Obituaries

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Margaret Radford of Bethesda; three children from his first marriage, David Radford of Winchester, Va., Emily A. Radford of Alexandria and Arthur Radford of Vienna; a stepson, Michael Baird of Tucson; a brother; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Joseph A. McCannAirline Industry Lawyer

Joseph A. McCann, 78, a lawyer with the airline industry, died Oct. 16 at Inova Fairfax Hospital of complications related to Parkinson's disease. He lived in Vienna.

Mr. McCann was born in Boston and studied for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass. Leaving his studies before being ordained, he moved to New York in 1954 and became a reservations agent with American Airlines.

He later worked for Swissair and Pan American while attending St. John's University School of Law at night. He received his law degree in 1962 and transferred to Pan Am's legal department.

In 1973, Mr. McCann moved to Washington to work in the legal department of the Air Transport Association, the leading trade organization of the airline industry. His work focused primarily on regulatory matters.

In 1984, he became assistant general counsel of Airlines Reporting Corp., an airline-owned company that processes ticket sales by travel agents and corporations. He represented the company in arbitration cases and provided legal counsel. He retired in 1994 but continued as a consultant for several years.

Mr. McCann was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Vienna and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Eleanor McCann of Vienna; four children, Patricia McCann of Annandale, Gerard McCann of Denver, Elizabeth DiNorma of Woodbridge and Andrew McCann of Amissville, Va.; a sister; and one grandson.

Edmund Keith SutowState Department Analyst

Edmund Keith "Buzzy" Sutow, 56, a State Department program analyst, died of heart disease Nov. 7 at his Fairfax County home.

Mr. Sutow worked for the State Department for 25 years in embassies in Mexico, Canada, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Bolivia. His most recent assignment was with the State Department's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement in Washington.

He was born in Osaka, Japan, and grew up in Houston. He graduated from the University of Texas, then earned a master's degree in international relations from American University in 1981.

Survivors include his wife, Beatriz P. Sutow of Fairfax; a daughter, Erika Gomez of Oakton; two sisters; and a granddaughter.