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Ext. 4-4122[email protected]DEATH NOTICEGRIGG
ROBERTD.GRIGGIII (Age93)
BobGriggdiedpeacefullyof natural caus-
es at his homein Bethesdaon Saturday
April23, 2022.Anativeof Washington,Bob
attendedMcKinleyHighSchoolandthen
headedofftotheUniversityofVirginia
wherehe wasamemberof the ThetaChi
fraternityandgraduatedwithadegreein
Businessin 1950.Boblikedto jokethathe
wasadmittedto UVA, becausehis middle
namewasDinwiddie,the sameas Virgin-
ia’scolonialgovernor.Upongraduating,he
servedasanArmyFirstLieutenantinup-
stateNewYork andlaterin Kansas.Upon
discharge,Bob beganhis professionalca-
reerin federal governmentsaleswithIBM
in Washingtonbeforebeingtransferredto
Philadelphia.
Havingsavedagood deal,Bobleft IBM and
traveledthroughEuropefor mostof ayear.
Uponhis return,he beganacareerin real
estatesaleswithLeigh&Schwaband soon
thereaftermarriedMargaret“Maggy”Dwyer
in 1962.Theyenjoyedalong and happylife
togetherwiththeirthreechildrenat their
home,WalnutGrove,inBethesda. Maggy
co-owned the much-loved Margy-Bettsclothingstorein Alexandria.
In 1985,BobjoinedW.C. and A.N.Miller De-
velopmentCompanyasManagerofMiller’s
SpringValley office.Bob wasbelovedby col-
leaguesand clients.Hewas the kindof help-
ful personwhoseclientsveryoftenbecame
fastfriends.Hewasalwaysthoughtfuland
readyto devotehis vastexperienceand in-
sightsas amentorto manyagentsand was
immenselyvaluablein helpingsort out even
the mostdifficulttransactionsthatthe firm
encountered.BobremainedwithMillerfor
31 yearsuntilhis retirementin 2016at age
88.BobwasactiveintheD.C.Association
of Realtorsand wasrecognizedon multiple
occasionsfor his outstandingperformance.
Bobwasthe consummategentlemanwho
lovedspendingtimewithfamilyand friends.
His childrenalwaysremarkedthathe en-
tertainedorwentoutmorethantheydid
combinedin anygivenyear.Helovedto
travel,spendtimeon the beachandwalk
on the CrescentTrail andC&OCanal.He
wasalongtimeEucharisticMinisteratboth
Our Ladyof MercyChurchand ManorCare
in Potomac,MD. He andMaggywerein-
strumentalin establishingMercyChurch’s
volunteeranddonationprogram on behalf
of So OthersMightEat (SOME)in the early
1970s.
Bobis predeceasedby his wifeMaggyand
his sonRobertD. Grigg IV (Allison).He is
survivedby his daughters,JennieGriggand
StaceySaidy(Tom),his brother,William,all
of Bethesda,andby granddaughters,Mar-
gauxand Jane Saidyof Bethesdaand Mag-
gy and AshleyGriggof NewYork. He is also
survivedby PamFalge,his devotedpartner
of manyyears.
AMass of ChristianBurialwill be heldat Our
Ladyof MercyCatholicChurchin Potomac,
MD on WednesdayMay11 at 11 a.m.In lieu
of flowers,memorialcontributionscanbe
madeto SOME,71 OSt. NW,Washington,
DC.20001or online at https://some.org/giveMURPHY
THOMASWILLIAMMURPHYIII
ThomasWilliamMurphyIII passedaway
peacefullyin his sleepon April21, 2022,
at the ageof 78 years.Thomaswasborn
in Washington,DC,the sonof the lateDr.
Thomasand RosemarieMurphy.
Anativeof Washington,DC,Thomasgrad-
uatedfromSt. John’sCollegeHighSchool.
He laterattendedWillistonAcademyand
Universityof NorthCarolinaat ChapelHill.
He wasacompetitiveand nationallyrankedswimmerwhenhe wasyounger.For abrief
time,heworkedat GreenSpringDairy,
whichat the timewasownedby his grand-
father.Soonafterthathe movedto Cali-
forniato beginhis careerin sales,starting
withNCRin San Francisco.Ashegot older
he wasan avidtennisplayerat Congressio-
nal CountryClubwherehe alsohad served
on the financecommittee.Helivedthe last
15 yearsin Bethesda,Maryland near many
familyand friends.
