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SUNDAY, MAY 29 , 2022. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE C11

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INMEMORIAM

HAYES

JEROME&ELLENEARLYHAYES

JEROMEHAYES,JR.

Inlovingmemoryofourpar-

entswhodepartedthislife 60

and 48 yearsagorespectively;

andourbrotherwhodeparted

thislife 14 yearsago.Nota

daygoesbythatyouarenotin

ourthoughts.Wemissyoutodayasmuch

aswedidonthedayyoudepartedthis

earthlylife.

Children&Sisters,Angela&Margaret

KITCHING

CLINTONANDCLOTEALKITCHING

Sadlymissedalonglife’sway,

Quietlyrememberedeveryday,

Nolongerin ourlivestoshare,

butin ourheartsyouarealwaysthere.

The Family

SMALLWOOD

WILLIAMD. SMALLWOODSR.

25 yearshavepassedquickly,butthe

memoriesofyouremain.Wemissyou.

Judy,Deronand Darnell

DEATH NOTICE

ABERNETHY

ROBERTKINGSLEYABERNETHY“Bob”

Robert“Bob”KingsleyAbernethy,previously

aresidentofBethesda,MD,Princeton,NJ,

andmostrecentlyLeesburg,VA,passed

awayinhis90thyearpeacefullyonMay

19, 2022 atINOVALoudounHospital,Lees-

burg,VA.Heissurvivedbyhislovingwife

of 64 years,JeanneHauckAbernethy,chil-

drenLynn(J.) Prothero,JohnAbernethy,and

Kathryn(Adam)Turner,grandchildren,Mimi

(Matt)Bersson,SamuelProthero,Isabelle

Prothero,LucProthero,DylanAbernethy,

LeelaAbernethy,LucieTurner,AndrewTurn-

er,andRobertTurneraswellasmanyniec-

es,nephews,andcousins.

HewasbornonAugust11, 1932 in Minneso-

tatoAlfredAlexanderAbernethyandRuth

LindaGilbertwhoprecededhimindeath

andis survivedbyhissisterJanetBrown.

RobertattendedtheUniversityofMaryland,

proudlyenlistedin theArmyandreturnedto

UMDwherehemethisbrideinaballroom

dancingclassandgraduatedwithhonors

whileearninganIndustrialEngineeringbusi-

nessdegreewithWho’sWhorecognition.

HeearnedhisMBAfromAmericanUniversi-

ty andstartedhiscareerworkingforProcter

&Gamblein Baltimore,MD,thenworkedfor

ContinentalDiamondastheirindustrialen-

gineerbeforejoiningMckinsey&Company

asaconsultantfor7years.Hethenstart-

edhisownmanagementconsultingfirm,

RKA,INC.outofPrinceton,NJwherehealso

servedasamemberoftheRotaryCluband

presidentoftheYMCA.

Hewasadevotedhusband,father,son,

brother,uncle,cousin,friend,andveteran

andwillbemissedbyallwhoknewand

lovedhim. Family,faith,service,friends,

travel,andtryingtomakethingsbetterthan

hefoundthemwerehistopprioritiesin life.

AllwhoknewBobwillrememberhimforhis

love,dedication,creativity,problemsolving,

determination, optimism,resilience,and

storytelling.

Afuneralmasstocelebratehislifewillbe

heldonJune11,at 11 a.m.atSt.Theresa’s

CatholicChurch, 21371 St.TheresaLane,

Ashburn,VA20147. Hisfinalrestingplace

willbeArlingtonNationalCemetery.Inlieu

offlowersandinkeepinginlinewithhis

prioritiesofservice,lifelongworkincon-

sulting,anddesireforequaltreatmentofall

people,donationscanbemadetohttps://

gaerg.org.rwinBob’smemorytosupport

genocidesurvivorsin developingtheirsmall

businesses!

BERLIN

ARNOLDBERLIN

OnThursday,May26,2022,Ar-

noldBerlinpassedawaypeace-

fullysurroundedbyfamilyinhis

home.Bornin1937,hegrewup

in Brooklyn,NewYork,takingthe

subwaytoEbbetsField,playing

stoopballandrootingfortheBrooklynDodg-

ersandhisfavoriteplayers,DukeSniderand

RoyCampanella.

