Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Anna Dorota SzklarzArt Student
Anna Dorota Szklarz, 27, a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, died Dec. 1 after an accidental fall from a Philadelphia apartment building, police there said.
She was born in Warsaw and moved to Washington in 1985 with her mother. She graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda in 1998. Before attending Montgomery College, she had an exhibition of her paintings at the Yellow Barn in Glen Echo.
Ms. Szklarz also attended the Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Mass., before transferring to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she was a senior. She had planned to exhibit her paintings in March as an emerging artist at the Artist House Gallery in Philadelphia.
Ms. Szklarz, a permanent U.S. resident who retained her Polish citizenship, worked at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Montgomery and at a bank and retail store in Philadelphia to help pay for college.
Survivors include her husband of two years, John Michael Sleeman of Philadelphia; her mother, Monika H. Szklarz of Poolesville; her father, Ireneusz Szklarz of Warsaw; and her grandmother, Teodozja Kubiak of Warsaw.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Charlotte Ann MooreNIMH Writer, Editor
Charlotte Ann Dickinson Moore, 88, who wrote and edited science reports for the National Institute of Mental Health from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, died Nov. 30 at her home in Washington. She had congestive heart failure.
She wrote "Understanding Neurotic Disorder" for NIMH and edited conference proceedings, including one on adolescence and stress.
Mrs. Moore was born in Marion, Va., and raised in Front Royal, Va., where she was valedictorian of her 1936 Warren County High School class. She graduated from Westhampton College of the University of Richmond in 1940, majoring in English.
She taught school in Little Washington, Va., and in Chester, Va., before coming to Washington in 1941 to join the War Department. In 1946, at a dance organized in Washington by the American Association of University Women for returning World War II veterans, she met a Navy officer. They were married in December of that year and settled in Alexandria. They moved to Bethesda in 1953.
Her husband, John Phillips Moore, who retired from the Navy Reserve as a lieutenant commander, died in 1988.
Mrs. Moore was active in Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ in Bethesda. She was a member of the choir for almost four decades, served as a deacon and trustee, and was on numerous boards and committees.
After taking time off to raise her family, she worked at Little Falls Library and Head Start and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She then joined NIMH, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. She retired about 1982.
With her family, she was a member of Mohican Swimming Pool for 30 years.
In retirement, she enjoyed travel, a bridge club, three simultaneous book groups and Elderhostel. She also played in a piano group that met every month. She moved to Washington earlier this year.
Survivors include four children, Susan Moore Sevier of Visalia, Calif., Rosanna Moore Gonzalez of Hagerstown, Md., John Dickinson Moore of Vienna and James Loomis Moore of the District; and eight grandchildren.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Amy SolomonPediatrician
Amy Solomon, 38, a Chevy Chase pediatrician, died Dec. 8 of sudden cardiac arrest at her home in Bethesda.
Amy Elizabeth Rosenblatt Solomon, a native of Boston, grew up in the District and New York City. She attended Sidwell Friends School from 1973 to 1979 and graduated from Dalton School in New York in 1987. She received a bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991 and a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1998.
Dr. Solomon did her pediatric residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and was a practicing pediatrician in Montgomery County for the past six years, most recently with Dr. Leah Brasch and Dr. Linda Goldstein in Chevy Chase.
Survivors include her husband of nine years, Dr. Harrison Solomon of Bethesda; three children, Jessica Solomon, Samuel Solomon and James Solomon, all of Bethesda; her parents, Roger and Virginia Rosenblatt of Quogue, N.Y.; and two brothers, Carl Rosenblatt of Fairfax County and John Rosenblatt of New York City.
-- Joe Holley
Patricio M. GuibaoD.C. Tax Auditor
Patricio M. Guibao, 98, a retired auditor with the District's old revenue and tax branch, died Dec. 4 at his home in Washington. He had Alzheimer's disease.
Mr. Guibao worked in the government office from about 1948 until 1968.
He was born in Manila and immigrated to Washington in 1930. He graduated from the old Western High School. He worked during the day, and at night he attended Columbus University, now a part of Catholic University, where he received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in fiscal administration.
During World War II, he served in the Army and fought in the Pacific theater.
He was active with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of Holy Name Society at St. Francis Xavier Parish. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy K. Guibao of Washington, whom he married in 1938; a son, Patrick J. Guibao of Crownsville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Herman L. CusterCo-Op Official
Herman L. "Hank" Custer, 86, who was an executive with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, died of renal failure Dec. 4 at his home in McLean.
Mr. Custer was director of the retirement, safety and insurance department at the cooperative, where he worked for more than 20 years.
He was born in Wheeling, W. Va., and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa. During World War II, he served as a Navy pilot.
He was a member of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church for 41 years. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Falls Church and the Rotary Club of McLean, a member of the American Legion and the Chesterbrook Woods Citizens Association and volunteered as an elections judge.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Delilah Reese Custer of McLean; two daughters, Kaye Lynn Weiss of Harrisburg, Pa., and Jody Ann Ransom of McLean; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Richard A. NagelhoutNavy Executive
Richard A. Nagelhout, 75, a retired senior executive with the Department of the Navy, died of esophageal cancer Dec. 6 at his home in Bethesda.
Mr. Nagelhout worked for the Navy for 28 years before retiring from the Office of Naval Research in 1988. He was also employed for seven years at the NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy, including four years as deputy director. He retired a second time in 1994.
He was born in Ridgewood, N.J., and graduated from the State University of New York Maritime College. He also served briefly in the Naval Reserve. He was a pitcher and first baseman on the college baseball team and had played semiprofessional baseball before attending college. He received a master's degree in business from George Washington University in 1969.
Mr. Nagelhout, who moved to Washington in 1956, volunteered with the National Building Museum and the Capitol Historical Society. He also enjoyed traveling, art, golf, tennis and his dogs.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Nancy N. Nagelhout of Bethesda; four children, Martha Sykora of Crofton, Mary Nagelhout of Washington, Peter Nagelhout of Bethesda and Daniel Nagelhout of Plymouth, Mich.; and eight grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