Thomaswasprecededby his lateloving
wifeHeide.Thomasis survivedby his son,
Thomas(Kelly),andhis daughter,Jennifer
(Allan);andfour belovedgrandchildren,
Patrick,Hope,William,andJohn.He was
precededby his late sisterMichele.Hewill
also be foreverrememberedby his surviving
siblings,Martha,Mel,andMarkalongwith
his belovedrelativesand friends.
Visitationwill be at St. Elizabeth’sCatho-
lic Church, 917 MontroseRoad,Rockville,
Marylandon Wednesday,May 11, 2022 at
12:15p.m., followedby a12:30p.m. Massof
ChristianBurial.Intermentwill be at Gates
of Heavencemeteryat 2p.m. In lieu of
flowers,memorialdonationsin memoryof
Thomasmaybe madeto CatholicCharities
of DC (https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org).
Pleaseviewand signthe guestbookat:
http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.comO’KEEFE
DANIELFRANCISO’KEEFEJR.
(Age85)
DanielF. O’Keefe,Jr.,aresidentofGoodwin
House,Alexandria,died on April28, 2022
fromcomplicationsof Alzheimer’sdisease.
Danwasbornin Belmont,Massachusetts
and,afterhis familymovedto the DC area,
he graduatedfromGeorgetownPrepin
1953.He graduatedfromthe Universityof
Virginia,wherehe wasmemberof Sigma
Chi,in 1957;the Universityof VirginiaLaw
School,wherehe wasamemberof the Vir-
giniaLawReview,in1960;and HarvardBusi-
nessSchoolin 1963.
Danbeganhis legalcareerwiththe Depart-
mentof Commercewherehe receivedthe
SilverMedalAward in 1966for his workin
creatingthe Departmentof Transportation.
Whenhe becamepresidentof The Food and
DrugLawInstitute,hefoundhis real talent
helpingcompaniesnavigatethecomplex
worldof foodanddruglaw.His testimonyas an expertbeforeCongressin 1982on
tamperresistantdrugpackagingcontrib-
utedto the passingof “theTylenolbill.”He
continuedhis foodand druglaw careeras
partnerin the law firmof Wald, Harkrader&
Rossand at the ConsumerHealthProducts
Association.He retiredfromthe Consumer
HealthProductsAssociationas SeniorVice
Presidentand General Councilin 1998.One
of Dan’sgreatpleasureswasmentoring
andofferingadviceto youngerbusiness
associatesas theyprogressedin theirown
careers.
Dan’suniqueabilityto bringpeoplewith
diverseandstrongviewsto consensusfor
commongoalsmadehis volunteerworkin-
valuable.Heservedon the Boardof Advisors
at the NationalBankof Washingtonand the
Boardof the Stabler-LeadbeaterApothecary
Shop,and wasatreasurerof The LittleThe-
atreof Alexandriafor several years.Hewas
amemberof the DC and VirginiaBar Asso-
ciationsandthe Bar of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
He is survivedby his wifeof 65 years,San-
draSmithO’Keefe;childrenVickiE. O’Keefe
(GordonIvins),TimothyJ. O’Keefe(Marian-
na);fivegrandchildrenMeghanO’Keefe,
TimothyColinO’Keefe(Amy),ErinO’Keefe,
Kelly Ivins-O’Keefe and Delaney Ivins-
O’Keefe(JohnDudley);and his sister,Patri-
cia Neibel.
His childrenare thankfulfor his sageadvice
and guidancethroughoutthe years.His fam-
ily will cherishmanyfondmemoriesof him
and will misshis sunshinegrin that lit up the
worldfor all of us.
The familywouldlike to honorand thankthe
carepartnersat GoodwinHouse,Alexandria
for the loveandhelptheygavehimthese
last few years.Noservicesare scheduledat
this time.ROSS
BURRDULINROSSJR. “Sparky”
MARCH21,1944–MARCH30, 2022
SparkyRoss,78, passedawaypeacefullyin
Bowie,MDafter athree-yearprogressionof
dementia.He wasalifelongresidentof Hy-
attsville,MD. He is survivedby his wife,An-
drea,of 50 yearsof marriageand his daugh-ters Theresa(Michael)and Adrianna(Steve),
andhis grandchildrenErick,Hunter,Colby,
Kailah(deceased),Andrew,Stephanie,and
Megan.He alsoleavesahost of cousins,
nieces,nephews,and otherrelatives.He
is predeceasedby his parents,Mary Laura
Rossand BurrRossSr., and sisterKay Bush.