HeneverforgavetheDodgersforleaving

Brooklyn.AftergraduatingfromGeorgia

TechwithaBSinEngineeringandgetting

hisMBAwithdistinctionfromtheHarvard

BusinessSchool,hemettheloveofhis

life,Barbara,andmarriedherin1962.He

workedinmortgagebanking,thenreales-

tateasapropertydeveloperandowner,

settlinginsuburbanMarylandinthe1970s.

Hehadalifelongpassionforcollecting—and

wasdeeplyinvolvedintheJamesRenwick

AllianceCraftinsupportofAmericancon-

temporarycraft.IncontrasttohisBrooklyn

roots,helovedtheAmericanWestandcut

alarger-than-lifefigureinhisdailyattire.He

enjoyedwearingacowboyhatandboots,

accentedbycolorfulsweaters.Hewas

generoustoafaultandwoulddoanything

forhischildrenandgrandchildren,whoal-

waysbroughtasmiletohisface,despitehis

curmudgeonlymottoinlateryears,“Every-

thing’saggravation.”

Hewaspredeceasedbyhisparents,Rose

andGerald,andhisyoungerbrotherSte-

phen.Heis survivedbyhiswifeof 59 years,

BarbaraBerlin,hischildrenJustin,Kevin,

andNoah(Laura) BerlinandDanielle(Loren-

zo)Gori-Montanelli,andgrandchildrenCal-

vin,VioletandElodieBerlin,andNicoand

SaskiaGori-Montanelli.Agravesideservice

willbeheldatJudeanMemorialGardensin

Olney,Marylandat2p.m.,Sunday,May29.

FamilywillbereceivingSundayat7p.m.at

theBerlinresidence.Inlieuofflowers,do-

nationsmaybemadetotheRettSyndrome

ResearchTrustathttps://reverserett.org.

ServicesentrustedtoSagelBloomfieldDan-

zanskyGoldbergFuneral Care.

http://www.sagelbloomfield.com

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DEATH NOTICE

ATKINSON

LILLIEMAEATKINSON

LillieMaeAtkinson,bornonMarch31,

1942 inRockyMount,NC,wascalledfrom

labortorewardonMay21,2022.Sheis

survivedbyherdaughter,KelliMariaAt-

kinson,andhersister,AnnieRuthKoonce.

ShewasprecededindeathbyparentsJa-

cobandLealerAtkinsonandsister,Barbara

JeanThomas.Visitation,celebrationoflife

andentombmentwillbeheldatFortLin-

colnFuneral Home&CemeteryonSunday,

June5, 2022beginningat12:30pm.

BETZ

PAUL BETZ(1944–2022)

PaulBetzpassedawaypeacefullyonMay

14, 2022 inPompanoBeach,Florida.Born

andraisedin D.C.,hewasa1 962 graduate

ofGonzagaHighSchoolandservedinthe

ArmyReserve.Afterretiringin 2019froma

longcareerinconstructionmanagement,

hemovedtoFloridatoenjoytheyear-

roundgolfseason.Heissurvivedbyhis

fourchildren,Stacy,Trevor,Philip(Cassie),

andDevin,threegrandchildren(Nathan,

Eleanor,andHazel),numerousniecesand

nephews,andhissisterAnnMcDowell.He

wasprecededindeathbyhisparents(An-

drewandElizabeth)andbrothers(Thom-

as,John,Andrew,andJames).Friendsare

invitedtojointhefamilyfortheMassof

ChristianBurialwhichwillbeheldon

WednesdayJune1,10:30a.m.atSacred

HeartCatholicChurch, 16501 Annapolis

Rd.,Bowie,Maryland20715.Intermentwill

followat2p.m.atGateofHeavenCeme-

tery,SilverSpring,Maryland.In lieuofflow-

ersdonationscanbemadetotheLittle

SistersofthePoor.

BLANC

HAYDENVICTORBLANC

HaydenVictorBlancdepartedthislifeon

May18,2022.Heis survivedbyhisdaugh-

ter,AeshaNewman;twosonsDomonic

WalkerandNoahBlanc;twograndchildren

DestinyWalkerandPharaohNewman.A

MemorialServicewillbeheld,June3, 2022

12 p.m.atMcKendree-SimmsBrookland

UnitedMethodistChurch, 2421 Lawrence

St.,NE,Washington,DC20018.

