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DEATH NOTICE

GIBSON

FRANKLEONGIBSONJR.

OfSilverSpring,MDpassed

awaypeacefullyonSaturday,

April2, 2022 withhisloving

anddevotedwifeof 40 years

byhisside.Heissurvivedby

hiswife,EvelynGibson;two

sons,FrankGibsonIIIandJamesGibson;

threedaughters,DeneenGibson,Jenni-

ferGibson,andFrancescaAshleyGibson;

sevengrandchildren;andahostofrela-

tivesandfriends.Heispredeceasedin

deathbyhisson,KodwoGibsonandhis

parents,FrankandKateGibson.Visitation

willbeheldonTuesday,April12, 2022 at

10 a.m.atMt.CalvaryBaptistChurch, 608

NorthHornersLane,Rockville,MD2 0850

followedbyafuneral serviceat 11 a.m.In-

termentGateofHeavenCemetery.

http://www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

GRIFFIN

JAMESGRIFFIN“Chicago”(Age78)

Of Ft.Washington, MDpassed away

peacefullyat AdventistHealthcarein Rock-

ville,MDonThursday,March31,2022.He

leavestocherishhismemory,aloving

anddevotedwife,TheodosiaGriffin;two

children,VictorandVincentGriffin;ahost

ofotherrelativesandfriends.Thefamily

willreceivefriendsonTuesday,April12,

2022 atFortFooteBaptistChurch, 8310

FortFooteRd.,Ft.Washington,MDfrom

10 a.m.untiltimeofFuneral Serviceat 11

a.m.IntermentHeritageMemorialCeme-

tery,Waldorf,MD.

http://www.stricklandfuneralservices.com

HOLLAND-GETER

KELLEEL. HOLLAND-GETER

EnteredintoeternalrestonFriday,March

18,2022.Sheis survivedbyherhusband,

AndreGeter;mother,JosephineEHolland;

brother,GregoryEHollandandahost

ofotherrelativesandfriends.Mrs.Hol-

land-GetermaybeviewedatSTEWART

FUNERALHOME, 4001 BenningRd.NEon

Tuesday,April12, 2022 from 10 a.m.until

serviceat 11 a.m.IntermentatChelten-

hamVeteransCemeteryatalaterdate.

HUDSON

EVAMAE HUDSON

EvaMaeHudson,ofFort Washington,MD,

passedawaypeacefullyonThursday,April

7,2022.Sheleavestocherishhermemo-

ryherlovinghusbandof 41 years,James

H.Hudson;threestepdaughters,Kim,Hil-

daandJennifer;onebrother,Eric;Queen

IdellGhee,theFamilyMatriarch;ahost

ofnieces,nephews,manyotherrelatives

andfriends.Thefamilywillreceivefriends

onTuesday,April12, 2022 atStrickland

Funeral Services,6 500 Allentown Rd.,

CampSprings,MDforaviewingfrom1to

3p.m.Therewillalsobeafuneralservice

onThursday,April14, 2022 atHowerton

FuneralHome,Chatham,VA,at1p.m.In-

termentHillcrestBurialPark,Chatham,VA.

http://www.stricklandfuneralservices.com

KLEE

MARTHA H. KLEE(Age85)

OfSpringfield,Virginia,passedawayonNo-

vember28,2020,atBrightviewSeniorLiv-

ingFacilityin Annandale,Virginia.Beloved

wifeofCaptainCharlesW.Klee,Jr. ,U.S.

Navy(retired).DevotedmothertoAndrew

T. KleeofFairfaxVirginia,MatthewC.Klee

ofSeminole,Florida,andMaryE.Kleeof

St.Petersburg,Florida.DaughterofOmer

andJosephineHigginsofDayton,Ohio.

SisterofMaryRitaFisherofDayton,Ohio.

Sheis alsosurvivedbyfourgrandchildren.

