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DEATH NOTICE

NORTHRUP

BRADFORDCLEMANSNORTHRUP(Age79)

Brad Northrup of Bethesda, Maryland,

passedawaypeacefullyon the nightof May

26, 2022.The causeof deathwasmultiple

myeloma.

Raisedin Johnstown,NewYork, on the edge

of the Adirondacks,Bradwas the oldestof

five childrenbornto Jane Clemansand Har-

oldBradfordNorthrup.Hegraduatedfrom

HobartCollegein 1964,receivedan MBA

fromthe Universityof Buffalo,and years

latercompletedaMastersofPublicAdmin-

istrationat Harvard’sKennedy School.The

courseof his 40-yearcareerwithThe Nature

Conservancymirroredthe evolutionof the

organizationitself.

Hiredin 1972as one of the first profession-

al employeesof TheNatureConservancy,

Brad devotedhis careerto buildingthe

capacityof the organizationas it grewinto

the world’slargestconservationNGO.He

beganasassistantdirectorofdevelopment

in the nationalofficeand shortlythereafter

left the DC areato establishandstaffthe

Conservancy’sfirst regionalofficein Boston

andcreatestateofficestocarryoutconser-

vationprojectsin the easternUnitedStates

in concertwithvolunteerchapters.Among

themanyprojectshis staffsuccessfully

completedduringthoseearlyyearswas

the MashomackPreservein NewYork--a

spectacular2,350-acrestretchof woods

andcreekswithelevenmilesofcoastlineon

ShelterIsland.If you fly overthe forkedtail

of LongIsland,you can see it fromthe air.

In the late 1980s,Bradmovedto internation-

al conservationwork,launchingthe Carib-

beanProgram as the Conservancypursued

itsbroadermissionofprotectingnatural

diversitybeyondthe UnitedStates.During

his yearsin theLatinAmerican-Caribbe-

an Program,he workedto secure reliable

stewardshipof“paperparks”intheregion

throughthe Conservancy’sParksin Perilini-

tiative.DuringhislastfewyearsattheCon-

servancy,heservedas directorof the Con-

servationStrategiesteam,whichaddressed

cross-cutting scientific issues,including

climatechangeand the protectionof fresh-

waterandmarinesystems.Fromfundrais-

ing to globalsciencechallenges,Brad’s

responsibilitieschangedasTNCbroadened

and deepenedits mission.He respondedto

eachnewchallengewithenergyandopti-

mism.Afterhis retirement,he continued

his workin internationallandconservation

as chairmanof the boardof the globallyac-

tive ConservationCoachesNetwork.There,

asalways,heledfromwithin--nevercalling

attentionto himselfbut liftingandbolster-

ing his colleagues.Brad’slegacyliveson at

the Conservancyin scoresof talentedstaff

whomherecruited,hired,andmentored.

He waslovedand respectedat workand at

homefor his buoyant,irresistiblegoodna-

ture,his wisdom,andhis kindness. Aworld-

ly,capablecontemporaryman,heembodied

timeless values:courage,responsibility,in-

tegrity,courtesy,anddevotiontocommu-

nity.Hewas funnyandardentandadven-

turous--seriouswhengravitywascalledfor

andslylyhilariouswithfriendsandfamily.

Hedelightedinhisneighborhood--Brook-

mont,Maryland,whichsits on abluff above

the C&OCanal--andwasactiveon its civic

leagueboardfor years.And he wasproud

to volunteeras a“quartermaster”for Lock-

house6throughthe C&OCanalTrust.

Bradissurvivedbyhiswifeof 38 years,Jody

Bolz;his children,Molly(JabeBloom),Eli,

andJessie(MarkPatterson)andgrandchil-

dren(Macaulay,Em, Mae, and Gus);and his

foursiblings,Jim Northrup,NancyCook,Liz

Loper,and KathyHansen.The familyhopes

to holdan outdoormemorialserviceat

WoodendSanctuaryinChevyChase,Mary-

land,on June18. Detailsto come.

POTEAT

SAMUELEUGENEPOTEAT

“Gene”(Age92)

SamuelEugene“Gene”Poteat,aretiredse-

niorCentral IntelligenceAgencyscientific

intelligenceofficer,inventor,teacher,and

associationexecutive,died May22, 2022,in

Alexandria,VA,after along illness.

Genewasbornin BessemerCity,NorthCar-

olinain 1930to EugeneJusticeandSarah

DarnellPoteat.The familysettledin Charles-

ton, SouthCarolina.Beforeenteringcollege,

Geneservedin the militaryin Europeat the

endof World WarII. Genelatergraduated

fromTheCitadelwithaB.S.inElectrical

Engineering,oneof manyAmericanswho

obtainedcollegedegreesunderthe G.I. Bill.

Heearnedamaster’sdegreein Statecraft

and NationalSecurityAffairswithaspecial-

izationin IntelligenceStudiesfromthe Insti-

tuteof World Politicsand wasawardedan

honorary LL.D.for his serviceto intelligence

educationand the profession.

