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DEATH NOTICE

MENCHER

JUDGEBRUCES. MENCHER

BruceS. Mencher,86, passed

awaypeacefullyin his homeon

Thursday,February 17, 2022,in

Washington,DC.Hissonsand

theirwiveswerewith him as he

passed.

AproudnativeWashingtonian,Brucewas

bornMay21, 1935,at the originalSibley

Hospitaland livedhis entirelife in the Dis-

trictofColumbia,attendingBancroftEle-

mentary,Alice DealJuniorHigh,and Wood-

row WilsonHighSchool.He receivedboth

his B.A. and his J.D. at GeorgeWashington

University.

BruceservedasaJudgeontheSuperior

CourtoftheDistrictofColumbiaforfour

decades,retiringin 2015.Priortobeing

appointedto the SuperiorCourtbenchby

PresidentGerald Ford in 1975,heserved

inprivatepracticewiththeWilkesArtislaw

firm,withthe U.S. Agencyfor International

Development,and as AssistantCorporation

Counselfor the Districtof Columbiafrom

1961-1967.He beganhis careerin the USDA

GeneralCounsel’soffice.

In 1987,Bruceworkedto createAdop-

tionDay,theDistrictofColumbiaSuperior

Court’sannualcelebrationrecognizingthe

familieswhoadoptchildrenor become

fosterparents.The event,nowsponsored

by the SuperiorCourtjudgesand the D.C.

Childand FamilyServicesAgency,isinits

35thyear and was an inspirationfor Nation-

alAdoptionDay.

Acaringfatherandgrandfather,Bruce

was an ardentsupporterof the workof his

sons,SeanandMarc.SeanMencherisan

award-winningguitaristand MarcMencher

headsan internationalentertainmentman-

agementand bookingagency.

An accomplishedpianistand composerin

his ownright,Brucekepttwo grand pianos

inthelivingroomofhisNorthwestDChome

so that he couldenjoyplayingwithvisiting

pianists.Musicalsessionsrangedfromclas-

sicalto Gershwinto jazz.He was an active

memberoftheChopinFoundation,andin

the past year,Mencherhad completedcom-

posingwhathe hopedwouldbecomethe

WashingtonNationals’officialfightsong.

Otherthanhis family,hewas mostproudof

his accomplishmentson the pianobench.

“He was atrue renaissanceman,”said Bob

Gellman,Bruce’sfriendof 72 years.

He was predeceasedby his lovingwife,Jan-

et Mencherin 2006.In additiontohis sons

froman earliermarriage,Sean and Marc,

Bruceis survivedby his daughtersin law

Betina(Sean),AnnaMaria(Marc),andhis

grandchildren,Ruby,Hannah,Daniel,and

Miles(Donatilla).

Gravesideserviceswill be heldprivately.

DuetoconcernsofCovid,thefamilywill

not be receivingvisitors.The familyis plan-

ning amemorialserviceto be scheduledon

aforthcomingdatein May2022.In lieu of

flowers,donationsmaybe madeto http://www.

chopin.org.

http://www.sagelbloomfield.com

yearcareer,Jonathanpracticedlaw relent-

lesslyas acourtappointedattorneyfor

courtsinAlexandra,ArlingtonCounty,Prince

WilliamCounty,and Fairfax County.

JonathanenjoyedDukebasketball,agood

gameof poker,and fine bourbon,but his

passionwasmusic.Hebegansingingin

The Menand BoysChoirat BrutonParish

EpiscopalChurchin Williamsburgat ayoung

age,and alsosangwiththe Williamsburg

BaptistChurchChoir.WhileatDukehewasa

memberof the ChapelChoir.After movingto

the WashingtonMetropolitanareaJonathan

beganperformingwiththe OratorioSociety

of Washington,whichlaterbecameThe

WashingtonChorus,andtouredwiththem

in Francein July 2004.He alsosangwith

the City Choirof Washington,and performed

withthemduringatour of Englandin July

2018.In addition,Jonathanwas along time

memberof the UniversityBaptistChurch

Choirin CollegePark, MD.

