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nationalist.”

Tri Quang — the name meant

“brilliant mind,” according to

Time — was born in Diem Dien, a

village in the central province of

Quang Binh that would later

become part of the Communist

North. According to an obituary

published by Voice of America,

which reported his birth date as

Dec. 21, 1923, his name at birth

was Pham Quang.

He was the son of a farmer and

became a monk at age 12 or 13, a

practice that Miller said was not

unusual in Vietnam. He settled

in Hue, which after 1954 became

part of South Vietnam. Time

reported that his pagoda ex-

pelled him over his penchant for

practical jokes but later readmit-

ted him.

Early on, Tri Quang was in-

spired by the struggle against the

French colonial rule that ended

with the conclusion of the first

Indochina war in 1954 and the

division of Vietnam at the 17th

parallel. He was also concerned,

Miller wrote in an article pub-

lished in 2014 in the journal

Modern Asian Studies, with what

Tri Quang described as the “unity

of the Buddhist faithful” across

Vietnam.

He first came to prominence

in 1963 as a leader of protests

that led to the ouster of Diem, the

first president of South Vietnam,

in a U.S.-backed coup that No-

vember. Diem was Catholic, with

a brother who was a powerful

archbishop, and most of the

protesters seeking his overthrow

were Buddhist. For them and for

Tri Quang, Miller said, Bud-

dhism and Vietnamese national

identity went “hand in hand.”

Time reported that Tri Quang

employed spies in the Diem gov-

ernment and armed monks with

insecticide sprayers filled with

vinegar and red pepper. Hostili-

ties reached a flash point on

May 8, 1963, when South Viet-

namese soldiers fired on a group

of Buddhists flying a Buddhist

flag in Hue. Nine people were

killed.

Protests culminated with the

ritual suicide on June 11, 1963, of

the Buddhist monk Thich Quang

Duc, who was soaked with gaso-

line and then sat lotus style as he

burned to death on a Saigon

street.

That scene, captured in a pho-

tograph by Associated Press jour-

nalist Malcolm Browne, rico-

cheted around the world and

pushed President John F. Kenne-

dy to reconsider U.S. support for

Diem, who was ultimately assas-

sinated in the coup.

After Diem’s death, to the

chagrin of U.S. officials who

wished to see a more stable

South Vietnam amid the ongoing

BY EMILY LANGER

Thich Tri Quang, a Buddhist
monk who wielded formidable
political power during the Viet-
nam War, leading waves of pro-
tests that brought down South
Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh
Diem in 1963 and later contribut-
ed to growing American ambiva-
lence about the war, died Nov. 8
in Hue. He was 95.
His death was announced by
the Tu Dam Temple in that
central Vietnamese city, where
he lived. The cause was not
immediately available.
For about three years during a
critical phase of the Vietnam
War, from 1963 to 1966, Tri
Quang commanded headlines as
a figure of international interest
if not outright intrigue. More
than once, the New York Times
featured him as a “Man in the
News.” Clad in gray robes, he
appeared on the front of Time
magazine in 1966.
“Lean, well-muscled, with a
sensual electricity, in every ges-
ture and blazing eyes that can
mesmerize a mob, Thich Tri
Quang, 42, has long been South
Viet Nam’s mysterious High
Priest of Disorder,” read the cov-
er story in Time.
“Wily and ruthless, Delphic
and adept, he is the best of breed
of a new kind of back room
bonze,” the profile continued,
using another word for Buddhist
monk. “In the murky world of
Oriental mysticism and Saigon’s
immemorial intrigue, these
robed and shaven men have
emerged as the new Machiavellis
of the Vietnamese political
scene. Tri Quang is unquestion-
ably their prince.”
Part of the fascination sur-
rounding Tri Quang — Thich is a
religious title, akin to “the Rever-
end” in English — stemmed from
what to Western observers some-
times seemed the contradictory
nature of his objectives. He was
variously described as the great
champion of Vietnam’s Buddhist
majority and a radical sowing
political dissent in an already
tortured land. At times, he was
called a communist, at other
times an anti-communist.
In 1963, he was granted a
haven in the U.S. Embassy in
South Vietnam after escaping
government raids on Buddhist
pagodas. But by 1966, he charged
that Vietnam was “oppressed by
two pressures — the Communists
and the Americans.”
“When it comes to the Viet-
nam War,” Edward Miller, a pro-
fessor of history at Dartmouth
College, said in an interview, “I
think that Americans and others
always tend to try to fit every-
thing that happened... into this
Cold War framework, where it’s
all about communism or anti-
communism. In the case of Tri
Quang, I think the key to under-
standing him is that he was first
and foremost a Buddhist and a

war with the North, Tri Quang

mobilized his followers to help

overthrow a succession of gov-

ernments and their holdovers

from the Diem regime.