DEATH NOTICE

BRADLEY

ROBERTCOLEMANBRADLEY

(Age84)

OfFallsChurch,Virginiapassedawayon

May21,2022,athisresidence.Hewas

bornonMarch5,1938,toFrankPatton

BradleyandMaudeH.Bradley(Baumgar-

ner)in Arlington,Virginia.

Robertis survivedbyhislovingwifeGene-

vieveOwenBradleyof 65 years.

In additiontohiswife,heissurvivedbyhis

fourchildren:PatBradley(Anne),Judith

Higgins,TimBradley,andRobert“Robbie”

Bradley;eightgrandchildren;andseven

great-grandchildren.

ThefamilywillreceivevisitorsonWednes-

day,June1,2022,from 10 to 11 a.m.at

MoserFuneralHome(233BroadviewAve.

Warrenton,VA), whereaMemorialService

willfollowat 11 a.m.Inurnmentwilltake

placefollowingtheserviceatHillcrest

MemoryGardensinJeffersonton,Virginia.

Onlinecondolencesmaybeexpressedat

http://www.moserfuneralhome.com

BURNSIDE

LORAMARIEBURNSIDE(Age55)

OnMondayMay23, 2022 ofRockville,MD.

DearsisterofJamieW.Burnside,Theresa

J. BurnsideClapp,andthelateMalcolmD.

Burnside.BelovedauntofNati,Josh,Meri,

Christie,Mia,Jessie,Tory,andMiles.She

waspredeceasedbyherparentsBruce

andElizabethBurnside.Thefamilywillre-

ceivefriendsatRobertA.PumphreyFuner-

alHome,Rockville,Inc., 30 0W.Montgom-

eryAve, RockvilleMD,onSaturdayJune 11

from4to6p.m.Amemorialservicewill

beheldatChristEpiscopalChurch, 109

S.WashingtonSt,Rockville,MD2 0850 on

SundayJune 12 at2p.m.Inlieuofflowers

pleasemakedonationstotheArcofMont-

gomeryCounty,https://thearcmontgom-

erycounty.org/.

Pleaseviewandsignonlinefamilyguest-

bookat

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

CARPENTER

LOUISEW. CARPENTER

Peacefullyenteredintoeternalreston

May17,2022.Sheissurvivedbyherde-

votedniece,Lynda(Carwin)Spearmanof

Connecticut;nephews,Lynwood(Ramona)

StewartofWaldorf,MD,CollinsStewart

andMichaelStewartofLaurel,MD,Quin-

tinStewart,Jeffrey(Carlise)Stewartand

AndrewStewart,III,ofWashington,DC.

Aswellasahostofmanyothernearand

distantfriendsandfamily.OnThursday,

June2, 2022 from10a.m.untilserviceat

11 a.m.friendsmayvisitwiththefamilyat

Marshall-MarchFuneral HomeofMD,4308

SuitlandRd,Suitland,MD20746.Interment

LincolnMemorialCemetery,Suitland,MD.

http://www.marshallmarchfh.com

DEARBORN

MONACLAYTONLEITHISER

DEARBORN

Mona Clayton Leithiser Dearborn, 99,

passedawaypeacefullyatherhomein Res-

ton,VAonMay19,2022.RaisednearLitch-

field,Connecticut,Monaretainedastrong

Yankeeidentityevenasshetravelledthe

worldandbecameanimportantmember

oftheNorthernVirginiacommunity.During

WorldWarII, Monaservedasamemberof

theU.S.Navy’sWAVESdivisionwhereshe

metherhusband,HenryWaldoDearborn,

withwhomshehadthreedaughters.After

thewar,Monabecameagiftedandcurious

scholarwhospecializedin Americanarthis-

toryandportraiture.Atatimewhenwomen

werelargelykepttotheprofessionalside-

lines,MonabecametheKeeperoftheCata-

logof AmericanPortraitsattheSmithsonian

NationalPortraitGalleryinWashington,DC,

aswellastheforemostexpertonAnson

Dickinson–anAmericanminiaturistwith

whomshesharedahometown.Monais sur-

vivedbythreedevoteddaughters,Elizabeth

Dearborn,EllenStorckandNanDearborn;

fourlovinggrandchildren,AmyDearborn,

MatthewStorck,GingerStorckandZoeGey-

man;andthreegratefulsons-in-law,Bog-

danNaleszkiewicz,BobStorckandBruce

Geyman.Herfamilymissesherterribly,and

willendeavortokeeponasshealwaysdid:

headupandshouldersback,makingevery

daycount.Memorialservicesarepending.

