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DEATH NOTICEMCMANUS
JAMESJ. MCMANUS
James J. McManus,aformerIndiananews-
papermanand lateraCBS Newscorrespon-
dent,died TuesdayMay 17, 2022in Madison,
GA.Hewas 90 yearsofage.
Mr.McManuswas bornin Ohio,spenthis
boyhoodin rural Indianaandbecamea
journalistaftergraduationfromIndianaUni-
versity.Hewas an Indiananewspaper,radio
and televisionreporterand broadcasterand
lateraWhite Housecorrespondent,whose
assignmentscarriedhimtomorethan 50
nationsaroundthe world.He retiredfrom
CBS Newsin 1988,butcontinuedtowork
as afreelancewriterand videoproducer.
He also taughtcommunicationsat Georgia
StateUniversity.
Mr.McManus,agraduateof Concannon
HighSchool,wasacombatveteranofthe
KoreanWar, servingaboardthe destroyer
USS THE SULLIVANS(DD-537).His remains
will be inurnedat ArlingtonNationalCeme-
terywithmilitaryhonors.
In briefdeparturesfromhis craft, he served
as directorof the AeronauticsCommission
ofIndianaandpersonalpilotforGovernor
MatthewE. Welsh. Later,hewas special
assistantto IndianaCongressmanLee H.
Hamilton,on CapitolHill in Washington,DC.
In1968,asassistanttoPierreSalinger,he
waschiefof pressadvancefor RobertF.
Kennedy,travellingwiththe senatorin
his nationalcampaignfor the Democratic
presidentialnominationin Indiana,Oregon,
Californiaand NewYork. Eventually,his du-ties includedfuneral arrangementsfor the
senatorin NewYork City,the funeral train
toWashington,DCandburialinArlington
NationalCemetery.
Beginningin 1954,Mr.McManuswas are-
porterandbroadcasterfor WBOWradio
and laterWTHIradio and televisionin Terre
Haute.Helater wrotefor the Bloomington
(Indiana)Star-Courier,reportedfor the India-
napolisTimes,aScripps-Howardnewspaper
and for WFBM(WRTV)radio and television,
thenaTime-LifeBroadcaststationin Indi-
anapolis.In1968,he becameWhiteHouse
correspondentfor GroupW, Westinghouse
Broadcastingand from 1976 onwardwas a
CBS Newscorrespondent.
Asapoliticalreporter,Mr.McManuscov-
eredRichardM. Nixon’swinningcampaign
for the presidency,joinedthe presidenton
all domesticand foreigntravelsand was
aboardUSSHORNETfortheSouthPacific
splashdownof the Apollo11 astronauts
aftertheirhistoricvoyageto the moon.He
coveredtwo nucleararmsreductiontalksin
Moscowand PresidentNixon’svisit to the
PeoplesRepublicof Chinain 1972.He also
reportedthe WatergateScandalthat led to
thepresident’sresignationinAugust,1974.
JamesJosephMcManuswasbornin Ak-
ron,Ohio,17November1931,to Joseph
and AnneAllisonMcManus.His fatherwas
bornin Lennoxtown,Scotland,his mother
in Ohio.Mr. McManuswas twicemarried;to
HelenLee Siverlyof Marshall,Illinoisand La-
vonneB.Meister,ofIndianapolis,withwhom
he had five daughters.Both marriagesend-
ed in divorce.
Mr.McManusis survivedby asister,JoAnne
McManusofFlorida;daughtersAllison(Mi-
chael)Fenderof Georgia;Karen(Andrew,
deceased)Burrisof Georgia;Lynn (Andrew)
Waller of California;Annie(Hank)Tremaine
of Florida;Jeanne(Robert)Suarezof Wash-
ingtonStateand grandchildren,Robertand
JenniferSale;AllisonBurrisEdwards,Kelly
andKrissyTremaineandNicholasandSte-
ven Suarez.
Specialthanksto the manyfriends,neigh-
bors,businesspeopleand caregiverswho
so thoughtfullyand wonderfullycaredfor
him.