Sparkywasan avidfan of all Washington
DC-areasportsteamsand wasan usherfor
the Redskinsfor 25 years.Heand Andrea
traveledthe worldtogetherandtraveled
withhis sister,Kay,upand downthe east
coast,fishingnot onlyon thosetrips,but lo-
callyat LakeArtemisiain PG County,Ocean
City,and OceanPines,MD.
Sparkywasemployedwiththe Washington
SuburbanSanitaryCommission(WSSC)for
30 years.Heretiredin 1994fromhis posi-
tionin the RadioShopas an Electrical/Me-
chanicalworker.
ACelebrationof Life will be heldSaturday,
May7at2:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’sUnited
MethodistChurch, 14900 AnnapolisRoad,
Bowie,MD20715.
In lieu of flowers,the familyrequestsdona-
tionscan be madeto Hospiceof the Ches-
apeake.ANNOUNCEMENTRemembering
Mom
onMOTHER'SDAY
May8, 2022Deadline:
Saturday,May 7
2p.m.Call:
202-334- 4122Email:
[email protected]DEATH NOTICEIN MEMORIAMHAMMOND
PHILLIPJ. HAMMOND
Everymomentyou are in our hearts
and everybreathwe take.
Weknowyouarewiththeangels.
Wifeand DaughterDEATHNOTICED’AVELLA
DONATO D’AVELLA
OnWednesdayApril20,2022,Donato
D’Avella,of Silver Spring,MD.Beloved
husbandof 43 yearsto the late Michelina
D’Avella;lovingfatherof FeliceD’Avel-
laandLuciaMamana(David);cherished
grandfatherof Sofia,Massimo,and Dome-
nicoD’Avellaand Michelina,Giovanni,and
MarcoMamana.Alsosurvivedbymany
nieces,nephewsand extendedfamily.
He is precededin deathby his lovingwife,
Michelina,anddearbrothersDomenico
D’Avella,AntonioD’AvellaandGiovanni
D’Avella.
Avisitationwill be heldon Monday,May
9, 2022at St. Johnthe EvangelistCatho-
lic Churchfrom10:30a.m.to 11:30a.m.
AMass of ChristianBurialwill be offered
at St. Johnthe EvangelistCatholicChurch,
10103 GeorgiaAvenue,SilverSpring,MD
20902 on MondayMay9, 2022 at 11:30
a.m.Intermentwill be private.
Memorialdonationsmaybe madein his
nametotheMichaelJ.FoxFoundationat
http://www.michaeljfox.org.
Fond memoriesand expressionsof sympa-
thymaybesharedatwww.hinesrinaldifu-
neralhome.comfor the D’AvellaFamily.FLOOD
EILEENFLOOD
JOHNFLOOD
Eileen(87)andJohnFlood(92)of Silver
Spring,Marylandpassedawaywithindays
of eachother.Eileenon Saturday,April
16, 2022andJohnon Wednesday,April
20, 2022.Beloved parents of DanielFlood
(Robin),AndrewFlood,BrendaFerzacca
(Philip)andthe lateJohnM. andDavid
Flood;grandparentsof six and greatgrand-
parentsoffive.
Relativesand friendsmaycall at Collinsfu-
neral Home,500 UniversityBlvd.W.,Silver
Spring, Marylandon Monday,May 9from
3to5p.m.Intermentat ArlingtonNational
Cemeteryat alaterdate.Inlieu of flowers,
memorialdonationsmaybe madeto the
ARCof MontgomeryCounty.FOWLER
AUBREYWAYNE FOWLER
TheFowlerfamilyannounces
the passingof theirfather,A.
Wayne Fowlerwhodiedpeace-
fullyon January19, 2022.Born
onJune2, 1937,he spenthis
youthin LiveOak,Floridaand
his adultlife in the Washington,DC area.
Predeceasedby his daughter,Catherine
Elizabeth“Kitty”,he leavesbehindhis wife
of 60 years,AnonaC.,his sonsandtheir
wives,WayneC. and DanaFowler,Perry W.
Fowlerand JenniferOrendi,andtheirfive
grandchildren.Afuneral celebratinghis life
will be heldon Saturday,May 14, 2022at
11 a.m.at St. Columba’sEpiscopalChurch
in NW Washington,DC.Inlieu of flowers,
the familyrequestsdonationsin his hon-
or to amemorialfundin his nameat St.
Columba’s. Pleasesignthe guestbookat:
http://www.DeVolFuneralHome.comJURVIS
LORINALLANJURVIS (Age87)
LorinAllanJurvis,who led a
life of serviceto his nation,
his church,and his communi-
ty,passedawayon April16,
2022,afteralongillness.Mr.
