSouthDakota;
sevenchildren,Hunter,Claire,Morgan,Lo-
gan, Declan,Cuyler,and Keefer.Heisfurther
survivedby his motherTeri, brothersPaul,
Conor,Patrick,Kenny,and sisterCelene.
Sadly,hewas precededin deathby his fa-
therMichaelinthepastyear.
Serviceswill be heldon Monday,May 16,
2022,1p.m. CDT at WillowCreekCommu-
nityChurch, 67 AlgonquinRoad,SouthBar-
rington,IL 60010.Informationon the live-
streamis availableat
http://www.FriendsofFinnegan.comGUZMAN
BASILIOGUZMAN
BasilioGuzmanMarrerodiedApril13, 2022
at age 84, of cancer,two daysshy of his
85thbirthday.Hedied at homein Arling-
ton VA underhospicecare.Hewas bornin
Cuba,in amountainousrural areaof Hava-
na Provinceon April15, 1937. As he later
describedit, hisbirthplacewasso remote
and darkat nightthat afterhis impoverished
sharecropperparentsturnedoff theirsole
oil lamp,the onlyvisiblelightswerethose
of fireflies.Hewas the fourthchildof eight
whosurvivedto adulthood;anothersister
died in childhoodbecausehis parentscould
not affordto takeher to adoctor.
Afterthe familywas kickedoff theirtenant
farmby the finca’snew ownerwhenBasilio
was agedeight,theymovedto CampoFlori-
do,thenaprosperousmarkettownnear
the beachtownof Guanaboabout15 or
so milesfromdowntownHavana.He grew
tall,strong,energetic,and totallybored
withschooland,to his mother’sdismay,
he droppedout beforeevengraduatingel-
ementaryschool. He workedin construc-
tion like his fatherand brothers.Inthe late
1950s,hegot his bestjob,workingon con-
structionprojectsfor ShellOil.
As a15year old, butclaimingto be old-
er,Basiliojoinedthe rebellionagainstthe
dictatorFulgencioBatistawho,in1952,
perpetratedacoup d’etatagainstthe duly
elected(albeitcorrupt)governmentof Pres-
identCarlosPrio.Basiliowas amemberof
the Directorio(student/worker)Party which
led the fightagainstBattistain Havanaand
otherurbanareas.Directorio’scharismatic
leaderswerekilledby Batista’sforces,en-
ablingFidelCastroto assumeleadershipof
the CubanRevolution.Mostsurvivingmem-
bersof Directoriowerepro-democracy and
anti-communistand wereamongthe first
to recognizethat FidelCastrohad become
Cuba’sdictatorand intendedto makeCuba
aclientstateof the SovietUnion.In 1961,
Basilioalongwithotherformeranti-Batista
membersof Directoriojoinedthe counter
revolutionagainstFidelCastro.
In 1962,Basiliowasarrestedandsubse-
quentlyspent22 yearsas apoliticalpris-
oner.Hewas first heldin La Cabana,the
formerSpanishdungeonat the entryto Ha-
vanaharbor.Later he spentprisontimein
the forcedlaborcampon the Isle of Pines,
in Combinadodel Este Prisonon the military
basenearHavana,and manylongyearsin
solitaryconfinementin acell withbarred
windowsBoniato,aprisonnearSantiago
de Cuba.Earlyon, Basiliobecamea“plan-
tado”,the namegivento politicalprisoners
who refusedto repudiatetheiroppositionto
the Castroregimeand go to re-education
campsand whospentmanyyearsdressedonlyin underwearbecausetheyrefusedto
wearthe sameuniformas commoncriminal
prisonersratherthanbeingrecognizedas
politicalprisoners.
WhenBasiliobecameapoliticalprisoner,his
two youngdaughterswereaged3and three
months.His wifedivorcedhim.He did not
see his elderdaughteragainuntilshe was
15 yearsold, holdingher newlybornson in
her armsand did not see his youngerdaugh-
ter untilhe was affordedabrief reunionat
the airportwhenhe was aboutto leavefor
the U.S. His and otherpoliticalprisoners’ef-
fortsto bringfamilywiththemto the U.S.
wereunsuccessfuluntilovertwentyyears
laterhe wasableto sponsorhis younger
daughterand her daughterfor legalimmi-
grationto the U.S.
