Obituaries
Tuesday, November 7, 2006; Page B08
Enzo GrilliInternational Economist
Enzo Grilli, 63, a professor of international economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a former economist at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, died Oct. 28 of a heart attack at his home in Chevy Chase.
At SAIS, his areas of expertise included Latin America, the European Union, globalization and international trade. His book "The European Community and the Developing Countries" (1994) described Europe's development policies as "regional in scope, colonial in geographical emphasis and discriminatory in their effects." A reviewer described the book as "incisive" and "particularly timely."
Dr. Grilli was born in Genoa, Italy, and received a law degree from the University of Genoa in 1965. He received a master's degree in 1969 and a doctorate in 1975, both in international economics, from SAIS.
From 1978 to 1980, he was director of the Economic Research Department of the General Confederation of Italian Industries in Rome. He held a number of positions in the Italian government, including director general for budget and economic planning for the Ministry of Budget and Planning, a position he held from 1982 to 1984.
At the World Bank, he was head economist and director of development policies. He later represented Italy and other constituency countries (Portugal, Greece, Malta and Albania) as an executive director of the boards of the World Bank (1993-1995) and the International Monetary Fund (1995-1997).
He had been a member of the SAIS faculty since 1976, when he began as an adjunct professor in the International Economics Program. In 1998, he became the AGIP Chair in International Economics at SAIS's Bologna Center, and in 2000, he became a professor of international economics in Washington. A consistent favorite of SAIS students, he won the SAIS Excellence in Teaching Award in 1997 and 2001.
Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Marlie Grilli of Chevy Chase; and two daughters, Vola Grilli of Los Angeles and Mary Grilli of Philadelphia.
Johnie L. ShanksService Station Owner
Johnie Lawrence Shanks, 96, former foreman of the Andrews Air Force Base electric shop and owner of two auto service stations in Prince George's County, died of prostate cancer Oct. 29 at the Hospice of the Treasure Coast in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
After his retirement from the Air Force, Mr. Shanks owned and operated a gas station in Forestville from 1963 to about 1967. He then opened Johnie's Auto Clinic in what is now Capitol Heights and ran that business until 1969, when he retired a second time.
Born in Berryburg, W.Va., he worked as a truck mechanic in his home state during the early 1930s and moved to Baltimore in 1934. During World War II, he was recruited to work as a civilian mechanic as part of the original aircraft and field maintenance team at Camp Springs Army Air Field, which became Andrews Air Force Base. He worked there through 1963.
A member of Odd Fellows Forest Lodge 41 since 1944, he left the organization when he moved to Florida in 1994.