At that point, Miller said, the

U.S. government began to look

on him more skeptically.

“We perceived that he had

great influence over Buddhist

opinion within South Vietnam,”

said James McAllister, a scholar

of the Vietnam War at Williams

College in Williamstown, Mass.,

and hoped he would “rally South

Vietnam to fight against commu-

nism.”

Instead what ensued was con-

tinued dissension across South

Vietnam. A second Buddhist up-

rising, again with Tri Quang as a

principal leader, erupted in 1966

during the government of Nguy-

en Cao Ky, revealing the extent of

fissures within the South Viet-

namese society and government.

The protests, which were

eventually crushed, came as an

unwelcome development in the

United States, which by then had

deepened its involvement in war

with the deployment of combat

troops. The question that arose,

said McAllister, was “how are we

going to win this war if... the

people of South Vietnam are

fighting each other?”

Around that time, Tri Quang

mounted a hunger strike that

brought his weight to 84 pounds,

The Washington Post reported in

1966. Even in the heat of Viet-
      nam he wore a wool sweater.
      “I have no flesh left to keep in
      the warmth,” Tri Quang told a
      Post reporter. “There is nothing
      to me anymore.”
      Allegations of Tri Quang’s sup-
      posed communism swirled long
      after he left the public eye, as
      scholars reexamined the history
      of the Vietnam War. But a CIA
      investigation of Tri Quang in
      1964, cited by Miller in his 2014
      article, described those charges
      as founded on “hearsay, gossip
      and accusations without any
      supporting evidence.”
      Little was known about Tri
      Quang’s activities after the end
      of the Vietnam War. It was said
      that he spent a period under
      house arrest at his pagoda, but
      that information could not be
      confirmed. He had a brother who
      served in the South Vietnamese
      army and another who also was a
      monk, but complete information
      on his survivors was not immedi-
      ately available.
      In its 1966 cover story, Time
      reported that Tri Quang lived for
      at least one period in a small cell
      at his pagoda, where he did not
      partake of meat, cigarettes or
      alcohol. He rose with the sun, a
      reporter wrote, “spending a third
      of his waking day in prayer, a
      third in activity, a third in con-
      templation of his mistakes.”
      [email protected]

Paul Mooney in Hanoi contributed to

this report.

THICH TRI QUANG, 95

High-profile figure during Vietnam War

CHARLES BONNAY/LIFE IMAGES COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES

Thich Tri Quang enters a news conference held by Buddhist leaders

in 1966. During the Vietnam War, the monk commanded headlines

as a person of international interest if not outright intrigue.

BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN

Raymond Poulidor, the “eter-
nal runner-up” whose repeated
failure to win the Tour de France
helped him conquer French
hearts and become the country’s
all-time favorite cyclist, died Nov.
13 in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, in
central France. He was 83.
Town officials confirmed the
death but did not provide a
cause. He had been hospitalized
last month after a bout of fatigue
this summer during the Tour,
where he worked every year as an
ambassador for the yellow jer-
sey’s sponsor.
Decades after his career end-
ed, Mr. Poulidor was still adored
in a nation where sports fans love
to pull for “magnificent losers.”
The fact he never wore the yellow
jersey — and never quite got the
better of rivals Jacques Anquetil
and Eddy Merckx — became his
trademark.
Outside of cycling’s circles, his
status as a nearly man eclipsed
the achievements of Anquetil
and Bernard Hinault, the two
French members of the elite club
of five-time Tour winners.
“His feats, his panache, his
courage will forever remain en-
graved in our memories,” French
President Emmanuel Macron
said. “Poupou, forever the yellow
jersey in French hearts.”
Over his 17-year-career, Mr.
Poulidor — nicknamed “Poupou”
— secured a record eight podium

finishes at the Tour de France,

cycling’s showpiece event, but

could never reach Paris in the

famed yellow tunic worn by the

race leader after each stage.

Ironically, considering he nev-

er got to wear it during his racing

career, he wore a yellow shirt

every day as an ambassador for

the grueling race.

The son of sharecroppers, Mr.

Poulidor was born in Masbaraud-

Merignat, France, on April 15,

1936.

He turned professional in 1960

and took part in 14 Tours from

1962 to 1976. He finished in

second place three times and was

third five times.

He achieved much success

with the French Mercier team

before he retired in 1977, a year

after he finished third in his final

Tour de France behind Lucien

Van Impe and Joop Zoetemelk at

the age of 40.