HANKINS

BARBARAS. HANKINS

BarbaraLeeSchicklerHankinspassedaway

peacefullysurroundedbyfamilyonThurs-

day,May19, 2022 atCaseyHouse,Rock-

ville,MD.BornMay28, 1933 inBrooklyn,

NY,theeldestchildofHelen(Christensen)

andWilliamSchickler,Barbaraattended

schoolsin NassauCounty,NYbeforeenroll-

ingatCornellUniversityin1950.There,she

earnedaB.S.inSociologyfromtheSchool

of AgricultureandmetPhilipHankins,whom

shemarriedin1955.Thecouplerelocated

toBoston,MAin1955.Barbaraearnedher

M.B.A.atBostonUniversityin 1959andwas

employedasaD.R.StaffMemberinInstru-

mentalizationatM.I.T,whereshecalculated

theweightandcenterofgravityforairplane

parts.

In1960,thecouplemovedtoWinchester,

MA,whereBarbarajoinedtheLeagueof

WomenVoters,kickingoffwhatwouldbe

alifelong,passionatecommitmenttopub-

licservice.Inadditiontoservingonvarious

towncommitteeandasPresidentofthe

WinchesterLeagueofWomenVoters,in

1974 shebecamethefirstwomanelect-

edtotheWinchesterBoardofSelectman,

wheresheservedforfiveyearsincludinga

termasChair.Inadditiontoherpublicser-

vice,Barbaraprovidedbookkeepingandtax

preparationservicesforherhusband’scom-

panyandseveral smallbusinesses.

In1980,theymovedtoAustin,TX,where

Barbarayetagainfocusedoncommunity

service,includingservingasPresidentof

theAustinLeagueofWomenVoters,aswell

asSecretaryandProgramVicePresidentof

theTexasStateBoard.In1986,sheearned

aMastersinProfessionalAccountingfrom

UniversityofTexas,Austin,andwashired

bytheTexasAuditor’sOfficeasanAssistant

StateAuditor.Duringherten-yeartenure

there,sheworkedinaseriesofpositions,

culminatingwithManagingAssistantAudi-

tor.Shewasincludedin the1995/96edition

ofWho’sWhoofAmericanWomen.

In 2006,shemovedtoBethesda,MD,sothat

herhusbandcouldreceivemedicaltreat-

ment.Afterhisdeath,sheremainedthere,

participatingin theMontgomeryCountyHis-

toricalSocietyandtheMontgomeryCounty

LeagueofWomenVoters,wheresheserved

asCo-President,assistedwithvolunteer

coordination,andwasareporterfortheir

publication,ReportfromStateCircle.She

washonoredasa50-yearLeaguemember

in2010.Barbaraenjoyedreading,including

participatingin manybookclubs,gardening,

andplayingbridge.

Barbaraissurvivedbyhersisters,Elizabeth

(Schickler)BuchananandJane(Schickler)

Arsenault(Raymond);sister-in-law,Joyce

(Edgar)Schickler;daughters,SusanWit-

craft(Rodney),PatriciaHankins (William

Lawrence), and Evelyn Hankins (David

Hofmann); grandchildrenAnna (Witcraft)

Rosine(Kelen),JasonWitcraft,andCole

Hofmann;great-granddaughter,LydiaRos-

ine,andmanyniecesandnephews.She

waspredeceasedbyherhusband,Philip;

herparents;herbrothers,WilliamandPe-

terSchickler;andbrother-in-law,John(Jack)

Buchanan.

Inlieuofflowers,thefamilyrequestsdona-

tionsbemadetoWorldCentralKitchenin

Barbara’sname.Memorialservicedetails

willbeannouncedatalaterdate.

SMITH

NANCYLEITHSMITH

NancyLeithSmith,ofAlexandriaVAdied

peacefullyonMay13,2022.BornNancy

JaneLeithin Flint,MIonNovember16, 1929

toEvahMaudeFreyLeithofOwosso,MIand

JohnNicholasLeithofDundee,Scotland.

Theyoungestofthree,Nancywasprede-

ceasedbyhersisterMargaretL. Lewisand

brotherJohnNicholasLeith,Jr.Nancy’sear-

lyliferevolvedaroundtripstothecottage

onLakeHuron,playingthepianoandriding

horses.ShegraduatedfromMichiganState

UniversitywithaBAinhomeeconomics.

