Obituaries

Albert F. HammettHighway Maintenance Manager

Albert F. Hammett, 43, who was a manager in the Prince George's County highway maintenance department, died after a heart attack Dec. 14. Howard County police said he was driving on Route 29 and Diamondback Road in Columbia when he pulled off the road and died at the scene.

Mr. Hammett was chief of the cost and resource section in the county's highway maintenance department, where he had worked for the past 20 years.

He was the sole licensed pesticide applicator for the county and was a certified roadside tree care expert.

In 2005, he received the county's "Golden Trowel Award" for horticultural excellence.

Mr. Hammett was born in Temple Hills and graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Mr. Hammett volunteered for Christmas in April, the Prince George's County Fair, Prince George's County Day and the Prince George's Beautification Committee. He rebuilt bicycles for neighborhood children and taught them to ride. He also enjoyed making wreaths for family and friends during the Christmas holidays.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Sandra G. Hammett of Columbia; two children, Megan L. and Nicholas J. Hammett, both of Columbia; his parents, Carolyn and Francis Hammett of St. Petersburg, Fla.; four sisters, Dr. Carolyn A. Hammett of Takoma Park, Martha M. Hammett Welsh of Glen Burnie, Frances J. Kleponis of Lusby and Joan A. Glavasis of Springfield; and three brothers, Thomas J. Hammett of Waldorf, David P. Hammett of Herndon and Mark A. Hammett of Bowie.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Joseph W. JankowskiPublic Accountant, Poet

Joseph Walter Jankowski, 80, a public accountant in the Washington area for 53 years who also wrote poetry, died Dec. 11 of cardiac arrest at his home in Silver Spring.

He was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., and served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. In 1951, he worked for Try-Me Bottling Co. in Washington.