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DEATH NOTICE

ADAMS

HESTERHARRELLMONKADAMS

(Age79)

HesterHarrellMonkAdamssuccumbed

toAlzheimer’sonMarch15,2022,atage

79. Followingadistinguishedcareeras a
    teacher,she remainedactivein community
    servicefor as longas her healthallowed.
    Mrs.Adamsis precededin deathby her
    husband,ClementVincentAdams.They
    are survivedby theirfour sons:ClementII,
    (Miriam),Creighton(Lynette),Corliss,and
    Daniel,five grandchildren:Parker,Precious,
    Portia,Alexandreaand Adrienne,and one
    great-grandson:Christian.Mrs.Adamsis
    precededindeathbyfoursiblings,and
    leavesbehindsevensiblingsand scores
    of cherishedlovedones.Viewing10 a.m.;
    Service11 a.m.Friday,April 1atTrinity
    EpiscopalChurchon PineyBranchRd NW.
    https://www.mcguire-services.com/

DEBORAHANNBIANCHI

Passedawayon March23, 2022,in Grand

Forks,North Dakota.Debbiewas bornin Wash-

ington,DC andgraduatedfromAnnandale

HighSchoolin 1975.Shewaspredeceased

by her belovedhusbandVincentJohnsonand

her parentsPeterand Ruth(Edwards)Bianchi.

She is survivedby two brothersLennyBianchi

(Desiree)and Ron Bianchi(Debra); niecesErika

Hawkins(Jason)and RebeccaGregory;three

great-niecesand one great-nephew.

Debbiewas diagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis

whilestill in her teens,whichlimitedher

mobilityandfunctionthroughoutherlife.

Despitethis overwhelmingchallenge,she

rarely complainedand seemedto groweven

warmer,funnier,and morecaringas she aged.

To her family,she was and will remainahero

and it is withasad heart,and deeploveand

admiration,that we bid her farewell.

AprivateMemorialservicewill be held.Memo-

rial contributionsmay be madeto the National

MultipleSclerosisSociety.

BIANCHI

KATHLEENANNCHILDS

Passedawayat age 70 on March12, 2022

fromkidneycancer.She was alovingwife and

devotedmother,aswell as agood friendto

many.Growingup as an Air Force "brat," she

livedin Japan, Germany,and Floridabeforeher

familymovedto the Washington,DC area.She

attendedthe Universityof Marylandwhereshe

met her futurehusbandBill. Aftergraduating

in Education,sheworkedin Personnelat

Ft. Belvoir,VA, andthenquitto raise her

family.Beingcar enthusiasts,she andBill

joinedthe CorvetteClubof America.She

wasagiftedart teacherat St. Bernadette's

CatholicSchoolin Springfield,VA and taught

preschoolin Annandale,VA. Amemberof the

SpringfieldAcresGardenClub,she wonprizes

for her floral displays.She wasdiagnosed

withbreastcancerin 2003andgivenonly

aslim chanceof survival,so Bill tookearly

retirementfromNASAand theymovedto the

Las Vegas suburbof Henderson.Theyenjoyed

manyyearstogetherthere,bowling,playing

bridge,and traveling,as well as occasionalgigs

as movieextras.She had atalentfor knowing

whenaslot machinewas goingto give alittle

extra, but never"hit it big",apparentlyhaving

usedup mostof her luckbeatingthe breast

cancer.She learnedmah-jongg,muchto the

sorrowof her competitors.She co-foundedand

ranDesertHopefor several years,which raised

fundsfor SAFEHouseand otherworthycauses.

Her membershipin the DesertNewcomers

Clubbroughther manytreasuredfriendships.

She is survivedby Bill, her daughterJen; her

son Chris,his wife Linda,theirson Thomas,and

Kathy'sfather-in-lawDr.BevanFrench.Private

Massscheduledfor April4, 2022.

CHILDS

officestaffon apersonallevelandwas

welllikedand respectedby her associates

bothinsideand outsideof the office.She

championedfair pay,diversity,and trainingin

the workforce.

