Obituaries

He lived most recently in Fredericksburg, where he did volunteer work for shelters and soup kitchens. He was also known as Pretty Ricky.

Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Daliah Jones Holmes, and their two daughters, Danielle Holmes and Janelle Holmes, all of Fredericksburg; his mother, Mary Perrin of McCormick, S.C.; his father, Herbert L. Holmes Jr. of Ashland, Va.; a brother, James Holmes of Fredericksburg; and seven sisters, Syretta Holmes, Brenda Myers, Bernice Minor and Barbara Todd, all of Fredericksburg, Louise Robinson of McCormick, Lucy Holmes of Abbeville, S.C., and Army Master Sgt. Lorraine Holmes, stationed in Iraq.

Francis G. MonanCIA Officer

Francis G. Monan, 85, a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer, died March 22 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Sunrise at Mount Vernon, a senior citizen community. He was a longtime Alexandria resident.

Mr. Monan was born in Buffalo and graduated in 1943 from Niagara University, where he was captain of the rifle team that won the 1942 National Collegiate Rifle Team championship. Immediately after graduating, he attended Army Officer Candidate School. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day and was severely wounded during the battle for Normandy. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, among other decorations.

Mr. Monan moved to the District in 1952 to begin working for the CIA. He served in posts around the world, primarily in Asia and Europe, before retiring in 1979 as deputy director of personnel. He was called back to the agency in 1983 and retired again in 1989. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.

When Mr. Monan was a young man, he and his father raised bird dogs, including an Irish setter that won the National Field Dog Championship. He remained an outdoorsman in retirement and loved hunting and fishing. He also worked with the Mount Vernon Hospital Auxiliary and was a member of Disabled American Veterans and the Reserve Officers Association.

A son, Francis Monan, died in 1950.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Joyce Monan of Alexandria; six children, Timothy Monan of Manassas, William Monan of Alexandria, Mary Sucher of Alexandria, Nancy Toloune of Woodbridge, Margaret Lindsey of Reston and Patrick Monan of Lusby; and nine grandchildren.

Sarah Louise HydeArtist

Sarah Louise Hyde, 59, an artist who taught at the Corcoran School of Art for a decade, died of complications of a brain tumor March 8 at her home in Takoma Park.

Ms. Hyde concentrated on drawing, painting and printmaking in her art and was fascinated by costumed portraits and dancers in motion. Her work was shown in solo shows in Washington and in juried shows.

She was also an instructor and founding member of the Washington Women's Arts Center, which existed from 1975 to 1987. She was founder and director of the Allegheny Learning Center, a Takoma Park preschool, from 1990 to 1998.

From 1990 to 2000, she was on the academic faculty at the Corcoran, teaching courses in art history, criticism and aesthetics.