Priorto the CIA,Geneworkedat Bell Labs

andCapeCanaveral, wherehe designed

missileguidancesystemsduringthe Cold

War. Genewasrecruitedto jointhe CIA

whileservingat CapeCanaveral. Onceat

the CIA,Geneworkedon U-2spyplane

anddesignedthe cloakingsystemfor the

LockheedMartinSR-71aircraft. He provided

scientificexpertiseon spaceandnavalre-

connaissancesystemsin the Directorate of

Scienceand Technology,and servedat the

NationalReconnaissanceOffice,asTechni-

cal Directorof the Navy’sSpecialPrograms

Office,and as the ExecutiveDirectorof the

Intelligence Research and Development

Council.Genealsoservedoverseastours

in London,Oslo,the MiddleEast,and Asia,

withhis familyoftenrelocatingwithhim.He

alsomanagedthe CIA’s worldwidenetwork

of monitoringsites.

Genewasawardedthe CIA’s Medalof Merit

andthe NationalReconnaissanceOffice’s

MeritoriousCivilianAward for his techno-

logicalinnovations.

Gene’slifelongloveof airplanesbeganas

ateenagerwhenhe waspermittedto fly

aPiperCubairplane,and laterenjoyedthe

PiperCherokeehe purchasedfor family

travel.

Duringhis longcareer,Genefoundhimself

playingarole in majoreventsin American

history.Inthe summerof 1964,Genewas

askedto giveascientificdetermination

aboutwhetheraradaroperator’sreport

provedthe U.S.S. Maddox wasunderattack

by enemyP. T. boatsin the Gulfof Tonkin.

Trustingfactsand science,Gene repliedno

conclusioncouldbe reachedabsentother

dataregardingweatherandsurfacecon-

ditions.Instead,the WhiteHousepressed

Geneto decidewithoutregardto additional

information.Genestated“no,”theMaddox

wasnot underattack.Gene’sconclusions

wereignored,andPresidentLyndonB.

Johnsonwenton to escalatethe VietNam

War.Morethanthreedecadeslater,when

documentariansfor the BBCrevivedinter-

est in the Tonkinincident,Genehadthe

opportunityto speakface-to-facewiththe

captainof Maddox,whoconfirmedhe saw

no P. T. boatsthatnightfromhis positionon

the bridge.

Throughouthislife,Genecontinuedtobe-

lievethatgoodintelligence,underpinnedby

hardscience,couldpreventarmedconflict,

and promoteglobalstability.Hewelcomed

womenintotheintelligencecommunity

ranks as apositiveinfluenceand promoted

the admissionof womento The Citadel.He

alsotaughtclasseson womenspiesand

gainedexpertisein the historyof womenin

espionage.

Afterleavingthe CIA, Geneheldmanyother

positions,includingas the Directorof the

StrategicResearchGroupof the Electronic

WarfareAssociation,presidentof the Asso-

ciationof FormerIntelligenceOfficers(AFIO)

from 1999 to 2015and servedon the Board

of Advisorsof the InternationalSpy Muse-

um.GenewasProfessorEmeritusat the

Instituteof World Politics,wherehe taught

Technology,Intelligence,Security,and State-

craft, acolumnistfor The CharlestonMercu-

ry,and acontributorto AFIO’sIntelligencer

journal.

MarthaCoxPoteat,Gene’sbelovedwifeof

50 years,passedawayin 2004.Afterspend-

ing decadesas atravellingCIAwife,she

becamealocalphotojournalistand airplane

pilot.His siblings,DonaldW. Poteat,Wayne

M. Poteat,andAlomaFaye Ostendorffare

deceased.

Geneis survivedby his daughters,Sarah

ElisabethPoteat(BradleyJ. Garrett),acoun-

terterrorism attorneyin the NationalSecuri-

ty Divisionof the U.S. Departmentof Justice,

andMaryAnnPoteatSchaffer(GaryWayne

Schaffer),theManagingDirector-Systems

ChiefPilotfor UnitedAirlinesand an attor-

ney,and his grandson,MaxPoteat-Garrett,a

middleschoolstudent.

In additionto the loveandcomfortof his

family,Gene’slast dayswerebrightened

by his daughterMaryAnn’sdogs,Bella and

Bodie,who remainedat his bedsideuntil

the end.

Throughouthis life,Gene keptaletterfrom

his commandingofficer,who wrotethat,if

Genechosenot to becomeamilitaryofficer,

he wouldlikelyfind successas a“songand

danceman.”Gene Poteatlovedto playthe

pianoand dance.

MemorialserviceFriday,June 10, 1p.m. at

DemaineFuneral Home,520 SouthWashing-

ton St., Alexandria,VA.

RICHARDSON

WILLIAMRICHARDSON“Chip”

William Charles Richardson, Professor

Emeritusof PaintingandDrawingandfor-

merChairof the Departmentof Art at the

Universityof Maryland,CollegePark, died

of leukemiaon Wednesday,May 4, 2022

surroundedby his family.Hewas 68 years

old. Richardson,whoprofessionallywentby

W.C. Richardsonand wasmoreuniversally

knownas “Chip,” wasan extraordinarily

talented,funny,loving,andenergeticsoul

whomadeall whoknewhimbetter.His

friendshipto manyandloveto his family

and friendswasand will remainacherished

gift for thoseof us fortunateto havecrossed

pathswithChip.Heissurvivedby his wife,

PatriceKehoe,and theirchildren,Eva Rich-

ardsonandherhusbandBenPenn,Will

Richardson,and AnnaRichardsonof Univer-

sity Park, Maryland,as wellas his brother

and his wife,Chris and LenieRichardsonof

Denver,Colorado.Heispre-deceasedby his

parents,Williamand SylviaRichardson,most

recently of Tampa,Florida.