Jane and Frank gatheredfriendsand sup-

portedcommunities,churches,causesand

charitieswherevertheylived.Theyowneda

secondhomein St. Michaels,MDfor over 40

yearswheretheyattendedChristEpiscopal

Church.Everyyearfor almost50 years,they

enjoyedthreeweekswalkingthe beaches,

shelling,and naturehikesin Sanibel,FL. They

movedtheirprimaryresidenceto Potomac,

MD in 1986and supportedSt. Luke’sEpisco-

pal Church.

Jane’sintelligenceand empathystruckevery-

one whotalkedto her.She readdeeplyand

widelyand caredaboutthe worldand the

soulswholivedin it. She had aremarkable

memoryfor people,and kepttrack of how

everyonewas doing,familyand friendsand

theirfamilyand friends.She was sharpand

funnyto the end,facingpainand discomfort

withcourage whilebeingunfailinglyappre-

ciativeof everyonearoundher.

She joinsher husband,Frank Reaves,who

passedawayin 2017.Theyweremarriedfor

69 years.She is survivedby her daughter

Jeanand her husbandPaul; son Johnand

his wifeCheryl;sonRobertandhis wife

Rita;grandchildrenand great-grandchildren

Nicholas,Emma,Julia,Amy,Martinaand

Eliana;and awonderfulcommunityof friends,

nieces,nephews,and cousinsfirst,second,

andonceremovedon bothsidesof the

family.

Therewill be aceremonythisspringat

St. Luke’sfor bothJane and Frank.Please

[email protected] moreinfor-

mation.

JANE REAVES

Passedawaypeacefullyat her homein

Potomac,MDonDecember31, 2021.

Jane was bornCheriJane Slaterin Louisville,

KY on January4, 1927,the daughterof John

Slaterand AudieDedman.She grewup in the

West End of Louisville,studyingdanceand

attendingShawneeHighSchool.Her family

lost theirhomein the OhioRiverfloodof

1937,one of the greatdisastersof American

history.She wasthe firstin her familyto

attendcollege,studyingpsychologyat the

Universityof Louisville.

She metFrank ReavesthereduringWWII,

whenhe wasin the Navyandstudying

engineering.They marriedafterthe war,and

movedto Alexandria,VA whereJane taught

at NationalCathedral Schoolfor Girls.They

boughtahomein CollegePark, MD and Frank

becamepresidentof R.M.Thornton,Inc.

Thorntonevolvedinto afamilybusiness,and

Jane servedas Accounting/BusinessManag-

er for manyyears.She connectedwith the

REAVES

DEATH NOTICE

GREENE

NELSONE. GREENEJR.(Age79)

On Monday,March 14,2022athomein

Alexandria,VA.Co-OwnerandPresident

of GreeneFuneral HomeInc.Husbandof

DonitaGreene;fatherof Nina,Nelson,III

“Chip”,DerrickGreene,and James(Brook-

lyn)Washington;grandfatherofJustice,

Majorand HarperWashington;brotherof

Terry F. Greene; godfather to Carolynand

CherilynTompkins,BarryMonicaHughes

andStaceyLeggett.Heisalsosurvived

by ahost of cousins,nieces,nephews

andotherrelativesandfriends.Nelson

will lie in honorat GreeneFuneral Home,

814 FranklinStreet,Alexandria,Virginia on

Tuesday,March29, 2022from9a.m. until

9p.m.Additionally,the familywill receive

friendsattheCallowayChapelofEpiscopal

HighSchool, 1130 ThomsenLane,Alexan-

dria,VA 22302on Wednesday,March30,

2022 from10:30a.m.until time of Mass

of ChristianBurialat 12:30p.m. Inurnment

serviceswill takeplaceat ArlingtonNa-

tionalCemeteryat alater date.

