Friday, July 6, 2007
Marilyn Moran WalkerMontgomery County Teacher
Marilyn Moran Walker, 80, a Montgomery County elementary and special education teacher from the 1960s to late 1980s, died July 1 at her daughter's home in Rockville. She had pancreatic cancer.
Mrs. Walker taught at Barnsley Elementary School, Seven Locks Elementary School and the old Holiday Park Elementary School.
Marilyn Pereira was born in Cleveland and raised near Tarrytown, N.Y. She was a graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz and received a master's degree in special education from George Washington University in 1979.
She taught elementary school on Long Island before settling in the Washington area in the early 1960s. She moved to Oberlin, Ohio, from Rockville last year.
Her marriage to Henry Moran ended in divorce. A daughter from that marriage, Sharon Christopher, died in 1986.
Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Dr. Barry Walker of Oberlin; three children from the first marriage, Maureen de la Cruz of Bethesda, Nancy Fenton of Rockville and Timothy Moran of Easton, Md.; and 11 grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
J. Loren PeckAir Force Colonel
J. Loren Peck, 84, an Air Force colonel and veteran of three wars who retired in 1974 and spent two decades in Washington area real estate sales, died June 6 at his home in Alexandria. He had skin cancer.
Col. Peck served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and afterward joined the Air Force when it became a separate branch.
He saw combat during the Korean War and spent 20 years flying with units of the Strategic Air Command. He was chief of the Military Assistance Command's air reconnaissance division in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970.
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.
After high school, he ran the bar business until 1977. He then spent 15 years as a high school history and special education teacher in Brooklyn. He graduated from Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., when he was 45.
He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Marilyn Grimm Doherty of Silver Spring; four children, Patricia Doherty of Nutley, N.J., Robert Doherty of Washington, Erin Rose of Silver Spring and Kathleen Doherty, a Foreign Service officer stationed in Moscow; and six grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
Peter MurphyLaw Firm Partner
Peter Murphy, 42, a partner in the environmental and natural resources practice group of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher died June 30 in Cancun, Mexico, while on vacation. He died of an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Murphy, a Vienna resident, worked in the firm's Washington office since 1994. He was a member of the firm's corporate and litigation departments and was listed in Washingtonian magazine in 2004 as one of the top lawyers in his field.
He was born in Mineola, N.Y., and raised in Lewiston, Maine. He was a 1987 honors graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan law school, where he edited the Michigan Journal of International Law.
After law school, he spent four years as an Army Department assistant general counsel. He advised the Army's senior civilian leadership on environmental and natural resources law and policy.
He was a board member, commissioner and coach for Vienna Youth Soccer and was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic church in Vienna.
Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Sheila Royston Murphy, and their three children, Patrick Murphy, Kevin Murphy and Maeve Murphy, all of Vienna; his father, Thomas Murphy of Lewiston; a sister; and two brothers.
-- Adam Bernstein
Peter E. RobeyLawyer
Peter Edward Robey, 53, who specialized in health-care law at his Severna Park private practice in the 1990s, died of a cerebral hemorrhage June 30 at his home in Kensington.
Mr. Robey was a native Washingtonian and a 1972 graduate of Gonzaga College High School. He was a 1976 graduate of Saint Louis University in Missouri and a 1979 graduate of the University of Baltimore law school.
Early in his career, he worked for the Health Care Financing Administration and several private law practices.
His marriage to Susan Slack Robey ended in divorce.
Survivors include two children, Stephen B. Robey of Silver Spring and Claire Mounsey of Rockville; two sisters, Marie Wood of Chevy Chase and Ann B. Robey of Kensington; and five brothers, Frank A. Robey III and Richard B. Robey, both of Bethesda, John C. Robey of Germantown, Philip V. Robey of Washington and Dr. James W. Robey of Kensington.
-- Adam Bernstein