His career came during an era

of greatness in cycling and

wedged him between two superb-

ly strong riders in Anquetil and

Merckx.

Despite just falling short at the

Tour, Mr. Poulidor was more than

merely a second fiddle. He was an

all-rounder graced by great

climbing skills and posted presti-

gious wins at the Milan-San

Remo and Walloon Arrow clas-

sics, the Spanish Vuelta — his

only Grand Tour win — and the

Paris-Nice stage race.

In 1962, he made his Tour

debut with a broken finger and

put on a great show in the Alps to

win a daunting stage featuring

five climbs with a commanding

three-minute lead.

Two years later, Mr. Poulidor

started the 1964 Tour as favorite,

having won the Vuelta earlier

that year. After dropping An-

quetil during a Pyrenean stage,

he reached the top of the Port

d’Envalira climb with a three-

minute lead over his cycling

nemesis. But Anquetil rode at

breakneck speed in the descent

to catch up with his rival, before

Mr. Poulidor hit the tarmac in the

fog and eventually lost two min-

utes.

At the 1968 Tour, he was in-

volved in a serious crash after a

motorbike knocked him over and

fell on top of him.

“When I was hit by the motor-

bike, I was almost dead on the

side of the road,” Mr. Poulidor

told the Associated Press four

years ago, recalling the incident.

Despite all the hard luck, he

wasn’t bitter.

“I was unlucky, but the bike

brought me more than it cost

me,” he once said.

— Associated Press

RAYMOND POULIDOR, 83

Cyclist was ‘eternal runner-up’ at Tour de France

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Raymond Poulidor arrives at the 20th stage of the Tour de France

in 1976. Mr. Poulidor, a French favorite, finished the Tour in

second place three times and was third five times — but never first.

IN MEMORIAM

CHARLES FREED

November 19, 1935- November 14, 2017

It’s been two years,We love you and miss you.

Marlene, Sharon, Cory, Nancy,Keith

Joshua, Nathan, Sarah, Maddie and Sam

FREED

MARY J. HAILE

May 4, 1921 - November 14, 2006

We will Always Love and Miss You.

Sons, Sterling and Jackie Johnson & Family

HAILE

REV. DR. OSWALD G. SMITH

In loving memory of our devoted father.

Your presence we miss.

Your memory we treasure.

Loving you always, forgetting you never.

Son, Gary and Daughter,Alicia

SMITH

DEATH NOTICE

VIOLA J. BONHAM

(Age 95)

On November 9, 2019.

Friends may visit with the

family on Friday, November

15, viewing 10 a.m. until

time of service 11 a.m. at St.

Marks Baptist Church, 624

Underwood St NW, Washing-

ton, DC. Interment Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.

BONHAM

SGM. ISAAC BROWN, USA (Ret.)

"Big Daddy"

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Isaac

entered into eternal rest at Charlotte Hall

Veterans Home. Survived by his loving wife,

Maudis Brown; daughters, Debra and Cheryl;

grandchildren, Hope, Moncia, and Nickolas.

great-grandsons, Ty and Isaiah. He was pre-

ceded in death by his two sons, Isaac, Jr., and

Gregory. A viewing will be held on Friday,

November 15, 2019 from 10 a.m. until time

of service at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist

Church, 3412 South 22nd St., Arlington, VA.

Interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a

later date.

http://www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

BROWN

CARL USHER BURBANK, JR.

On November 12, 2019, CARL USHER BUR-

BANK, JR., beloved husband of Shirley Ann

Burbank; devoted father of Patricia Burbank,

Elena Staggers (Reggie), Victor Burbank (Dee),

David Burbank (Marlene) and step-father of Will

Watson (Milande) and Vanessa Ford (Michael);

loving grandfather of 13 grandchildren; dear

brother of Judi Phillips and Gail Lattime. Also

survived by many loving family and friends.The

family will be having an inurnment on Friday

at 10:45 a.m. at Garrison Forest Veteran’s

Cemetery in Owings Mills, MD. Following that

the family will be having a Memorial Service

at 12:30 p.m. at Glen Mar United Methodist

Church, 4701 New Cut Road Ellicott City, MD

21043. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
       made to Glen Mar United Methodist Church.
       Online condolences may be made at
       http://www.harrywitzkefuneralhome.com

BURBANK

KATHERINE M. CIOFFI (Age 69)

On Monday, November 11, 2019,

of Fayetteville, PA, formerly of Sil-

ver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of

Charles "Tony" Cioffi; mother of

Anthony and Nicholas (Liz); grand-

mother of Matthew and Cole; sis-

ter of John, Bernard, Peter and the

late Mary Ann. Relatives and friends may call at

Collins Funeral Home,500 University Boulevard

West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking) Sunday,

November 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass

of Christian Burial at St. John the Evangelist

Church, 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring,

MD, on Monday, November 18, at 11 a.m.

