Obituaries

Oscar H. Wiygul Sr.Business Owner

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Oscar H. Wiygul Sr., 82, who co-owned and operated Wiygul Automotive Clinic in Alexandria, died July 11 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Capital Hospice in Arlington County. He lived in Fairfax County.

He was born on a farm in Fulton, Miss., and joined the Army. He served as a sergeant in Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd Army during World War II.

With a high school education, he began a long career in the accounting and business-consulting field as co-owner of Marcoin Management Services in the Washington area.

In 1976, Mr. Wiygul and his wife opened Wiygul Automotive Clinic. They specialized in the new emission-controlled vehicles and allowed customers to watch through a window as their cars were being serviced. The family enterprise expanded to two locations in Alexandria under Mr. Wiygul's watch and grew to include his two sons and a grandson.

Mr. Wiygul enjoyed boating on the Chesapeake Bay and woodworking.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Sue Wiygul of Fairfax; three children, Oscar Wiygul Jr. and William R. Wiygul, both of Fairfax, and Elizabeth W. McLauglin of Dalton, Ga.; a brother; and 10 grandchildren. A daughter, Suzanne Crawley, died in 1999.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

James Patrick Deely Jr.Park Police, Security Officer

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James Patrick Deely Jr., 71, a longtime U.S. Park Police officer who later held security positions with the Energy Department and the Smithsonian Institution, died July 17 of complications from lung cancer at Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin, N.J. He had homes in Arlington County and Brant Beach, N.J.

Mr. Deely came to Washington when he joined the U.S. Park Police in 1958. After working in the criminal investigations unit, he became one of the Park Police's top homicide investigators. When he retired in 1979, he held the rank of major and was the Park Police's commander of training.

In 1979, Mr. Deely joined the Energy Department and was a member of the security team responsible for guarding the secretary of energy. He moved on to the Smithsonian in 1986 as a criminal investigator and worked there until he retired in 1997.