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He was fond of bluegrass music and had a collection of several thousand recordings.

His marriage to Jennifer Shafer Strawser ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Maureen A. Strawser of Arlington; two daughters from his first marriage, Cynthia L. Grant and Sarah R. Strawser, both of Arlington; a brother; and three grandchildren.

Cecil WilsonFBI Administrator

Cecil Train Wilson, 87, an administrator for FBI field service agents, died Oct. 23 of lung cancer at Chevy Chase House, an assisted living retirement residence.

She worked for the FBI for 35 years, retiring in 1985.

Born Harriet Cecil Train in Appleton, Wis., she was the daughter of Rear Adm. Harold Cecil Train and Mary P. Train. She eventually stopped using her first name. She grew up in Chevy Chase; Long Beach, Calif.; Ningpo, China; and Geneva as the family moved because of her father's Navy assignments.

She graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington in 1942 and married a Navy officer. Her husband, Lt. Cmdr. David Spencer Wilson, was killed in action aboard the submarine USS Tullibee in the Pacific in 1944.

Mrs. Wilson, who lived for 50 years in Washington, was a member of the Catholic Church of the Annunciation.

Survivors include her brother, retired Adm. Harry D. Train II of Norfolk; and a sister, Jane Train Flynn of Rochester, N.Y.

Rosetta MazzarellaElementary School Teacher

Rosetta Mazzarella, 89, a retired second-grade teacher who worked as a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, died Oct. 14 at her home in Olney. She had Alzheimer's disease.

Ms. Mazzarella was born in New York City and graduated from New York University's School of Commerce in 1939. After working in finance for several years, she received a master's degree in education from NYU in the 1940s and followed her calling to work with young children.

She taught elementary school students in New York and Mayfield, Ohio, before retiring in 1988 and moving to Maryland.

Ms. Mazzarella was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olney, where she taught religious education and served on committees.

She had an impish sense of humor, which she maintained throughout her life, family members said.

Survivors include a sister, Phyllis Gagliardo of Olney.


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