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Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Valerie Ninnis Bundren of Vienna; four children, Bill Bundren of Millersville, Nancy Andrews of Sterling, Sally Carling of Manassas and David Bundren of Oak Hill, Va.; and 11 grandchildren.

Keith MurphyMaster Automotive Technician

Keith Philip Murphy, 56, a master automotive technician who spent most of his career at Connecticut Avenue Amoco in Northwest Washington, died Oct. 21 at the Washington Home hospice. He had renal failure.

Mr. Murphy briefly worked at his brother's business, Murphy Bros. Automotive in Kensington, before stopping work in 1991 after being diagnosed with kidney cancer.

He was born in Washington and attended Wilson High School and Bell Vocational School. He then served six years in the Army, based in Washington.

He was a member of the American Legion and was a motorcycle enthusiast. At his death, he was a Silver Spring resident.

His marriage to Patricia Ford Murphy ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Alice Socey Murphy of Silver Spring; and a brother, Brian L. Murphy of Fairfax County.

John W. Glendening Jr.Energy Lawyer

John W. Glendening Jr., 89, a retired energy lawyer, died Oct. 15 of cardiac arrest at his home in McLean.

Mr. Glendening was born in Jackson, Mich., and grew up near Pittsburgh and Maplewood, N.J. He received a bachelor's degree in 1938 from Colgate University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a law degree from Cornell University in 1941 and was editor of the Law Review.

During World War II, he served in the Marines Corps as a B-25 instructor pilot at Cherry Point Naval Air Station, N.C. He also served briefly in the Philippines and China.

After the war, he worked for Commonwealth Services, an energy consulting company, and then founded the New York law firm of Glendening and Schmid, representing natural-gas distribution companies in New England before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The firm moved to Washington in 1973 and in 1987 merged with the Chicago law firm of what is now Schiff Hardin.

Mr. Glendening, who retired in the early 1980s, was an active member of National Presbyterian Church. He maintained a lifelong association with Colgate, serving on the alumni board from 1973 to 1977 and on the board of trustees from 1978 to 1984. He received the James B. Colgate Award for service to the university.


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