Obituaries

At North Chevy Chase Christian Church, which he attended for more than 30 years, he was an elder, a Sunday school teacher and the greeter at the church's doors.

His first wife, Jonney Lawrence, died in 1991.

Survivors include his wife of 11 years, Connie Gall of Washington; two children from his first marriage, Andrew C. Lawrence of Bethesda and Donna R. Lawrence of Palo Alto, Calif.; a brother; and two grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Bernard I. GleesonElectrical Engineer

Bernard Ignatius "Buddy" Gleeson, 78, an electrical engineer, died of heart disease Sept. 4 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn.

A third-generation native Washingtonian, he graduated from Gonzaga College High School and studied electrical engineering at the University of Maryland and University of Virginia.

He served in the Army's 25th Infantry Division in Korea during the Korean War and received a Bronze Star Medal for his service.

He worked in electrical construction for the next decade at a number of jobs throughout the Washington area until he joined the Washington Navy Yard in 1967 as a design engineer. He built the electrical components of hangar doors at the Anacostia Naval Air Station. He retired about 1982 and moved to Greeneville, Tenn., in 1995.

Mr. Gleeson was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 26.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Texie Lee Gleeson of Greeneville, and a brother.

-- Patricia Sullivan