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Dr. Briguglio interned at Georgetown University Hospital and then served in the Air Force before returning to Georgetown, where he did his residency in obstetrics and gynecology.

He was a past chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at what is now Inova Alexandria Hospital.

Dr. Briguglio was a car aficionado, a world traveler and a golfer with a membership at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda.

He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, where he and his wife, Suzanne Faubert Briguglio, were married in 1958.

In addition to his wife, of McLean and Jupiter Island, survivors include three daughters, Laura Bilodeau of Osterville, Mass., Jeanne Crawford of McLean and Elizabeth Fleming of Charlotte; a brother; a sister; and six grandchildren.

Elizabeth McLoughlin QuantHomemaker, Volunteer

Elizabeth "Betty" McLoughlin Quant, 79, a homemaker and volunteer, died of cancer March 17 at her home in the Mount Vernon area.

Mrs. Quant was born in Utica, N.Y., and graduated from the University of Rochester. After marrying, she and her family moved to the Washington area.

She was a founding member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, where she was also a Eucharistic minister. She volunteered at her children's schools, for her church's housing program and with the Stratford Women's Club.

In retirement, she and her husband traveled extensively in their motor home. Her husband of 52 years, David W. Quant, died in 2001.

Survivors include eight children, Catherine Q. Sutton of Woodbridge, Susan Q. Willetts of Alexandria, Gretchen E. Quant of Newport News, Va., Lauren Q. Stickles of Woodbridge, Sharon Q. Slater of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Lawrence W. Quant of Ames, Iowa, David W. Quant Jr. of Charlotte and Michael M. Quant of Denver; 20 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Florence E. MoranCrossing Guard

Florence E. Moran, 75, a retired Montgomery County crossing guard and Kmart employee, died of cardiac arrest March 17 at York Hospital in Pennsylvania. She had lived in the Washington area for nearly 40 years before moving in 1990 to Gettysburg, Pa.


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