Obituaries

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Melva Turpin of Silver Spring; three children, Toby Turpin of Burtonsville, Lois Landvoigt of Savage and Janina Plant of Laurel; a sister; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

-- Joe Holley

Janet L. PakidisCIA Executive Secretary

Janet L. Pakidis, 62, a retired executive secretary with an office of the Central Intelligence Agency, died March 4 of heart and kidney disease at Capital Hospice in Arlington. She lived in Falls Church.

Mrs. Pakidis, who lived for more than 25 years after a kidney transplant, moved to Northern Virginia with her husband in 1970. After eight years of dialysis treatments for kidney disease, she received a kidney transplant at Georgetown University Hospital in 1980.

Soon after, she re-entered the workforce as an administrative assistant with George Washington University, the Woodward & Lothrop department store and Inova Fairfax Hospital. She joined the CIA in 1985 as an executive secretary in the National Reconnaissance Office. She coordinated liaison efforts involving the CIA, the Defense Department and the private sector.

In 2005, when her health began to worsen, she retired.

Mrs. Pakidis was born in Cincinnati and attended the University of Cincinnati. She was an executive secretary at Baldwin Piano and Organ Co. for several years and also held volunteer nursing positions.

She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and with her Maltese dog.

Survivors include her husband of 38 years, George Pakidis of Falls Church; a daughter, Paulene Goodman of Alice Springs, Australia; and her mother, Peggy Stiles of Cincinnati.