Obituaries

Pauline 'Polly' McCoskeyArtist

Pauline "Polly" McCoskey, 79, a commercial artist, died of a stroke Feb. 22 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. She was a Rockville resident.

Mrs. McCoskey was a self-employed artist for her entire adult life, working with paint, sculpture and mixed media.

She won an award in a Montgomery Mall art show in 1979 and discussed her work in 2006 at the Brookside Gardens' Spring Conservatory Display and Sculpture Show.

Born in Arizona, she moved to Takoma Park as a child in the mid-1930s. She graduated from Coolidge High School and Bucknell University. She was a member of Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Manor Country Club and the Rockville Art League.

Her husband of 54 years, Robert McCoskey, died in 2005.

Survivors include two sons, Bill McCoskey of Taneytown and John McCoskey of Derwood; and two grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

William C. StewartCIA Officer

William C. Stewart, 86, a CIA officer for 25 years who later taught English as a second language in Arlington, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 14 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. A former Vienna resident, he moved to Albany in 2001.

Mr. Stewart, who was known as Bill, had overseas assignments in Germany and Vietnam for the CIA before retiring in 1976.

He received a master's degree in linguistics from American University in 1978. He then enjoyed teaching English as a second language to students of many nationalities through an Arlington County program for four years.