Obituaries

She retired in 1996 but continued to work with the people of Appalachia through her own business, Geri Storm Consulting Services. She provided technical and consulting assistance to community development programs and regional councils.

In fall 2001, she joined the Community Resilience Project in Fairfax County, helping with funding, counseling, workshops and services for those most affected by the Sept. 11 attacks.

From 2004 until her death, she was a substance abuse counselor in Fairfax.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Norman Gevanthor of Wayne, N.J.; a son, David Gevanthor of Arlington; her mother, Frances Storm of Aberdeen; and a brother.

John C. JohnsonCompany President

John C. Johnson, 59, who operated a business development consultant firm in Bethesda from 1997 to 2005, died of head and neck cancer July 8 at the Casey House hospice in Rockville. He lived in Germantown.

His firm, Johnson Investment Co., invested in local businesses, including Cookies by Design in Gaithersburg.

From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Johnson was an executive with Steuart Petroleum Co. He served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer before retiring as president and chief executive.

Mr. Johnson also was president of the National Capital Area Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society from 1987 to 1991. He was founding organizer of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Golf Classic in 1990 and chaired the event for several years.

A native of New York, he graduated from Pace University there. He had lived in the Washington area 22 years.

He was a member of Congressional Country Club and Burning Tree Club, both in Bethesda.

His marriage to Diane Johnson ended in divorce.

Survivors include his daughter, Michelle Mader of Columbus, Ohio; his mother, Lucille Johnson of Orlando; and a sister.

Adeline V. HopkinsHomemaker, Volunteer

Adeline V. Hopkins, 91, a homemaker and volunteer, died July 16 of pulmonary disease at her home in Bethesda, where she had lived since 1997.

Mrs. Hopkins was born in Scranton, Pa., and in 1937 graduated summa cum laude from Marywood College, now Marywood University. After teaching junior high school in Scranton, she worked in Scranton for the War Production Board during World War II.

After the war, she was a homemaker in New Jersey until moving to Annapolis in 1986. As a volunteer, she raised scholarship funds and worked in a Catholic clinic.

She was a member of St. Jane de Chantal Roman Catholic Church in Bethesda. She had a lifelong interest in art and music and was recognized for her oil painting.

Her husband, Vincent Hopkins, died in 1999.

Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Warner of Washington; a sister, Mary Judge of Annapolis; and two grandchildren.

Kathy Lorraine CashMarketing Manager

Kathy Lorraine Cash, 59, a marketing manager and sales coordinator, died July 13 of injuries suffered in a November car accident and of complications of diabetes at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

She lived in Severn and worked for Automated Office Products in Lanham.

Ms. Cash was born in Paterson, N.J., and grew up in Prince George's County. She graduated from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville and Strayer Business College in Washington with an associate's degree in secretarial studies.

In the 1960s, she accepted a position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was subsequently chosen to work at the White House. As the only person in the secretarial pool who knew shorthand, she was sent to the executive office and became a secretarial assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson.

After leaving the White House, Ms. Cash had marketing, sales and administrative responsibilities at the Woodland Job Corps Center, Litton Amecom, Ottenheimer Publishers, Indusco Wire Rope & Fittings and Edward Arthur Jewelers.

She was a member of Hyattsville Baptist Church and loved music, travel and giving gifts.

Her marriages to Robert Senge and Dennis Cash ended in divorce.

Survivors include her fiance, Michael A. Rader of Severn; two sons from her first marriage, Matthew Senge of Tampa and Christopher Senge of San Francisco; her mother, Lillian R. Shinn of Bowie; and a grandson.