Amemorialservicewill be heldat 11 a.m.
onTuesday,May24, 2022 inthechapelof
A.E. CarterFuneral Home.Areceptionwill
followimmediatelyat Ricardo’sKouzzinain
Madison,GA.WELCH-TAYLOR
ARTHURYNE J. WELCH-TAYLOR
Mrs.ArthuryneJ. Welch-Taylor,age 105,
diedThursday,May 12 at HowardCounty
CommunityHospitalwhereshe had been
admittedtwo daysearlier.Membersof her
immediatefamilyat her bedsidesaid that
she was not in pain and expiredpeacefully.
Duringher final monthsthe familymatriarch
was able to enjoyanumberof well-attend-
ed celebrations,includingthe mostrecent
Thanksgiving,her March11 birthday,and
Mother’sDay on May 8.
The familylovinglydemursregardingher
requestto be rememberedsolelyas one
whostroveto be agood mother;although,
raisingfourcollege-educatedchildrenon
her own afterthe suddendeathof her hus-
bandin 1949certainlyqualifiesas asignal
achievement.Mrs.Taylor’smany otherac-
complishments,however,cannotgo unher-
alded.
The fifth of six childrenbornto Rev.Rich-
ard T. and J. AugustaAndrewsof Houston,
Mrs.Taylor (Mom,Grandma,Coco),like most
of her siblings,was aconstantin the field
of educationbecauseof its importancein
enhancingthe prospectsof youngAfrican
Americans.She firstpreparedherselffor
this lifelongquest–earningher B.A. degree
cumlaudein homeeconomicsfromPrairie
ViewA&MUniversity(Texas).Blessedwith
bothbeautyand brains,Mrs.Taylor,despite
beingan underclassmen,waselectedas
the first Ms.Prairie View.For two yearsafter
graduatingin 1937,she workedas aHome
Demonstrationagentin San Augustine,the
oldestcountyin Texas,wherehorseswere
still tied up in the townsquare,she likedto
reminisce.She relocatedto LangstonUni-
versityto workas administrativeassistant
to the presidentof the historicallyBlack
college(or university)(HBCU)and whereshe
met and marriedfellowuniversityemployee
James A. Welch. Theywouldlaterholdpo-
sitionsat two otherHBCUs:he as business
managerat JacksonStateUniversity(Jack-
son,MS)and TennesseeStateUniversity
(Nashville),and she as assistantdirectorof
the TSU PlacementBureau.
Six monthspregnantwithher fourthchild
whenJamesand astudentwerekilledin
atragic bus accidentuponreturninghome
fromafund-raisingcollegejazz banden-gagementin Alabama,Mrs.Taylorthen
strengthenedher resolveto providefor
her family.She obtainedaM.S.degreein
ElementaryEducationfromTSUin 1953
andwasawardedascholarshiptopursue
an Ed.S.degreein ElementarySupervision
at GeorgePeabodyCollege,now merged
withVanderbiltUniversityin Nashville.Af-
ter graduationshe acceptedthe position
as assistantprofessorof Educationat TSU.
Furtherstudiesweredonein LanguageArts
atNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,IL,
and she was avisitingprofessorof Educa-
tion at HBCUsTexas SouthernUniversityin
Houstonand her almamaterPrairieView
A&MUniversity.
In 1969,Mrs.Taylormovedto Washington,
DC,tobecomeassociateprofessorof Gen-
eral Studiesat WashingtonTechnicalInsti-
tute (nowUniversityof DC). That sameyear
she marriedHenryL. Taylor,Ph.D., thena
civil rightscoordinatorwiththe Rural Elec-
trificationAdministrationin the Department
of Agriculture.Dr. Taylor died in 1987.
An avid traveler,her adventuresincreased
markedlyafterretiringfromthe National
EducationalAssociationin 1986,whereshe
had workedas aresearchspecialistsince
1970.She managedto visit everycontinent
exceptAntarctica,oftenaccompaniedby
her husband,or sister,the late CarolJoy
Hobson-Smith,or her daughter.
Everundaunted,Mrs.Taylor experienced
and sharedso muchof America’sgreatest
challengesand moments–ratification of
women’svotingrights;World WarI,Spanish
Flu; the GreatDepression;World WarII, Ko-
rean War; Civil RightsMovement;assassina-
tionsof the Kennedys,MalcolmX, King;the
VietnamWar; and both electionsofAmer-
ica’sfirstBlackpresident,Barack Obama.