Chipwas bornon May15, 1953 in San Diego,

Californiaandspenthis earlychildhoodin

Boston,NewYork City,and OklahomaCity.

WhenChipwasenteringseventhgrade,his

familymovedto Cincinnati,Ohio,and Chip

graduatedfromWalnutHillsHighSchoolin

1971.In 1975,ChipreceivedaBachelorof

FineArtsfromthe Universityof NorthCaro-

lina,wherehe met his wifeand fellowartist,

PatriceKehoe.HereceivedaMasterof Fine

ArtsfromWashingtonUniversityin St. Lou-

is in 1977.AlongwithPatrice,hejoinedthe

facultyat the Universityof Marylandin 1978,

wherehe wenton to playan integral role in

the growthand developmentof the Depart-

mentof Art. ChipbecameaFull Professor

in 2011and servedas Chairof the Depart-

mentof Art from 2011 through2020.He will

be fondlyrememberedby his manyformer

studentsas an engaging,challenging,and

funnyteacher.

Chip’swork has beenfeaturedin 21 solo

and over100 groupexhibitionsin museums,

galleries,and art centersin Washington,DC,

NewYork City,and numerousotherstates,

as wellas internationallyin Belgium,Russia,

Jordan,and Algiers.Hereceivednumerous

grantsandawardsfor his work,including

sevenMarylandStateArtsCouncilVisual

Art Fellowships.Commissionedartworkis

permanentlyinstalledat RonaldReaganNa-

tionalAirportandRestonTown Center.His

workis heldin numerouspublicandcor-

porate collections,includingthe Hirshhorn

MuseumandSculptureGarden(DC),the

Corcoran Galleryof Art (DC),the AcklandArt

Center(NC),the U.S. Departmentof State

(Algiers),the Districtof ColumbiaTown Hall,

PrudentialLife (NY),IBMCorporation(DC),

Federal ReserveBank(Richmond,VA), and

WashingtonPostCorporation(DC),among

others.Chip’swork is representedby Addi-

son RipleyFineArt in WashingtonDC,where

he hadhis mostrecentsoloshowin early

2020.Past galleryaffiliationsincludeFuse-

box and GFine Art in Washington,DC,and

BaumgartnerGalleriesin D.C. and New York.

His workhas beenreviewedin Art In Amer-

ica, ArtformInternational,ARTNews,NYArts

Magazine,The Art Papers,The NewArt Ex-

aminer,and TheWashingtonPost,among

others.

Chip’sprofessionalaccomplishments,as

wellas his lengthycareerat the University

of Maryland,are indicativeof his remarkable

energy,talent,focus,and loveof painting.

However,they are but apart of awonderful

andremarkablelife andperson.Chipwas

marriedto Patricefor 43 years.Chip and

Patriceraisedthreechildren,Eva,Will,and

Anna,andtheywereintegrally involvedin

all aspectsof theirlives.Eva andher hus-

bandBen are expectingtheirfirst child,and

the first grandchildfor Chipand Patrice,this

June.Laughterandlovewereconstantsin

theirhome,with Chip’sendlessenergy,love

of storiesand puns(goodand bad),books,

music,and joy permeatingtheirlives.Chip

madeampletimefor his childrenand their

activitiesby workinglongnightsat the stu-

dio.Hecoachedhis kidsand theirfriendsin

soccerand tee-ball,and designedand paint-

ed the stagesetsfor the annualmusicalsat

UniversityPark ElementarySchool.

Chipwasavoraciousreaderwithan im-

mensecuriosityaboutmanysubjects.After

yearsof familybeachvacations,Chip and

Patricespenttheirlateryearstravelingto

newcitieswithgreatrestaurant scenes.You

can’treallywriteaboutChipwithoutmen-

tioninghis passionfor Universityof North

Carolinabasketball.He followedthe team

throughouthis life,with aspecialjoy for

sharingtextsduringgameswithfamilyand

friends.Inrecentyears,Chip had becomea

devotedfan of the WashingtonNationals.

It hasbeensaidthatChipnevermeta

stranger.Hecultivatedimmediateand last-

ing friendshipsovertheyears,beginning

withhis Carolinaclassmates,University

facultyandgraduatestudents,numerous

friends in theart world,neighborhood

friends,and his pokerbuddies.For more

than30 years,heplayedpokereveryThurs-

daynightwithaclosegroup,hardlyever

missingagame.PhonecallswithChipwere

ajoy (a sometimeslengthyjoy)andfre-

quentlyendedwiththe otherpersonsitting

in his or her car in theirgarage,havingar-

rivedhomeafterwhattheythoughtmight

be aquickcall to checkin. He lovedlife and

madeall whoknewhim betterby his sheer

positiveenergyandinterestin others.He

is,asJamesThurberwrote,that “rare soul

whosespiritgetsmagicallyintothe hearts

of [peopleand]leave[s]behindsomething

thatis morereal and warmlypersonalthan

bodilypresence,anineffableandeternal

thing.” His memoryis to be treasuredand

we are fortunateto havehad our livesen-

hancedby knowinghim.He is lovedand will

be greatlymissed.