Intermentwillbeheldat ArlingtonNational

Cemeteryin Arlington,Virginia,onApril28,

2022,at 10 a.m.Inlieuofflowers,contri-

butionsmaybemadeinhernametothe

LifetimeLearningInstitute(https://llinova.

org/)attheAnnandale,Virginia,campusof

NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege.

http://www.fmfh.com

DEATH NOTICE

LEVINAS

MIRELLALEVINAS

Mirella(Pelu)passedawayinMiamion

Sunday,April3,surroundedbyherfamily.

MirellawasborninWashington,DCand

raisedbetweenBuenosAiresandKensing-

ton,MD.Asayoungteen,Mirellametthe

loveofherlife,Dani.In 1980,withDaniand

theirthreeyoungchildrenshereturned

toWashington.Witheleganceandgrace,

shenourishedandcaredforherextended

familyandthelargercommunity.Mirellais

survivedbyherlovinghusbandof 51 years,

Dani,hermother,SaraMariaBudnik,her

brothersMauricioandMarcelo,herchil-

dren,Mariana(MartinHuberman),Diego

andPablo,andherpreciousgrandchildren,

David,Max,SashaandVictor.Shewasbur-

iedinFloridaandacelebrationoflifewill

beheldinDCinthespring.Inlieuofflow-

ers,donationsshouldbemadein hername

toAmericanFriendsoftheIsraelMuseum.

http://www.afimnyc.org/other-ways-to-support/

JACKSON-MAZIE

EUNICEJACKSON-MAZIE

EnteredintoeternalrestonFriday,April1,

2022.Sheis survivedbyherhusband,Larry

Mazie;twodaughters,NatikaCromerand

DanielleFountaineTines;fivegrandchil-

dren,Jermaine,Gabrielle,Kacey,Jiselleand

Aubrielle;twosisters,CrystalandLynn;

twocousins,JeaniceandToni;fourclose

friends,Carrol,Cleora,DeeboraahandVe-

ronica;ahostof otherrelativesandfriends.

Mrs.MaziewilllieinstateatFirstBaptist

ChurchofGlenarden, 3600 BrightseatRd.,

Landover,MDonWednesday,April 13 from

10 a.m.untilserviceat 11 a.m.Interment

atArlingtonNationalCemeteryatalater

date.

MCLEESE

RHODAELLAMCLEESE(Age96)

RhodaEllaPhillipsMcLeeseofWashing-

ton,DCpassedawaypeacefullyatthe

ageof 96 onMarch26,2022.Rhodawas

marriedtothelateTuskegeeAirman,John

CharlesMcLeese.Sheissurvivedbyone

daughter,RhodaMcLeeseSmith(Gilbert);

oneson,MichaelA.McLeese(Christine);

threegrandchildren,GilbertSmith,Jr., Jon

McLeese(Raven),andKellieMcLeese;one

great-grandson,JaxsonO.McLeese,and

numerousotherrelativesandfriends.Be-

causeofCOVID,theservicewillbeprivate.

MemorialGiftsmaybemadetotheDCAu-

tismSociety,POBox31245,Washington,

DC20030.

http://www.mcguire-services.com

MCMILLIAN

BARBARAANNMCMILLIAN

EnteredintoeternalrestonWednesday,

February23,2022.Sheis survivedbyher

twodaughters,SaprinaHamptonandKia

Johnson;twograndchildren,MaikelJohn-

sonandJamesKingIII; 10 paternalsisters;

twomaternalbrothers,MelvinGrayson

andAndreCurry;fourpaternalbrothers

andahostofotherrelativesandfriends.

MemorialservicewillbeheldatStewart

FuneralHome,4 001 BenningRd.,NEon

Saturday,April 16 from1p.m.until service

at2p.m.Intermentis private.