Knownto possessinfinitepatienceand a
generosityof spiritand personalresources,
Mrs.Taylorsoughtto supportand further
the livesof the less fortunatethroughher
lifelongdedicationto tithingwithinwhatev-
er churchcommunityshe was associatedas
well as workingto upliftand nourishothers
through,for example,her church’sfood dis-
tributionprogram.
She is survivedby daughter,MelvadeenBai-
ley of Columbia,MD; stepdaughter,Wynelle
Welch of NewYork; sons,JamesofDurham,
NC,Reginaldof Falls Church,VA,and Robert
WelchofAustin,TX;granddaughterMyka
Sparrowof Dallas,TX; grandsonsLawrence
Baileyand Dr.Babu Welch of Dallas,TX, Sule
Welch of Atlanta,GA, and ReginaldJ. Welch
of Austin,TX. She also had six great-grand-
children,and stepchildrenHenryL. Taylor,
Jr.ofBuffalo,NY, DianaTolliverof Bowie,
MD,and RuthMatlockof Glenarden,MD,
and anumberof stepgrandchildrenand
great-grandchildren.
Memorialservicesand intermentwill take
placeJune11, 2022,beginning12:30p.m. at
Ft. LincolnCemeteryand Chapel, 3401 Blad-
ensburgRd., Brentwood,MD 20722. Flow-
ersmay be sentto the Chapeland any do-
nationsmay be madein Mrs.Taylor’s name
to FellowshipBaptistChurch, 5605 Colorado
Ave.,NW20011,whereshe servedas trust-
ee emeritusand founder.ZIMMERMAN
MONICAHARRITYZIMMERMAN
(Age87)
Passedawayon May20, 2022,at Shady
GroveAdventistHospital.Bornin Wilkes
Barre,PA, she was the daughterof the late
Edwardand Martina(Kratz) Harrity.Monica
was agraduateof St. NicholasHighSchool
in Wilkes-Barre,PA.
MonicamarriedRobertG. ZimmermanSr.
in July of 1962.Theyweremarried54 years
untilRobert’sdeathin 2016.Monica is sur-
vivedby her childrenRobertG. Zimmerman,
Jr., his wife Tracy Cox-Zimmermanand their
childrenAllisonand Nicholas,from Centrev-
ille,VA, and daughterMartinaZ. Conroy,her
husbandMartinand theirdaughterMonica
fromBethesda,MD,aswell as her sister
MartikayHarrityGolaand her husbandJo-
seph,fromMountaintop,PA.
Monicaand Robertwerebothcareercivilian
Departmentof Defenseemployees.Theirs
was alovingmarriage,completewith all the
anxietiesof dailylivingin MetroDC,punctu-atedwithgoodhumorand adesireto ex-
plorethe region.
Robert&Monicalivedmostof theirlivesin
Annandale,VA, and wheretheywerefaith-
ful parishionersof St. Michael’sCatholic
Church.Monicaand Bob sent theirchildren
to the parishschool,and the wholeZimmer-
manfamilymadelife-longfriendsthrough
the Church.Summertripsat CampMariain
Leonardtown,MD,consistedof goodwhole-
someoutdooractivitiesfor the kids and a
raucous,healthypartyatmospherefor the
adults.Thankfullythe goodSistersof Charity
wereasleepwhilethe laughter,card playing,
and carousingwenton throughthe night.
Travel was aconstantthroughoutMonica’s
life.Inretirement,Monicaand Bob traveled
throughoutthe UnitedStateson boththe
East and West Coasts,aswell as to Europe,
Canadaand the MiddleEast.Although,the
slowpaceof nearbyWilliamsburg,VA,was
Monica’sfavoritevacationdestination.
NothinggaveMonicamoredelightthan time
spentwithher threegrandchildrenthrough
simpleSundaydinners,aswell as big cel-
ebratoryfamilyholidays,with the annual
EasterEgg Huntone of the majorhighlights.
Monica,like Bob developedAlzheimer’slat-
er in theirlife and theybothled theirfinal
yearswith fortitudeand grace.
Serviceswill be at St. MichaelCatholic
Church, 7401 St. MichaelLane,Annandale,
VA 22003,on Thursday,May 26, 2022at
10 a.m.Therewill be aburialto followat
Fairfax MemorialPark, 9900BraddockRoad,
Fairfax,VA 22032,at 12 p.m.