Amemorialservicewill be heldin the Me-

morialChapelof the Universityof Maryland

on Friday,September16, 2022at 3p.m.

All arewelcome.Donationsin memory

of Chipmaybe madeto the Universityof

MarylandDepartmentof Art Need-Based

FineArt ScholarshipFund.Checksmaybe

madepayableto The Universityof Maryland

CollegePark Foundationwith“Dept.of Art

Need-BasedFineArt Scholarshipfundin

memoryof W.C. Richardson”writtenin the

memosectionof the check.Checksmaybe

mailedto: Emi Ayala,Directorof Gift Accep-

tance,Universityof Maryland, 4603 Calvert

Road,CollegePark, MD 20740.

Donationsmayalsobe madein memoryof

Chiponlineat https://go.umd.edu/wcrich-

ardson.

DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE

GEREBENICS

MARYGAILGEREBENICS

MaryGailGerebenics,alwaysknownas

Gail,diedpeacefullyin her homesurround-

ed by family.Gail wasbornNovember2,

1950,anddiedApril29,2022,theonly

daughterof JosephandNataliewhopre-

deceasedher.Gail wasajournalismgradu-

ate of OhioUniversityand earnedher law

degreefromthe Universityof NotreDame,

in oneof the earliestclassesof thatlaw

schoolto includewomen.

Gailbeganherlegalcareerasastaffat-

torneyin the General Counsel’sofficeof

the U.S. Commissionon CivilRights.Asan

AssistantGeneral Counsel,sheprepared

nationalhearingsconductedbytheCom-

mission.She left the Commissionto enter

privatepracticeas alitigatingattorneyand

hadan extensiveandsuccessfulpractice

representingjuvenilesaccusedof serious

offensesunderthe D.C. SuperiorCourt’s

JuvenileJusticeProgram.Shewashighly

regardedbyjudgesandcolleaguesasa

competentand tenaciousadvocate,regu-

larlyaskedby judgesto takeparticularly

difficultorcomplexcases.Asshetransi-

tionedto workfor the General Accounting

Office(laterthe GovernmentAccountabili-

ty Office),she workedtwojobsand even-

tuallyendedhercareerasoneoffiveattor-

neyswiththe Officeof the General Counsel

to the MeritSystemProtectionBoardof

the Officeof PersonnelManagement.

After 35 yearsofpractice,Gailretiredin

2010 and movedto Naples,Florida,where

she liveduntilher death.Sheis survived

byherhusbandof 42 years,theHonorable

FrederickD. Dorsey;her stepchildrenJoel

Dorsey(spouseElla)andKarenSheares

(spouseBeverley);hersister-in-law Jeanne

RobinsonandnephewGregory;herneph-

ew Eric Ferguson(spouseRosa);and sev-

eral long-timefriendsfromas longago as

grade school.

Amemorialis anticipatedlaterthisyear.

Thefamilyrequeststhatno furtherflow-

ers be sent.Contributionscan be madeto

E.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismandthe

PeterLardyScholarshipof the Universityof

NotreDameLawSchool.

GUAY

SCOTTGERALDGUAY

ScottGerald Guay,66, of OysterHarbor,An-

napolis,MD, passedawayon May5, 2022

atAnneArundelMedicalCenter.Scottwas

agraduateof PennTraffordHighSchool

in HarrisonCity,PAand receivedhis As-

sociatein ArtsdegreefromOrangeCoast

College,CostaMesa,California.Hewas

aVeteran of the UnitedStatesArmyhav-

ing servedin Germanyandwasaretired

Federal GovernmentIT Specialist.He was

predeceasedby his parents,Lt. Col. Gerald

F. and PhyllisA.Daly Guay.Scott is survived

by his devotedwife,Judy,of21yearsand

lovingfamilyDon(Kate),Steve(Kerry),Jim

(Eloisa)and grandchildrenJustin(Michelle),

Matt(Erin)Peter,AnabellaandLeni,also,

by his wonderfulbrothersBruce(Rebecca)

of Delmont,PA,Derek (Chrissy)of Patter-

son Heights,PAand lovingsisterPamela

Cochenour(Valerie)of Murrysville,PA. For

manyyearsScottwasadrummerinbands

withhis brother,Bruce.Scottlovedto

cook. Christmaswascrab dip andsum-

mertime broughtwintersockburning,

chickenwingsoffthegrillandlotsofcrabs

and fun. Scott’ssmileand goodnaturewill

be greatlymissedbut he left us muchjoy

and manyfunnymemories.God blessyou,

Scott.Thankyou for the loveyou gaveus.