PETERW. GROMENIII

On Saturday,March12, 2022,PeterW. Gromen

III, passedawaypeacefullyat FutureCare

Pineviewin Clinton,MD.Peter is survivedby

his deardaughter,MichaelaGromen;devoted

parents,VirginiaCappelloand PeterGromen;

stepmother,Margaret GailGromen;sister,

ReginaGromen;stepsisters,KatieCruzand

Kelly Deyermond; and half-brothers,John

Gromenand ZacharyGromen.He is alsosur-

vivedby ahost of otherrelatives.Friendsmay

unitewiththe familyon Saturday,April 2, from

12 to 1p.m. at LEE FUNERALHOME, 6633 Old

AlexandriaFerry Rd., Clinton,MD.

http://www.leefuneralhomes.com

GROMEN

HOLLAND-GETER

KELLEEL. HOLLAND-GETER

Enteredinto eternalrest on Friday,March

18, 2022.She is survivedby her husband,

AndreGeter;mother,JosephineEHolland;

brother,GregoryEHollandand ahost of

otherrelativesandfriends.Funeral and

burialserviceswill be held at alater date.

http://www.stewartfuneralhome.com

IMIRIE

ELIZABETHPILSONIMIRIE“BETTY”

(Age91)

Passedon March15, 2022,of ChevyChase,

MD.Belovedwifeof the late ScottF. Imirie

Jr.; mother of Paula(Chip)Jennings,Scott

(Cheryl)ImirieandBrian(Donna)Imirie.

Grandmother to eight grandchildren,

Devin,Jeffrey,Lauren,Kyle,Scott,Jacque-

line,Eric,Lindseyand threegreat-grand-

children.ACelebrationof Life will be held

Friday,April 8, 2022at 11 a.m.,Joseph

Gawler’sSons,5130 WisconsinAve. NW,

Washington,DC 20016.Intermentat alater

date,ArlingtonNationalCemetery.Inlieu

of flowers,contributionscan be madeto

yourfavoritecharity.

DEATH NOTICE

SHERMANMERRICK,SR. (Age92)

Transitionedon Tuesday,March15, 2022.Fam-

ily will receivefriendson Thursday,March

31 at CampSpringsCommunityChurch, 8040

WoodyardRd., Clinton,MD.Visitation10 a.m.,

Celebrationof Life,11a.m. Interment1p.m.,

Wednesday,April 13 at MarylandVeterans

Cemetery,Cheltenham.ServicesbyFREEMAN.

MERRICK

NIMS

PHILIPDAVIDNIMS

Of Fort Washington,MD,formerlyfrom

Keene,NHand devoted husband of

BlondellStewart-Nimspassedawaysud-

denlyonMarch11, 2022 atFortWashing-

ton Hospital.The familywill receivefriends

at Marshall-MarshFuneral Home,4308

SuitlandRoad,Suitland, MD 20746onSat-

urday,April 2, 2022from10 a.m.untiltime

of serviceat 11 a.m.IntermentLincoln

MemorialCemetery.For full obituaryand

Livestreamofservices,pleasevisit:

http://www.MarshallMarchFH.com

TIMOTHY JAMESO’DONNELL(Age69)

Passedawaypeacefullyon Wednesday,March

16, 2022.

Timwasbornon April7, 1952,andlived

his entirelife in NorthernVirginia.He wasa

giftedmechanic,fixingcarsand trucks,and

runninghis owntruckingbusinesshauling

dirt andasphaltfor constructionandroad

buildingprojects.Helovedoldiesmusicfrom

the 1950’sand 60’s, swingdancing,and was

aregularat “GottaSwing”danceeventsat

the DullesHilton.He enjoyedtravel and early

in his truckingcareerdrovehis owntractor-

trailerto 48 states.Hewas proudto obtaina

pilot’slicense,and receivednationalattention

for safelylandinghis planeon Interstate 95

duringrushhourin Richmond,Virginia,after

runningout of fuel duringasolo trainingflight.

Tim still continuedto run his owntrucking

business,even whilebattlingcancerfor almost

five years.

He is survivedby 10 siblings,Mary Beth,

Dorothy(Steve),Jack (Lynn),Denny(Shirley),

Mike,Chris(Debbie),Patty (Richard),Mark

(Susan),Regina(John),and Ellen(David),and

numerousnieces,nephewsand friends.

His familythanksCrystalGardensAssisted

Livingfor the highlyprofessionaland loving

caretheyprovidedduringTim’slast two

monthsof life.

Afuneral masswill be heldat SaintLouis

CatholicChurchinAlexandria,Virginia,on

Monday,April 4, at 11 a.m.In lieu of flowers,

amemorialgift maybe sentto SaintLouis

Catholic Church at https://saintlouis-

parish.org/.