Duringavisittoafriendwhowasinterning

inWashington,DC,Nancymettheloveof

herlife,WilliamFrancisSmith,onablind

date.Asthestorygoes,afterafewletters

andavisittomeetherparents,theywere

marriedAugust16,1952.Theysettledin

Bill’shometownofAlexandriaandraised

three “good” children- William Francis

Smith,Jr., JohnNicholasLeithSmithand

CatherineMcLeanSmithTyler(Ruffin).Over

theyearsNancyenjoyedmanyinterests

includingmusicandneedleworkandwas

amemberoftheTWIG,theGardenClubof

Alexandriaandalong-timedriverforMeals

onWheels.Nancydearlylovedhergarden,

thebeachhousein Delawareandthefamily

menagerie-especiallythedogs.

SheissurvivedbyherchildrenBilly,Leith

andCathyandgrandchildrenWilliamFran-

cisSmithIII (Lauren),AlbertMcAuliffeSmith,

RachelEllenWellfordSmith,HarrisonRuffin

TylerIII,RiceHooeTyler,andChristopher

TaliaferroTyler.Herbelovedhusband,Bill

Smith,diedin 2015.

AmemorialservicewillbeheldTuesday,

May 31 at2p.m.atSt.Paul’sEpiscopal

Church, 228 S. PittSt.,Alexandria,VA22314.

Inlieuofflowers,memorialcontributions

maybemadetoSt.Paul’sChurchorthe

GardenClubofAlexandria,c/o 1321 Gate-

woodDr., Alexandria,VA22307.

DEATH NOTICE

CRIDDLE

DONNACRIDDLE

DonnaCriddleofGlenAllen,formerlyof

Springfield,VA,diedTuesday,May24.She

wasprecededindeathbyherson,David

Criddle,andhusband,ClementR.Criddle,

Jr.Sheissurvivedbyadaughter,Cather-

ineRathbone;son-in-lawKeithRathbone;

son,WilliamCriddle,daughter-in-law,Anna

Criddle,andgrandchildren,Stephen,Al-

lisonandJessicaRathbone.Ms.Criddle

graduatedfromtheOhioStateUniversity

andreceivedanM.S.inEducationfrom

GeorgeMasonUniversityin1999.Shehad

afulfillingcareerininternationalfinance

withtheWorldBankinWashington,DC.

Sheenjoyedhermanyvolunteerpositions

includingmostrecentlyasatutorwiththe

READCenter.AMassofChristianBurial

willbeheldonTuesday,May31,at1p.m.

atSt.Mary’sCatholicChurch, 9505 Gayton

Road,Richmond,VAwithvisitationfrom

12 noonto1p.m.Inlieuofflowers,do-

nationscanbemadetoSoOthersMight

Eat(SOME), 71 OStreet,Washington,DC,

20001.Fondmemoriesandexpressionsof

sympathymaybesharedatwww.Nelse-

nAshland.comfortheCriddlefamily.

EGAN

DR. THOMASJOSEPHEGAN(Age78)

OnWednesday,May25,2022,

ofSilverSpring,MD.Beloved

husband ofBarbaraEgan;

fatherofMatthewEgan(Kar-

en),ElizabethCollins(Marty);

grandfatherofKatherine,Jen-

na,Emily,Grace;belovedbrotherofRobert

(Michelle)andMary;andbelovedrelative

ofPatrickAnderson.ProuduncleofDr.

KeelyBoyle,AlecEganandIanEgan.Tom

Egan,agraduateofGonzagaHighSchool,

ScrantonUniversity,andtheUniversityof

MarylandDentalSchool,hewasaveteran

oftheUSAirForce,founderoftheBur-

tonsvilleAthleticAssociationcelebrating

50 yearsofdedicationtoyouthbaseball.

