Obituaries

Col. Oder was born in Anthony, Kan., and grew up on his parents' farm in Wakita, Okla. He graduated from high school at 16 and attended Wichita State University. He received two bachelor's degrees, one from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and another in engineering from the University of Southern California. In 1970, he received a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University and graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Col. Oder and his family moved to Fairfax County in 1969. In retirement, he tutored students at Quander Road School in Alexandria, drove cancer patients to their treatments for the Red Cross, served as captain of his local neighborhood watch and was a member of the board of directors at the Brandywine Swim Club.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, G. Rosanne Oder of Fairfax County; four children, Howard Oder of Fairfax County, Stephen Oder of Hagerstown, Md., Leslie Prechtel of Wichita and Lanette Meister of Reston; one brother; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Anthony Murray LargayInternational Trade Specialist

Anthony Murray Largay, 64, a retired international trade specialist with the Department of Commerce, died Dec. 18 of lung cancer at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. He was a College Park resident until moving in 2005 to a house on Lake Caroline in Ruther Glen, Va.

Mr. Largay was born in Philadelphia and served in the Army from 1964 to 1968. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Maryland in 1970.

He joined the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1970 and worked for 14 years as an economist. In 1984, he became an international economist with the Federal Aviation Authority.

From 1993 until his retirement in 2005, he was the director of aerospace marketing development with the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce. He helped organize the U.S. booth at several air shows around the world, including the Paris Air Show from 1985 to 2005 and the Farnborough Air Show in England on several occasions.

Mr. Largay enjoyed world travel, on the job and off. He also enjoyed building and repairing furniture, playing tennis, boating, playing chess and working on cars. During the 1980s and '90s, he coached his daughters' soccer teams.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Marie Miller Largay of Ruther Glen; and two daughters, Lisa Marie Jeffries of Burke and Julie Amanda Largay of Charlottesville.