O'DONNELL

LITTON

LILLIANEC. LITTON(Age95)

Our beloved mother,Lilliane

CharlotteAdler/Litton,born in

Cologne,Germanyto parents

Ernestand Marguerite Adler,

passedawayon March21, 2022

at her home.Her younglife was

foreverchangedin 1939,whenHitlerand

Nazismemerged,and the Adlerfamilywas

forcedto flee Germanywhiletheirson, Kurt,

Lilliane’s, brotherwas attendingOxfordUni-

versityin the UK.Tragically,while tryingto

reachhis familyin the US,Kurt’sship was

torpedoedby the Nazisduringthe Atlantic

crossingand Lilliane’sbelovedbrotherper-

ished.Afteralong and harrowingodyssey,

Lillianeand her parentsarrivedin NewYork

City in 1941and beganawondrousnewbe-

ginningto theirlives,settlingin NewYork

City and Chappaqua,NY.There,her three

children,Karina,Niki,and RonLionwere

born.Followingseveral yearsin NewYork,

Lillianeand familymovedto Washington,DC,

whereLillianebegananew,entrepreneurial

chapterin her life duringwhichshe launched

asilk flowerbusinesscateringto embassies.

Withher natural abilityin creativevisualiza-

tion,Lillianealsobecamearenownedart

dealerbefriendingmanyartistsand collec-

tors globally.Aspartofher dedicationto the

arts,Lillianelovedclassicalmusic,opera, and

the theater.Gregariousand amiable,Lilliane

wasblessedwithmanyfriendshipsas she

gleanedthe magicand goodnessin all peo-

ple.Her warmdemeanorwas infectiousand

she lovedto cookand entertainher friends

often,alwaysgreetingthemwithasmile and

one of her specialwitticisms.Lillianehad a

big heartand generousspiritparticipating

in manynon-profitsincludingthe Holocaust

Museumof whichshe was afoundingmem-

ber.She is survivedby her threechildren,

grand-childrenMarcandMeikeBrunner,

Alexand Jade Brunner,Rio and LolitaLion,

andSatishandJamieLionandher eight

great-grandchildren,Zoe and IndyBrunner,

Lucaand MateoBrunner,Luke,Bodhiand

WillowLion,and LondonLion.Serviceswill

be heldprivately.Inlieu of flowers,please

makeadonationto CapitalCaringat (capital-

caring.org)or WashingtonHebrewCongrega-

tion at (whctemple.org/give).

http://www.sagelbloomfield.com

WOOD

MARGIEB. WOOD

On March7, 2022,MargieB. Wood passed

awayat her homein ChevyChase,MDat

age 98. She attendedMiltonHighSchoolin

Pennsylvania.Subsequently,she graduated

fromGettysburgCollegeandwhilethere

joinedChi OmegaSorority.Followinggradu-

ation,she movedto Washingtonwhereshe

workedfor the CIA. Shortlythereafter,she

resignedher positionand marriedDoctor

LawrenceWood.

Since1951,she has continuouslylivedin

ChevyChase.She wasTreasurerof the

WashingtonArea Chi Omega Alumnae

Chapterfor 25 years.She servedon the

parent/teacherboardsfor her children’s

schoolsandshewasinvolvedwiththe

AmericanFieldServiceat theirhighschool.

Several years,she was an electionjudgeat

the neighborhoodprecinctpollingplace.Her

churchactivitiesincludedbeingco-leaderof

her circleand regularparticipationin the

hostingof the fellowshiphourafterser-

vices.She wasPresidentof the Suburban

Woman’sClub and whenit disbanded,she

joinedThe Woman’sClub of ChevyChase.

Margiewas an avid bridgeplayerand great-

ly enjoyedspendingtimewithher family

and yearlytravel to NewHampshire.

Sheis survivedby her son,Bob(Cheryl)

Wood of ChevyChase;daughter,Peggy

Wardellof Kensington;grandson, Steve

(Kelly) Wardell of Arlington and twin

great-grandsons,Christopher

and Daniel.

