Obituaries

Mr. Sturbitts worked in business before moving from Chicago to Washington in 1952.

He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching Notre Dame football games and attending the social gatherings of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Washington.

His wife, Mary Jane Sturbitts, died in 2006, after 59 years of marriage.

Survivors include two daughters, Charlene Sturbitts of Arlington and Maureen Sloan of McLean; and three grandsons.

Edward F. EganBusinessman

Edward F. Egan, 76, former president of a surety and commercial insurance business in Chevy Chase, died March 4 of complications of lung cancer at his home in Silver Spring.

He was born in Cambridge, Mass., and grew up in Washington. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School and received a bachelor's degree in economics from Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg in 1952.

After graduation, he began his career in the surety business. In 1966, he founded the surety and insurance agency Hess, Egan, Hagerty & L'Hommedieu in Chevy Chase. He retired in 1999 as president of the firm.

Over the years, he gave his time, expertise and energy to many institutions and causes. He coached Catholic Youth Organization football and served on the board of trustees at Providence Hospital, Academy of the Holy Cross and Mount St. Mary's College. For his service to his alma mater, he received the Brute Medal from the National Alumni Association in 2002.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary Louise Rippey Egan of Silver Spring; eight children, Edward T. Egan of Ambler, Pa., Mary Eileen Egan Fouratt of Shrewsbury, N.J., Maureen Egan of Richmond, Sheila Egan Addis of Philadelphia, Erin Egan of Richmond, Cara Egan Reynolds of Collingswood, N.J., Kate Egan of Los Angeles and Christine Egan of New York City; and 12 grandchildren.

Jack D. Fife Sr.Compliance Officer

Jack D. Fife Sr., 64, a compliance officer who retired in 2004 after three years with Legg Mason in McLean, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease March 3 at the Amarillo Veterans Center in Texas.

Mr. Fife lived in Amarillo since July and before that in Rockville.

Before joining Legg Mason, he was an operations manager with the Tucker Anthony stock brokerage firm in Washington for about 15 years.

Mr. Fife was born in Rayville, La., and grew up in Amarillo. He entered the Marine Corps when he was 17 and served nine years, which included assignments in Austria, the Congo and the Philippines.

His marriage to Edith Fife ended in divorce.

Survivors include two children, Jack Fife Jr., of Gaithersburg and Julie Garner of Rockville; his mother, Helen Lyons of Amarillo; a sister; a brother; and four grandchildren.