Amemorialgatheringwill be heldon Sat-

urday,June4from11 a.m.until 1p.m. at

theKalas Funeral Home&Crematory,2973

SolomonsIslandRd.,Edgewater,MD. Fol-

lowingthe gathering,familyandfriends

are invitedto celebrate Scott’slife at 2

p.m. at the homeof DonandKateKing,

414 FirstSt Eastport,Annapolis,MD. Con-

dolencesmaybe madeonlineat:

KalasFuneralHomes.com

HONESTY-BEY

BRENDAHONESTY-BEY(Age75)

Enteredintoeternalreston Wednesday,

May11, 2022.Sheis survivedby son,

ChiefHonesty-Bey;daughters,FaithHon-

esty-Beyand SheilaPigford;grandchildren,

TristanPigfordand TrinityPigford;sisters,

OctaviaGreen,SandraGreen,and Sharon

Spann;brother,Tony Green;and ahost of

otherrelativeand manyfriends.Visitation

will be heldat StewartFuneral Home,4001

BenningRoad,NE,onThursday,June 2

from1p.m. untilserviceat 2p.m.Inter-

mentis private.

JAFFE

LEONARDARTHURJAFFE(Age73)

On Thursday,May 26, 2022,LeonardA.

(Len)Jaffe of Lanham,MD passedaway

frompancreaticcancer.Len wasanative

Washingtonianand enjoyedalife-longpas-

sionin the DC/VA/MDfolk musicscene.He

is survivedby his sisterSandy(Alan)Cor-

bettandhis brotherLyle (Donna)Jaffe.A

gravesideservicefor Len will be heldTues-

day,May 31, 2022at 1p.m. at Mt.Lebanon

Cemetery,9500RiggsRoad,Adelphi,MD

20783.Donationsin Len’smemorymaybe

madeto the charityof yourchoice.

LEE

DAISYELIZABETHLEE(Age61)

Of Alexandria,VA,born to LidiaandPru-

dencioGomez,passedawayafterapro-

longedbattlewithcanceron Monday,May

16, 2022.Adevotedmotherto her children

Wesley Lee and SydneyLee;belovedsister

to CarlosGomez,JoseGomez,Frank Go-

mez,AidaGomez,andPatriciaMcHugh.

Amemorialservicewill be heldat Fairfax

MemorialFuneral Home,9902Braddock

Rd.,Fairfax,VA,onSaturday,June4from

10 a.m.to 1p.m.The familyasksthosein

attendanceto wearbrightcolorsin order

to celebrate Daisyand her lovefor beauty

and life.

MILLER

MAGDALENEL. MILLER

Of Potomac,Maryland,passedawayon

Friday,May 20, 2022withher familyby

her side.Belovedwifeof the lateMelvin

Miller.Dear motherof the lateStephen

(Judy)Miller,SuzanneMiller(BrettNel-

son)andMark(Renee)Miller.Cherished

grandmotherof StephenMiller,Jr.,Patrick

(Morgan)Miller,Holly Miller,ZacharyMiller,

Elaine(Tyler Fritz) Miller,and HayleyMiller.

Great-grandmotherof CharlotteandEvie

Schaeffer.Also survivedby manyotherlov-

ing relativesand friends.

Friendswillbe receivedat OurLadyof

MercyCatholicChurch, 9200 Kentsdale

Drive,Potomac,MD20854on Friday,June

3, 2022from10 a.m.to 11 a.m.followed

by aMass of ChristianBurialat 11 a.m.In-

termentSt. Gabriel’sCemetery.Inlieu of

flowers,memorialcontributionsmaybe

madeto MontgomeryHospiceat https://

montgomeryhospice.org/giving.Please

viewand signfamilyguestbook

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

DEATH NOTICE

POPLIN

LLOYDALBERTPOPLIN(Age86)

LloydAlbertPoplin,born January 19, 1936,

passedon May20, 2022,in Arlington,Vir-

ginia.Visitationat Murphy’sFuneral Home

inArlingtonJune1,from7to9p.m.Fu-

neral servicewill be heldJune2, at St. Ann

CatholicChurchin Arlingtonat 11 a.m.

BorninWashingtonDCtoGraceandCe-

cil Duffey,heand his brotherwerelater

adoptedby BrucePoplin.Lloydattended

Washington-LeeHighSchool,receivedhis

accountingdegreefromBenjaminFranklin

Universityandretiredafterasuccessful

careeras aseniorfinancialanalystfor Met-

ro.HemarriedCarolMcLellanin 1966and

movedto the Lyon Villageneighborhoodof

Arlington,Virginiain 1969wheretheyto-

getherraisedtheirfive children.Lloydwas

bestknownforhishospitalityandwases-

peciallywelcomingto all familyand friends

whopassedthroughhis door.Lloydis sur-

vivedby his wife,CarolPoplin;children-

CindyMarcotty(Pete),Lloyd“Butch”Poplin

ll (Beth),JimmyPoplin(Kori),BethGreene

(Brian),JerryPoplin(Chastity);sister-Ceci-

lyRye;andhis 10 lovinggrandchildren;Vic-

toria,CassieandSophiaMarcotty:Maddy,

Erin and BennettPoplin;Nathanieland Ava

Poplin;and Rori and CeceGreene.Inlieu of

flowerspleaseconsiderdonatingtoWash-

ington-LibertyHighSchoolCrewBoosters

at or ArlingtonNeighborhoodVillage.

