Obituaries

He was born in Memphis and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He received a master's of business administration degree in 1955 from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Vorder Bruegge held various sales and management positions with IBM from the mid-1950s until 1969. From 1969 to 1971, he was an executive with Leasco Equipment Services Inc. before joining MCI.

He served as an Army officer in the Korean War and received the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Sarah Whitley Vorder Bruegge of Riverside, Conn.; four children, Carl M. Vorder Bruegge Jr. of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Angela Hudson of Haverford, Pa., John W. Vorder Bruegge of Springfield, Vt., and Richard W. Vorder Bruegge of Fredericksburg; and eight grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

David K. JohnsonMarine Band Member

David K. Johnson, 72, who played the trumpet for 30 years in the "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band, died of bladder cancer June 6 at his home in Manassas.

Mr. Johnson, who also played the cornet, began a legacy in the Marine Band and in his family. His daughter Susan Franke joined the band as a violist in 1981, making the two the first father and daughter duo in band history. She retired in 2005. Her husband, Phil Franke, plays the euphonium, and their eldest son, Christopher, recently became a member of the violin section.

The family is the first to span three generations within the band.

Mr. Johnson was born in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., with a bachelor's of music with a concentration in applied trumpet. He came to Washington immediately after college after winning a position in the band and was stationed at the Marine barracks. He retired in 1986.

In retirement, Mr. Johnson enjoyed refinishing and making furniture for his family.