On January14, 1995Jonathanmarriedthe

formerAnneBracketatWilliamsburgBaptist

Church.Theyenjoyed27 yearsof travel,

adventure,competingwitheachotherin

Jeopardy,and involvementin variousgroups

at UniversityBaptistChurch.Theymoved

to Raleigh,NC in August2020.Jonathan

was precededin deathby his father,and a

nieceVirginiaShort.He is survivedby his

wifeAnne,his mother,CatherineShortof

Williamsburg,VA,his brotherand sister-in-

law,Davidand BetsyShortof Greensboro,

GA,andtheirdaughtersAbigail,Shannonand

Jennifer.Othersurvivorsconsistof in-laws

JamesBracketof WichitaFalls,TX, Joseph

and DawnBracketof Lewisville,TXand their

childrenRebeccaandThomas,Catherine

and BrentHendricksonof Blain,MN,their

daughterJuliaand son Vanya,Ceciliaand

DanielEdingtonof Wichita,KS,and ahost of

cousinsscatteredacrossthe UnitedStates

and Australia.

As afinal act of serviceandgenerosity,

Jonathandirectedhis bodybe donatedto

the DukeSchoolof Medicinewherehe will

becomeaSilentTeacherto medicalstudents.

Amemorialservicewill be held at University

BaptistChurchat afuturedate.Donations

can be madeto eitherthe BuildingFundor

the MusicDepartmentof UniversityBaptist

Churchin CollegePark, MD.

JONATHANY.SHORT

Alongtimeresidentof northernVirginia,died

in Raleigh,NC,onFebruary3, 2022aftera

courageousbattlewithpneumonia.

Jonathanwasbornin Williamsburg,VA on

March25, 1960to Catherine(Cathy)Yates

Shortand the late James R. Short.His father

worked for Colonial Williamsburg, and

Jonathanexperiencedan idyllicchildhood

growingup in oneof the few remaining

original18th centuryhouses,playingfootball

on the Palace Green,and takingharpsicord

lessonsin frontof the tourists.Hewas

StudentCouncilPresidentat LafayetteHigh

School,and was frequentlythe leadin the

dramadepartment’smusicalproductions,

with one of his morememorable rolesbeing

HenryHigginsin My Fair Lady.After gradu-

atingfromhighschoolJonathanattended

DukeUniversitywherehe pledgedthe Kappa

Sigmafraternity,and managedthe lacrosse

team.He graduatedmagnacum laudewith a

degreein PoliticalScience,and then obtained

his JurisDoctorfromthe Marshall-Wythe

Schoolof Law at the Collegeof Williamand

Maryin Williamsburg,VA.

Afterpassingthe VirginiaBar,Jonathan

openedalaw practicein Alexandria,VA

wherehe specializedin criminaldefense.

He believedthat peopleaccusedof crimes

deservednot just adefense,but azealous

and energeticadvocate.Throughouthis 30-

SHORT

Vietnam,Lewiswentto workat the Labor

Departmentin 1968wherehe met his wife,

Priscilla.

Lewisand Priscillaweremarriedon May 3,

1975 and remaineddevotedto eachother

untilhis death.Theylovinglyraisedtwo

daughters,Jenniferand Julia,and livedin

abeautifulold craftsmanbungalowon

KanawhaStreetNW in Washington,DC for 39

years.

One of Lewis’sgreat passionswas renovating

old houses.From 1976-1987,Lewisbought,

lovinglyrestored,andsold29 housesin

Washington,DC,puttinggreatcare into main-

tainingthe historiccharacterof eachproper-

ty.Duringand followingthoseyears,hehad

along and successfulcareerwithseveral

companiesin real estateand mortgagebank-

ing, endinghis careerwiththe nonprofit

MannaMortgage.

Lewiswas adevotedQuakerand amember

of FriendsMeetingof Washington.He was

also adedicateddailyrunnerand completed

six marathonsincludingBoston,NewYork,

and the Marine.When he wasno longer

ableto run, he wenton longdailywalks

aroundhis Washington,DC neighborhood.

He lovedthe ocean,and took his familyfor a

beachvacationeverysummer.Healso loved

internationaltravel,especiallymemorable

tripsto East Africa,Italy,Thailand,Vietnam,

Laos,Cambodia,India,and Turkey.

Lewisremainedcloseall his life with his three

siblings,HannahKully (Russel)of Altadena,

CA, Deborah Smith (Ray Meeker) of

Pondicherry,India, and Martin Smith

(MarcelaGaviria)of LewBeach,NY.Heis

alsosurvivedby his wifePriscillaSkillman

of Washington,DC; his daughterJennifer

Smith,formerson-in-lawNateFrigard,and

grandchildNoahFrigardof Leeds,MA; and

daughterJuliaSmithof Los Angeles,CA. He

was precededin deathby his parents,Elden

and HarrietSmith.

Therewill be amemorialservicefor Lewis

in the spring.Donationsin his memorymay

be madeto FriendsMeetingof Washington

(www.quakersdc.org)or to its SocialJustice

Fund.

LEWISFULLENSMITH

Passedawaypeacefullyat the age of 82

on February13, 2022surroundedby his

family.For the lastnineyears,helived

withAlzheimer’s; caredfor at homeby his

devotedwifeof 46 years,PriscillaSkillman.

Lewiswas bornin Pasadena,CA on Decem-

ber 16, 1939,and livedmostof his adultlife

in Washington,DC.

Lewis’sfondestmemoriesof growingup

wereof his family’shomesteadin Riverside,

CA. He especiallyenjoyedparticipatingin

4H; he raisedand showedbeefand dairy

cattleand proudlyraisedacow thatwon

bothOrangeCountyand Californiacham-

pionships.

LewisgraduatedfromHaverfordCollegein

1961 and alsoreceivedgraduatedegrees

in EducationfromHarvardand in Political

SciencefromUCLA.Afterhis time at Harvard,

he joinedthe PeaceCorpsand taughtEnglish

in NortheastThailandfrom1962-1964.He

cherishedand kept in touchwith the friends

he madein the PeaceCorpsfor the rest of

his life.

In 1966-68,LewisservedwithUSAIDfor 18

monthsas an administrator in Vietnamese

civilianhospitalsduringthe VietnamWar.

Pivotingfromhis ForeignServiceworkafter

SMITH

SEVILLASOMOZA

EDDAMARIASEVILLASOMOZA

EddaMariaSevillaSomoza,73 yearsof age,

passedawaypeacefullyon Saturday,Janu-

ary 29, 2022.Eddawas alifelongresidentof

the Washington,DC area and sharedahome

in Bethesda,MD with her sister,Lorena.

Eddawas bornFebruary27, 1948in Wash-

ington,DC to the late AmbassadorGuillermo

Sevilla-Sacasaand Mrs.LillianSomozade

Sevilla-Sacasa.EddaattendedStoneRidge

Schoolof the SacredHeart.

Eddawas the favoritesisterof her siblings

and the favoriteauntof her manynieces

and nephews.Her numerousgodchildren

consideredEddaasecondmother;she nev-

er forgotabirthdayor milestoneevent.Her

love and vocationfor childrenwas fulfilled

as aMontessoriteacherfor overthreede-

cades.

One of Edda’sfondestmemorieswas when

she was crownedQueenof the Shenandoah

AppleBlossomFestivalin Winchester,VAin

1973.Eddasharedthat samehonorwith her

motherwho was crownedin 1940,and with

Kiaraher niece,crownedin 2017.

Formany yearsshe volunteeredwiththe

Futureof NicaraguaFoundation’smedical

and dentalmissions(Smilesfor the Future)

as an interpreterand facilitator.Thesemis-

sionsprovidedmedicalcareto hundredsof

childrenand theirfamilies,givingthema

betterchanceat life.

Eddawas sisterto eightsiblings:Guillermo,

Lillian,Luis (deceased),Julia,Lorena,Eduar-

do,Alejandro,and Bernardo.

MemorialServiceswill be held on Saturday,

February26, 2022at the Churchof the Little

Flower,5607 MassachusettsAve.,Bethesda,

MD 20816at 10:30a.m.

Acelebrationof Edda’slife will followat

JosephGawler’sSons,5130 WisconsinAve.,

NW,Washington,DC 20016at 1p.m.

In lieu of flowers,the familyhas requested

adonationto Edda’sfavoritecharity:Future

of NicaraguaFoundation, 5301 Westbard

Circle#339,Bethesda,MD 20816.

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MIDDLETON

JOSEPHEUGENEMIDDLETONSR.

EnteredintoeternalrestonMonday,Feb-

ruary7, 2022.Heissurvived byhis two

daughters,Viola ElaineBerryandDana

Usher;two sons,JosephEMiddleton,Jr.

andJermaineL.Middleton;sister,MaryAnn

Middleton;brother,JamesMiddletonand a

hostof grandchildren,otherrelativesand

friends.Mr. Middleton,Sr.willlie in state

at Holy Family CatholicChurch, 2210 Call-

awaySt., HillcrestHeights,MDonSaturday,

February26 from10 a.m.until serviceat

11 a.m.IntermentatMt.OlivetCemetery.

http://www.stewartfuneralhome.com

NOLAN

WILLIAMC.NOLAN

OnTuesday,February1,2022,WilliamC.