RICHARDS

NANCYGASCOIGNERICHARDS

On Wednesday,May 25, 2022,in her home

in Alexandria,VA,inthe arms of herfour

children.AMemorialServicewill be held

at St. Paul’sEpiscopalChurch,Alexan-

dria,VAat 11 a.m.onThursday,June16,

2022.In lieu of flowers,the familyrequests

memorialcontributionsto theRector’s

DiscretionaryFund,c/o St. Paul’sEpisco-

palChurchortheAthenaeum, 201 Prince

Street,AlexandriaVA 22314.

RUPPERT

COLLEENRUPPERT

On Thursday,May 26, 2022of Bethesda,

MD.Beloveddaughterof the late Carland

the late AntoinetteRuppert.Sisterof Caryl

Ersenkal,Carl Ruppert(Jackie),Christopher

Ruppert,Craig Ruppert(Pat),Catherine

Ruppert,ChristineRuppertand CurtisRup-

pert(Donna),Colleenis alsosurvivedby

her 16 niecesandnephewsand18 great

niecesandnephews.Friends will be re-

ceivedat PUMPHREY’SBETHESDA-CHEVY

CHASEFUNERALHOME, 7557 Wisconsin

Avenue,Bethesda,MD on Wednesdayfrom

4to7p.m. Mass of ChristianBurialwill

be offeredat Shrineof the MostBlessed

SacramentCatholicChurch, 5949 Western

Avenue,NW, Washington,DC on Thursday,

June2at1p.m. IntermentGateof Heaven

Cemetery.Inlieu of flowersmemorialcon-

tributionsmaybe madeto the Bethlehem

HouseFoundation, 7202 BuchananStreet,

LandoverHills,MD20784.Pleaseviewand

signonlineguestbookat

http://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

SCHILKE

THOMASA.SCHILKE(Age74)

Diedpeacefullyon Wednesday,May 25,

2022 belovedbrotherof PatriciaGawne,

the latePaul andRobertSchilke;uncle

ofmanynieces,nephews,greatnieces,

greatnephews,great-greatniecesand

great-greatnephews.Tom wasaretired

memberof Teamsters Local 639 and

workedfor StrombergMetalWorks for

46 years.Relativesandfriendsmaycall

at the BORGWARDTFUNERALHOME 4400

PowderMill RoadBeltsville,MDonSunday,

June5, from4to7p.m. Massof Christian

Burialwillbe celebratedat St. Joseph

CatholicChurch 11007 MontgomeryRoad

Beltsville,MDonMonday,June 6, at 10 a.m.

Intermentprivate.Inlieu of flowersmemo-

rial contributionsmaybe madeto Mont-

gomeryHospiceCaseyHouseor St. Jude

Children’sResearchHospital.

http://www.borgwardtfuneralhome.com

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DEATH NOTICE

TINSLEY

WYATTDOWNINTINSLEY“Ted”

Wyatt“Ted”DowninTinsleypassedaway

May12, 2022in BethanyBeach,Delaware

withfamilyby his side.Hewas bornon

December24, 1942,inNiagaraFalls,NYto

WalterandMadaTinsley.Tedwasmarried

to his beautifulwifeSusanTinsleyfor over

40 years.Togethertheyhadthreechildren

Thomas,Kelley(MichaelLeonette)and Ben-

jaminand five adoringgrandchildrenPeter,

Avery,Lucille,Olivia,and Axel.Tedhas four

siblings:Tyree Tinsley,LetitiaKashani,Thom-

asTinsley(deceased),andScottTinsley.

As aboy,Ted was wellknownfor his accom-

plishmentsin baseball.He graduatedfrom

McLeanhighschoolinVirginiaandearned

his undergraduatefromEastTennessee

Statein BusinessAccounting.Ted servedin

the tankdivisionof the US Armyduringthe

Vietnamwar andwashonorablydischarged

in 1972.He marriedSusanBerryLujackon

February9, 1979.Tedwas the ChiefFinan-

cialOfficer(CFO)foranumberofcompanies

overthe courseof his professionalcareer.

He wasmostproudof his timeat Computer

DataSystemsInc.(CDSI),whereheserved

as CFOandVicePresidentfor nearly 30

years.Not onlywashe proudof the compa-

ny he helpedto build,butofthe friendships

thatbeganthereand lastedalifetime.

WalterandMadaTinsleylivedinVirginiafor

morethan70 years,makingFalls Church

theirlongeststandingand finalhome.Both

wereactivein the Episcopalchurchand

instilledintheirchildrenastrongsetof

Christianvalueswithaparticularempha-

sis on serviceto others.Ted wasafaithful

Christianwhocarriedforwardthosevalues

andbeliefin communityservice.Over the

courseof his life,hevolunteeredin various

capacitiesfor the DarnestownCivicAssoci-

ationwhereheandSusanresidedfornearly

30 years,St. MarthasEpiscopalChurch,and

multiplesportsteamsandyouthorganiza-

tions.