Flowerarrangementsare restrictedat the
churchserviceand at this time we havemet
the permittedallowance.Pleaseconsider
donatingto the NationalCapitalAreaAlz-
heimer’sAssociationlocatedin McLeanVA.C0979 2x3
Becauseyourloved one served proudly...Military emblemsare available with death noticesand in-memoriamsTo placeanotice call202-334-4122or800-627-1150,ext. 44122DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICEHOWARD
GLORIAJEANHOWARD
OnTuesday,May10,2022,GloriaJean
Howard,belovedmotherof RashidaMad-
ison,NaimaHowardMoore,KeishaHow-
ard, JosephHowardenteredher eternal
rest.BorninWashington,DCin 1955
youngestdaughterof MaryFrancesand
RobertYoung.She was precededin death
by her lovinghusbandLinwoodH. Howard
of 30 years.She leavesto mournaplethora
of familyand friends.Afuneral servicewill
be heldon Thursday,May 26, 2022at 11
a.m.atCampSpringsCommunityChurch,
8040 WoodyardRoad,Clinton,MD 20735.JONES
BOBBYGORDONJONESSR.
BobbyGordonJonesSr., age83, passed
awayon May17, 2022in NewBern,NC.
BobbywasbornonApril16, 1939 inVAto
Lusherand LucyJonesin Fairfax,VA.
Avisitationfor Bobbywill be held Wednes-
day,May 25, 2022from2to4p.m. and 6
to8p.m.atMurphyFuneral Homes,1102
West BroadStreet, FallsChurch, VA 22046.
Afuneral servicewill occurat 11 a.m.on
Thursday,May26, 2022 atCommunity
Churchof God, 2500 GallowsRd., Dunn
Loring,VA 22027withagravesideservice
to followat NationalMemorialPark.
Fond memoriesand expressionsof sympa-
thy for the Jonesfamilymay be sharedat
http://www.murphy-fh.comMARKETOS
JAMESMARKETOS
Passedawayon May 13, 2022.
Funeral ServiceTuesday,May
24, 2022.Viewing10 a.m.
untilServiceat 11 a.m.atSt.
SophiaGreekOrthodoxCathe-
dral, Washington,DC.May his
memorybe eternal.
EfstathiosBalatsos,President,
Chapter 31ROSE
RAYMONDA. ROSE
RaymondRose,formerlyof
SilverSpring,residingin Co-
lumbiapassedawayon May
23, 2022.He is survivedby his
sisterSharon,brotherin-law
Jeff; his beloved niece,Mallery,
nephews,Coreyand Kyle; Greatnieces,
Ariannaand Lyric,and greatnephewsIsa-
iah, Judeand Blaze.Also very loyalcousins
and friends.Enjoyedhis comicbooksand
heromoviesas wellas his variedfeline
pets throughthe years.Grave side service
will be held at King DavidMemorial,VA on
Wednesday,May 25 at 3p.m. Shivawill fol-
low at the homeof SharonCohenat 7p.m.
on May25and May26, 2022.Donations
pleasesendto ChildrensHospitalWash-
ington,DC or yourfavoriteanimalrescue.SACCARDI
DONALDASACCARDI
On Tuesday,May 17, 2022at his homein
Rockville,MD. Belovedhusbandof the late
MaryKatherine“M.K.”Saccardi;devot-
ed fatherof Danny,Janet, Susanand the
late MaryFrancesSaccardi;loving brother
of the late William,Carmin,Clarenceand
VincentSaccardi.Alsosurvivedby many
lovingniecesand nephews.
Familywill receivefriendsat St. Raphael
CatholicChurch, 1513 DunsterRoad,Rock-
ville,MD20854on Friday,May 27, 2022
from12 to 12:30p.m. whereMassof Chris-
tian Burialwill be celebratedat 12:30p.m.
Intermentwill followat Gateof Heaven
Cemetery.Inlieu of flowers,contributions
maybe madeto Alzheimer’sAssociation
(www.alz.org).
Pleaseviewand sign the familyguestbook
at:
http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.comDEATH NOTICEKORNBLUTH
RALPHROSSKORNBLUTHM.D.
