Obituaries

Kathleen Marie PreziottiBusiness Owner

Kathleen Marie Preziotti, 47, who owned A&R Engravers of Arlington after taking over the business from her father in 1994, died Jan. 26 at her home in the Shirlington area of Arlington. She had breast cancer.

Ms. Preziotti was born in Washington and lived mostly in Arlington. She graduated from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria and had previously owned an antiques shop.

She had a special knack for making friends with just about anyone, her husband said. Many of her longtime customers had become friends and enjoyed visiting her and her cat, Winsor, at the family business.

A firm believer that everything had a home, Ms. Preziotti collected and donated anything useful to needy people, the Capital Hospice thrift store and shelters for women escaping domestic violence.

She enjoyed painting and working with stained glass, and she often created works of art for friends and family. After taking a class in gold casting, she sculpted her wedding rings.

She had lived in Shirlington since 1999.

Her marriage to Charles Peters ended in divorce.

Survivors include her husband, Jeffrey D. Griffiths of Shirlington; her father, Richard J. Preziotti of Arlington; and two brothers, Richie Preziotti of Falls Church and Michael Preziotti of Arlington.

Harold SiegristElectronic Technician

Harold Siegrist, 84, a retired electronic technician, died Jan. 31 at the Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center in Silver Spring after a heart attack.

Mr. Siegrist, who was born in Wenatchee, Wash., joined the Army in 1942. He was trained as a radio repairman in the Army Signal Corps and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands until December 1945. After World War II, he moved to Seattle, where he worked for Boeing, installing radio gear in military aircraft.

He then drove across the country to Washington, married and settled in Rockville. He first worked for Vitro Labs in Silver Spring, then in 1967 joined Fairchild Hiller in Germantown, where he built prototype electronic gear for military aircraft. He retired in 1987.

In retirement, his interest in organ music led him to take music lessons, and he and his wife attended weekly recitals at Jordan Kitts Music in College Park.