The familyis planningamemorialserviceat

ChevyChasePresbyterianChurchlaterin

the Spring.Inlieu of flowers,memorialdo-

nationsmay be madeto the SalvationArmy

of Milton,30 CenterSt., Milton,PA 17847or

ChevyChasePresbyterianChurch,PO Box

42043;Washington,DC 20015.

http://www.hinesrinaldifuneralhome.com

DEATH NOTICE

JOYCERAYMORTALLEY

Of Springfield, Virginia and part-time of

RehobothBeach,DelawareandPalm Bay,

FloridadiedpeacefullyonJanuary26, 2022

holdingherdaughter’shand.

Predeceasedby her belovedhusbandJames

NevinTalley.Devotedmotherof TheresaVolt-

aggioof Bedford,NY;Anne Talley of Sleepy

Hollow,NYand JosephTalley of Los Angeles,

CA. Proudmother-in-lawto MichaelVoltaggio

and BrianMcDermottand evenproudergrand-

motherto Rory,Liliana,Alessandraand Carlin

ofNY.SurvivedbyCaliforniacousinsHilal,

MaierandRaymor;NewYorknephewand

family(Talley)and manywonderfulfriends.

Joycewas raised in Cleveland,Ohioand attend-

ed CollinwoodHighSchool,NorthernVirginia

CommunityCollegeand GeorgeMasonUniver-

sity.Her 42-yearreal estatecareerbeganwhen

she becamean AdministrativeAssistantto the

SeniorVice-Presidentof ColdwellBanker.After

abrief periodof time,she choseto obtain

herLicenseandimmediatelyachievedMillion

DollarClubrecognition.Overthenext 10 years

she closedas aTop Producer.Asanagentwith

MountVernon,and thenWeichert,Realtors,

Joycewas the #1 Agentin the Springfieldoffice

and acompanyTopTen Agent.

Joycewasverycreative,enjoyingjewelry-

makingand painting,and has left manymem-

oriesof her on her family’swalls.Joycewas

veryactivein retirement,livingin Virginia,

DelawareandFlorida;walkingmileseveryday

anddancingtolivemusicwhenshecould

find it. AfterlosingJamestwo yearsago,she

continuedtogrowherfriendnetwork,and

thosefinalfriendshipsprovedcrucialto her

happinessas she sufferedfromALS in her last

year of life.

Joycewill be buriedalongsideJamesin the

MonocacyCemeteryin Beallsville,Maryland

wheremanygenerationsoffamilyareinterred.

Donationsin JoyceTalley’smemorymaybe

madeto the ALSAssociation of Florida

(https://www.als.org/florida/donate)or Team

Gleason (https://teamgleason.org/donate/).

Bothof thesewonderfulorganizationshelped

Joycewithgrantsandmedicalequipment

loansduringher illness,and we will alwaysbe

gratefulto them.

TALLEY

WOMACK

WILLAMAEWOMACK

Womack,WillaMae,age 95, peacefully

passedawayTuesday,March1, 2022at her

homein SilverSpring,MD.She is survived

by her daughtersTamia-KatherineWomack

and DarleneWesley;son RichardWomack,

Jr.; grandsonMarkWesley;sisterHenrietta

Barrettand ahost of familyand friends.

Funeral and internmentare private.Public

memorialserviceheldat alater date.

DEATH NOTICE

DEATH NOTICE

HALSTEAD

WARRENW.HALSTEAD(Age100)

COLONEL,U.S.AIRFORCE(RET.)

Of McLean,Virginiapeacefullydepartedlife

at age 100 on March20, 2022.Althoughhe

wasborninKansas,hemovedwithhisfam-

ily to Tulsa, Oklahomaas an infant.He was

the youngestof fourboysand is survived

by his youngersister,DorothyCarterand

herhusbandJohn;daughter,GailH.Capp;

son-in-lawDavidJ. Capp;and threegrand-

children,Paul DouglasCapp,KathrynLillian

Cappand KimberleeLynne Capp.His wife,

Thoradied in 2016after60 yearsof mar-

riageand theirson,DouglasClayHalstead,

precededhim in deathat age 19 in 1976.

