Obituaries

His paintings won many prizes over the years, and his work is represented in museums and private collections all over the world. He was known for his semi-abstract works and his paintings of the female figure.

He was active in Latvian American cultural circles and was a member of e Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington in Rockville.

Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Gunta Eglitis of Catonsville; a daughter, Kristine Des Marais of Bronxville, N.Y.; and two grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Marcelle VandendriesscheAssociation Comptroller

Marcelle Vandendriessche, 83, a former comptroller with a trade association, died July 9 of a stroke at his daughter's home in Rockville. He had lived in Wheaton for 49 years.

Mr. Vandendriessche was comptroller of the National Association of Home Builders for 25 years until retiring in 1981. He had previously held a similar position with a paint manufacturers' association.

He was born in Detroit and attended high school in Florida, where he was an outstanding basketball player. He served with the Navy in the Pacific during World War II.

After the war, he settled in Washington and graduated from Strayer University, with a concentration in accounting.

He was a member of St. Catherine Labouré Catholic Church in Wheaton.

His wife of 57 years, Gloria Vandendriessche, died in 2005.