Obituaries

William Bruce Wood IIIDeputy Assistant Secretary of State

William Bruce Wood III, 48, a deputy assistant secretary in the State Department and the geographer of the United States, died of a brain tumor July 4 at George Washington University Hospital.

Dr. Wood had worked in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research since 1985, specializing in government policies on international migration, urbanization, natural resource management and international environmental issues.

He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and later lived in Singapore. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He also received a master's degree in urban and regional planning, and a doctoral degree in geography from the University of Hawaii in 1985.

Dr. Wood was a 20-year resident of Herndon before moving to Washington three months ago.

He was awarded the James R. Anderson Distinguished Medal in Applied Geography in 2001 from the Association of American Geographers; the State Department's Distinguished Public Service Award in 2002; and the State Department's Superior Honor Award in 2003 for his support of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

Survivors include his wife, Karen Pappenfus Wood of Herndon; two children, Jessica and Eric Wood, also of Herndon; a sister, Allane Wood of Chicago; and two brothers, Craig Wood in Huntingtown and Mitchell Wood of Baton Rouge, La.

Joseph F. Mudd Jr.Navy Contracts Negotiator

Joseph Francis Mudd Jr., 75, who spent 31 years with the Navy Department and retired in 1986 as a contracts negotiator, died July 30 at his home in Annapolis. He had melanoma.

Mr. Mudd was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Eastern High School and Benjamin Franklin University, where he also received a master's degree in accounting. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.

He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and the nondenominational Epping Forest Chapel, both in Annapolis, as well as the Wheaton Ballroom Dancing Association and the Epping Forest Boat Club.

A son, Stephen Mudd, died in 1991.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Jeanette Williams Mudd of Annapolis; two children, Bradley Mudd of Annapolis and Pamela Mudd of Silver Spring; a sister, Barbara Phillips of Silver Spring; and two grandsons.

Richard E. SinerAir Force Colonel

Richard E. Siner, 64, an Air Force pilot who retired as a colonel, died of complications from cancer July2 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Springfield.