HeisamemberoftheGreatestGeneration,

havingservedas apilot first in the US Army

Air Corps,and laterthe US Air Force whenit

was createdin 1947.He flew in everymajor

USAirborneoperationduringWorldWarII,

withhis first combatmissionon the night

of June6, 1944, the DDay operationduring

whichhe droppedparatroopelementsof

the 82ndAirborneDivision.He alsoflew

missionsduringMarketGardenand Battle

of the Bulge.His biggestmissionwas during

OperationVarsity,onMarch24, 1945 which

was the largestAlliedairborneoperationin

historyto be conductedin asingleday in

one locationwithover16,000paratroopers.

In 1953,he was sentto Korea and servedas

the BaseAdjutantat Kunsanwherehe flew

B26 bomberson low levelmissions.Itwas

therethathereceivedtheDistinguishedFly-

ing Cross.Helater had assignmentsat the

CIA,Pentagonand ArmyWarCollege.He

stayedon activedutyuntil1973,afterwhich

hebecameaflightinstructorandowned

and flewvarioussingleand twinengineair-

planesuntilthe age of 94. Viewing will be

onMarch28 from2to6p.m. at Murphy’s

Funeral Home,Falls Church,Virginia.Inter-

mentwill be in ArlingtonNationalCemetery

at alater date.For moreinformation,or to

sharecondolenceswiththefamily,please

visit https://tinyurl.com/WHalsteadObit

HOOK

JOHNH. HOOK

MAJOR,U.S.ARMY(RET.)

Of Odenton,MD,passedawayon March

16, 2022at the age of 92 years.Born in

Waldwick,NewJerseyon March6, 1930,

he graduatedvocationalhighschoolas a

vehiclemechanic.Onhis 18thbirthdayin

1948 hevolunteeredtoentertheUSArmy

at Fort Dix, NJ.Hewas assignedto Fort

Bragg, NC,wherehe becameaTrack Vehicle

Mechanic.While therehe met and married

hiswife,Nora.In1951,hewasassignedto

Alaskaas aProjectSergeantfor testingand

evaluatingArmyvehicles.In1954, he served

at Fort Sill, OK, as aRecoverySergeantfor

experimentalvehicles.HegraduatedOffi-

cer’sCandidateSchool(OCS)in 1956.As a

SecondLieutenant,he wasafieldofficerin

theHeadquarters,ArtilleryDivision,3rdIn-

fantry Division,Fort Benning,GA. Thatbattle

groupwasreassignedto Schweinfurt,Ger-

manyin 1957,wherehe waspromotedto

FirstLieutenantin 1959.In 1960he returned

to the US beingassignedto Fort GeorgeG.

Meade,MD. Whenthe BerlinWall crisisbe-

gan in August1961,he returnedto Germany

and flewwithpilotsas aforwardobserver

alongthe borderbetweenEastand West

Germany.InOctober 1961 in Baumhold-

er,Germany,CaptainHookjoinedthe 3rd

ArmoredCalvaryRegimentas Command-

ing Officerof HowitzerBattery,1st Recon-

naissanceSquadronservingtill November

1963.He wasreassignedto Headquarters,

3rdArmoredCalvaryRegimentas Assistant

S3 wherehe serveduntilhis departurefrom

Germanyin 1965.In December 1965 Major

HookbecameatrainingofficerattheHead-

quartersTestingand EvaluationCommand,

AberdeenProvingGrounds,MD. December

1966 MajorHookwas assignedto Viet Nam

untilDecember1967.Hewasamemberof

the MACVCombatOperationsCommand

CenterTeam One,who reporteddirectlyto

General Westmoreland.He returnedto the

US and was againstationedat Fort George

G. Meade,MDwherehe wasin chargeof

OperationsRedinessCommandof the Re-

serveUnitatthatPost.OnMarch30,1969,

MajorHookretiredfromthe US Armywith

21 yearsof service.Awards:NationalDe-

fenseServiceMedalwithOak LeafCluster;

VietNamService CommendationMedal

withtwo Over-Seas-ServiceStars;and Army

CommendationMedal.Affiliation:Officers’

