Obituaries

She married a CIA colleague in 1954. After retirement, they divided their time between Washington and Stockbridge, Mass.

Mrs. Roman helped create the Washington chapter of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, and served on its board. She was also a member of the board for the now-defunct Volunteer Braille Services. She worked for the D.C. Board of Elections and volunteered at Washington National Cathedral and Children's Hospital.

Her husband, Howard Edgar Roman, died in 1988.

Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Roman of Williamstown, Vt., and Margaret Roman of Portland, Maine; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Frederick W. LawrenceFederal Energy Official

Frederick W. Lawrence, 85, an expert in natural gas regulation and policy, died of a heart attack Sept. 6 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He lived in Chevy Chase for 42 years until moving to the District two years ago.

Mr. Lawrence worked on energy and environmental policy for the federal government for more than 30 years, at the Federal Power Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He retired from FERC in the early 1990s.

He was born in New York and graduated from the University of Virginia. During World War II, he served in Bahrain as part of the U.S. Army's logistical and material supply branch.

After the war, he worked for American Cyanamid in New York City and several other energy companies.

Mr. Lawrence moved to Chevy Chase in 1963. He served as president of the Chevy Chase Valley Citizens Association and was a longtime member and poll watcher for the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County. He also was a past leader of the Chevy Chase Recreation Association and a volunteer at the Bethesda Avenue Co-op.