Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Lawrence T. JenningsConstruction Company President
Lawrence T. Jennings, 65, the president and chief executive of the L.F. Jennings construction company, died March 2 of a heart attack at his second home in Vail, Colo. He also resided in Oakton.
Mr. Jennings led the firm, which his father started in 1952 as a small masonry company, as it grew into a full-fledged construction company that built hundreds of commercial buildings, shopping centers, schools and other projects. The company has more than 400 employees with annual revenue of more than $250 million.
Mr. Jennings also instituted a policy at the firm of donating a share of its profit to the communities where it did business.
He was born in Washington and graduated from Herndon High School and Virginia Tech. He served on the board and was a past president of the Country Club of Fairfax. He also was a past board member at First Virginia Bank as well as the Associated Builders and Contractors.
He enjoyed golfing, skiing and riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
A daughter, Darbie Jean Jennings, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Roberta "Bobbi" Jennings of Oakton; four children, Larlyn Jennings of Arlington, Casey Fadgen of Ashburn, Corry Nearpass of Oakton and Jon Jennings of Falls Church; two sisters, Norma Jean Reynolds of Monterey, Va., and Sharon Hollar of Boyce, Va.; a brother, Kenneth Jennings of Leesburg; and three granddaughters.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Dora KaplowitzHomemaker
Dora Kaplowitz, 95, a homemaker, died March 11 at Reston Hospital Center of complications from a broken hip. She lived in the District.
She was born Dora Berkman in Washington in 1912 and grew up on B St. SW, now Independence Avenue. She attended Central High School and married in 1938.
She volunteered for parent-teacher organizations and was a member of Tifereth Israel Congregation.
Her husband, Paul Kaplowitz, chairman of the U.S. Tariff Commission during the Johnson administration, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, Morris Kaplowitz of Reston; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Richard D. WagnerCIA Officer, Stockbroker
Richard D. Wagner, 82, a retired CIA officer and later a stockbroker, died March 7 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at the Rebecca House assisted-living facility in Potomac. He was a longtime Vienna resident.
Mr. Wagner was born in Mehama, Ore., and served in Army intelligence in Germany during World War II. After his discharge, he remained in Germany with the Office of Special Services, forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency, and continued to serve with the CIA for 35 years.
Mr. Wagner received a bachelor's degree in political science from George Washington University in the mid-1980s.
When he retired in 1981, he became a stockbroker with Robinson & Lukens of McLean. He retired again in 2000.
He was active for many years in the Babe Ruth leagues of Vienna and was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Vienna.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Diane Wagner of Vienna; six children, Clifford Wagner of Merrifield, Va., Andrew Wagner of Houston, John Wagner of Vienna, Jeffrey Wagner of Morgantown, W.Va., Richard Wagner of Leesburg, and Carol Springer of Atlanta; a brother; and eight grandchildren.
-- Joe Holley