Jurvis wasbornin Detroit,
grewup in KansasCity,receivedhis under-
graduatedegreefromYale,and pursued
graduatestudiesat Georgetown.At Yale,
Mr.JurvisjoinedAlphaPhi OmegaService
Fraternity,eventuallyservingas director,
trustee,and nationalpresident. He was
memberof the NationalFlagFoundation,
AmericanLegion,MilitaryOrderof World
Wars,and Knightsof Columbus.Hehad a
life-longinvolvementwiththe Boy Scouts
of America,as an EagleScout,for many
yearsas aleaderandmentor,and finally
as boardmemberof the NationalCapital
AreaCouncil.Mr.Jurvisdevoted28 years
in serviceto his nation:as an Armyofficer,
at the U.S. InformationAgency,and finally
withthe U.S. Departmentof State.After re-
tiringfromState,hebecamePresidentof
the non-profitPatrioticEducationIncorpo-
rated, apositionhe heldfor morethanten
years.Amemorialservicewill be heldfor
Mr.Jurvison Saturday,May 21, 2022,at 10
a.m.,in the Chapelof Our Ladyof St. Mary’s
CatholicChurch,520 Veirs Mill Road,Rock-
ville,MD20852.Intermentat ArlingtonNa-
tionalCemeterywill be at alaterdate.In
lieu of flowers,pleaseconsiderdonatingto
eitherthe UN CrisisReliefFundfor Ukraine
—https://crisisrelief.un.org/ukraine-crisis
or the St. Mary’sSchoolDevelopmentFund
in memoryof LorinJurvis—https://one.
bidpal.net/smsappeal2022/welcome
http://www.collinsfuneralhome.comRUDZINSKI
LYDIA W. RUDZINSKI(Age94)
Lydia W. Rudzinski,94, of Sun CityCenter,
Florida,wenthometo be withher LordJe-
sus on November12, 2020.She wasborn
in Chicago,IL. Lydia is predeceasedby her
lovinghusbandof 57 years,Lt. Col. Walter
M. “Buzz”Brudzinski;survivedby her son
Leslie“Les”Brentand wifeShirley,daugh-
ter Christine“Tina”Scavoandhusband
Victor,grandchildrenGregoryBrent,Eliza-
bethFieldingand JenniferPowers;and 10
greatgrandchildren.Burialnextto her hus-
band,Walter,will be at theColumbariumat
ArlingtonNationalCemeteryin Arlington,
VA at 2p.m. on May9,2022.Arrangement
by Sun City CenterFuneral Home,813-634-
9900.DEATH NOTICESIEGEL
CYNTHIALOUISESIEGEL
Of Richmond,VirginiapassedawayMay,3,
2022 at the age of 78. She wasprecededin
deathby her parents,Frederick and Helen
Zirkel.She is survivedby her husbandof 50
years,Mark Paul Siegelandtheirchildren,
TimothyChristianSiegel(Brantley)and Tyler
SiegelCox (Hunter).Emais survivedby her
greatestjoys,her fivegrandchildren,Tim-
othyChristianSiegel,Jr., CampbellLouise
Cox,BoydAndersenSiegel,HayesAndersen
Cox and WilliamReedSiegel.Cindywas one
of threeand her siblingssurviveher,brother,
FrederickZirkel,Jr.(Holly),hischildren, Jody
and Pamand her sister,Gail Forsythand herson,Myles.Cindygrewup in Bayshore,Long
Islandand graduatedfromthe Universityof
Kentucky.Cindymadeacareerin teach-
ing.She spentmanyof her yearsteaching
at SidneyLainerMiddleSchoolin Fairfax
City,whereshe mademanylifelongfriends.
Cindybecamean activememberof every
communityshe joined.WhileMarkwassta-
tionedin Manheim,Germany,Cindybecame
amemberof the Officer’sWivesClubwhile
raisingher twoyoungchildren.Onceback
in the statesshe becameamemberof the
CliftonWomen’sClub and at theirlast home
in northernVirginiashebecameapart of
theirHeritageHuntCommunity.Cindyand
Markwereactivemembersof the Shepherd
of the HillsLutheran Church.Her hobbiesin-
cludedironing,cross-stitching,and laundry.
Her fatherusedto say she couldhavemade
moremoneyas alaundressthanateacher.