MORGAN

ROY NATHANMORGAN

FEBRUARY6,1928 –APRIL 1, 2022

RoyMorgan,94,ofRockville,MD,grewup

inMcGregor,TXandreceivedaBachelor’s

ofSciencedegreein 1949 fromPrairie

ViewCollege.In1950,hewascalledtoac-

tivedutyintheU.S. Armyandleftin 1958

withtherankofCaptain.Hemovedto

Washington,DC,whereheachievedalife

goalofearningaB.S.degreeinElectrical

Engineeringin 1963 fromHowardUniver-

sity.HebeganhisNASAcareerin 1963 at

GoddardSpaceFlightCenter,transferred

toNASAHeadquartersin 1980 towork

ontheSpaceShuttleProgram,andretired

asBranchHeadintheOrbiterDivisionin

1989.Roywaspredeceasedbyhisbeloved

wife,Jessie.Hewasawonderfulhusband

andfatherandwillbegreatlymissed.Roy

issurvivedbyhisdaughters,RenéePerry

(Egbert),DesiréeMorgan(Paul Vessels),

MichonJohnson; granddaughters,Rian

Smith(Ontario),Kyle Perry,CoreyJohnson;

great-grandsons,Landon and Harrison

Smith,great-granddaughter,ParkerSmith;

brother,KermitMorgan,97,andahostof

nieces,nephews,cousinsandfriends.Ser-

viceswillbeprivate.

DEATH NOTICE

PARKER

CAROLINELOUISEPARKER

CarolineLouiseMorellParker(Age97).

PassedawayonDecember8, 2021 at

homeinSantaBarbara,CA.Belovedwife

tothelateLT CJohnMorganParkerof 62

years;lovingmotherofJayM.Parker(Ila

CorinneBridges),SilverSpring,MD;Bruce

M.Parker,Orlando,FL;SageLang(Perry),

SantaBarbara, CA;andMaryLouiseParker,

NewYork,NY;Lovinggrandmotherofsev-

en;great-grandmotheroftwo.Funeral Ser-

vicewillbeheldonMonday,April18, 2022

at 11 a.m.atRobertAPumphreyFuneral

Home,7557WisconsinAve, Bethesda,MD.

IntermenttofollowatArlingtonNational

Cemeteryat2p.m.Inlieuofflowers,con-

tributionsmaybemadetothe:Bethesda

ChevyChaseHighSchoolEducationFoun-

dation-Art DepartmentSupport:In Memo-

ryofCarolineMorell(Parker)Classof1942.

https://bccedfoundation.networkforgood.

comortoacharityofone’schoice.Full

obituarycanbeviewedandonlinecondo-

lencesmaybeexpressedat:

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

PINKNEY

JOSEPHPURNELLPINKNEY(Age77)

PeacefullyonFridayApril1, 2022.Beloved

husbandofTayloria;fatherofKimber-

leyPatricePinkney,AshaPinkneyGillus,

andAzaniDavidPinkney.Grandfatherto

Joseph,Anthony,Katherine,Caleb and

Channing;great-grandfathertoArieland

Noah.BrothertoLucille,Martina,Lorraine

(Wendell),Sylvia,andGarnett(John);Also

survivingarehissister-in-lawIndiaand 16

niecesandnephews.Heispredeceased

bysiblingsEleanor,Louise,Beatriceand

FrancisJohnandtwonephews.

Visitationfrom 10 to10:45a.m.followed

byKappaServiceandFuneralServiceat

11 a.m.onThursday,April14, 2022 atThe

EmoryFellowship,6 100 GeorgiaAveNW,

Washington,DC20011.Intermentimmedi-

atelyfollowingserviceatLincolnMemorial

Cemetery, 4001 SuitlandRoad,Suitland,

MD20746.ArrangementsbyMcGuire

http://www.mcguire-services.com

VAUGHN

DOROTHYPAULETTEKERLIN

VAUGHN“DOTTIE”(Age79)

OfColumbus,Georgia,passedawayon

April5, 2022at9:50p.m.fromAlzheimer’s.

DottiewasbornonJuly20, 1942 inAlex-

andria,Virginia,toAudreyandJerryKerlin.

DottiemarriedEdVaughnonOctober14,

1961.TheirchildrenareSteveandAmy

VaughnofUpatoi,Georgia;andBettyFos-

terofFairfax,Virginia.

DottieandEdlivedinVirginiaformany

years,thenmovedtoGeorgiatobenear

theirgrandchildren;AmandaVaughnPetitt

andherhusbandJonathanPetitt,Justin

Vaughn,RachelVaughn,BrandonVaughn,

andChristineVaughn.