Nolan,belovedson of ThomasA. NolanJr.

and MarthaH. Nolan;cherishedbrotherto

ThomasA. Nolan,III (Mary),PeterD. Nolan

(Sierra), MatthewW. Nolan, JamesR. No-

lan, MichaelG. Nolan (Erin),and MarthaH.

Nolan;and devoteduncleto 15 niecesand

nephews.

AFuneral Masswill takeplaceon Friday,

February25, 2022at 11 a.m.at St.John

the EvangelistCatholicChurch,689 Ritchie

Hwy,SevernaPark,MD21146.Burialata

laterdate.Inlieu of flowers,memorialcon-

tributionsmay be madeto the Dominican

Sistersof Mary,4597 Warren RoadAnn Ar-

bor,MI48105.Foronlinecondolences

http://www.stallingsfh.com

NORCIO

JERRIELOUNORCIO(Age91)

OnWednesday,February 16 ,

2022, of SilverSpring, MD.

Belovedwife of the late Ralph

Norcio;motherof MikeNorcio

(Cathy)andSteveNorcio(Sha-

ron);grandmotherof Joe (Ra-

chel),Tom(Meg),Stephen,John,Lindsay,

andMaryNorcio;great-grandmotherof

Tanner,Colton,and LukeNorcio.Also sur-

vivedby her sister,Patsy Settle(late Pete).

Relativesand friendsmaycall at Collins

Funeral Home,500 UniversityBoulevard

West, SilverSpring,MD,(Valet Parking),

Tuesday,February22, from10 to 11 a.m.;

wherethe Funeral Servicewill followat

11 a.m.IntermentGateof HeavenCeme-

tery.Memorialcontributionsmay be made

to Our Ladyof GoodCounselHighSchool

-JerrieNorcioMemorialFund.Youmay

mail checksto: Our Ladyof GoodCounsel

AdvancementAccount,PO Box674185,

Dallas,TX75267-4185or donateonline

at https://www.olgchs.org/giving-form.

Pleasewrite“JerrieNorcioMemorialFund”

in the RestrictGift To sectionon the form.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

ROBINSON

RONALDLOUISROBINSON(Age81)

On Wednesday,February9,

2022,of SilverSpring,MD.Be-

lovedhusband,Joan (Kubrock)

Robinson;fatherof Richard,

Veronica,andRandall.Broth-

er of Judyand the late James

Robinson.Alsosurvivedby sevengrand-

childrenand five great-grandchildren.In-

termentto be held at alater date.Memo-

rial contributionsmay be madeto Augusta

VolunteerRescueSquador the Amazing

Grace Food Pantry of West Virginia.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

SNYDER

BETTYJANESNYDER

OnFriday,February11, 2022 ofRockville,

MD (formerlyof SilverSpring,MD).Born

June26, 1925in Hanover,PAtothe late J.

Russelland MaryWitmer.Belovedwifeof

the late Rev.TheronM. Snyderfor 64 years;

devotedmotherof DebraS.Zechar(hus-

band,David)and Jane Garner(husband,

Paul); cherishedgrandmotherof Christo-

pherand LindsayZechar(Merryman),Kris-

tina Kough, and Kevin Garner.

Serviceand intermentwill be private.

In lieu of flowers,contributionsmaybe

madeto The Villageat Rockvilleor St. Ju-

de’sChildren’sResearchHospital.

Pleaseviewand sign the familyguestbook

at:

http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

TALBERT

REBECCACHANDLERTALBERT

Formereducatorin the Districtof Co-

lumbiaPublicSchoolsystem,quietlyand

peacefullyenteredeternalrest on Satur-

day,February 12, 2022.Acelebrationof life

will be held at alater date.

http://www.mcguire-services.com

TIMMONS

MARGARETA. TIMMONS(Age86)

On Wednesday,February16,

2022,of SilverSpring,MD.Be-

lovedwifeof the late Jerome

Timmons;motherof Kathleen

Winters(David),PatrickTim-

mons (Sharon) and Megan

TimmonsNies(Patrick);sisterof the late

MadelineHarvey,GeorgeHughes,John

Hughes,Mary Hughes,and James Hughes.

