Obituaries

Reagan appointed Ms. Brunsdale to the International Trade Commission in 1985. She served as chairman in 1989-90 and retired in 1991.

"Anne wasn't afraid of criticism for her commitment to free trade or of the opposition of colleagues whose political commitments brought them to different conclusions," said Ron Cass, a colleague at the ITC.

"She was unfailingly considerate of her friends, her staff, her co-workers and all around her," Cass added.

A longtime Capitol Hill resident, she was a member of a group of friends, mostly political scientists and public intellectuals, that was notable for being both high-powered and bipartisan.

Ms. Brunsdale's marriage to Willmoore Kendall ended in divorce.

Survivors include a sister.

Cassandra Allen BlowReal Estate Agent

Cassandra Allen Blow, 61, a former real estate agent, died of cancer Jan. 29 at Georgetown University Hospital. She lived in Port Allegany, Pa.

Mrs. Blow sold real estate for Prudential Preferred Properties while she lived in Columbia in the 1980s and 1990s. She was also a member of the PEO Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization.

Born in Wellsboro, Pa., she graduated from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and taught school in Port Allegany. She married and moved around the United States, including to New Orleans, Boise, Idaho, and Juneau, Alaska, where she was a docent at the Alaska State Museum. She lived in Columbia from 1971 to 1976 and from 1980 to 1999. She moved to Port Allegany in 1999 to care for her aging parents and was preparing to move to Chevy Chase when she died.

Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Philip Walter Blow of Chevy Chase; a son, Trevor Blow of Washington; and a granddaughter.

Arlene E. Bickings'Rosie the Riveter,' Volunteer

Arlene E. Bickings, 79, a homemaker, volunteer and a real-life "Rosie the Riveter," died of pancreatic cancer Jan. 23 at the Halquist Memorial Impatient Center in Arlington. She lived in Dumfries.