ThomasEganwasafamilydentistfor

nearly 50 yearsin Burtonsville,MDoffering

specializedandpersonalizeddentistryto

thousandsofpatients.Tomwashonored

withnumerousawardscelebratinghis

devotionandunselfishcontributionsto

thoseinhiscommunity.Visitationforrel-

ativesandfriendsatSt.JohntheBaptist

Church, 12319 NewHampshireAvenue,

SilverSpring,MD,Tuesday,May31,from

4to7p.m;wheretheMassofChristian

BurialwillbeheldonWednesday,June1,

at4p.m.PrivateFamilyIntermentwillbe

heldatGateofHeavenCemetery.Memo-

rialcontributionsmaybemadetoMont-

gomeryHospice,1 355 PiccardDrive,Suite

100,Rockville, MD 2085 0oronlineatwww.

MontgomeryHospice.org.

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HENSEL

IRENEHENSEL

IreneHenseldiedpeacefullyonTuesday,

May24,2022.Shewas89.Lovingmother

ofGloriaHensel,JeanneTaylor(Frank),Mary

Lehman(Dale),TereseSehgal(Neil),Monica

HeinleinandthelateDavidHensel.

Shewasblessedwith 13 grandchildren:

Jack,MarandaandMichaelTaylor;Timothy

Hensel(Julia)andBrendanHensel;Allison,

Ryan,RoryandCarolineLehman;Nicholas

Sehgal;MatthewandConnorHeinleinand

thelateChristopherFink.Shewaspre-de-

ceasedbyherhusbandRichardHensel,

sisterGloriaMarshandparentsBridget

JosephineBeffaandAlfredJamesBeffa.A

nativeofNewYorkCity,shemetherhus-

bandintheUnitedStatesNavywhereshe

servedfrom1955-1958.Aftermarryingin

August 1959 inWakegan,IL,theysettled

inGreenbelt,MD,wheretheyraisedtheir

sixchildren.Acommunityactivistandor-

ganizer,Irenetouchedcountlesslivesand

madeherlittlecorneroftheworldbet-

ter.Relativesandfriendsmaycallatthe

BORGWARDTFUNERALHOME 4400 Powder

MillRoadBeltsville,MDonTuesday,May31,

2022 from5to8p.m.MassofChristianBuri-

alwillbecelebratedatSt.JohntheBaptist

CatholicChurch 12319 NewHampshireAv-

enue,SilverSpring,MDonWednesday,June

1, 2022at 12 noon.IntermentGreenbeltCity

Cemetery,Greenbelt,MD.Inlieuofflowers

memorialcontributionsmaybemadeto

MontgomeryHospiceCaseyHouse.

http://www.borgwardtfuneralhome.com

HOHMAN

ROBERTL.HOHMANSR.,

ColonelUSAF(Ret.)

Husband.Father.Grandfather.B-52,KC-135,

andFB-111fighterpilot.Somepeoplelive

largerthanlifeandthatdescribesBob.A

humbleboywhospenthisearlychildhood

yearsonafarminNebraska,Bobwasdes-

tinedforbiggerthings.Hehadhisfirstjob

atagesevendeliveringnewspapers,andby

age11,hehadthesecondlargestroutein

Omahawithassistantsofhisown.Inhigh

school,Bobmovedtosellingshoesand

trimmingtrees,bothofwhichpaidbetter

thannewspapers.Bobusedhisearningsto

payhiswaythroughcollegeattheUniversi-

tyofNebraska,Omaha,wheretheAirForce

ROTCchangedhislifeandthelivesofthose

aroundhimforever.Bobpassedawayon

May23,2022.

Boblovedflyingairplanes.A23-yearofficer

andveteranoftheAirForce,hewastrained

inandflewmoreairplanesthanjustabout

anyAirForcepilot,loggingmorethan 4000

hoursintheB-52alone.WhileintheAir

Force,hewasproudtobeaninstructorpilot

ofalltheSACplanesin existenceduringhis

service.BobservedthreetoursinVietnam,

includingayearduringthe100-manrule.

BobwasquotedinLIFE’sTheVietnamWars

50 YearsAgo–TwoCountriesTornApart:“I

wasfromablue-collarfamily.IfeltIwas

veryprivilegedtogotopilottraining.Itwas

abigstepupforme.Itwasaprivilegeto

serveinthemilitary.Ilovedthemilitary.The

B-52wastheKingofBattle,andatthetime

Iwasaveryenthusiasticwarrior.”Following

retirementfromtheAirForce,Bobworked

forNationalSystemsManagement,L3and

theBallisticMissileDefenseAgency.Latein

life,Bobreturnedtothemilitaryasacivilian,

servinga30-monthdeploymentin Kabul,Af-

ghanistan,teachingAfghansoldiershowto

flyairplanes.Bobcelebratedhis70thbirth-

dayonhislastdayin Kabul.