Shewasfiercelydevotedto her husband,
children,and her grandchildren.She loved
nothingmorethanto be withthem,espe-
ciallybeingan Emato the fivegrandchil-
dren.Her favoriteweekeveryyearwasthe
weektheyall spenttogetherin the Outer
Banks.Wewouldlike to thankthe amazing
staffat the HermitageRichmondandBeth
withAt HomeHospicefor all theircareand
compassionoverthe last few months.Ame-
morialservicewill heldon May14, 2022at
10:30a.m.,at Shepherd of the Hills Luther-
an Church, 4090 SudleyRoad,Haymarket.
Pleasejoin the familyat the Wineryat Bull
Run, 15950 Lee Highway,for acelebration
of Cindy’slife.DEATH NOTICEHINTON
WANDA DENISEHINTON(Age63)
September9, 1958–April 28, 2022
She is survivedby children,Lynetteand Le-
marHinton;twograndsons;foursiblings;
ahostotherlovingrelativesandfriends,A
memorialservicewill be heldon Thursday,
May12, 2022,at Wayofthe CrossChurch
of Christ, 1800 HazelwoodDr., Capital
Heights,MD. The viewingstartsat 10 a.m.,
and the servicestartsat 11 a.m.Interment
will takeplaceat 2p.m. at Ft LincolnCem-
etery,3 401 Bladensburg,Brentwood,MD
20722.POWELL
ANNADORETHEAPOWELL
PeacefullypassedawayonTuesday,April
26, 2022. Annais survivedby her dedi-
catedandlovinghusband,Dr.WilliamO.
Powell.She wasthe lovingmotherof two
daughters,Roz Powell-Bright (George),
MichellePowellGrillo(Roy). Annawas
blessedwithtwo granddaughters,Nichole
BrightandAndreaBright,brother-in-law
KennethA. Powellandahost of nieces
andnephews.Familywill receivefriends
on Monday,May 9, 2022,to celebrate her
life.Viewingwillbefrom6p.m.to8p.m.at
Mt. CalvaryBaptistChurch,608 N. Horners
Lane,Rockville,Maryland20850.Funeral
Serviceswill be privatelyheld.In lieuof
flowers,the familykindlyasksthatmemo-
rial donationsbe madein honorof AnnaD.
Powellby mailto The GeorgeB. Thomas,
Sr.LearningAcademy,Inc., 1401Dennis
Avenue;Silver Spring, Maryland 20902 or
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CARLHERBERTMCNAIR
Everthe aviator,Major General (Retired)Carl
HerbertMcNair,Junior,filed his finalflight
planon May2, 2022.Bornin Pensacola,
FloridaonSeptember22,1933,tothelate
CarlHerbertMcNair,Senior,and HelenaEd-
wardsMcNair,Carl was the middlechild,the
belovednamesakeboybetweentwogirls,
the lateBettyPetreeof Pensacola,FL and
AnitaJane “Patsy”Singletaryof Birmingham,
AL.
Hismotherwaseagertosendhimtoschool
at an earlyage whichresultedin his grad-
uationfromPensacolaHighSchoolat the
youngage of 17. He wasimmenselyproud
to haveattendedEmoryUniversityfor one
yearwherehe wasamemberof SigmaAl-
phaEpsilonfraternity,beforereceivingan
appointmenttotheUnitedStatesMilitary
Academy.Comingfromanavalaviation
town,CarlironicallyattendedWest Point
fromwhichhe graduatedin 1955.Withhis
keeninterestin aviation,Carl had chosen
toenterthe Air Force followinghis USMA
graduationand had evenpurchasedhis Air
Forceuniforms.However,anewlyinvigorat-
ing Armyforay into aviation,specificallyhe-
licopters,changedhis mindand he commis-
sionedas aU.S.Army 2nd Lieutenant.During
hismilitarycareer,inwhichheloggedmore
than 6000 flighthours(1578of thosein
combat),he alsoreceivedaB.S.and M.S. in
AerospaceEngineeringfromGeorgiaTech
andan M.S.inPublicAdministrationfrom
ShippensburgUniversityandwasaloyal
alumto all his almamaters.
MGMcNairhadalonganddistinguishedca-
reerof 32 yearswiththe U.S. Armywithhis
finestaccomplishmentsservingas the first
BranchChiefof ArmyAviationas wellas
havingbeenthe BrigadeCommander,Depu-
ty CommandingGeneral, and Commanding
General for the U.S. ArmyAviationCenterin
FortRucker,Alabama.LowerAlabamaand
theWiregrass districtremaineddearto his
heartfor the remainderof his life.
