Obituaries

Mrs. Dicus, a former Alexandria resident, joined Metro as it was starting subway construction. She helped organize nearly every groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony in the system.

When transit officials worried about crowds dealing with then-new Farecard machines at the American bicentennial, she suggested having riders throw money into barrels.

She was born in Los Angeles and raised in Honolulu. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Hawaii and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.

She settled in the Washington area in 1969 and spent a year as a reporter for the Northern Virginia Sun.

She was a former board member of the Washington Savoyards, a Gilbert and Sullivan light opera company. She also belonged to quilting organizations in Northern Virginia.

She moved to Hawaii in 2000 and did public relations work for the transit authority there.

Her marriage to Robert McGinty ended in divorce.

Survivors include her husband, Howard Dicus of Honolulu, a news personality for WTOP radio; a son from her first marriage, Sean McGinty of Hollywood, Calif.; a daughter from her second marriage, Leina'ala Dicus of Burke; and a brother.

Esther LiebersohnTeacher

Esther Liebersohn, 90, a retired teacher, died Feb. 15 at a nursing home in Keene, N.H. She had Alzheimer's disease and had lived in Silver Spring until 2003.

Mrs. Liebersohn was born in Philadelphia and attended Towson Normal School. She taught at public schools in Baltimore and was a member of the League of Women Voters in Silver Spring.

Her husband, Myer Liebersohn, died in 1992.

Survivors include three children, Susan Ginsburg of Keene, Elinore Koenigsfeld of Israel and Harry Liebersohn of Urbana, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.