(Age84)
Of Potomac,MD, passedaway
on Sunday,May 22, 2022.Dr.
KornbluthwasbornApril18,
1938 in Montreal,Canada,the
middleson of Sarah and Max
Kornbluth. He graduatedMc-
Gill Universityand McGillMedicalSchool
in 1964.Ralphcompletedhis Psychiatric
residency at MichaelReeseHospitalin
Chicago.Heand Anitaweremarriedat the
SheratonMt. RoyalHotelin Montreal,Can-
ada on April2, 1966duringhis first yearof
residency.Whilecompletinghis residen-
cy,his daughterDeborah wasborn.Ralph
thenservedat PortsmouthNavalHospital
for 2years.Ralphand his familymovedto
Washington,DC area,wherehis two sons,
Iraand Michaelwereborn.Ralphstarted
his ownpractice,and he deeplycaredforhis patientsfor 50 years.Ralphpracticed
Freudianpsychiatryandhadasenseof
humorto match.He lovedto travelwith
his wifeandvisitedover 130 countries.
Theylovedplanningfor theiruniquetrips,
collectingart fromall overthe world,and
carefullyplacingthemin theirhome.Ralph
also enjoyedhis tropicalfish and was often
moreknowledgeablethanthe specialtyfish
storeowners.Hehad 10 tanksincludinga
110 gallontank.He was agreat dancerand
was nevershy with his dancemoves.Ralph
was adaily devoteeto crosswordpuzzles.
He alwayshad time to help his childrenwith
homework,evenafteralong day at his of-
fice,oragameof cardswithhis grandkids.
Ralph’sbiggestpridewas his wife,children,
and his grandchildren.He is survivedby his
wife,Anita;his children,Deborah Kornblu-
th Berger(Burman)of Rockville,MD, Dr.Ira
(Michele)Kornbluthof Pikesville,MD, and
Michael(Jennifer)Kornbluthof ChapelHill,
NC;11 adoring grandchildrenBenjamin,
Eli, Ezra, Simone,Shoshana,Isaac,Eva, Avi,
Mitchel,Milesand Sayna,and manynieces,
nephewsand cousins.Ralph is predeceased
by his two brothers,Harveyand DavidKorn-
bluth.Funeral serviceswill be held on Tues-
day,May 24, 2022,11 a.m. at B’nai Israel
Congregation, 6301 MontroseRd., Rockville,
MD 20852.Intermentto followat Gardenof
RemembranceMemorialPark, Clarksburg,
MD.Shiva will be observedat the Kornbluth
residenceTuesdayand Wednesdayat 7:30
p.m. and at the Bergerresidenceon Thurs-
day at 7:30 p.m., Saturdayat 9:30 p.m., and
Sundayat 7:30 p.m. Memorialcontributions
may be madeto B’naiIsrael Congregationor
to the charityof yourchoice.Arrangements
entrustedto TORCHINSKYHEBREWFUNER-
AL HOME,202-541-1001When theneed arises,let familiesfind you in
theFuneral Services Directory.
To be seeninthe FuneralServicesDirectory,
please call paid DeathNotices at 202-334-4122.DEATH NOTICESAFERSTEIN
THELMAJANISSAFERSTEIN“Jan”
DiedSaturday,May 21 at Ash-
byPondsinAshburn,VA.Born
in 1933in Roswell,NM to Nor-
ton and SadieCohenKessel,
she waspredeceasedby her
devotedhusbandof 64 years,
“Soop”,ThortonS. Saferstein,her parents,
andher brothersBenjaminandArthur.
Survivedby one daughter,Carol Ann Saf-
ersteinof Ashburn,VA and manyloving
nieces,nephews,grandnieces,grandneph-
ews,and friends.Agravesideservicewill
beheldatKingDavidMemorialGardens,
2725 HollywoodRd., Falls Church,VA on
Wednesday,May 25 at 12 p.m., officiated
by RabbiJ. Saxeof TempleRodefShalom.