Interment private.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

CIOFFI

they resided for 46 years together until her

death in 2008.

Lawrence was meticulous and detailed in all

his activities, both professionally and person-

ally. He mastered French and Russian, early

in his career, to be able to read professional

physics and mathematical documents. After

he married Ursula, he also became fluent in

German. Together they traveled extensively

throughout Europe, (especially visiting family

in Germany and Austria) as it meant so much

to Ursula.

Until his late 80’s, Dr Schmid continued to do

research to facilitate power generation using

Nuclear Fusion.

Dr. Schmid’s passion for education (especially

in the Physics Discipline) led him to establish

a scholarship/mentoring program at Univer-

sity of Maryland to provide jobs for juniors

and seniors in the Physics program to tutor

incoming freshmen. He believed this men-

toring activity would provide all these stu-

dents a better understanding of the discipline

while keeping them fully engaged in study

of physics. His legacy will also establish

the same type of programs at Penn and

Princeton.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his

loving wife of 46 years, Ursula (Hollwig) Sch-

mid, his two sisters, Edith Beck and Marjorie

Schmid, and his brother, Alan Schmid, and

a niece and a nephew. His is survived by

11 nieces and nephews, whom his influence,

wonderful sense of humor, and limitless

wealth of information, has been a lifelong

experience. Many of his grand nieces and

nephews have also had the experience of

knowing their “Uncle Lawrence”. He will be

dearly missed by all.

A memorial service will be held January 11,

2020 at 11 a.m. at the, located Borgwardt

Funeral Home at 4400 Powder Mill Rd.,

Beltsville, MD. A luncheon will follow the

service.

DR. LAWRENCE A. SCHMID

A Doctor of Theoretical Physics, of Greenbelt,

MD, passed away peacefully, on November

4, 2019 at the age of 91. Lawrence was

born in Philadelphia, PA to Walter and Mil-

dred (Lawrence) Schmid and was the third

of four children. Dr. Schmid graduated from

the University of Pennsylvania, and went on

to earn his Doctorate at Princeton Universi-

ty. Lawrence taught at Michigan State for a

short time before joining NASA at Goddard

Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. Dr. Schmid,

due to his contribution to the Apollo Lunar

Landing in 1969, was awarded a citation of

recognition by the Goddard Center Director.

He was also involved with many other Space

Flight missions.

During his time at NASA, Lawrence (Larry

to many of his friends and some family

members) met and married Ursula, the love

of his life. She was originally from Berlin,

Germany.They settled in Greenbelt where

SCHMID

DEATH NOTICE

HUGH H. CLOWER, SR. "Butch"

Prince George’s County Profes-

sional Fire Fighters & Paramedics

Association, IAFF Local 1619,

regretfully announces the passing

of Retired Brother Hugh H. Clower,

Sr. on November 9, 2019.

Andrew K. Pantelis, President

CLOWER

SHIRLEY COHEN

On Monday, November 11,

2019, SHIRLEYCOHEN of

Springfield, VA. Beloved wife of

the late Morton Cohen. Loving

mother of Dr. Howard Cohen

(Dr. Lucy Civitello) and Lori

Cohen (Woody Wheeler). Dear sister to

Rochelle (the late Jay) Novins, the late

Joseph (the late Sylvia) Pechman and the

late Dorothy (the late Jim) Rice. Cherished

grandmother of Leah (Ben) Elstrott, Audrey

Wheeler, Michelle and Lisa Cohen. Funeral

services will be held on Friday, November

15, 2019, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Hebrew

Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd., Alexan-

dria VA 22304. Interment following at King

David Memorial Garden, Falls Church, VA.

Shiva will be announced. Memorial contri-

butions maybe made to Alive! http://www.alive-

inc.org/donations, League of Women Vot-

ers, http://www.lwv.org or Beth El Hebrew Con-

gregation. Arrangements entrusted to

TORCHINSKY HEBREW FUNERAL HOME,

202-541-1001

COHEN

ELEANOR MARY COLE

Eleanor "Jakie" Cole of Silver Spring,

MD on Thursday, November 6, 2019.