Otherthanflying,perhapsBob’smostfa-

voriteendeavorwashisoysterfarmonthe

RappahannockRiver.Begunasahobby,An

AllAmericanOysterCompanygrewfrom

producingafewthousandoysterstomil-

lionsofoystersayear.AtonepointtheAAA-

OCwasinthetop10%ofoysterproducers

inVirginiawithfivetoeightfull-timeem-

ployees.Knownbyfamilyasthe“cottage,”

theoysterfarmwasBob’shappyplace.

BobwasborninAuburn,Nebraska,to

CharlesPhillipandHelenLeonaHohmanon

August15,1940.Whenhewas6yearsold,

thefamilymovedtoOmaha.BobmetMary

AnnePeterataCYOdancein Omahaduring

hissophomoreandherfreshmanyearof

highschool,andtheymarriedin 1963 after

MaryAnnegraduatedfromcollegeandBob

graduatedfrompilottraining.Inadditionto

hisundergraduatedegreefromUNO,Bob

earnedaMaster’sdegreefromtheUniversi-

tyofSouthernCalifornia,aswellasdegrees

fromtheArmedForcesStaffCollege,and

theNationalWarCollege.

Bob’sgrandchildrenmadehiseyeslight

up.Boblovedtowatchhisgrandchildren

playsportsandwasanavidfanoftheir

recleague,highschool,andcollegeteams,

whichincludedpracticallyeverysportFort

HuntYouthAthleticAssociationoffered,

GeorgetownVisitationfieldhockeyandla-

crosseteams,Gonzagalacrosseandgolf

teams,Yalewomen’slacrosse,Yalemen’s

golf,UNCmen’slacrosse,andHolyCross

women’slacrosse.Bobnevermissedan

opportunitytoseehisgrandchildren,and

oneofhislastoutingswastoGrandparents

DayattheBasilicaofSaintMarySchoolin

earlyMay.

SurvivorsincludeMaryAnnePeter,his wife

of 59 years;daughterAnne;daughterMary

(Chuck)ZinsnerandtheirchildrenAddie,

Teddy,PJandSally;sonBobby(ErikaMell-

man)andchildrenRJandMax;hissister-

in-lawJudy(thelateDon);hisbrotherMar-

shall(Cathy);andover 20 nieces,nephews,

great-niecesandgreat-nephews.

ThevisitationwillbeatEverly-Wheatley,

1500 WBraddockRoad,Alexandria,VA

22302,from4:30to7:30p.m.onTuesday,

May31.Therosaryandeulogieswillbeginat

6:30p.m.AcelebrationofBob’slifewillbe

heldonWednesday,June1, at10:30a.m.at

TheBasilicaofSt.MaryCatholicChurch, 310

SouthRoyalStreet,Alexandria,VA22314.

Intermentwillbeonalaterdateat Arlington

NationalCemetery.

In lieuofflowers,contributionscanbemade

inBob’snametoUniversityofNebraska

OmahaFoundation,Robert LHohmanFund,

1010 LincolnMall,Lincoln,NE 68508 (800-

432-3216).

KUWABARA

DR. ROGERK. KUWABARA

SlippedpeacefullyawayonMay13, 2022

knowinghisfamilywasnear.BornJanuary

26,1933,inHonolulu,Hawaii,hegraduated

fromFarringtonHighSchoolin1951,at-

tendedtheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa

andgraduatedfromtheUniversityofIowa,

wenttoHowardUniversitySchoolofDen-

tistry,andcompletedhisspecialtytraining

inpediatricdentistryattheUniversityof

IllinoisinChicago.Dr. Kuwabarareturned

toHowardUniversitytoteachwhileheset

uphispracticeinRockville,MDandraised

afamilyinPotomac.Itwastherewherehe

battledsquirrelsatthebirdfeeder,launched

hisloveofgolf,woreoutinnumerouspairs

ofwalkingshoesexploringthearea’smany

trails,anddisappointedthousandsofkidsby

handingthemtoothbrushesatHalloween

(trickortreat?).Neverwasthereabetter

husband,father,grandfather,uncle,friend,

neighbor,ordentist. Ineachrolehemet

peoplewithwarmth,kindness,generosity,

andhumor.Hejoinshispredeceasedwife,

Tsutae,andissurvivedbyhissisterGer-

trude;histhreesons,Neal,Jeff(Brianne),

Alan(KimMenhinick);hisbelovedgrand-

daughterCatherine;andseveral niecesand

nephews.

