Sunday, August 19, 2007
Maurice F. Row Sr.FBI Official
Maurice Franklin Row Sr., 96, a retired FBI official, died of congestive heart failure Aug. 10 at a nursing home in Poquoson, Va. He was a former resident of Annandale.
Mr. Row worked at the FBI for more than 40 years, retiring in 1974 as deputy assistant director of its computer systems division. He was responsible for the early development of computerization at the agency, starting with IBM punch card equipment in 1940 through the installment of its first small computer in the 1950s and the establishment of the National Crime Information Center, which links virtually every law enforcement agency in the United States.
He also established, with the General Accounting Office, one of the first fully automated payroll systems in the federal government. He helped introduce the use of computerized records as evidence in federal and state courts.
Mr. Row lectured on fiscal and automation matters at federal agencies and universities. He was a past officer of the FBI's employee health insurance group. After he retired, he formed a consulting firm that dealt with health insurance for other federal agencies.
He was born in Junior, W.Va., and graduated from Bridgewater College in Virginia. He joined the FBI as a messenger in 1934.
He was a past officer of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI and a member of the Anacostia Masonic Lodge, the Valley of Alexandria Scottish Rite, the Kena Temple of the Shrine and many other organizations.
His wife, Winifred Row, died in 1989. Two of their sons died before him, Maurice Row Jr. in 1991 and Lawrence Row in 1996.
Survivors include two children, Ronald Row of Arvada, Colo., and Roberta Anderson of Poquoson; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Nirina RazanadahySaks Fifth Avenue Employee
Nirina Razanadahy, 38, a saleswoman and makeup artist at Saks Fifth Avenue in Washington, died July 25 at Montgomery General Hospital.
A spokeswoman for the Maryland Medical Examiner's Office said determination of the cause of death was pending further tests. Ms. Razanadahy, an Alexandria resident, had to stop working about three years ago because of a blood disorder.
She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and came to the Washington area in 1980. She attended Wilson High School in Washington and later received a general equivalency diploma. She also took psychology classes at Northern Virginia Community College.
Her marriage to Michael Fordham ended in divorce.
Survivors include a daughter from another relationship, Meheret Razanadahy of Alexandria; her mother, Yeshi Teshome of Alexandria; and two brothers.
-- Adam Bernstein
Katherine Jane McManusBethesda Resident, Singer
Katherine Jane "Katie" McManus, 21, who grew up in Bethesda and sang in high school and college vocal groups, died Aug. 13 of injuries in a single-car accident on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to news reports, she was a passenger in a soft-top Jeep that overturned on a hilly road near Estate Zootenvaal. Two other occupants had minor injuries.
Miss McManus was born in Washington and was a 2003 graduate of Walt Whitman High School. She participated in many dramatic productions and choral programs at the school, including the Chamber Singers and the Beautyshop Quartet. She was a four-time member of the Maryland All-State Chorus.
In May, Miss McManus received a bachelor's degree in religious studies, cum laude, from the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. She was active in dramatic and musical activities, including a female a cappella group, in college. She also enjoyed painting and won first prize in a 2005 campuswide art contest featuring feminist themes.
Miss McManus had recently started work at the Maho Bay Camps resort on St. John. She had been a certified scuba diver since 1999.
Survivors include her parents, Robert and Nancy McManus, and sister, Lillian McManus, all of Bethesda; a half-brother, John McManus of Washington; and a grandmother, Barbara Lucisano of San Diego.
-- Matt Schudel