Obituaries

Mr. Leigh's companion of about 10 years, Lucille Hood, died in 1999.

Survivors include three children from his marriage, Deborah Leigh of Upper Marlboro, Gary Leigh of Forestville and Kevin Leigh of Washington; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Anna Louise Sine TresekLibrary of Congress Employee

Anna Louise Sine Tresek, 86, who worked at the Library of Congress for 33 years and was active in employee groups there, died May 22 of cancer at Southern Maryland Hospital Center. She was a resident of Temple Hills.

She was born in Richmond County, N.C., and grew up in Frederick area. She worked in the private sector in the Washington area for five years before joining the Library of Congress and attending night school.

Mrs. Tresek retired from the Library of Congress in the 1970s after having worked in several divisions and three departments -- administrative, reference and processing. She participated in the Library of Congress choral society, volunteered with the string quartet concerts and was a member of the library's cooking club for many years.

Mrs. Tresek served on the home front during World War II, rolling bandages for the surgical unit of the American Red Cross. She also was a junior hostess with the USO and a member of the Women's Voluntary Services and studied radio communication.

During that time, she started a pen-pal relationship with a woman from Melbourne, Australia, which was to last 64 years. Mrs. Tresek and her pen pal, Betty Martin, met once when Martin and her husband visited the United States.

Mrs. Tresek was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1260; the Southern Maryland chapter of the American Antique Art Association; and the Evangelical Bible Class Association.

She was a member of Epworth and Ryland Epworth United Methodist churches in Washington.

Mrs. Tresek enjoyed people, reading, her home and gardening. She also liked traveling, which she did early on with her childhood friend, Sonia Dyer.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, William Tresek of Temple Hills; a son, William Bradley Tresek of Temple Hills; three brothers, Charles W. Sine Jr. of Middletown, Donald W. Sine of Belleair Bluffs, Fla., and Douglas W. Sine of Walkersville; and two sisters, Bettymae Sine of Frederick and Virginia Sine Edges of Silver Spring.

Daniel M. O'Connell Jr.Real Estate Lawyer

Daniel Michael O'Connell Jr., 65, who specialized in real estate and commercial law in Fauquier County for 36 years, died of cancer May 8 at his home in Warrenton.