Alsosurvivedby ninegrandchildren,five

great-grandchildrenand numerousnieces

and nephews.Relativesand friendsmay

call at Collins Funeral Home,500 Universi-

ty BoulevardWest, SilverSpring,MD,(Valet

Parking),Monday,February 21, from2to

4p.m.and on Tuesday,February 22, from

12 to 1p.m. at Our Ladyof Grace Church,

15661 NorbeckBlvd.,SilverSpring,MD,

followedby the Massof ChristianBurialat

1p.m. IntermentArlingtonNationalCeme-

tery at alater date.Memorialcontributions

may be madeto WoundedWarrior Project,

P.O. Box 758516,Topeka,KS 66675.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

DEATH NOTICE

VANN

RIDDICKVANN

MARCH17, 1930 -JANUARY24, 2022

RiddickVann Jr.“Coach”,91 yearsold,

transitionedpeacefullyinhissleepat

WashingtonHospitalCenteron January24,

2022.He was predeceasedby his parents

RiddickSr.andVirginia,andhisbrother

Ronald.He is survivedby his lovingand de-

votedwife of 45 years,Shirley;hischildren

Darryll(Arona),Shelley Epps, Cheryl Porter,

KevinSmith,ChristopherSmith(Arnita),

six grandchildren,four greatgrandchildren

and ahost of otherrelativesand friends.As

per Riddick’srequest,no funeral or memo-

rial servicewill be held.

WILLIS

JOANMATHIEUWILLIS(Age83)

Passedawaypeacefullyin her homesur-

roundedbylovedonesonFebruary15,

2022.She was bornin NewOrleans,Lou-

isianaas the thirdchildof Enufand Mabel

Mathieu,and was sisterto Carmel,Charles

andEnufMathieu,Jr.In1 961 Joanmarried

RaymondWillisand had threewonderful

children.She is survivedby them;Stephen

Willis(Audrey),DeniseLevenberry,andJoy

Carter(Jerry);ninegrandchildren:Nathan-

iel Causley,III, Jerryand BrandonCarter,

StephenBenetJr., Dasia,and LenaWillis,

EricJr.,Elise,andDanielleLevenberry;one

great-grandchildHaydenWillis,and ahost

of Mathieuand Gourriercousins.

Amemorialservicewill be heldon Mon-

day,February 28 at 11 a.m., Demaine Fu-

neral Home,520 S. WashingtonSt., Alexan-

dria, VA 22314.

The servicewill be livestreamedat

http://www.demainefuneralhomes.com

JUDITHJOHNSONWYMER

JudithWymerdied on January30, 2022with

her threesonsand two daughterspresent.

BornMarch20, 1929in Rio,Wisconsin

to Ottoand RuthJohnsonshe earneda

BS degreefromBeaverCollegeand MS

in EducationfromNorthwesternUniversity.

She was adedicatedEducatorand Reading

Specialist. She waspredeceasedby her

husbandWilliamand threesisters.She

is survivedby threesons,two daughters,

daughters-in-law,sons-in-law,grandchil-

dren,and greatgrandchildren. Services

are beingheld at alater date.

WYMER

ZABEL

ERICJOSEPHZABEL“RICK”

Passedawayat his homeon February5,

2022 at the age of 70. He is survivedby his

wife of 47 years,RosemaryZabel;his three

sonsChristopher,Matthew,and JohnPaul

Zabel;his brotherMarkZabel;his sisters

SuzanneBrighamand JoAnnUhls.Acham-

pion amateurgolferand proudgraduateof

VirginiaTech, Rickworkedon CapitolHill

for 44 yearsas aSeniorRetirementBen-

efits Counselorfor bothchambersof Con-

gress.Rick will be interredin aprivatecer-

emonyat NationalMemorialPark in Falls

Church,VA.Amemorialservicewill be held

at afuturedate.

http://www.murphyfuneralhomes.com

ZURKOWSKI

PAULG. ZURKOWSKI

Diedpeacefullyon January

30, 2022.He has left behind

his lovingwife Margaretof 62

years;his six children,Paul C.

Zurkowskiand wife Christine,

PamelaCacchioneand hus-

bandPatrick,PatriciaDilling,PeggyKettle,

Paula Zurkowski,PeterZurkowski,and 11

grandchildren.He is alsosurvivedby his

brotherTom; and sisterCarolDavis.Hewas

predeceasedby his parentsMarthaand

StanleyZurkowski,his brotherLester,sister

JoanneEarle and husbandRogerEarle,and

son-in-lawMichaelKettle.Inlieu of flow-

ers,donationscan be madein his honor

to the CatholicBusinessNetwork’sSchol-

arshipFundat https://cbnmc.ejoinme.org/

Zurkowskior to the WoundedWarrior Proj-

ect http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.Fu-

neral Masswill be held March25, 2022,at

11 a.m.atHoly RedeemerCatholicChurch,

Kensington,Maryland.Live streamingwill

be availableat the followinglink: https://

youtu.be/5nGkVuW9XP4

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DEATH NOTICE

TAYLOR

CHARLESELMERTAYLORJR

CharlesElmerTaylor,Jr. diedon Tuesday,

February15, 2022of Gaithersburg,MD.Be-

lovedhusbandof DonnaWood Taylor and

thelateDorothyBeatriceTaylor;dearfather

of CharlesD. “Chuck”Taylor.CharlesTaylor

Jr was bornto Charlesand IreneTaylor in

Bostonon December27, 1923.

Charleswasaproudveteran, servingas

aNavalLineOfficerfrom1941-1945.He

servedin anti-submarineand catapultwar-

fareintheAtlantictheateronUSSAbsecon

duringWWII.

Afterthe war,CharlesTaylor attendedthe

Universityof Pennsylvania’sWhartonSchool

of Business.Upon graduationhe servedas

aUSSecretServiceSpecialAgentfor 20

years,servingunderfive presidentsstarting

withPresidentTruman.Duringhistenure,

Charleswasawardedin 1958the Presi-

dentialMedalof Honorby PresidentEisen-

howerfor helpingmovebackacommunist

controlledmobinCaracas,Venezuelafrom

VicePresidentRichardNixon.Nixonwrote

the following“in the face of extremephys-

icaldangertheydisplayedthegreatest

courage and devotionto duty,coupledwith

arestraint fromtheirpart whichwas most

difficultto achieve....theymovedbackan

armedmob with bare hands,then brokethe

roadblockandfreedthemotorcadesothat

it couldproceedout of danger”

Taylor also had the grim duty of handlingthe

limousinein whichPresidentKennedyhad

beenassassinatedon November22, 1963.

He tookit to asecurelocationand had por-

tionsof the president’sskull removedfrom

thevehicle.Hethensupervisedthetrans-

port to Beltsville,MDfor an in-depthSecret

ServiceForensicanalysis.

SpecialAgentTaylor laterpre-interviewed

peoplewhotestifiedbeforethe Warren

Commission.Also,TaylorprovidedSecret

Serviceevidenceto the commissionthat

supportedtheconclusionthatLeeHarvey

OswaldkilledKennedy.Taylorreportedthat

Oswald,aformerU.S. Marine,“was able to

stabilizehimself”in the book-depository

building,hesaid.“Hewasamarksmanand

had the capabilityto do it.”

Taylor also helpeddevelopabook on cur-

rency,which becamea“bible”for counter-

feitinginvestigationsand headedacommis-

sion studyingthe use of clad-metalcoins.

Withhis first wife dyingof cancer,Taylorleft

theSecretServicein1976.

CharlesTaylorservedin RonaldReagan

1980 presidentialcampaignsecuritydetail.

Followingthe Clintonadministration’sde-

parturein 2001,Taylor was part of agroup

thathelpedrecoverimproperlyremoved

WhiteHousevaluables.

Charleswasalifetimeswimmerandswam

for the Universityof Pennsylvania.

Charlesservedas Presidentand Vice Presi-

dentof Membershipand playedgolf weekly

atBethesdaCountryClub.Hewasalsoa

lifetimefan of the BostonRed Sox and New

EnglandPatriots.

Friendswill be receivedat Faith United

Methodist, 6810 MontroseRd.,Rockville,

MD 20852on Monday,February 21,2022

from10 to 11 a.m. followed by funeralat11

a.m.IntermenttofollowatGateofHeaven

Cemeteryat 2p.m. Pleaseviewand sign

onlinefamilyguestbookat

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

oaksin the housewherewriterand philoso-

pherJohnHenryFaulk wasraised. “The

possibilitiesforus,”Kentoldanewfriend,

“Seemedlimitless.”

Kenwasanoldschooljournalistinthe

Texascapitolcity,a“gumshoe,”whobuilt

relationshipsand met withpeopleto learn

aboutwhatwashappeningwhereverhe

worked.In 1980,Sueandhe movedto

Omaha,Nebraska,to be apart of launching

oneoftheindustry’sfirst“LiveatFive”

newscasts,aprogramminginnovationthat

wasto changeTV journalism.Whenthe

inevitablecall cameto returnto Washington,

D.C. to workin anewsbureau,the Vests

pointedtheirSaabeastwardalmostbefore

the movershad pickedup the furniture.