Dottieis survivedbyherhusband,children,

andgrandchildren.

AgravesideservicewillbeheldatFairfax

MemorialPark, 9900 BraddockRoad,Fair-

faxVA 22032 onApril14, 2022 at1p.m.

Inlieuofflowers,pleaseconsideradona-

tiontotheAlzheimer’sAssociation(www.

alz.org)tobeusedtofindacureforthis

terribledisease.

SAVAGE

PHILIPEDMONDSAVAGE (Age85)

PhilipSavageofGlenBurnie,MDpassed

awayonThursday,April7, 2022 inColum-

bia,MD.AnativeofBrentwood,MDPhilwas

bornNovember28, 1936 tothelateFrancis

EdmundSavageandAnnaAmeliaSavage

néeHill.A1 954 graduateofNorthwestern

HighSchoolin Hyattsville,MD,hewasdraft-

edtotheUSArmyin1962.Hisserviceled

himtoHawaiiwherehefellinlovewitha

beautifulnurseworkingthere.Philandhis

beloved Elizabeth“Betty” Winitoywere

unitedinmarriage 21 August 1965 inthe

StrathearnUnitedChurchinhernativeEd-

monton,Alberta,Canada.Aftertheirunion,

PhilandBettymadetheirlifetogetherin

NewCarrollton,MDwheretheyraisedtheir

family.Survivinginadditiontohisloving

wife,areonesonLawrence“Larry”Savage

andhiswifeBlakeofTemecula,CAandone

daughterJaninePollackandhusbandNa-

thanofColumbiaMD;fivegrandsons,Cam-

eronandTannerSavageandEthan,Joel,and

LeoPollack;andseveralniecesandneph-

ews.Philwasprecededindeathbyhispar-

ents,brothersDonaldandPaul,andsister

MarjorieSpear.Agravesideservicewillbe

heldonFriday,April 15 at1p.m.atParklawn

Cemeteryin Rockville,MD.Memorialcontri-

butionsmaybemadetotheDisabledAmer-

icanVeteransoracharityofyourchoosing.

Onlinememorialsmaybemadeat

http://www.witzkefuneralhomes.com

WILLIAMSON

DENISEWILLIAMSON

OnSaturday,April2,2022,restingather

homeinMaryland.Sheissurvivedbyher

childrenSebastiãoSantanaofRiodeJanei-

ro,AndreWilliamsonofSilverSpring,Daniel

WilliamsonofChevyChase,andTheresa

WilliamsonofRiodeJaneiroandbybeloved

grandchildrenLeonardo,Rachel,Evan,Julia,

Zachary,Maxime,Kay,Emile,andCameron.

Herhusbandof 47 yearspriortohispassing,

JohnWilliamson,diedin April2021.

BornJanuary20, 1940 in TeofiloOtoni,Brazil

toJoseDaviddeSouzaandBemvindaRaus-

ch,despitemanybarriers,sheexcelledin

schoolandwasabletoattendcollegeand

graduateschoolin BeloHorizonteandRiode

Janeiro,thenwasthesecondwomaninBra-

zilianhistorytoreceiveaUSAIDgrantwhich

allowedhertoattendtheUniversityofPenn-

sylvaniaforherdoctoral workineconomics.

ShetaughtattheUniversityofBritishCo-

lumbiaandtheUniversityofBirmingham,

workedattheGetúlioVargasFoundation,

InternationalMonetaryFund,theBrazilianIn-

stituteforGeographyandStatistics,andthe

WorldBank,whereshecompletedhercareer

asCountryEconomistfornationsinAfrica

andLatinAmerica.Passionateabouthelping

hercountry,sheranforBrazilianCongressin

1994.Theresults,however,sparedherfrom

alifein politics,soshereturnedtoherChevy

Chasehomeandfocusedonhelpingraise

hergrandkids,whowerethejoyofherlater

years.

Deniseisrememberedbyherfamilyand

closefriendsasdeeplygenerous,commit-

ted,fulloflife,andabsolutelyunique.We

missherdearly.

Shewishedforcelebrationsinlife,notin

death,sotherewillbenomemorialservice.

