Obituaries

From 1945 to 1960, he lived in Los Angeles and worked in the construction industry. He returned to Washington in 1960 and worked as an independent contractor, building and remodeling homes on Capitol Hill and elsewhere in the area. He built his own home, which he lived in for 47 years. He retired in the 1980s.

Mr. Langmaid collected and restored antique watches, clocks, furniture and armor. For a time, he operated an antiques business. He made more than 150 trips to Europe to search for antiques and was a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and the British Horological Institute.

His wife of more than 50 years, Ruth Langmaid, died in 2000.

Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Langmaid of Washington and Marilyn Moriarty of Arlington, and two granddaughters.

-- Matt Schudel

Suzanne Kay WhitehurstAssociation Executive

Suzanne Kay Whitehurst, 51, an executive with the Independent Petroleum Association of America, died of cancer March 20 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C.

Mrs. Whitehurst was born in Bethel, N.C., and graduated from Peace College in North Carolina in 1976. She moved to Alexandria in 1977 and worked for the Senate Energy Committee and various energy-related lobbying groups on Capitol Hill.

At the Independent Petroleum Association of America, where she had worked since the mid-1990s, she was vice president of crude oil and technology.

In addition to her love of government and politics, she enjoyed the arts, sports, historic preservation, travel and antiques.

Survivors include her father, W.C. Whitehurst Jr. of Bethel; a sister; and a brother.