Tedand Susanbothsharedagreatloveof

readingandthe theater.Ted in particular

hadapassionforlearningaboutAmerican

History,Rock nRoll, and Americancarsand

trains.Hewas alifelongfan of the Wash-

ingtonRedskinsandenjoyedplayinggolf

andgettingintoshenaniganswithastead-

fast groupof friendsthroughthe years.He

wasaloverof all creaturesbig andsmall.

Togetherhe and Susanrescuedand raised

countlessdogsandcatsoverthe spanof

theirmarriageand routinelycontributedto

anumberof organizationsthatfocusedon

thehumanetreatmentofanimals.

Tedwas akind and generousman.He was

adevotedand lovingfatherand grandfather.

He wasaman whofoundjoy in the simple

thingsandwantednothingmorethanto

spendtimewithfamilyand friends.

Afuneral servicewill be heldat TheFalls

ChurchEpiscopalChurch(thefallschurch.

org) August27, 2022,at 4p.m.

Inlieuofflowers,donationsmaybesentin

her honorto the AmericanSocietyfor the

Preventionof Crueltyto Animals(https:///

http://www.aspca.org)oranotheranimalorgani-

zationof yourchoosing.

TREBING

JOYCECHRISTIETREBING(Age94)

JoyceAlice(Christie)Trebingdiedon May26,

2022 in Washington,DC,whereshe wasun-

der hospicecarefor acuteheartdiseaseand

prolongedsymptomsof dementia.

AMichiganresidentbut anativeWashingto-

nian,Mrs.Trebingwas the daughterof Ra-

leighWickershamChristieand Alice(Relyea)

Christie,who had movedto the Districtfrom

NewYork Cityin on January1, 1924.Mrs.

Trebinglivedin GloverPark andgraduated

fromWesternHighSchool(Classof 1945)

andtheUniversityof Maryland(Classof

1949),whereshe was amemberof the Alpha

DeltaPi sorority.Itwas in CollegePark that

she met the loveof her life,Harry MartinTre-

bing.Aftergraduation,Mrs.Trebingserved

in the ExecutiveOfficeof the Secretariatat

the US StateDepartment(whereher father

servedas Chiefof the OperationsBranch).

She wasamemberof the US Delegationto

the seventhGeneral Assemblyof the United

Nationsin 1952-1953.Shelaterworkedin

theWashingtongovernmentaffairsoffice

of PanAmericanWorld Airways,leavingin

1958 uponher marriageto Dr.Trebing.They

remainedveryhappilymarriedfor 61 years,

untilhis deathin 2019.

Throughouther life,Mrs.Trebing wasanac-

tive member of the communityvolunteering

withmanynonprofit,charitableand civicor-

ganizations.She wasproudto havebeena

long-timememberoftheLansing(Michigan)

chapterof the Daughtersof the American

Revolution.

Mrs.Trebingissurvivedbytwodevotedsons,

HarryEvan(andhis wife,Jody)andDavid

Martin.In addition,she is survivedby four

lovinggrandsons,HarryGeoffrey(andhis

wife,Anjanette),Christopher(andhis wife

Crystal),Patrick,and Matthew(andhis wife

Brittany),and agreat-grandchild,Georgiana.

Sheisalsosurvivedbyherlifelongfriendand

cousin,MillicentFitzgerald,of LongIsland,

NewYork. Mrs. Trebingwaspredeceasedby

her brother,Keith RelyeaChristie.

Intermentwill be at aprivateserviceat Druid

RidgeCemeteryin Baltimore.Inlieu of flow-

ers,the familysuggeststhatcontributions

be madeto the charityof yourchoice,orto

the HarryM. and JoyceC. TrebingScholarship

in the Collegeof SocialScienceat Michigan

StateUniversity.

TRIPLETT

CLAUDEJ. TRIPLETT

Claude wasbornon July7, 1929,in the

MinnievillecommunitylocatednearWood-

bridge,Virginia.Thefamilylivedin Alexan-

dria,Virginia, wherehe graduatedfrom

ParkerGray HighSchool.He servedin the

Army’s7th MilitaryPoliceCompanyin the

SecondArmyAreaduringthe KoreanCon-

flict.He receivedan HonorableDischarge

as aServiceDisabledVeteran and wasdec-

oratedwiththe KoreanandUnitedNation

MeritoriousServiceMedals.Hegraduated

fromWest VirginiaStateCollegeand earned

aB.S.inIndustrialArtsEducationandpur-

suedacareerin educationin Detroit,MI.

Claudecontinuedhis educationat Wayne

StateUniversity,earningaM.E. in Vocational

Administrationand Ed. Sp.inAdministration

Supervision.His manyassignmentsincluded

AssistantPrincipaland Principalat Condon

Jr.High School,Principalat ChadseyHigh

School,andDirectorof GolightlyTechni-

cal CenterandRandolphTechnicalCenter.