Pleaseviewandsigntheguestbookat:

http://www.PumphreyFuneralHome.com

DEATH NOTICE

WADE

LENORAWADE

OnThursday,March31,2022,at10:13

a.m.,atWashingtonHospitalCenter,Le-

noraYulaneWade,ofNE.,Washington,DC.

SuddenlytransitionedwiththeHamlinel-

dersafterabriefillness.Sheissurvived

byherbrotherHaroldL.Wade(Denise),

herniecePaigeE.Wade,exceptionalhost

homeprovidersDewayneandTheodosia

Hawkins,fatherRussellL.Wade,several

closecousins,andmultiplefriends.She

wasprecededindeathbyhermother,El-

oisHamlinin2014.Visitationwillbeheld

onWednesday,April13,2022,from9to1 1

a.m.Funeral Serviceswillbeginat 11 a.m.

atFortLincolnFuneralHome,3 401 Blad-

ensburgRd.,Brentwood,MD.Interment

Fort LincolnCemetery.Flowersandguest

registrymaybefoundatwww.fort-lincoln.

com

SAMUELABRAMWAX

June 5, 1940–March 15, 2022

SamWax, 81, of Alexandria,VA,passedaway

on March15. Sam was bornin St. Louis,MOto

Jacob and LeahWax, Jewishimmigrantsfrom

whatfromwhatare now Ukraine and Belarus.

He graduatedfromWashingtonUniversityin

St. Louiswith adegreein EngineeringPhysics.

Sammovedto the Washington,DC area

in1961,takingajob at NASAin 1964.It was

therethat he met his wife,BarbaraReich.Sam

and Barbaramarriedin 1968.

Samwas fascinatedby computershis whole

life and remainedin the informationtechnolo-

gy field overacareerthat spannedmorethan

40 years.HejoinedNASAto workon ateam

that installedthe first mainframecomputerat

GoddardSpaceFlightCenter.After five years

at NASA,Sam joinedCommunicationsSatellite

Corporation(COMSAT), wherehe spent 22

yearsand managedthe transitionfrommain-

framecomputersto localareanetworks.In

1990,Sam wentto workfor InformationMan-

agementConsultants,enteringthe worldof

workflowmanagementand risingto vice presi-

dent.In 2000,he movedto Grant Thorntonas

aconsultantin the areaof computersecurity,

becomingone of the first CertifiedInformation

Systemsauditors.Heretiredin 2007.

Samenjoyedtravel,photography,gardening

and was an expertat householdrepairs.He

was also masterfulwithplaydough,spending

hoursplayingwithhis granddaughterwhen

she was young.

Samwaspredeceasedby his parentsand

brotherMartin.He leavesbehindhis wifeof

53 yearsBarbara; daughterLisa;son-in-law

ErichRussekRobbins;and granddaughterTerra

RussekRobbins.

The familywill receivevisitorson April12,

2022,from2p.m. to 4p.m. at the HiltonGarden

Inn AlexandriaOld Town, 1620PrinceStreet,

Alexandria,VA 22314.Onlinecondolencesmay

be shared at https://obituaries.virginiacre-

mate.com/obituaries/chantilly-va/samuel-

wax-10591881.In lieu of flowers,memorial

contributionsmaybe madeto The MichaelJ.

FoxFoundationfor Parkinson’sResearch.

WAX

IN MEMORIAM

SMITH

STEPHENJOHNSMITH

June21, 1982-April 10, 2005

IN LOVINGMEMORY

MuchLovedandLongedforbyEdye,Fred,

Alex,Scott andAllYourPreciousFriends

DEATH NOTICE

DEATH NOTICE

raisingher daughters,Eileendemonstrated

an immensestoreof energyand an insatiable

appetitefor learning.She earnedaMaster’s

Degreeand Ph.D.inEducationfromBoston

Collegewhilethe girlsgrew.Inaddition,

Eileenbuiltan impressivecareer,startingat

the QuincyPublicSchools.Eileenwasthe

founderof the AssabetValley Collaborative,

an innovativepartnershipenablingeight

schooldistrictsin Central Massachusetts

to shareandleveragespecialeducation

and otherservicesfor childrenacrossthe

area.The Collaborativeis goingstrongto

this day,now encompassingfifteendistricts.