In 1984,Basiliowasamong26 Cubanpo-
liticalprisonersreleasedto the custodyof
the ReverendJesseJackson.All had been
heldat leasttwoyearsbeyondthe com-
pletionof theirprisonsentences.Amnesty
Internationaland otherhumanrightsorga-
nizationscalledattentionto Cuba’slack of
internationaltreatycomplianceand the Cu-
ban governmentdecidedto releaseBasilio
and otherswhosecontinuedimprisonment
violatedinternationallaw on conditionthat
theyacceptimmediateexileto the U.S. or
othercountries.
Afterarrivingin the U.S. at age47, Basilio
Guzmanworked constructionand then
startedhis ownsmallbusinessas acarpen-
ter/homerenovator.Heretiredin 2018at
age80.Afterspendinghisfirstyearinthe
U.S. in Miami, Basilio movedto Washington,
DC in 1985and thento ArlingtonVA in 1997.
He is survivedby his wifePamelaDoty,
whomhe marriedin 1987,andthreedaugh-
ters:AracelysGuzmanof CampoFlorido,
HavanaProvince,Cuba,MariaEsterGuz-
manof Miami,Florida,bothdaughtersborn
in Cubaof his first marriageand Elizabeth
Guzman,sole daughterof his secondmar-
riage,born in the U.S.,who currentlyresides
in Los Angeles,CA. He is alsosurvivedby
four grandchildrenbornin Cubanowliving
in the U.S.,sevengreatgrandchildrenall but
one bornin the U.S. and one great,great
grandchildbornMarch26, 2022who he had
the joy of holdingin his armsbeforehe died.
BasilioGuzmanpublishedamemoirentitled
AfterDark,in bothEnglishand Spanishin
2020.His experiencesas apoliticalprison-
er in Cubaunderthe CastroRegimealso
servedas the inspirationfor amajor charac-
ter in the moviePlantados,directedby Lilo
de Vilaplana,releasedin 2021.Amemorial
“celebrationof life” will be heldin Miami,
dateyet to be determined.STRUDLER
DR. PAUL K. STRUDLER
Dr.Paul K. Strudlerpassedawayon April22,
2022 in NorthBethesda,Maryland.Bornin
NewYork City,and raised in Ellenvillein the
Catskills,Paul, aradiation physicist,was an
extraordinary manwhoseunquenchable
pursuitof knowledgewasinspiringto all
whoknewhim.Paul will be remembered
for his brilliantmind,greatsenseof humor
and sharpwit whichwerepresentin every
aspectof his life.
Paul madeanamefor himselfat an early
age as classvaledictorian,with EleanorRoo-
seveltas the guestspeaker.Hecontinued
his educationat Rensselaer(R.P.I.) and Yale
for his Mastersand Ph.D.Paul was aco-dis-
covererof neutrondefiantisotopesof the
elementBariumand was awardedaNation-
al Postdoctoral Fellowshipat Harvardwhere
he taughtfor several yearsbeforeeventu-
ally landinghis dreamjobsat the National
Institutesof Health.
At the NationalInstitutesof Healthas Spe-
cial Assistantto the Chiefof NuclearMed-
icine,Dr. Strudlerwaspresentedthe N.I.H.
Director’sAwardfor “initiative,creativity
and determinationwhichhad broughtcy-
clotrontechnologyto N.I.H. andcontributed
significantly to the implementationof Posi-
tron EmissionTomography(P.E.T.) research.”
In 1990,he was appointedas ScientificRe-
viewAdministratorof the N.I.H. RadiationStudySection,supervisingthe peerreviews
of grant proposalsfor radiationtreatment
of cancer.Highlyregardedin his fieldof ex-
pertise,nuclearmedicine,Paul was beloved
by his studysectionparticipants.Henever
tiredof supporting,encouraging,and assist-
ing othersto help furthertheircareersin the
worldof science;and his captivatingscien-
tific speecheswerelegendarythroughout
the N.I.H. Scientificcommunity,and beyond,
for integratinghis humorwithscience.
Paul cultivatedandtreasuredhis lifelong
friends.Hewas an originalpeopleperson
whobecamequickfriendswithwhomever
he met.Paul was avoraciousreader,reading
several booksat onceon avarietyof topics
and was knownas awalkingencyclopedia
longbeforeAlexiaand Siri appearedon the
scene.Hewas an accomplishedtennisand
squashplayerwhocouldbe foundon the
courtsyear-round.Paul wasalsoawine
collectorand connoisseur,anavid gardener
and aloverof all musicfromsymphonies
to zydeco.Paul enjoyed traveling the world
withhis familyand spentmanyvacationsin
SantaFe and Taos.His love of the Southwest
was reflectedin theirhomewithart, music,
pottery,and magnificentcactusplants.
