Obituaries

During World War II, she lived in Los Angeles, where she tested engine parts in an aircraft factory. Her name and photograph are featured on the National World War II Memorial Web site. She settled in Alexandria in 1954.

She joined the Defense Fuel Supply Center, then headquartered at Cameron Station in Alexandria, as a clerk-typist capable of typing 89 words a minute. She later worked as an accountant and senior voucher examiner, reviewing documents to maintain the accountability of contractors supplying fuel to the U.S. military. She retired in 1974.

Mrs. Dugan was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Alexandria. She enjoyed music, dancing and caring for her pet canaries, Elvis and Priscilla.

Her marriage to Harold W. Dugan Sr. ended in divorce.

Survivors include three children, Harold W. Dugan Jr. of Spotsylvania, Mary Jo Ashwell of Kaikoura, New Zealand, and Deborah J. Dugan of Amherst, N.Y.; a sister; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Rodrigo John MouréBusinessman

Rodrigo John Mouré, 93, a self-employed businessman, died of pneumonia April 5 at the Charles County Nursing Home in La Plata.

Mr. Mouré was born in Havana and came to the United States with his family in the 1930s. He ran a family woodworking shop in New York, then moved on to working with plastics, celluloid, Bakelite and other materials.

During World War II, he served in the Navy, conducting experiments with plastics. After the war, he settled in La Plata with his wife.

He opened the first office-machine service, Southern Stationers, and the first sporting goods store in Charles County. He also restored antiques and old houses.

In 1979, he and his wife moved to Virginia, living in Fredericksburg and Bowling Green, and helped build a new church for St. Mary of the Annunciation in Ladysmith, Va. Mr. Mouré returned to La Plata in 2002 after the death of his wife of 62 years, Frances Estevez Mouré.

He was founder of the Catholic Boys Club of La Plata, a charter member of the Lions Club and a volunteer for the city fire department, among other civic activities. He built Somerset Street and donated it to the town of La Plata, and he donated the land for a new hospital and built or widened other streets.

Survivors include three children, Anita Mattingly of Cobb Island and Mary Ann Glessner and John P. Mouré, both of La Plata; three brothers, Roger Mouré of Fredericksburg, Rupert Mouré of Denton, Md., and Richard Mouré of Bryans Road; two sisters, Aida Middleton of Oxon Hill and America Dixon of Waldorf; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.