Eileenwashonoredat the Collaborative’s

40thanniversarycelebrationin 2016,where

she expressedthat buildingthe Collaborative

was her most meaningful professional

accomplishment.Eileen also served as

Superintendentof Schoolsin Maynard,MA,

wherethe governorawardedher the MaryE.

Tobin Award as OutstandingMassachusetts

Educatorand role modelfor women.When

theirgirlsweregrown,EileenandFred

returnedto Washington,DC,whereEileen

workedfor manyyearsas aPolicyAnalystfor

the NationalAssociationof StateDirectors

of SpecialEducation(NASDSE).Eileen’spio-

neeringworkin the field of specialeducation

in charterschoolsresultedin the creation

by the NationalCenterfor SpecialEducation

in CharterSchoolsof an awardnamedafter

her –the EileenM.AhearnVisionaryAward.

Eileen’sachievementsservedas an inspira-

tion for many,but nothingbroughther more

prideand satisfactionthanher family.In

additionto her husband,Eileenis survived

by and deeplylovedby her threedaughters,

LauraAhearn,PeggySchroeder,and Kerry

Ahearn,theirspousesRick Blackand Mark

Schroeder;aswell as five cherishedgrand-

children–Patrickand LukeSchroeder,Colby

andGeorgiaBrown,andMellieBlack.A

funeral masshonoringEileenwill take place

at 10 a.m.on Friday,April 22, 2022at

St. Matthew’sCathedral in Washington,DC,

followedby acelebrationof her life,and

internmentat Holy CrossAbbeyin Berryville,

VA.Inlieu of flowers,pleaseconsidera

donationto Mary’sCenter,the recipientof

hundredsof babyblanketslovinglyknittedby

Eileen,or to the EileenAhearnScholarship

at CatholicUniversity’sNationalCatholic

Schoolof SocialService.Remembrancesmay

be sharedatdevolfuneralhome.com.

EILEENMARIEAHEARN

EileenMarieAhearn,wifeof FrederickL.

Ahearn,Jr., enteredpeacefullyinto eternal

rest on Friday,March25, 2022.Eileengrew

up in Brooklynand StuyvesantTown, NY,and

neverlost her love for the Big Apple.During

her collegeyearsat FordhamUniversity,

Eileenvolunteeredat NewYork’sFoundling

Hospital,whereshe providedlovingcare

for newborninfants.Sensingher special

talentsand passionfor children,Foundling

HospitalawardedEileenascholarshipto

attendCatholicUniversity’sNationalCatholic

Schoolof SocialServicein Washington,DC.It

is therethat Eileenmet the love of her life,

Fred Ahearn.Fred couldnot resistEileen’s

Irishfreckles,and theyexperiencedmany

happytimeswithclassmatesat the 823

Ratskellerand otherhauntsaroundWashing-

ton. Fred discoveredasecondfamilywith

Eileen’sparents,Patrickand MarieMcRell,

withwhomthe couplepassedcountless

pleasanttimesat theircabinin the Poconos.

The luck of the Irish followedEileenand Fred,

as theywereengagedon St. Patrick’sDay,

marriedin the mainchapelof St. Patrick’s

Cathedral on NewYear’sEve,and enjoyed

theirfirsttoastas husbandandwifeat

Central Park’sfamousTavernon the Green

restaurant;an auspiciousbeginningto a

wonderful61-yearmarriage.

