Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Julius M. GoodmanNeurosurgeon
Julius Morton Goodman, 72, a native Washingtonian who became one of the country's top neurosurgeons, died Jan. 27 at his home in Carmel, an Indianapolis suburb. He had a brain tumor.
In 1970, Dr. Goodman was a founding doctor of the Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, one of the largest private neurosurgical practices in North America. He was a specialist in pituitary disorders.
He was a faculty member at Indiana University's medical school and was affiliated with other hospitals in that area. He developed and taught a review course for neurosurgeons studying for certification and belonged to many professional associations.
He was a 1953 graduate of Coolidge High School and a graduate of George Washington University and its medical school (1960).
He served in the Air Force in Korea from 1962 to 1963.
Survivors include his mother, Selma Dorfman of Silver Spring; a brother, Jordan Goodman of Rockville; a sister, Florence "Dolly" Band of Bethesda; a stepbrother, Albert Dorfman of Rockville.
-- Adam Bernstein
Malvern B. PennockArmy Construction Chief
Malvern B. Pennock, 96, former chief of the Army National Guard's construction division, died of complications from a stroke and congestive heart failure Jan. 20 at the Westminster Health Center at Lake Ridge.
Mr. Pennock worked for the Department of the Army his entire 34-year career, retiring in 1971. He was born in Christiana, Pa., and graduated from Pennsylvania State University and became a registered architect. During World War II, he worked for the Navy Department's Bureau of Yards and Docks.
In retirement, he enjoyed playing golf, reading and traveling with his wife to Europe, across the United States and to Hawaii. He was a member of Clarendon United Methodist Church in Arlington County and from time to time repaired his church's stained glass windows. He had picked up that skill while making leaded glass ornaments for holidays.
A Freemason for more than 60 years, Mr. Pennock enjoyed family genealogy. His U.S. roots go back to the late 17th century, when a relative received a land grant through William Penn in what is now Chester County, Pa.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Dorothy Virginia Pennock of Westminster at Lake Ridge; two children, Bona L. Turner of Newport News, Va., and Michael B. Pennock of Millersville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Mary Lou BrezinaHomemaker
Mary Lou Moltz Brezina, 73, a homemaker and child-care provider, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 10 at her home in Edgewater.
She was born in Washington, one of 16 children, and grew up in Edmonston and Hyattsville. She moved to Edgewater in 1964.
Mrs. Brezina, who enjoyed children, raised her own in addition to caring for others.
She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Lothian and most recently attended services at Chesapeake Christian Fellowship in Davidsonville.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, George "Sonny" Brezina of Edgewater; five children, Kimberly Brezina of Gambrills, Kandace Williams and Keith Brezina, both of Edgewater, Kathy Brezina of Crofton and Kurt Brezina of Prince Frederick; five brothers, Michael Moltz of Riverdale Park, George "Eddie" Moltz of Surfside Beach, S.C., Robert Moltz of College Park, Preston Moltz of Edgewater and Montgomery Moltz of Vero Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Lorraine Weurschmidt of Springfield, Betty Smandra of Sacramento, Carolyn Kettner of Augusta, W.Va., and Beverly Kahl of Beltsville; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Angel R. MoralesPharmacist
Angel Rigoberto Morales, 79, a pharmacist who worked for about 30 years at Drug Fair stores in Northern Virginia, died Jan. 19 at Leewood nursing home in Annandale. He had Alzheimer's disease.
Mr. Morales, an Annandale resident, retired from Drug Fair in the early 1990s and then worked briefly for Kmart in Woodbridge.
He was born in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and graduated from the University of Puerto Rico's pharmacy school. He served in the Army Reserve until 1958 and attained the rank of captain.
He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, M. Victoria Serrano Morales of Annandale; five children, MaryEllen Bock of Fairfax City, Joann Altiero of Port Tobacco, Cynthia Rogers of Manassas, and Stephen Morales and David Morales, both of Fairfax County; two brothers; one sister; and six grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
Rosa Lee FriedlanderHomemaker
Rosa Lee "Cissy" Friedlander, 75, a resident of Vienna since 1962 who advocated for her child's education, died of brain cancer Jan. 16 at the Fairfax Nursing Center.
Mrs. Friedlander fought private and public schools in Fairfax County to educate a daughter who was born with cerebral palsy and is mentally disabled, her husband said. Her daughter attended seven schools.
"She never let up," Philip Friedlander Jr. of Vienna said of his wife.
Mrs. Friedlander was born in Teague, Tex., and graduated as valedictorian of her high school. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
She worked as a secretary and dental assistant in Dallas before moving to the Washington area about 50 years ago. She was a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna for 45 years.
In addition to her husband of 47 years, survivors include three children, Dorothy Friedlander of Arlington County, Beth Friedlander of Vienna and James Friedlander of Fairfax Station; and two grandchildren.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Theresa A. CarrollCommerce Program Manager
Theresa Ann Carroll, 61, who worked at the U.S. Commerce Department for 24 years before retiring as a program manager in 2006, died Jan. 12 at Capital Hospice's Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center in Arlington County. She had non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Mrs. Carroll was born in Philadelphia and received a bachelor's degree in math from Chestnut Hill College in her home town in 1968. She received a master's degree in applied statistics from Villanova University in 1974.
She worked at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia in 1975 and became an operations research analyst at the criminal investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. She also was a program manager at the U.S. Agriculture Department before joining the Commerce Department.
A Fairfax County resident for 30 years, Mrs. Carroll was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church there.
She and her husband traveled for business and vacations to many countries, including Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Borneo, Malaysia, Brazil, Mexico and Germany.
Survivors include her husband of more than 27 years, James R. Carroll of Fairfax; her mother, Eleanor Elmendorf of Cherry Hill, N.J.; three brothers; and two sisters.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb