Wednesday, March 1, 2006
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 TechnicianHarold 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.
He also learned Morse code and qualified as a general operator, earning his amateur radio license.
His wife of 53 years, Edna G. Gibson Siegrist, died in October.
Survivors include three children, Harold L. Siegrist of Wheaton, Gail L. Greer of Rockville and Alan Siegrist of Mount Airy, Md.; and two grandchildren.
James Neil MorrisIndustrial EngineerJames Neil Morris, 65, an industrial engineer at the Agriculture Department, died Feb. 10 at his home in McLean after a heart attack.
Mr. Morris was born in Nashville and moved to the Washington area as a child. He graduated from Wheaton High School and, in 1962, Virginia Tech. He served in the Army until 1969.
He worked at the USDA until retiring in 1995 and was awarded the Superior Service Award. He was president of the local chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers.
In retirement, Mr. Morris was president of the board of the McLean House condominiums. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in McLean.
He had no immediate survivors.
Raymond Joseph Fetzner Jr.Intelligence AnalystRaymond Joseph Fetzner Jr., 78, an analyst at the National Security Agency from 1951 to 1979, died of a heart attack Feb. 10 at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He lived in Alexandria.
Mr. Fetzner was born in Erie, Pa., and graduated from Georgetown University in 1948 and Georgetown's law school in 1951. He served in the Air Force in the 1950s, leaving as a major.
He lived primarily in Laurel until 1992, when he moved to Greensboro, N.C., then returned to the Washington area in 2004.
He was a life master in bridge and was a bridge instructor, game director and partner in the Bridge Club of Laurel for many years. He wrote a bridge column for the Laurel Leader newspaper for 10 years.
His marriage to Ellen Rita Wrigley Fetzner ended in divorce. His second wife, Judith Ann Wrape Fetzner, died in 2004.
Survivors include a daughter from his first marriage, Jill Fetzner Zacharie of Alexandria, and a grandson.