Inlieuofflowers,contributionstoTemple
RodefShalomSocialActionFundor Ash-
by PondsBenevolentCareFundwouldbe
appreciated.THOMPSON
CLIFFORDWAYNETHOMPSON
(Age75)
Passedawayat homeon Monday,May
16, 2022.He was bornOctober8, 1946to
CliffordWatson and MaryElizabeth(Mould-
en) Thompson,in Washington,DC.Wayne
graduatedfromAlbertEinsteinHigh School
in 1964 andtheCorcoranSchoolofArtin- He retiredfromthe Montgomery
CountySchoolsystemin 2001as aGraphic
Artist.Wayne was afaithfulmemberof the
St.Paul’sUnitedMethodistChurchinKens-
ington,MD for 53 years.Waynelovedhis
Washingtonsportsteams,the Nationals,
Capitalsand Redskin’s, attendingas many
gamesas possible.Hesang Sea Chanty’s
with the Ship’sCompany,lovedsailingand
crewedon the “Gunsmoke”(J/30Class)in
theAnnapolisYachtClubraces.Hehad
many varied interestsincludingbuilding
detailedshipmodelsand historicalmin-
iaturediorama’s(all handpainted),Sail-
ing, Civil WarLivingHistory,his “Scottish”
heritage,History,Trivia,and had currently
beenvolunteeringon the reconstruction
of“TheMarylandDove”withtheChesa-
peakeBayMaritimeMuseumforthepast
year.Heisprecededin deathby his par-
ents,and grandparent’sWilliamAugustus
andVirginia(Belt)Thompson,andWilliam
Clarenceand Mary(Beall)Moulden,andis
survived by hisbrotherDonald(wifeCyn-
thia)and nephewDaniel(wifeKatrina),as
well as manycousinsand friends.Afuneral
servicewillbeheldonMay25, 2022 atSt.
Paul’sUnitedMethodistChurch,Kensing-
ton,MDat 11 a.m.followedbyagraveside
serviceatForestOak Cemeteryin Gaith-
ersburg,MD at 1:30 p.m. In Lieu of flowers,
donationcan be madeto St. Paul’sUnited
MethodistChurchin Kensington,or the
ChesapeakeBay MaritimeMuseumin St.
Michael’s, Maryland.Onlinecondolences
maybeexpressedat
http://www.barberfhlaytonsville.com
THOMPSON
FLETCHURETHOMPSON(Age75)
AVietnamVeteran passedawayon Sun-
day,May 15, 2022.He was also well known
as aJusticeProtectiveOfficerfor 22 years
at the Departmentof Justice.Serviceswill
be heldon June2, 2022.Formore details
see KalasFuneral Homeat https://kalasfu-
neralhomes.com/DEATHNOTICEDONELSON
CALVIN C. DONELSON
Calvinpassedpeacefullyon Tuesday,April
26, 2022,surroundedby his devotedwife
of 70 years,Anne W. Donelsonand five
generationsof family.Helivedaremark-
ablelife and transitionedat the age of- Aprivateintermentceremonywill be
heldat CheltenhamVeterans Cemetery.
Amemorialbanquetto celebrate Calvin’s
amazinglife withfamilyand friendswill
take placeat alater date.Servicesare en-
trustedto HenryS. Washingtonand Sonsin
Washington,DC.The Family requeststhat
expressionsof sympathybe madein con-
tributionsto the CalvinC. DonelsonMemo-
rial ScholarshipFundhttps://www.bold.
org/funds/the-calvin-c-donelson-memori-
al-scholarship-fund/or to Calvin’schurch
home,First BaptistChurchof Deanwood,
Washington,DC -http://www.thefirstbap-
tistchurchofdeanwood.org/
DEATH NOTICEJETER
GEORGIAMAEJETER
EnteredintoeternalrestonSunday,May
8, 2022.She is survivedby her two daugth-
ers,JaniceWilson(J. David)and LindaAn-
derson;four grandchildren,Kendrick(Kyn-
dra) Anderson,JacquelynWilson,Joann
Branson(Rodney)and JoyceFulda(Chris);
five greatgrandchildren,MarcusWilson,
BryceFulda,LoganFulda,ChaniceBrown
and MorganBrown;ahost of otherrela-
tivesand friends.Mrs.Jeter will lie in state
at Central BaptistChurchof CampSprings,
5600 OldBranchAve.,CampSprings,MD
on Wednesday,May 25 from10 a.m.until
serviceat 11 a.m. Intermentat LincolnMe-
morialCemetery.
http://www.stewartfuneralhome.comPAYNE
GEORGEPAYNE (Age70)
Of Middletown,MD,passedfromthis life
on Saturday,May 21, 2022at his home.He
was the husbandof MaryK. Payne.