Fred andEileenweresoonblessedwith

threedaughters,born on LongIsland,NY,

and raised in Needham,MA. Overthe years

AHEARN

FAZIO

VICTORHERBERTFAZIOJR. (Age79)

ACelebrationofLifewillbeheldforformer

U.S.CongressmanVicFazioonThursday,

April28,2022,in theGreatHalloftheLibrary

ofCongress,10FirstStreetSE,Washing-

ton,DC.Theeventwillbeginat10:30a.m.,

butattendeesareadvisedtoarrive 15 to

30 minutesearlytoallowforsecuritymea-

sures.Mr. Fazio,79,diedonMarch16, 2022

athishomeinArlington,VA.Thecausewas

melanoma.ADemocrat,herepresentedthe

SacramentoareaofCaliforniafortenterms

intheHouseofRepresentativesandserved

intheHouseleadership.Formoreinforma-

tiononhislifeandachievements,seerecent

newsobituariesin theWashingtonPost,New

YorkTimes,RollCall,TheHillandnumerous

othernewsoutlets.Seealsostatementsof

praiseandaffectionissuedbyHouseSpeak-

erNancyPelosiandHouseMajorityLeader

StenyHoyer,amongothers.AsecondMemo-

rialServiceis beingplannedforJuneinthe

Sacramentoarea,detailstobedetermined.

Inlieuofflowers,thefamilyrequeststhat

contributionsinMr.Fazio’smemorygoto

theNationalParksConservationAssociation,

whoseBoardofTrusteeshechaired,at 777

6thSt.NW,Suite700,Washington,DC20001;

ortotheAnneNoelFazioMemorialSchol-

arshipFundNo.1 11829 atUC-Davis,UCDa-

visAdvancementServices,1 460 DrewAve.,

Suite100,DavisCA95618;ortothePrevent

CancerFoundation, 1600 DukeSt.,Suite500,

Alexandria,VA 22314

ILLES

GEZAPAUL ILLES

GezaPaulIllesofSilverSpring,MDpassed

awayfrompancreaticcanceronApril3,

2022 attheageof89.

GezawasborninBudapest,Hungaryon

May22,1932.HegraduatedfromtheFaso-

riEvangelikusGymnasiumofBudapestin

1951 andreceivedhisBachelor’sdegreein

MechanicalEngineeringfromtheTechnical

UniversityofBudapestin 1956.

HearrivedintheUnitedStatesin 1957 as

arefugeeafterthefailed 1956 Hungarian

UprisingandbecameaUScitizenin1962.

HereceivedhisProfessionalEngineering

(P.E.)licensein 1971andhismechanicalen-

gineeringcareerspannedover 50 years.In

1996 hejoinedtheDCofficeofEYPwhere

hewasapartnerfrom 1998 untilhisretire-

mentin2007.Hewasalifememberofthe

AmericanSocietyofHeating,Refrigeration

andAir-conditioningEngineers(ASHRAE)

Hishobbiesincludedclassicalmusic(es-

peciallyoperas),reading,spacetraveland

astronomy. Hewasanavidtennisplayerfor

over 30 yearsandstayedphysicallyactive

atthelocalYMCAwellintohislate70s.

Formanyyearsheenjoyedweeklydiscus-

sionswithfriendsregardingmusic,politics,

literaryandhistoricalsubjectsandcurrent

affairs.

Heis survivedbyhislovingwifeof 59 years,

Maria(Riet)Illes,daughterVivianBrownand

son-in-lawDavid,belovedgranddaughter

SophieGrace,andotherfamilymembersin

theUS,HungaryandSlovakia.

Hewasprecededindeathbyhisbeloved

sonGezaM.Illeswhodiedin 1998 atthe

ageof24.

Aprivateburialhasbeenarranged,and

aCelebrationofLifeserviceisscheduled

forSaturdayApril30, 2022 at1p.m.at

theHines-RinaldiFuneralHomelocatedat

11800 NewHampshireAve,SilverSpring,

MD20904.

Inlieuofflowers,donationsinGeza’shon-

orcanbemadetoMontgomeryandPrince

George’sHospiceorUNICEF.

PECK

BARBARAFAULKNERPECK“Carol”

Barbara“Carol” Faulkner Peck, 87,of

Endwell,NY,diedpeacefullyonMarch28,

2022.Shewaspredeceasedbyherloving

husbandof 56 years,LawrenceDavidPeck.

SheissurvivedbydaughterWendy(Peck)

WebsterandMarcWebster,sonDavidPeck

andSallyWagner;andgrandchildrenVictoria

Morris,MadeleineWebster,AlexPeckand

CarlosPeck.