Afterretiring,Paul enjoyedvolunteeringat
the StrathmoreMusicCenter,the Landow
Houseand HebrewHomewiththe family’s
adorableBichonFrise,Bradley.Although
strickenwithParkinson’sDiseasefor near-
ly twentyyears,Paulcontinuedto fightit
and persevereto the very end.Paul’sloving
relativesand loyalfriendscontinuedto visit
weekly,goingout to lunchor playingscrab-
ble for yearsuntilnearlythe very end.
Paul was the belovedhusbandof his devot-
ed wife,Dyan,lovingfatherof David(Jen)
and adoringgrandfatherof Lily.Inaddition,
Paul is survivedby his brother,Lewis,many
nieces,nephews,cousins,sisters-in-law,
and brother-in-law.Paul waspredeceased
by LillieandRalphStrudler(motherand
step-father), HarryKaplan (father), and
brother,Robert.
In lieu of flowers,donationsmay be madeto
the Parkinson’sFoundationof the National
CapitalAreaor to acharityof yourchoice.A
privatememorialwill be held at alater date.When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in
theFuneral Services Directory.
To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,
please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICECHASE
JOHNATWOODCHASESR.
JUNE27, 1926-MAY 3, 2022
Onemonthshyofhis96thbirthday,John
passedawaysuddenlyand peacefullyafter
afull life.Hewas predeceasedby his wife
JaniceMorganChasewithwhomhe en-
joyed 54 yearsofabeautifulmarriage.
Johnwas bornin Pepperell,Massachusetts,
the second-oldestof five boysof whomthe
youngest,Raymond,surviveshim.He grew
up on the shoresof Hull beforeboardingat
LawrenceAcademyfor highschoolwhere
hewaspresidentofhisclassandcaptain
of boththe footballandbaseballteams.
SoonafterenteringBatesCollegehe was
recruitedto pitchfor the BostonRed Sox,
butturneddowntheopportunityinorderto
join the Navyin whichhe foughtin WorldWarII,servingontheUSSPasadena.Hethen
returnedto Tufts Universityfromwhichhe
graduated.
Johnwillbedeeplymissedbyhisloving
threechildrenJohnChase,Jr. (Taryn),Lisa
Kaiser(Don),andJulie.Hewas blessed
withhisfourgrandchildrenRykerandFinn
Chase,MadelineandKendallKaiser,and
manyniecesand nephews,aswell as his
wonderfulrelationshipin his last yearswith
MaryAnneRohrbaughandherexpanded
familyof children,grandchildren,and great
grandchildren.
Johnand Janmet whenbothwerein the
FBI duringJ. EdgarHoover’sadministration,
Johnas aSpecialAgent.Aftermarriage,he
enjoyedalongcareerinfinancialadvisory,
retiringat 82 yearsof age.Throughouthis
life,heplayedgolf avidlyat bothBethesda
CountryCluband ColumbiaCountryClub.
Heleavesbehindmanylifelongfriends,most
notablyhis weeklyFriday “LunchBunch”of
pals at ColumbiaCountryClub,and all those
whomarveledat his energyand zest for life
as he wasstill drivinghimselfto his daily
swim,his secondfavoritesportgoingback
to his youthby the ocean.
Funeral serviceswill be heldWednesday,
May11 at 11 a.m.at BlessedSacrament.
Intermentprivate.DAVIS
CHARLESPHILLIPDAVIS JR.
LongtimeWashington,DC,residentCharles
PhillipDavis,Jr.,66, diedpeacefullyon Fri-
day,March18, 2022,in Washington,DC.
