Obituaries

Herman TravisEconomist

Herman Travis, 86, an economist who specialized in manpower and trade issues at the Labor Department, died Feb. 26 of lung cancer at his home in Bethesda.

Mr. Travis was born and grew up in New York and graduated from City College of New York in 1942 with a degree in social science. He later did graduate work at New York University and Georgetown University.

During World War II, he was an Army radio operator in Germany.

He moved to Washington in 1946 and spent most of his career at the Labor Department, working in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Affairs Bureau, and the Office of Manpower Research and Development.

He was a delegate to international conferences and in 1965 was a Labor Department delegate to trade negotiations in Geneva, as well as a member of working groups of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development. He retired in 1975 as deputy director of the Office of Manpower Research and Development. He then worked for about a year with the economic consulting firm Kramer Associates.

Mr. Travis read widely and was knowledgeable about history, music and languages. He also enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with friends and family.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Sophia C. Travis of Bethesda.

-- Matt Schudel

Carlisle S. WaysGraphic Arts Chief, Pastor

Carlisle S. Ways, 81, a retired graphic arts specialist and an ordained minister, died March 3 at Specialty Hospital of Washington of complications from colon surgery. He lived in Hyattsville.