Carolwasawriter,poetandlifelongteacher

tostudentsofallages,inall walksoflife,

inlocationsincludingMaryland,Delaware,

Florida,NewYorkandWashington,DC.Her

callingwastoconnectstudentswiththeir

“innerpoet,”usingtheexpansivecollection

ofwritingexercisesshedevelopedover45-

plusyearsofteaching.Someofhermost

rewardingwork waswith underserved

populations,includingthosewithadditional

needs,incarceratedindividuals,andpeople

inhospice,griefcampandnursinghomes.

EvenduringtheCOVIDshutdown,shefound

awaytocontinueherworkhelpingindivid-

ualswritetheirpersonalmemoirsfortheir

family.

CarolwasproudofherScottishheritage

andactivelyparticipatedintheClanKeith

Society,USA.Anaccomplishedpianist,she

hadapassionforclassicalmusic,playing

themusicofChopin,Beethoven,Bachand

manyothercomposersintoher80s.She

maintainedawidecircleoffriendswith

whomshecorrespondedfrequently,and

sheviewedherselfasaconnector—bring-

ingpeopletogetherwiththosewhomthey

weremeanttomeet.

AprivatecelebrationofCarol’slifewillbe

heldatafuturedate.Inlieuofflowers,

pleaseconsiderdonatingtoOperationSec-

ondChance(operationsecondchance.org)

orPuppiesBehindBars(puppiesbehindbars.

com).

with the federal government.His profession-

al homefor manyyearswasthe State

Department,wherehe particularlyenjoyed

helpingembassiesand consulatesabroad

withtheirfinancialsystems.Heretiredfrom

the governmentin 2001.

Duringhis workingyears,John routinelygot

to his deskby 7a.m. so he couldattend

his daughter’safternoonsportsgamesand

his owneveningcollegeclasses:He earned

asecondbachelor’sdegree,instudioart,

in 1996.He wasaRenaissancemanwho

builtfurniture,carvedaward-winningduck

decoys,weldedmetalsculpturesof giraffes

and tortoises,and paintedvividportrayalsof

his worldtravels.Helovedanimals,especial-

ly cats;earlygolf gameswith friends;playing

his flamencoguitar;and takingimpeccable

careof the red convertiblehe drovetoo

fast on arearoads.Hewas alwaysquickto

help friendsand strangers;in his lateryears

he wasaloyalvolunteerfor the National

Zoo and the AlexandriaSeaportFoundation.

The job title Johnlovedmostwas “Dad.”A

devotedfatherand grandfatherwho delight-

ed in everystageof parenthood,Johnwas

cheerfullypresentfor all momentslargeand

small.Towardthe endof his life,when

remindedof this,hesmiledand said,“That’s

whatI’m here for.”

He is survivedby his wife of nearly50 years,

KathleenWaters Sander,ofAlexandria;his

daughter,LibbySander,son-in-law,Brock

Read,and grandson,all of Washington;and

his twin brother,JamesSander,ofZanesville,

OH.

Aserviceto celebrate his life will be heldApril

23 at Everly-WheatleyFuneral Home,1500

W. BraddockRd., Alexandria,VA,Visitationat

10 a.m.;Serviceat 11 a.m.

JOHNR. SANDER(Age77)

Of Alexandria,VA,died peacefullyat home

on March14, 2022,surroundedby his loving

family.

Bornin Buffalo,NY, and raised in Cincinnati,

OH, Johnwas akind and energeticmanof

manytalents.Asastudentat the University

of Cincinnati,he beganlessonsin flamenco

guitar,initiatingalifelonginterestin the

arts and travel.He enlistedin the U.S. Air

Force aftergraduationand wasstationed

in Germanyfrom 1967 to 1971.Whilein

the service,helearnedMorsecode—and

becameadenizenof the beergardensand

ski slopesof Europe.In1972, he earnedan

MBAfromXavierUniversityon the GI Bill and

marriedhis belovedwife.

The couplemovedto SilverSpring—where

they liveduntil 2005—in 1974 so Johncould

continuehis careeras afinancialmanager

SANDER

DEATH NOTICE