Beloved sister of Annette Helman

and Sue Judson, and the late Frank

and Robert Cole. Survived by many

loving nieces and nephews as well

as devoted friends.Mass of Christian

Burial will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November

23, 2019 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church,

15661 Norbeck Boulevard (LeisureWorld) Silver

Spring, MD 20906 with a reception to follow at

Clubhouse one. Interment at Gate of Heaven

will be at a later date. Memorial contributions

may be made to https://www.catholicchari-

tiesdc.org/ Arrangements by Cole Funeral Ser-

vices, Rockville, MD.

http://www.colefuneral.com

COLE

MARGARET MARY FORD

On November 11, 2019, Margaret “Peggy”

Mary Ford died peacefully at Stella Maris

HospiceinTimonium,MD,attheageof65.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents,

Francis J. Nolan and Sarah (Sally) M. Nolan.

She is survived by her husband of 41 years,

J. Patrick Ford of Columbia, Md; her sons,

Brendan Patrick Ford and Kevin Michael Ford;

brothers Patrick (Beth) Nolan of Salisbury, Md;

James (Karen) Nolan of Annandale, Va; and

Joseph (Sue) Nolan of Pittsburgh, Pa.; loving

brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,

godchildren, and life-long friends.

The family will receive friends at HARRY H.

WITZKE’S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 4112 Old

Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD on Friday, Nov.

15, 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be said

on Saturday, November 16, 10 a.m. at St. Louis

Catholic Church, Clarksville, MD. Interment is

private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be

made to Calvert Hall College High School, St.

Louis School or the Sisters of Providence of St.

Mary of the Woods. A full obituary may be

found at http://www.harrywitzkefuneralhome.com.

FORD

JANE WATMAN GIVENS

Jane Watman Givens, 82 of Frederick, MD,

formerly of Silver Spring, MD, died Saturday

evening, November 9, 2019 at Frederick

Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Surviving are her husband Robert Givens, her

five children, Anthony Givens, Michael Givens,

MaryAngela Erdle, Bonnie Sammons, Alex

Givens; 14 grandchildren and four great-grand-

children. A Mass of Christian Burial will be

held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2019

at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 Depaul

Street, Emmitsburg, MD.The family will receive

friends from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at the church.

Private interment. Expressions of sympathy

and the full obituary may be shared at:

http://www.staufferfuneralhome.com

GIVENS

MICHAEL FRANCIS GOETZINGER

On November 10, 2019 of Fairfax, VA. Beloved

husband of 51 years of Connie Burnley; father

of William Burnley (Barbara), Beverly Akahavan

(Rockie) and James Burnley; brother of Mary

Noel Mason (Steven); grandfather of Allison,

William, Joshua, Juliana and Andrew; uncle

of Stephanie, Jennifer, Steven and Kathleen.

Visitation at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home,

9902 Braddock Rd., Fairfax, VA on Sunday,

November 17, 2019 from 2 to 4 and 6 to

8 p.m. Funeral service at The Falls Church

Anglican, 6565 Arlington Blvd. Falls Church,

VA on Monday at 10 a.m. Interment Fairfax

Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be

made to Children’s National Hospital or St.Jude

Children’s Research Hospital.

http://www.fairfaxmemorialfuneralhome.com

GOETZINGER

RALPH GOLDENBERG

Ralph Goldenberg of Baltimore, MD,

passed away on November 11,2019

at the age of 81. He was survived

by his children, Col. Richard (Kelly)

Goldenberg, Erik (Joan) Goldenberg,

Melissa (Brad) Taylor, Ariel Arato,

and Dov (Jill) Goldenberg, brother,

Gil (Barbara) Goldenberg, and seven grandchil-

dren. Ralph was predeceased by his parents

Dora and Sam Goldenberg, and sister Millie

(Harry) Steinberg.

Funeral services are private. Please omit flow-

ers. Contributions in his memory may be sent

to Small Miracles Cat And Dog Rescue, 10236

Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD

21042. Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON &
       BROS., INC.sollevinson.com

GOLDENBERG

ELIZABETH J. IRBY

(Age 92)

Departed this life on November 11, 2019.

Beloved mother of Henry E. Irby, Jr., Zelda

Irby and Kenneth M. Irby, Sr. In addition

to her children she is survived by three

brothers; one sister; eight grandchildren;

six great-grandchildren; one great-great-

granddaughter; other relatives and friends.

Services will be held Saturday, November

16, fellowship with the family 10 a.m. until

time of funeral service 11 a.m. at Calvary

Episcopal Church, 820 6th Street NE. Inter-

ment Ft. Lincoln Cemetery. Services pro-

vides by John T. Rhines Funeral Home.

IRBY