CandidateSchoolAlumni

MajorHookwas agraduateof Universityof

Maryland,wherein 1976he earnedaBach-

elorofSciencedegreeinBusinessAdmin-

istration.As acivilianhe pursuedacareer

in real estateand openedhis ownbusiness

named“Woodland.”His real estatebroker-

age experiencegainedhim apositionin the

Headquartersof the NationalPark Service

withthe NationalPark ServiceAcquisition

LandsDivisionin1977.Hewasresponsible

for executingthe “Paymentin Lieu of Taxes

Program” (PILOT) for countiesthat had Ser-

vice landsin theircounty.Helater became

the VehicleFleetManagerat the Property

ManagementDivision.He retiredfromthe

NationalPark Servicein 1993with16 years

ofservice.

MajorJohnH.Hookissurvivedbyhisdaugh-

ters BrendaHookand LindaHook.He is pre-

cededin deathby his wifeof 58 years,the

formerNoraEstelleHook.

Viewingwill be heldon March29, 2022at

DonaldsonFuneral Home,1411 Annapolis

Road,Odenton,MD 2to4p.m. and 6to8

p.m.

Burialwithmilitaryhonorswill be heldat

ArlingtonNationalCemeteryat alater date.

In lieu of flowers,memorialchecksmay

be madeto: Salt and LightMinistries,5448

ApexPeakwaySuite314,Apex,NC 27502-

3924;or to http://www.paypal.me/beingsaltand

light

JOHNSON

DAVIDMICHAELJOHNSON(Age72)

DavidM. Johnsondiedon March19, 2022of lung and heartailmentsat his homein Arling-

ton,Virginia. He was bornin Chicagoin 1949,the son of Donaldand MargaretBeemsterboer

Johnson,andgrewupinChicagoand Dolton,IL. AftergraduatingfromThornridgeHigh

Schoolin Dolton,Davidattendedthe Universityof NotreDame,graduatingin 1971witha

B.A. in sociology.Heattendedthe Universityof Connecticut,wherehe earnedan M.A.in

sociologyin 1974.He thentaughtsociologyfor several yearsat MountSt. MaryCollegein

Newburgh,NY whilealso pursuingalaw degreeat FordhamUniversity,which was awarded

in 1977.He latermovedto Washington,DC wherehe workedfor several higher-education

associationsand finallyfor the U.S. Departmentof Educationas aprogram officerwiththe

Fundfor the Improvementof PostsecondaryEducation,retiringin 2007.

Davidlivedin Arlingtonwithhis wife,BarbaraTaylor,whomhe marriedin 1989.Theytrav-

eledextensively,includingannualtripsto Scotlandwherehe pursuedhis love of linksgolf

and especiallyof the iconicMachrihanishGolf Clubon the KintyrePeninsula,wherehe was

amember.David was an avid collectorof golf books,amassingmorethan1,400volumes

in diverseareassuchas history,architecture,essays,and fiction.He also collectedmusic,

resultingin adigitallibrary of morethan1,600songsthat he claimedwere“the only songs

you’lleverneed.”Barbaradisagreedwithhis tasteat timesbut alwaysappreciatedhis

enthusiasm.

Davidneverlost his senseof humor.Inthe last monthsof his life,heestablishedwhathe

called“TheChurchof Amazon,”whosecoretenetwas that you can’tdie as longas you

havean Amazonorderon the way.For this reason,he favoreditemsthat werebackordered

or that camefromfar-off locations.

In additionto his wife,David leavestwo brothers,DonaldJohnson(MariHughes)of Spokane,

WA and Jack (Jenny)Johnsonof MissionViejo,CA; and asister,Mary Ann Palmerof Los

Angeles,aswell as nieces,nephews,and manyaunts,uncles,cousins,and dearfriends.

Intermentwill be private.Agatheringof familyand friendswill be heldat alaterdate.

[email protected] furtherinformation.

In lieu of flowers,pleaseconsideradonationto the VirginiaHospitalCenterFoundation,

CapitalCaringHospice,oracharityof yourchoice.

in the Corpsanddirectedthe Arlington,

VirginiaAsylumOfficebeginningin 1994.

