Obituaries

She loved the theater and music and was an early, enthusiastic supporter of Arena Stage.

Survivors include her sister Dorothy Elkins of Northampton.

Elizabeth Beuregard HugoArtist, U-Md. Secretary

Elizabeth Beuregard Hugo, 85, who was a secretary in the University of Maryland Art Department, died of Alzheimer's disease Nov. 26 at an assisted living facility in Bradenton, Fla. She lived in Anna Maria, Fla.

Mrs. Hugo began working at the University of Maryland in 1965. She retired in 1981 as the secretary to the graduate art history and fine arts advisers.

While working at the university, she graduated s umma cum laude in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

She lived in the Washington area for 40 years, most recently in Adelphi. She did volunteer work for the PTA, Adelphi Citizen Organization, small theater and art groups, and Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church.

She moved to Anna Maria in 1982, where she pursued her vocation as an artist. She was a member of the Women Contemporary Artists.

Mrs. Hugo was born in St. Anthony, Idaho. In 1941, she married Quentin Blakely, who was killed during World War II. She married Thomas A. Hugo in 1946. He died in 2000.

Survivors include two children, K. Michele Hugo of Bradenton and Curtis A. Hugo of Olney; and four grandchildren.

Nancy Lynn SharkeyTeacher, Homemaker

Nancy Lynn Sharkey, 41, who taught kindergarten and first grade at Floris Elementary School in Herndon from 1987 to 1995, died Nov. 25 at Inova Fairfax Hospital from complications related to leukemia. She lived in Fairfax.

She was born Nancy Lynn Bush in Washington and grew up in Alexandria. She graduated from Fort Hunt High School in 1982 and from George Mason University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1987.

After teaching eight years, she was a homemaker and active in her community. She was described by her brother as a "perpetually cheerful person" who was at the center of neighborhood activities. When she married in 1994, her kindergarten class came to her wedding.