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Maureen Dunn, Vietnam widow and POW/MIA advocate, dies at 72
Mrs. Dunn spent decades seeking to discover her husband’s fate and advocating for families like hers.
David L. Cahoon, Montgomery County judge, dies at 92
In 1980, Judge Cahoon served on a jury after receiving a computerized summons from himself.
Donovan Kelly, who wrote ‘Crummy but Good’ reviews, dies at 71
A onetime spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey, he found a second career as a food critic.
Ken Venturi, golfer and broadcaster, dies at 82
After a dramatic victory in 1964 U.S. Open in Bethesda, Mr. Venturi had a long career as a golf announcer.
Frederick J. Doyle, specialist in space photography, dies at 93
Awarded NASA medal for developing the orbital photographic system for Apollo lunar missions.
Local Obituaries
- Anthony J. Houston, technical director
- Vincent J. Manara Jr., Navy captain
- Kathleen T. Vernem, credit manager at Hay-Adams hotel
- Carol Anne Puglise, volunteer
- S. Georgene Perkins, library assistant
- Leo J. ‘Skip’ Dunn, CIA official
- Donald J. Byers, trade magazine editor
- Rolf Lundberg Sr., IFC director
- Brigitta P.H. Mitchell, World Bank economist
- John A. Ulinski Jr., USAID official
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- Alexander, Corrinne C.
- August, Jerry
- Basile, Thomas J.
- Bursenos, George C.
- Butler, Frances
- Carry, Bernice R.
- Cole, Robert T.
- Davis, Lisa O.
- Dehaan, Henry J.
- Fleury, Albert F.
- Gaginis, Ploumou
- Harris, Henry L.
- Hirsts, Richard G.
- Howard, Hattie M.
- Keilty, Patricia J.
- Keith, Gary P.
- Krintz, June M.
- Lillis, Joseph A.
- Manning, Bernard
- McCann, Vardell E.
- Robey Jr., Joseph W.
- Robinson, Robert M.
- Swinton, Jamal C.
Galleries
Bonnie Franklin dies
She became a household name as the independent-minded divorcee with two daughters on the sitcom “One Day at a Time.”
Joe Allbritton dies at 87
Allbritton was a self-made millionaire who built a Washington communications empire and led the once venerable Riggs National Bank.
Ravi Shankar dies at 92
The Indian sitar virtuoso and world musical icon helped millions discover Indian music traditions.
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer dies at 104
Niemeyer brought a daring and dramatic approach to public-works design through his glass cathedrals, cantilevered roofs and ovular-shaped buildings.