Visitationwillbeheldfrom5to7p.m.on

Friday,June3, 2022 atPumphreyFuneral

Home,3 00 W.MontgomeryAve.,Rockville,

MD.Stopby,sayhello,shareamemory.

Followingthevisitation,allareinvitedtothe

homeof AlanKuwabaraandKimMenhinick,

Bethesda,MDforlightfoodanddrinks.

Inlieuofflowersorgifts,pleaseconsider

adonationtoTheLungCancerResearch

Foundation(usingthelinkonthefuneral

homewebsite).

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

LAGAMMA

ANITAV.LAGAMMA

AnitaV. LaGamma,néeVitacolonna,andher

twinGloria,werebornin 1933 intheBronx

toanItalianimmigrantfamilyfromAbruzzi.

AnitapassedawayonMay21,2022.

Shewasamongthefirstfemalegraduates

oftheBronxHighSchoolofScienceand

earnedBAandMaster’sdegreesatFord-

hamUniversitywheresheforgedlifelong

friendshipswithWilliamLynchSJandJoan

Hauprich.

From1963,sheandtheloveofherlifeRob-

ert,aForeignServiceOfficer,traveledthe

worldandlivedinRhodesia,Zambia,Ivory

Coast,Togo,Senegal,NigeriaandSouthAfri-

ca(atthetimeofNelsonMandela)aswellas

MilanandFlorence,Italy.Sheembracedlife

in eachoftheseplacesraisingfivechildren,

teachingschool,andwritingandpublishing

poetry.

Anitawasasuperbcookandhost,anavid

reader,aloverofbirds,andfoundinspiration

andwonderinthegrandeurofourNational

Parkswhereshehikedwithherfamily.In

herpoem“ACommotionofBirds”shere-

flects:“TheancientGreeksbelievedthesoul

departssoaringfromourmouthsasbirds.I

imaginethekindofbirdwilldependupon

thelifewe’veled.”

In 1997 sheandherfamilyreturnedtothe

USandsettledinReston,VA.Sheissur-

vivedbyherhusbandof 58 years,Robert;

herchildrenAlisa,Matthew,Therese,Adrian

andFlorence;hersisterLouiseandbrother

Pat; andsixgrandchildren.

SheislaidtorestatHolyCrossAbbeyin

Berryville,VA.Thefamilyhasrequestedthat

remembrancesbemadein theformofcon-

tributionstotheNationalAudubonSociety.

ArrangementsbyEnders&ShirleyFuneral

Home,Berryville,VA.endersandshirley.com

LOUIS

MICHAELWILLIAMLOUIS(Age61)

PassedonThursday,May26,2022,atGreen-

fieldReflectionsinStrasburg,VA.Hegrew

upinFallsChurch,VA,theoldestoffive

childrenofFredandMaryEllaLouis.Heat-

tendedandplayedfootball,asaDefensive

Lineman,atFallsChurchHighSchooland

theUniversityofCincinnati.Mikereceived

hisBachelor’sdegreeinBusinessonafull

footballscholarship.HemarriedKarenAnne

GreenonOctober22,1988,inAlexandria,

VA.ShortlyaftertheymovedtoChantilly,VA

wheretheyraisedtheirtwochildren-Me-

ganandMatthew.Mikecoachednumerous

boysandgirlsyouthsportsandwasaproud

memberoftheChantillyandPoplarTree

communities.Mikewasknownforbeinga

kind,goofy,andfunlovingguywithabig

heart.Hehadaprofoundimpactonthose

aroundhim.Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof

almost 34 years,KarenLouis;twochildren:

MeganandMatthewLouis;mother,Mary

EllaLouis;andfourbrothersandsisters:Teri

Gerhold,GlennLouis,KurtLouis,andJeff

Louis.Heisprecededindeathbyhisfather,

FrederickLouis.Acelebrationoflifewillbe

heldatalaterdate.Mikeproudlytookpart

intheDiagnoseCTEProjectatBostonUni-

versity.Inlieuofflowerspleasedonateto

theBUCTECenterbit.ly/bu_cte.

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