Obituaries

Evelyn Ballou TurnerArtist, Teacher

Evelyn Ballou Turner, 81, a Northern Virginia artist who also had private students for 25 years, died May 13 of lung cancer at Capital Hospice in Arlington. She lived in Reston.

Mrs. Turner was born in Washington and grew up in Arlington, where she graduated from Washington-Lee High School. She attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design and had private lessons in painting and drawing from several artists.

Mrs. Turner lived for many years in Falls Church, where she gave private painting lessons at her studio to many local artists. She had a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria from its inception in 1974 until 1991.

Influenced by abstract expressionist painters of the mid-20th century, Mrs. Turner received critical acclaim for her large acrylic paintings, many of which are in private and corporate collections. She experimented with various media and was known for her colorful, loose brush strokes. She won prizes at many juried art shows.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Richard P. Turner of Reston; two children, Richard B. Turner of Great Falls and Lorraine Coons of Vienna; a sister, Dianne Camp of Lake Frederick, Va.; and four grandchildren.

Clyde Gregory NoraDiplomatic Security Specialist

Clyde Gregory Nora, 66, who became a diplomatic security consultant after a career as a Foreign Service officer, died of heart disease May 16 while on a business trip in Los Angeles. He lived in Washington.

Mr. Nora joined the State Department in 1972 and served overseas in the Ivory Coast, Togo, Guyana and Haiti and was a diplomat at the United Nations in New York. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1996.

In the years since, he was a consultant on diplomatic security matters and recruitment. His clients included the Woodrow Wilson foundation and Howard University.

Mr. Nora was born in Natchitoches, La., and graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge. He received a master's degree in business administration from Atlanta University in 1964 and a master's of business administration degree from Harvard University in 1981. He also served in the Army.

He was a member of Blacks in Government, the National Urban League, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and Kappa Alpha Psi honorary fraternity. He was also a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.

His wife, Bette Nora, died in 1992.

Survivors include two sons, Sidney Nora of New Orleans and Reginald Nora of Oakland, Calif.; a sister; and a grandson.