BelovedfathertoElizabethMarinaPayne
and ChristineRosePayne; brotherto Kath-
arineP. Wetherell,BettyH. Payne and Mar-
garetP. Raymond;alsosurvivedby many
nieces,nephewsand extendedfamily
members.Precededin deathby abrother,
HowardF. Payne.
Afuneral servicewill be held on Thursday
May26, at 11 a.m.at MiddletownUnited
MethodistChurch, 7108 Fern Circle,Mid-
dletown,MD.Intermentwill be at Burkitts-
ville UnionCemeteryin Burkittsville,MD.
Expressionsof sympathymaybe offered
to the familyat
http://www.StaufferFuneralHome.comPOLK
ROBERTA MCGUINNPOLK
Transitionedon MondayApril18, 2022at
the age of 90. Robertawas bornon July 24,
1931 in BaltimoreMaryland.She graduated
fromBennettCollegein 1953,withaBSin
Sociology,and BostonUniversityin 1955
withan MS in SocialWork, afterwhichshe
workedas apsychiatricsocialworker.Ro-bertamarriedLesliePolk in 1958,whowas
aDiplomatfor the Departmentof State.
Theywerestationedin Jeddah,SaudiAra-
bia wherePatriciaMaePolk was born;two
yearslater,while stationedin Damascus
Syria,RobertManleyPolkwasborn.The
Polk ‘s traveledthe world,living in Belgium
and Francebeforesettlingin SilverSpring,
MD in 1971.Robertaworkedat Family and
ChildServicesuntilretirementas Program
Directorof Daycarein 1995.She became
grannynannyto her grandchildrenuntil her
enrollmentat Wesley TheologicalSeminary
at the age of 70 due to her unceasingquest
for knowledge.She continuedto travel,tak-
ing her last overseastrip to Paris at the age
of 87. Robertaremainedactiveas aBennett
Belleand as adevotedmemberof Friends
of the Chapelat HowardUniversity.She con-
tinuedto makenew friendsthroughouther
life.She is survivedby her daughterDr.Patri-
cia Polk Jett, six grandchildren,aplethoraof
niecesand nephewsand countlessfriends
and lovedones.
ACelebrationof Life will be held on May 28,
at 11 a.m.HowardUniversity,Dunbarton
Chapel, 2900 VanNess Street,NW Washing-
ton, DC Proofvaccinerequired.SOKOLOWSKI
BROTHERROBERTF.SOKOLOWSKISM
BrotherRobertFrancisSokolowskipassed
awayon May 19, 2022,in Savannah,Georgia
at the age of 80.
BrotherRobertwas bornin Chester,PAon
May 20, 1941to Edward“Sokey”and Matil-
da “Tillie”Sokolowski.
Bothof his parentsare deceasedas is his
sole brother,Edward,and sister-in-law,Terry
Sokolowski.
BrotherRoberthas had along-timeattach-
mentto the Catholicfaithand in 1960he
enteredthe MaristSocietyin Washington,
DC to becomeaMaristBrother.Heattend-
ed Novitiatefrom1962-1963in Watch Hill,
RI. Uponreturningto the MaristSeminary
in 1963,he was appointedto theirGener-
al Housein Rome,Italy wherehe remained
until 1968.Whilein Rome,hewitnessedthe
SecondVaticanCouncilfirst handand with
otherBrothersattendedto 12 Bishopsuntil
the closingof the Council.BrotherRobert
also carriedout manydutiesat the Marist’s
beautifulGeneral Housein Romeincluding
maintainingthe extensivegardensand land-
scaping.
BrotherRobertreturnedto the U.S. in 1968
and spentseveral yearsat MaristCollegein
Washington,DC.Hewas transferredin1984
to the parishof St. FrancisXavierinBruns-
wick,Georgiawherehe servedas Pastoral
Assistant.BrotherRobertwas subsequent-
ly transferredto the CatholicCathedral in
Cleveland,OH and thento St. Matthews
Cathedral in Washington,DC.In1989,the
decisionwas madeby the MaristSocietytotransferBrotherRobertto the Cathedral of
St. Johnthe Baptistin Savannahwherehe
remaineduntilhis retirementin 2010,serv-
ing as Masterof Ceremoniesand Pastoral
Assistantin additionto managingthe Cathe-
dral’sweddingrehearsalsand weddings,as
wellas assistingin developingthe Cathe-
dral’sdocentprogram, whichcontinuesto
provideawelcomingpresencefor all who
comeinto the Cathedral.