Bornin Durham,NC,onOctober26, 1955,
eldestsonofDeloresandCharlesPhillip
Davis,Sr.,“Junior”as he was lovinglycalled
by family,spenthis earliestyearsin the
smalltownof Hamlet,NC.Hesettledas
ayoungmanwithhis familyin Washing-
ton, DC,where heresidedfor mostof his
life.Aproud graduateofWoodrowWilson
HighSchoolintheearlydaysofintegration,
Charleswas an avid readerwithan insatia-
ble appetitefor knowledge.His thirstfor lifeandcuriositywasevidencedbyhislovefor
books—whichhe keptstacksof in his home
and car—andalongtimecareerwithlocal
libraries.Charleslovedmusicandhadanin-
crediblyeclecticrecordcollection.He was
oftenfoundhumminganythingfromSteve
MillerBandto StevieWonder.Inaddition
toplayinghisfavoriterecords,Charleswas
fascinatedby airplanesand lovedwatching
planestake-offfromhis favoritespotin the
city—HainsPoint.He was aself-professed
car enthusiastwithalove of classicAmeri-
can musclecars and the openroad.He will
berememberedfor his cantankerouslaugh,
vivid imagination, maverick tendencies,
quickwit, and his mischievousgrin.Charles
is survivedby his motherand stepfather,
Dolores(Gibson)Davis-LindsayandJonah
Lindsay;hissiblingsand step-siblingVictor
J. Davis,Sr. and family;CynthiaP. Davisand
family; andJamesLindsayand family;his
childrenandsurrogatechildrenEricaC.Lew-
is and family;LeslieBrownand family;Victor
A. Davis,Esq.; andMichelleA.Davis,Esq.
andfamily.Heisalso survivedby his former
spouseOdette(Godwin)Davis,motherof
Victorand Michelle.Hewas predeceasedby
his father,the late CharlesPhillipDavis,Sr.,
formerU.S. AirManFirst Classof the United
StatesAir Force.Per his request,no public
serviceswill be held.Aprivateservicewill
be held at the convenienceof his immediate
family.Inlieuofflowersandinmemoryof
Charles,and all that he loved,pleasedonate
to the D.C. PublicLibrary Foundation.DAY
SUE ANNMARKLANDDAY(Age 74)
ASSOCIATIONMANAGER
Sue MarklandDay passedawayApril30, 2022at INOVAFair OaksHospitalafterabrief
illness.Born in 1947in NewAlbany,Indianato StanleyL. Marklandand MaryRoyseMark-
land,the familymovedto Fort Worth, Texas,whereStanleyjoinedConvairas an accounting
engineer.Sue graduatedfromRice Universityin 1970withaBAinmicrobiologyand aweek
latermarriedcollegesweetheartHowardMoreland.The couplesettledin Beaumont,Texas,
whereshe was amed techin alocalhospital.Withher interestin conservationand her
communicationskills,Sue was akey advocatein establishingthe nearbyBig ThicketNation-
al Preserve.Followingher divorce,she movedto Houstonwhereshe was Supervisorof the
CancerImmunologyand OrganTransplantationLab at the M.D.AndersonHospital.She also
servedas presidentof the localSierraClub.
Her passionfor publicpolicyand the environmentled to astaff positionon the U.S. House
AgricultureCommittee,whereshe draftedthe nation’sfirst organicfarmingact. She met
her bestfriend,ElinorSchwartz,whileaLegislativeAidein the CaliforniaGovernor’sOffice.
She servedas ExecutiveDirectorof the Stateand TerritorialSolidWaste ManagementAs-
sociationand laterconsultedwithprivateclientsand the federal governmentas President
of the MarklandGroup.She also foundedand servedas ExecutiveDirectorof the Applied
BiotreatmentAssociation.
Sue met Art Day at abottlebill fundraiserat EasternMarketin 1987and soonincluded
him in her annualsnorkelingtripsto tropicalislands.They marriedin 1990beforemoving
to Knoxville,Tennessee,whereSue joinedUT’sCenterfor EnvironmentalBiotechnology
and the Energy,EnvironmentResourcesCenter.She also managedthe 1992Paul Tsongas
primarycampaignin easternTennessee.
Theymovedto San FranciscothreeyearslaterwhereSue joinedthe SystemwideBiotech-
nologyResearchand EducationProgram at the UC Berkeley.Her expertisein association
managementled to apositionas the first ExecutiveDirectorof the CaliforniaAlliancefor
Jobs,acoalitionof heavyconstructionfirmsand unionconstructionworkers,whereshe
successfullydefendedthe prevailingwageprovisionin localgovernmentcontracting.She
and Art enjoyedweekendsbikingthe Sonomaand NapaCountybackroads,watchingsea
ottersalongthe coast,hikingthe Sierras,cross-countyskiingnearDonnerPass and inter-
nationaltravel.
Sue returnedto her true passion,the nexusof microbiologyand publicpolicy,asPresident
of the San FranciscoBay AreaBioscienceCenter,anon-profitrepresentingthe world’s
largestclusterof biosciencecompanies.But she scaledbackafteran aorticheartvalve
replacementin 2003,aconsequenceof Type 1diabetesthat she managedsinceage 5.They
returnedto the DC areain 2007.But Sue’spassionfor publicpolicyreturnedwithaposi-
tion as Directorof CarnegieMellonUniversity’sDCOfficeof Engineeringand PublicPolicy.