MG McNairwasthe unofficialvoiceof Army
aviationformanyyearsandheldmanylead-
ershiprolesand top officesin the American
HelicopterSociety(AHS),the ArmyAviation
Associationof America(AAAA),the Associ-
ationof the UnitedStatesArmy(AUSA),the
ArmyHistoricalFoundation,and the Nation-
al DefenseIndustrialAssociation.MG Mc-
NairwasalsoawardedmanyDepartmentof
Defensemedalsincludingthe Distinguished
ServiceMedal[2], Legionof Merit[3], Distin-
guishedFlyingCross[4], BronzeStar [2] with
“V” device,51Air Medals,the FrenchOrder
of NationalMerit,andthe Orderof Merit
fromKorea.Abelovedundertakingwiththe Arlington
NationalCemeteryCommemorativeProject
resultingin the creationof the booksWhere
Valor Rests–ArlingtonNationalCemetery
andForChildrenof Valor,memorialgifts
nowpresentedtothefamilieswhohave
lost lovedonesin the defenseof freedom.
His retirementfromthe Armycatapulted
himintoa30-yearcorporate careerin the
MetroDC regionservingin executivelead-
ershiproleswithBurdeshawAssociates,
DynCorp,ComputerScienceCorporation,
CPSProfessionalServices,andCathexis.He
wasequallydevotedto his boardworkfor
bothcorporate entitiessuchas Air Methods
Corporationas wellas numerousnon-prof-
itorganizationssuchastheAmericanRed
Cross,Easterseals,NorthernVirginiaCham-
berof Commerce,CommunityFounda-
tionforNorthernVirginia,andtheGeorge
WashingtonChapterof the Associationof
the UnitedStatesArmy.Hewas adevoted
memberof bothMessiahandAldersgate
UnitedMethodistChurches.
MGMcNairwasinductedintothe Army
AviationHallof Fame in 2004.Additional
honorswhichdelightedhim werebeingthe
2011 recipientof the DistinguishedGradu-
ate Award fromthe UnitedStatesMilitary
Academyandthe GeorgiaTech Schoolof
EngineeringHallofFamein 2014 aswell
as theShippensburgUniversityLifetime
AchievementAward in 2017andthe 2019
CommunityFoundationfor NorthernVir-
giniaLeadershipAward.In 2015,he was
inductedintotheLivingLegendsofAviation.
Predeceasedby his wife,JoAnn Wilson
McNair,in2 017 afteralmost 60 yearsof
marriage.His survivorsincludehis children:
CynthiaWood (Stephen)of MountPleasant,
SC,Carl HerbertMcNairIII “Chip”(Alana)
ofUniontown,PA,andCourtneyBulger
(Patrick)of Herndon,VA;six grandchildren:
CourtlandColantonio(Trey),TaylorWood
(Grace Anne),RebeccaClark(Eric),CarlHer-
bertMcNairIV “Mac”(Carrie),VirginiaBulger
and EmmaBulger,aswell as 10 great-grand-
children.
Thefamilyisextremelygratefulforthe
manycaretakerswholovedandcaredfor
our parents,but especiallyfor KatiaduKa-
maraand her extendedfamilyfor theirself-
less gift of timefor the past12 years.
The familywill receivefriendsfor visitation
at the FairfaxMemorialFuneral Home,9902
BraddockRoad,Fairfax,VA 22031 from2to
5p.m. and 6to8p.m.onMonday,May 9.
The celebrationof life will be at Aldersgate
UnitedMethodistChurch, 1301 Collingwood
Road,Alexandria,VA 22308 at1p.m.on
Tuesday,May 10. Receptionto followat the
NationalMuseumof the UnitedStatesArmy,
1775 LibertyDr., Fort Belvoir,VA. Please
RSVPfor the receptionto McNairfuneral@
gmail.com.Aburialwithfull militaryhonors
will be heldat ArlingtonCemeteryat afu-
turedate.
In lieu of flowers,memorialsmaybe direct-
ed to the followinglocations:
-AmericanRed CrossServiceto the Armed
Forces,8550ArlingtonBlvd.,Fairfax,VA
22031
-The ArmyHistoricalFoundation, 1775 Lib-
ertyDr.Suite400,FortBelvoir,VA2 2060
-EastersealsDC MD VA’s Jo Ann&Carl Mc-
NairCommunityChildDevelopmentCenter
to supportservicesfor childrenwithdisabil-
itiesandthosefromlow-incomeandmili-
tary familiesmaybe madeonlineat https://
rb.gy/fvgky8or mailedto EastersealsDevel-
opmentDepartment, 1420 SpringSt.,Silver
Spring,MD 20910RIFFER
DIANERIFFER
MAY31, 1940-MAY 1, 2022
DianeLightRifferpassedawayon May1,
2022,at the age of 81, in Charlottesville,VA.
