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Obituaries
She was a member of St. Ann's Parish in Washington.
Her husband, Charles Wadsworth, died in 1994.
There are no immediate survivors.
Alexander K. TyreeSubmarine Commander
Alexander K. Tyree, 90, a World War II submarine commander who became a math professor at the University of Mary Washington, died of lung cancer May 10 at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, Fla. He was a former Fredericksburg resident.
Capt. Tyree was born in Page, W.Va., and grew up in Danville, Va. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1936 and served on the cruiser USS Salt Lake City from 1936 to 1939.
One of the youngest submarine commanders in the Navy during World War II, he commanded three submarines, including the USS Bowfin. The Bowfin was one of nine submarines -- known collectively as "The Hellcats" -- that successfully navigated through the almost impenetrable minefields of the Tsushima Strait. The subs severed Japan's last lifeline with the Asian mainland by destroying what was left of its merchant fleet.
For his achievement, Capt. Tyree was awarded his second Navy Cross. The Bowfin is a national historic landmark at Pearl Harbor.
After his 30-year career in the Navy, which included several duty assignments in Washington, he settled in Fredericksburg and received a master's degree in math education from Duke University in 1967. He taught math at what was then Mary Washington College from 1967 to 1979.
His first wife, Susan Tyree, died in 1984. His second wife, Gloria Tyree, died in 2001.
Survivors include his wife of three years, Ethel "Willi" Tyree of Fort Myers; three children from his first marriage, Nancy Fee of Basye, Va., Rosa Lee Glass of Camden, Maine, and Alexander K. Tyree Jr. of Fargo, N.D.; a brother; a sister; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Daniel S. BishoppCommercial Real Estate Broker
Daniel Spencer Bishopp, 57, a broker whose Bishopp Realty Inc. specialized in industrial and commercial real estate in the Washington area, died May 21 at his home in Reston. He had a brain tumor.
Mr. Bishopp and his wife formed Bishopp Realty in 1988. He also briefly co-owned Bishopp Management Inc., a commercial property management service.
The son of a Marine Corps officer, Mr. Bishopp was born on Guam and raised in Northern Virginia. He was a graduate of Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria and Virginia Tech.
He began his real estate career with Weaver Bros. Inc. and later was chief real estate officer at GT Realty, where he oversaw the leasing and management of almost 3 million square feet of industrial and office space.
He was a former president of the Baltimore/Washington chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors; the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; and the Committee for Dulles, a business group.
He enjoyed golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Debra Ranize Bishopp, whom he married in 1969, of Reston; two children, Scott S. Bishopp of Ashburn and Lauren A. Pool of Tucson; his mother, Estelle Bishopp of Springfield; a brother, Fred T. Bishopp Jr. of Round Hill, Va.; two sisters, Carolyn Smith of Atlanta and Virginia Rowen of Leesburg; and a granddaughter.
Alan LedermanEconomist, Volunteer
Alan Lederman, 83, a former economist with the Army who volunteered with several organizations, died May 21 at Inova Fairfax Hospital of complications from spinal surgery. He lived in Alexandria.
Mr. Lederman was born in New York and interrupted his studies at Cornell University to serve in the Army during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Cornell and worked briefly for the state of New York before moving to Washington in the late 1940s to join the Army Materiel Command.
He spent his entire career with the command as an economist, including eight years when he was assigned to the missile program at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. He retired in 1987.
After the death of his wife of 38 years, Eve Lederman, in 1987, Mr. Lederman became a volunteer with and later president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Mr. Lederman enjoyed classical music, opera and ballet and volunteered with the Washington National Opera and Opera America Inc. in Washington. In recent years, he had traveled to Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, Australia, Central America and several Caribbean islands.
Survivors include his companion, Judy Rosen of Alexandria; two children from his marriage, Elaine Lederman of Strasburg, Va., and Andrew Lederman of Alpharetta, Ga.; and three granddaughters.
Robert Scott HartmanComputer Programmer
Robert Scott "Bob Miracle" Hartman, 43, a former computer programmer, died of respiratory failure May 16 at Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg. He lived in Ashburn.
Mr. Hartman, an ordained deacon at Centreville Presbyterian Church, acquired his nickname for his unwavering religious faith and irrepressible humor in the face of adversity, his family said. He could mimic most voices and used this talent to the delight of the congregation during children's sermons, while emceeing church dinners and whenever needed to lift the spirits of others.
Mr. Hartman was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Exeter, N.H., and moved to Vienna during his teen years. He graduated from James Madison High School and Northern Virginia Community College. He attended George Mason University and co-founded a computer business.
He worked as a contractor for CACI International Inc. and NEC America in the 1980s and 1990s until he was disabled by lung disease.
Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Jean Troup Hartman of Ashburn; his mother, Rosemary Hartman of Annandale; his father, Gerald Hartman of Sun Prairie, Wis.; and two sisters, Robin Nixon of Gainesville and Laura Hartman of Herndon.