Declininghealthled to her full retirementin 2009.But the DC heatand humidityresultedin
amove to an active-adultcommunityin SantaRosa,California,wherelife was greatuntil
the devastatingwildfiresof 2017.After10 daysof evacuation,theirhomewas undamaged
but theirnerveswerenot, so theyreturnedto the abundanthumidityof Virginiain 2018.
Sue wouldlightup aroomwithher Texas charmand curlyred hair whileshe workeda
cocktailparty.But the toll of diabetesand the advanceof dementiacaughtup withher.
Predeceasedby her parents,she leavesbehindArt, her lovinghusbandof 32 years;her
cherishedbrotherDaleMarklandand his wifeMelbaof Dallas;his sonsMontgomeryand
wife Elizabethof Dallas,and Douglasand partnerJane of Los Angeles;Art’snephewKieran
Hendrickand wife MartaSaporitiof London,UK; her BFF Elinorand manyfriendsand former
colleaguesin Tennessee,Texas,Oregonand California.Art wouldlike to thankthe staffof
INOVAFairOaks,who valiantlytriedto staveoff the inevitableuntilMotherNaturesaid
Enough.Privateservice.Acocktailpartywill be givenin her memoryat alater date.
Tributescan be madeon Sue’sremembrancepageatwww.adamsgreen.com.SALERNO
JOHNALBERTSALERNO(Age97)
Of Rockville,MD, passedawayat Brightview
Fallsgroveon September18, 2020.Johnwas
bornin the EastFlatbushsectionof Brook-
lyn, NY on May20, 1923and wasthe old-
est son of JohnJamesSalernoand Bertha
AlongeSalernoof Chatham,NY.Hegraduat-
ed fromChathamHighSchoolin 1941.
ACorporal in the US ArmyAir Corps,John
servedin the Asia-PacificTheatrefrom
December 1942 untilMarch1946.Initially
arrivingin Bombay,India,he was stationed
in Myitkyina,Burma(nowMyanmar)then
deployedto US airbasesin Kunmingand
Chengtu,China.Heservedas acombat
analystsupportingtroopandequipment
deploymentsfor B-29SuperfortressBomber
“OperationMatterhorn”air raids flownoverJapan.
AfterservingandgraduatingfromIthaca
Collegein 1951withaBusinessManage-
mentdegree,John beganasuccessfuland
rewarding36 yearcareerwithIBM Corpora-
tion in varioussalesoperationsand admin-
istrativeroles.
Aresidentof Rockville,MDfor 47 years,he
attendedSt. Mary’sCatholicChurchand
was an activememberof the RockvilleSe-
niorCenter.John enjoyedstampand coin
collecting,as well as travel,and was espe-
ciallyfondof cruisesand internationalex-
cursionsduringhis 33 yearsof retirement.
He enjoyedwatchingand attendingsporting
eventsincludingmanyBostonCollegefoot-
ball gamesand cheeringfor his grandsons’
hockeyand lacrosseteams.
Johnwas predeceasedby MaryJane Saler-
no,ofGlensFalls,NY; his lovingwifeof 61
yearswhomhe met whileworkingat IBM
and marriedin 1953in Troy,NY. He’ssur-
vivedby his son, JohnE. “Jack” Salernoand
daughter-in-lawWendy B. Salernoof Welles-
ley,MA; andtwo grandchildren,JacobB.
Salernoand LucasB. Salerno. John was pre-
deceased by his brotherJames Salerno,and
sistersElizabethCaronand KathleenMoller.
Visitationat Our Lady’sChapel,St. Mary’s
Church,520 Veirs Mill Road,Rockville,MD
on Friday,May 20, 2022at 9:30a.m.Mass
of ChristianBurialat 10:30a.m.Amilitary
funeral servicewill followat ArlingtonNa-
tionalCemeteryat 2p.m. (Pleasegathervia
MemorialAvenueby 1:15 p.m.).
In lieuof flowers,contributionsmaybe
madeto the JohnnyMacSoldiersFund
whichawardsscholarshipsto familymem-
bersof fallenveterans,at: JohnnyMac.org.When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in
theFuneral Services Directory.
To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,
please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.DEATH NOTICE