In Washington,Kenbuilt areputationas

amajormarketTVreporter,deliveringlive

broadcastson the biggeststoriesand issues

of his timeto networkstationsaroundthe

country.His greattalentlay in the ability

to take the complexityof politicsand geopo-

liticalcrisesand turntheminto accessible

informationfor his audience.Eventually,his

skillswerenoticedby globalpublicrelations

firmsand Kenstartedanew careerin busi-

nesscommunications.His resumespanned

the profession’sbiggestbrandsfromBurson-

Marstellerto Powell-Tate and the AARP.The

insightsand strategieshe offeredprompteda

flow of recurringbusinessfor his employers.

Ultimately,hefoundedhis ownprosperous

endeavorcalledVest Communications.

In retirement,Kenexploredhis longlove of

writing.Sue,Jeremy,and he movedsouthto

Wilmington,NC,wherethe summerswere

longerand the winterssofterand the time

to thinkand writecameeasy.Recentyears

sawhim reworkinganovelon asouthern

politicianin Texas and anotheron an actor

gonewrongon his friends.Ken’smost

accomplishedpiecewas aplay,whichwas

scheduledfor atable readwithaNew York

productioncompany.“InsideJob”confronts

the drugcrisisandafatherwhomeets

the dealerwhoprovidedthe heroinfor his

son’sdeadlyoverdose,whichwasKen’s

methodologyfor examiningthe loss of his

youngestson Jesseto the opioidsin 2012.

KenVest leavesbehindhis wifeof almost

44 years,Sue,his oldestson,Jeremy,born

on February13, 1986,and his siblings,still

in Texas,Matt Vest, RobinVest, LauraAbel,

and LanePhillips.Inadditionto his son Jesse,

thosewho wentbeforehim are his parents,

Marty,and L.E.Vest and his sisterJeffraLynn.

Privateceremonyand remebranceis planned

onFebruary21,inGaithersburg,MD.

In lieu of flowers,pleasemakedonations

to Donationsmaybe madeto the Andi

LeadershipInstitute(http://www.andileader-

ship.org/) or Zeno Mountain Farm

(https://zenomountainfarm.org/).

KENNETHMICHAELVEST

March 27, 1945–February14, 2022

KennethMichaelVest of Wilmington,North

Carolina,was 76 yearsold whentimecaught

up withthe Texan.Aman of booksand

constantthinking,Kenoften quotedphiloso-

pherGeorgeBurnet,whosaid,“Timeis the

riderthatbreaksus all.”Heseemedto

havebeenbornwithasoulfulodometer

that sensedand evenmeasuredhis rushing

minutes,which is why he had no time for the

businessof darkness.Ken believedthat every

day whenhe awokethat he was livingon the

morningside of the mountain.

An intractableromantic,Ken wasbornin

1945 in Enid,Oklahoma,to Martha“Marty”

andL.E. Vest, grewup in Houston,and

tookhis collegedegreefromTexas State

Universityon the risingslopesof the Texas

Hill Country,wherehe admittedhe spent

moretimeon the grassybanksof the San

MarcosRiverthanin the classroom.After

atour of dutyin the U.S. Armyduringthe

VietnamEra, Kensaid he was readyto “live

and feel and enjoy,” whichis whathe did

morethanstudy.Hewas not verygood

at hidinghis emotions,either,and he once

discoveredgraffition the men’sroomwall

thatasked,“WhatgirlbrokeKenVest’sheart

today?”Therewereenoughto formasorority

untilhe left Texas for Washington,D.C. and

met the youngwomanwhomadehis past

irrelevantand set ashine uponhis future.

Sue Kaminskyof Brooklynand Kenwere to

laterbe marriedon November25, 1978,after

meetingwhileworkingat the U.S. Depart-

mentof Transportation.Withapoet’sheart

and aperformer’sambition,Kenconvinced

his city girl to leavethe urbanEastfor

the foothillsof the Rockieswherehe began

employment in televisionjournalism at

KTWO-TV,Casper,Wyoming.Low pay and

blizzardwindsdid not deterhis optimistic

visionsand he smiledfor endlesshourswhen

Sue and he drovesouthto anew job in

Austin,wherethey marriedbeneaththe live

VEST

her country.The couple’snext andfinal

diplomaticposting,Australia, led to further

studyat AustralianNationalUniv.and travels

throughoutthe islandnationsof the South-

westPacific.

Returningto NorthernVirginia,Joanbecame

acontractorwiththe U.S. Departmentof

State,servingfirst in diplomaticreception,

leadingtoursof the department’sfabled

collectionof 18thCenturyAmericanart and

furnishings,thenassistingforeignservice

officersand otheremployeesand families

in preparingfor postingsabroadand their

return—workforwhichshewaseminently

suitedandfor which,regardingtroubles

in NairobiandDar Es Salaam,she was

recognizedby Secretaryof StateMadelyn

Albright.

