Obituaries

His final active-duty assignment was chief of external affairs with the Defense Intelligence Agency, for which he was a liaison to the White House and Congress.

His decorations included the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Col. Peck -- his initial did not stand for a name -- was a native of Rockwood, Pa., and a graduate of what is now the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

After his military retirement, he became a regional manager at Coldwell Banker and a sales manager at Town and Country Properties.

His marriage to Nancy Peck ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Christine Pittman Peck of Alexandria; two children from his first marriage, Carol Kabat of Kingstowne, Va., and J. Loren Peck Jr. of Miami; two stepsons, Mark A. Pittman and Robert L. Pittman, both of Fairfax County; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein

John J. DohertySubstitute Teacher

John Joseph Doherty, 80, a former New York City bar owner and teacher who moved to the Washington area in the mid-1990s and became a substitute teacher, died June 30 at his home in Silver Spring. He had thyroid cancer.

As a substitute teacher, Mr. Doherty mostly worked at South Lakes High School in Reston. He also worked in Loudoun County public schools, teaching history, Spanish and special education classes.

He was born in Leitrim, Ireland, and raised in Queens, N.Y., where his parents owned and operated a bar.