Alovinganddevotedwifeandmother,
daughterand sister,Dianecareddeeplyfor
her family.She had apassionfor education
and learningthatplayedalargerolein her
life professionallyand personally.
DianeKeith LightwasbornMay31, 1940,in
Richmond,VA,toJohnKeithLightandIsla
Vann (Poole)Light.Her youngerbrotherJohn
Keith LightJr.was bornfouryearslater.
Diane graduated from Hermitage High
Schoolin Richmondin 1958as oneof the
top studentsin her class.Amongher many
activitiesinhighschool,shewasSenior
ClassSecretary,associateeditorof the
schoolnewspaper,vice presidentof the
NationalHonorSociety,and secretaryof the
LatinClub.She wasalsoon the yearbook
staffandin QuillandScroll,anationalor-
ganizationhonoringstudentswhoshowed
outstandingabilityon newspaperand year-
bookstaffs,aswell as beinginvolvedin Fu-
tureTeachersof Americaand workingas a
library assistant.
Diane then went to her hometown
WesthamptonCollege(Universityof Rich-
mond)whereshe graduatedwithabache-
lor of artsdegreewithhonorsin history.In
her senioryear,Dianewaseditor-in-chiefof
“TheRichmondCollegian,”the weeklycam-
pus newspaper.Earliershe hadworkedas
areporterand thenmanagingeditoron the
publication.She wasalsoamemberof Phi
BetaKappa,MortarBoard,whereshe served
as treasurer,Phi AlphaTheta,the national
honorary historyfraternity,PiDelta Epsilon,
the nationalhonorary collegiatejournalism
fraternity,KappaDeltaPi, an honorsociety
for education,Who’sWho AmongStudents
in AmericanUniversitiesandColleges,and
the Dean’sList. Shewas alsoco-editorof
the WesthamptonCollegeHandbook.
After college,Diane attended graduate
schoolat theUniversityof Wisconsinat
Madison.There,she earnedamasterof arts
degreein history,includingwritingathesis
paperentitled“Activitiesof the EnglishJaco-
bites,1689-1696.”
Dianemet JohnI. Riffer,the loveof her life,in
the summerof 1963in Washington,DC.They
quicklybecameengagedand weremarried
November28, 1964,in Richmond,VA.They
beganmarriedlife togetherin Springfield,
VA.Atthis time,Dianewasahistoryteacher
at Lee HighSchoolin Springfield.She taughttherefor five years.
Whenthe couple’sfirst child,Christopher
John,wasbornin 1969,she steppedaway
fromteachingto devotetimeto raisinga
family.The familyboughtahomein Falls
Churchwheretheywouldlivefor nearly
30 years.In1974,daughterElizabethDiane
wasborn.
JohnandDianehadmetthroughFoundry
MethodistChurchin Washington,DC,which
they attendedthroughoutthe late1960s
and early1970s.ThroughFoundry,they also
mademanylifelongfriendswithwhomthey
shareddinnersand familyget-togethers.
EventuallyDianeand Johnbeganattending
WesleyUnitedMethodistChurchin Vienna,
VA,wheretheywerebothactivein volun-
teeringand in service.
Afterhavingsteppedbackfromher career
as an educator,bythe late 1970sDianede-
cidedto go backto graduateschooland fur-
therher educationand professionaltraining
by takinggraduate-levelclassesin library
scienceat GeorgeMasonUniversity.
She thenfirstworkedat ChesterbrookEle-
mentaryin McLeanbeforetakingoverthe
library departmentat TimberLaneElemen-
taryin Falls Church,whereshe wasacor-
nerstoneof the facultyfor two decades.
Dianeand John’smarriagewasone of deep
loveandrespectfor eachother,and they
providedawonderfulmodelfor theirchil-
drenin howto balanceworkand familyand
trulysupportyourspouse.
An aspectof DianeandJohn’sserviceat
Wesleythatdevelopedin the 1990sand
2000swasan outreachprogram between
the churchand KetchamElementarySchool
in Washington,DC.
Dianeand Johnplannedtheirretirementsto
coincide,tomaximizetheirtimetogether,
and theymadethe mostof it and enjoyed
extensivetraveling.
WhenJohnwasstrickenwithabrain tumor,
Dianewasdevotedin her carefor him.
Afterhe passedaway,she begananew
chapterin her life,movingto Gainesville,Va.,
andstayingverybusywithfrequenttripsto
concertsand museumsin Washington,D.C.,
bookclubs,and reunionswithlongtime
friends.She alsoconfoundedthe GivingCir-
cle at HeritageHunt,whichraisedtensof
thousandsof dollarsfor localcharities.