Joanwill be rememberedby alegionof

personsshe met and servedin the military

life and her thirty-twoyearsat the State

Department.Her everenquiringmind,high

standards,principlesand energeticdispo-

sitionled her to activismon issueslocal

to national.Her vivaciouspersonalitysense

of humoranddeeplyempatheticnature

fosteredinnumerable friendships.Her’s, also,

wasalifelongloveof animals,greatand

small.JoanWaggenerwill be everheldin

fondmemoryand abidinglove by her many

friendsand adoringfamily.

Joanis survivedby her husband,threechil-

dren,sonsDavidI. Sloaneof VirginiaBeach,

VA,Craig M. Sloane,New York, step-daughter

ElizabethWaggenerPolk,Goldsboro,NC,

grand-children, Jonathan Polk, Krystina

Sloane,HillarySloaneand StephenPolk and

great-grand-children,Madelynand Charlotte

Polk and Eli Polk.

Funeral arrangementsare beinghandledby

DemaineFuneral Homeof Alexandria,Vir-

ginia.Aprivatememorialserviceand burial

will be held at ArlingtonNationalCemetery.

In lieu of flowers,donationsmay be madein

her honorto The AnimalWelfareLeagueof

Alexandria,AlexandriaAnimals.org/donate.

JOAN DIANEWAGGENER

JoanDianeWaggener,84, of Alexandria,Vir-

ginia,passedawaypeacefully.athome,Feb-

ruary13, 2022,in the careof her husband

of 43 years,JamesWaggenerandloving

familyaftersuccumbingto adecades-long

battlewithbreastcancer.Joan had arich,

productivelife as militarywife,mother,busi-

nesswoman,volunteer,activistand lifelong

studentof humanbehavior.Born June11,

1937,to TillieEsterGordonand LesterRob-

binsof FarRockaway,NY, Joangraduated

FarRockawayHighSchoolandattended

BrooklynCollegebeforemarryingand taking

on the role of militarywife that led to multiple

movesand continuingstudyof psychologyat

asuccessionof institutions,includingPuerto

Rico,Old Dominionand HarvardUniversities.

She was licensedas areal estatebrokerin

Newport,RI.

Joanjoinedher husbandin attendingthe

U.S. ForeignServiceInstituteand Chinese

Universityof HongKong for languagetraining

in Mandarinpriorto assignmentto the U.S.

Embassy,Beijing.Work thereinvolvedtravel-

ing widelythroughaChinalongclosedto

westerners.With her intellectand openness

to new experiences,Joan provedan accom-

plished, respected representative of

WAGGENER

ZEGEER

JIMZEGEER(Age93)

Of Alexandria,Virginiadied at homeon Feb-

ruary15, 2022.Son of Mosesand Abreeza,

he grewup in SouthCharleston,West Virgin-

ia withhis five brothers,includinghis twin

brother,Jack.

He receivedhis undergraduatedegreefrom

the Universityof West Virginiain Electrical

Engineeringand thenwenton to George

WashingtonSchoolof Law to specializein

Patent Law.Hemet and marriedhis beloved

wife,Emily RuthBrittainin 1958.

Jim openedhis ownPatentLawfirmin

Old Town Alexandria.He enjoyedworking

withhis inventor/clientsand becamegood

friendswithmanyof them.Duringhis ca-

reer he wroteover650 issuedpatents.He

retiredat age 80.

He enjoyedplayinggolf throughouthis life.

His constantadviceto fellowgolferswas

“hit ‘em straight.”Hewas asoft spokenman

withagreat senseof humor.Jim livedthe

past23 yearsbattlingParkinson’sdisease.

He nevergaveup the fight,and nevercom-

plainedor felt sorryfor himself.

Jim was precededin deathby his wife Emily,

and by his brothersJoe,Fred,Art, andJack.

He is survived by his devotedfamily:three

children,John Zegeer(Lynne),Florence

Young (Thomas)and WilliamZegeer(Mary-

Ann);six grandchildren,Jack, Kay,Kristen,

Elias,Wyatt and Jake; agreat granddaugh-

ter and grandson,Ameliaand Greydon;his

youngerbrother,Moses,and countlesscar-

ing familymembersand friends.

Therewill be amemorialservicescheduled

for alater date.Inlieu of flowers,donations

can be madeto The Parkinson’sFoundation

at parkinsons.org.

DEATH NOTICE