BrotherRobertalso becamewell knownfor
his workon the floral decorationsin the Ca-
thedral throughoutthe year,particularlyat
Christmastimewhenhe was responsiblefor
the erectionof the poinsettiatree as well
as the installationof acrèche,which utilized
the entirechapelof the BlessedVirginMary.
Bothof theseadditionsbecameiconsof the
ChristmastraditioninSavannahandnow
draw thousandsof visitorseachyear.
Avisitationwill be heldfor BrotherRobert
from5until 7p.m., TuesdayeveningMay 24,
2022,at GambleFuneral Service–410 Ste-
phensonAvenue.
Arosaryservicewill be held at 7p.m. Tues-
day evening,May 24, 2022,in the chapelof
GambleFuneral Service.
AMass of ChristianBurialwill take placeat
10 a.m. Wednesdaymorning,May 25, 2022,
at The Cathedral Basilicaof St. Johnthe Bap-
tist –222 East HarrisStreet.
Burialby the MaristSocietywill be at 10
a.m.Wednesday,June 1, 2022, in Mt. Oliv-
et Cemetery–1300 BladensburgRoadNE,
Washington,DC,where BrotherRobertwill
be amonghis fellowMaristsand in the same
city wherehe beganhis longtenureas a
MaristBrotherin 1960.
Remembrances:Cathedral HeritageEndow-
mentFund–c/o The Cathedral Basilicaof
St.JohntheBaptist-2 22 EastHarrisStreet,
Savannah,Georgia31401-4616.
BrotherRobertand his friendswerealways
appreciativeof the careand love shownto
him by Rita Slatusand her staffat Bucking-
ham South.
PleaseshareyourthoughtsaboutBrother
Robertand his life at http://www.gamblefuneral-
service.com.
GambleFuneral Serviceof Savannah,Geor-
gia is in chargeof arrangements.STASSINOPOULOS
EPAMINONDASG. STASSINOPOULOS
E. G. Stassinopouloswas bornin Germany;
his grandfatherJohannvon Pascalideshad
emigratedto GermanyfromConstantinople
in the 19th century.“Stass” wasastudent at
Berlin’sAcademischeGymnasiumin 1935,
whenHitlerJugendfootsoldiersassaulted
him and his brother,and left themseriously
injured.The familyfled to Greeceto escape
Nazism;afterthe Axis occupationof Greece
in 1941,Stassservedas amemberof theGreekEKKAresistancemovement. Stass
emigratedto the US in 1954and changed
his professionfromlaw to physics.In1961,
he joinedNASA,and,as the Head of God-
dardSFC’sRadiationPhysicsOffice,worked
on researchin magnetosphericphysics,
geomagnetism, solar-terrestrial relation-
ships,natural and man-maderadiationex-
posure,radiation effectson biologicaland
electronicsystemsand components,and
radiationenvironmentmodeling.Stass was
the principalinvestigatorin multipleoriginal
researchfor NASA,and he was the author
or co-authorof hundredsof papersand
articlesin peer-reviewedscientificjournals
and booksin the field of spaceradiation.He
was awardedapatentin 2008for his min-
iaturizedradiationspectrometer,currently
on the NASADSCOVRsatellite.At95years
of age,heco-authoredaNASATechnical
Report“Forty-Year ‘Drift’andChangeof
the SouthAtlanticAnomaly(SAA)”,making
him one of the oldestpublishingresearch
scientistsin NASA’s history.Stass and his
late wifeEffieweretogetherfor 67 years.
Theyare survivedby theirdaughterYolanda
and son-in-lawAnastassiosChassiakos,and
theirthreegrandchildren,Anastasia,George
(Tenzing),and Alexander.Funeral services
will be held at the SaintSophiaCathedral in
Los Angeles,CAonWednesdayMay25 at
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