From 1996to 2002he headedthe INS office

in Nairobi,Kenya,fromwherehe traveled

acrossAfricaconductingrefugeeinterviews

for resettlementin the US.In1998,Joe

survivedthe terroristbombingof the US

Embassyin Nairobi,and,afterescaping,

wentbackinsidethe buildingthreetimesto

rescuesurvivors.Indifficultcircumstances

he led the effortto rebuildand reestablish

the immigrationofficeat the Embassy.In

1999,hereceivedtheNewton-Azrakaward

for Heroismfromthe INS Commissionerand

in 2000he receivedthe USAttorneyGeneral’s

Awardfor Distinguished Servicefor his

“extraordinarycourage.” Joe was amongthe

senior managers who established the

RefugeeOfficerCorpswithinthe US Citizen-

ship and ImmigrationServices(USCIS)agency

of DHSin 2005,and he headedthe USCIS

officeat the US Embassyin Beijing,China

from 2005 to 2008.He wenton to serve

as aSupervisoryRefugeeOfficer,leading

teamsaroundthe worldto conductrefugee

interviews,and he was avaluedand respect-

ed mentorto anew generationof US refugee

andimmigrationofficials.Whenhe retired

in 2012afterathree-decadecareer,hewas

citedby USCISfor his “manycontributions

thathavebeeninstitutionalizedwithinU.S.

immigrationagencyoperations,particularly

in the asylumand refugeeprograms.” Fol-

lowinghis retirement,Joe wenton to serve

as aconsultantfor the UnitedNationsHigh

Commissionfor Refugeesin differentpartsof

the worldincludingEgyptand Indonesia,and

he volunteeredin the Baltimoreareawith

the refugeeresettlementprogramsof the

InternationalRescueCommitteeand World

Relief.Headditionallyservedin leadership

positionsat the EpiphanyEpiscopalChurch

in Odenton,Maryland,includingas Refugee

MinistryCoordinator.Joe wasapassionate

humanitarianand advocatefor refugeesand

the valuethat theybringto the US.Adeeply

compassionateand spiritualperson,he had

an unshakable inner strength, serenity,

humility,curiosity,and integrity.Joe loved

nature,hiking,andgardeningandwasa

lifelongpractitionerof TaiChi, beginninghis

studiesin his mid-twenties.The Martinfamily

will holdaserviceto celebrate his life at

alaterdateand ask thatany donationsbe

madeto the UnitedNationsHighCommission

for Refugees.Joe will be sorelymissedby

thosewho knewand lovedhim.

JOSEPHP. MARTIN

Belovedfather,husband,and distinguished

civil servant,passedawayon March26, 2020

in GlenBurnie,Maryland.Joe wasbornon

January24, 1950in Chicago,Illinois,the son

of Cecileand ThomasMartin.He attended

the Universityof Illinoiswherehe receiveda

Bachelorof Artsin PoliticalSciencein 1973

and aMasterof Sciencein Park Administra-

tion in 1976.He joinedthe PeaceCorpsin

1977 andservedin Guatemalauntil 1979

as an agricultural specialistworkingon soil

conservationandreforestation.While in

Guatemalahe met the loveof his life,Linda

D’Alonzo,anAmericaneducatorwhowas

coordinatingthe trainingof foreignersin

locallanguageand culture.They marriedin

1982 and had two children,Francis(Frankie),

bornin 1983,and Anthony,born in 1988.

In 1982,afterworkingas an immigration

counselorat the TravelersAid Societyof

Chicago,Joe beganadistinguishedcareer

in the US ImmigrationandNaturalization

Service(INS)and Departmentof Homeland

Security(DHS).Followingearlypostingsin

San Diego,ElPaso,and Baltimorewherehe

servedas an immigrationofficerconducting

adjudicationsandinspectionsat portsof

entry,hedevotedhimselfto assistingasylum

seekersand refugees,issueshe wouldfocus

on for the rest of his career.Pursuingrefugee

work,he said,washis wayof “workingfor

peaceandreconciliationin the world.”In

1990,he wasone of the seniormanagers

whofoundedanew andtransformedUS

asylumprogram and establishedthe Asylum

OfficerCorps.Joe servedin top positions

MARTIN

DEATH NOTICE