Shecontinuedto travelas well,both
throughoutthe U.S.,and to Europeand Aus-
tralia.
Familytogethernesswasavital partof Di-
ane’slateryears,and she startedatradition
of familyweeksat the beachin Duck,North
Carolina,on the OuterBanks.
Eventually,Dianelivedin Charlottesvilleto
be closerto Lisa and her family,and she had
frequentvisitsfromher familyand longtime
friends.
Dianewasprecededin deathby her hus-
bandJohnI. Rifferin 2006,andaninfantson
TerenceKeith in 1973.
Dianeis survivedby her son Chris(Samina
Aziz)and grandchildrenZaraand Mira; and
daughterLisaWickersty(ToddWickersty)
andgrandchildrenJosh,Isla andKate;and
brotherJohnLight(MollyDeBusschere).
Memorialserviceto be heldon May14,
2022,at 2p.m.atWesleyUnitedMethodist
Church,711 SpringSt. SE, Vienna, VA 22180.
Donationsmaybe madein Diane’smemory
to the AmericanHeartAssociationor the
AmericanBrain Tumor Association.WARD
DAVID BOHANWARD
DavidBohanWard passedawaypeacefully
withhis lovingwifeby his sideon April13,
2022 –his 88thbirthday.Heissurvivedby
his wifeof 59 years,CelesteCaufieldWard,
his twodaughters,ElizabethWhittle(Jim)
and LuluGonella(Geoff)and fourgrandsons,
DanielWhittle,Geoff Gonella,Jr., Christopher
Whittleand AndrewGonella.
Davidwas bornon April13, 1934,in Worces-
ter,MAtoparentsAnthonyand HelenGrady
Ward. He graduatedin 1958fromHolyCross
Collegeand in 1961fromGeorgetownLaw
School.He proudlyandhonorablyserved
two yearsin the Army.After his workduring
law schoolas aCapitolPoliceOfficer,David
beganhis professionalcareeras an ener-
gy lawyerwiththeFederal PowerCom-
mission.He thenenteredprivatepractice.
Davidwasheavilyinvolvedin the energy
industry’stransitionto independentgas and
hydroelectricgenerationandnatural gas
andelectriccompetition.He wasan avid
supporterandvolunteerwiththe Energy
Bar AssociationandFoundationof the En-
ergyLaw Journalwherehe servedin various
roles.In1989-1990,he servedasthe presi-dentof the Federal EnergyBar Association.
His daughter,Elizabeth,followedhim as an
energylawyer,workingwithhim at Flood&
Ward beforemovingto NixonPeabody.She
learnedso muchfromhimand carriedthe
lessonsto her practiceand legalcareer.She
lovedparticipatingin proceedingswithand
oppositehim overthe years.
Davidhadmanypassionsthroughouthis
life.Inhis youth inMassachusetts,heplayed
baseballandice hockey.Hewas an avid
sailortakingnumerousmulti-dayexcursions
withfriends,not onlylocally,but sailingfrom
NovaScotiato Annapolisand fromVirginia
to Bermuda.He nurturedalove for biking,
ice skating,duckpinbowlingand skiingin his
daughtersas theyweregrowingup.Inhis
fortieshe rediscoveredgolf whichbecamea
highpriorityin retirement.He nevermissed
his daughters’events,includinggymnastics
anddivingmeets,concerts,and marching
bandcompetitions.Helovedbringingout
his old baseballgloveto helpat his grand-
sons’baseballpracticesand attendedmany
of theirsportingand musicevents.Hewas
alsoalifelongfan of the BostonRed Sox.
David’strue happyplacewasCeleste’sfam-
ily campat GreenLakein Dedham,Maine.
Herehe wouldtinkerwiththe house,go
out on his boat,paddlein his kayak,explore
the littletraveledcrevicesof the lakeand
its woodsand,mostimportantly,enjoythe
companyof his wifeand family.Wecontin-
ue to searchfor the locationof his “secret”
blackberrypatch.
Davidwasamemberof KenwoodGolfand
CountryClubsince 1977 wherehe spent
countlessdaysgolfingand goingto the gym.
He wasalsoadarn goodduckpin bowler.
Areceptioncelebratinghis life will be held
in the fall. Contributions in honorof David
can be madeto the CharitableFoundation
of the EnergyBar Association(www.eba-
net.org/CFEBA).DEATH NOTICE