Obituaries

Mr. Deely was born in Philadelphia and served in the Navy in the mid-1950s.

He recently wrote a book about his experiences as an investigator at the Smithsonian.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Eleanor Deely of Arlington and Brant Beach; five children, Eleanor D. Cullen of Virginia Beach, James P. Deely III of Los Angeles, Mary D. Arendt and Bernadette D. Songer, both of Vienna, and Megan D. Stebbins of Brant Beach; four brothers; and six granddaughters.

-- Matt Schudel

William J. Conyngham Sr.Catholic University Professor

William Joseph Conyngham Sr., 82, a Catholic University politics professor and an expert on the Soviet Union, died July 15 at his home at Riderwood Village retirement community in Silver Spring. He had lung disease.

Dr. Conyngham worked at Catholic University from 1965 to 1987 and was associate dean of the university's arts and sciences school from 1977 to 1986.

He wrote two books on industrial management in the Soviet Union. His memberships included the American Political Science Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and served in the Army in Europe as a combat medic during World War II.

He was a 1950 graduate of Catholic University. He received a master's degree in history from the University of Notre Dame in 1952 and a doctorate in political science from Columbia University in 1969.

After an early job as a CIA analyst, he was an assistant professor of politics at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., from 1957 to 1965.