Claudepassedawaypeacefullyon May17,

2022,at AngelaHospiceCareCenter.Acele-

brationof life will be heldin Michiganin July

andacolumbariumat ArlingtonCemetery

oncescheduled.In lieu of flowers,donations

can be madeto St. Joseph’sCatholicChurch

(c/o Rev.DonaldFest, SSJ) 711 NorthColum-

bus Street,Alexandria,VA 22314)or Angela

Hospice(14100NewburghRoad,Livonia,

MI 48154)angelahospice.orgin memoryof

ClaudeJ. Triplett.

WEBSTER

CRAIGALANWEBSTER(Age76)

Craig AlanWebster,ofChantilly,Virginia

passedawayunexpectedlyon May11,

2022.Craig wasbornon August11,1945,in

Hibbing,Minnesota,the first of fourchildren

of HomerandRennaMary(Degnan)Web-

ster.His childhoodwasspentfishingand

playingbaseballandhockeyas his family

followedhis dad’sU.S.Steelcareeracross

the northwoods,fromDuluth,Minnesotato

Dorval,Quebecto PortCartier,Quebec.An

avidlearner,Craig’sacademicpursuitsled

himto St. FrancisXavierUniversity,where

he graduatedin summacumlaudein 1966,

beforecompletinghis MBAat BucknellUni-

versityin 1967.Uponcompletinghis MBA,

Craig joinedthe U.S. Air Force and enrolled

in officertrainingschool.Whileachieving

the rank of Captain,his toursof servicetook

him to Thailandand eventually,SouthKorea,

wherehe methis wife,Chong-Cha(C.C.)

Chon.The twoweremarriedon March27,

1971,andmovedbackto the U.S.,where

Craig enteredcivilianlife,eventuallysettling

in Marylandto beginhis career,while pursu-

ing his JurisDoctorin the eveningprogram

at GeorgetownUniversity,whichhe com-

pletedin 1976,the sameyearthe couple

welcomedtheirson,Thomas.

Following stints with Litton Industries,

theLogisticsManagementInstitute(LMI)

andSPCTechnologies,his entrepreneurial

dreamsled Craig to ElectronicDecisionsInc.

in 1985,wherethe familysettledin Mahom-

et, Illinois.The consummatehusbandand

father,Craig balancedhis loveof workwith

his family,wherehe nevermissedoneof

Thomas’games,takingtimeto fish and en-

joy life in the localcommunity.In1994,Craig

and C.C. returnedto the eastcoast,making

theirhomein NorthernVirginia,closeto

familyandfriends.Craig returnedto LMI

to finishhis professionalcareer,retiringin

2014.From there,hetook on his nextcareer

in supportingC.C.’s real estatepracticeand

keepingher companyat openhouses.

Aman knownfor his big heartandcaring

nature,Craig wasrecognizedas aconfi-

dante,teacherand mentorto friends,family

andcolleagues.Craig exudedaquietdig-

nity thatbeliedasteelydeterminationand

strongmoral compass.His wry smileoften

indicatedthathe waseitherreadyto playa

prank,shareajoke or revealhis thundering

velvethand.Craig’s heartylaughcouldbe

heardat familygatherings,fromdinnersat

PekingGourmetInn to holidaycelebrations.

Afoodloverthatenjoyedsharingand pre-

paringmorethaneating,his sweettooth

led himon questsfor largechocolatechip

cookies,Koreanpastriesand Klondikebars

to sharewithcolleaguesand family.Anavid

outdoorsman,his passionswerekindled

growingup on the Iron Rangebut werelater

sharedwithhis familythroughtheirmany

weekendtripsto the WyeRiverand numer-

ous summervacationswithboatin tow.A

musiclover,Craig learnedto playthe guitar

as ateenagerand pickedit up againin re-

tirement.He enjoyedthe creativewordsand

harmoniesof songwritersandperformers

suchas Simonand Garfunkel,JamesTaylor,

the Eaglesand CSN.Craig lovedsportsand

wasafiercelyloyalfan to his teamsthatin-

cludedthe PittsburghSteelers,Washington

Capitalsand NorthwesternWildcats.Always

curiousand caring,he wasaferociousread-

er andwriter,and lovedsharingrelevant

newssnippetsor recipeswithhis familyand

circleof friends.Craig tookpridein writing

the mostheartfeltandthoughtfulbirthday

and holidaycards.

Craig is survived,and will be deeplymissed

by,his wifeof 51 years,C.C.; his son Thom-

as (Theresa);brothersScott(Frances)and

Reid(Jennifer);niecesSaraand Elise;sis-

ter RennaMary(Thomas);brothers-in-law

Chae-Hyuk,Chin-Hyuk,Yong-Taek(Annie)

and niece,Caroline,Johnand nephewsNiels

(Kelly),Dennis(Carly)and James;alongwith

otherniecesandnephews,manycousins

and formercolleaguesand friends.

In honorof Craig’srequest,no formal

viewingor servicewill be held.In lieuof

flowers,his family requests donations

in Craig’shonorto the NationalEpilepsy

Foundation(https://give.epilepsy.com), the

AmericanHeartAssociation(www.heart.

org)or AMVETSNationalServiceFounda-

tion (https://support.amvets.org).The online

guestbookis availableat

http://www.moneyandking.com

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