Friday, May 2, 2008
Mary F. BoarmanBusinesswoman, Activist
Mary Frances Boarman, 61, a businesswoman and Democratic activist, died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma April 29 at her home in Severna Park.
Mrs. Boarman ran the Annapolis office of Beltway Title Co., which handles real estate settlement issues. She previously worked for other title companies and in commercial and residential real estate sales.
She worked in many political campaigns for progressive Maryland Democrats, including the first congressional campaign for U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (Calvert) and former governor Parris N. Glendening. She attended five Democratic national conventions as a visitor and a number of functions at the White House during the Clinton administration. She welcomed then-President Clinton to a fundraiser in October 2000.
Born in Washington, Mary Frances Vandegrift grew up in Prince George's County and graduated from Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg. She attended St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg and the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. She graduated from the University of Maryland.
An avid reader of mysteries and fiction, she often finished a book in a single day, her husband said. She also loved gardening and boating on the Chesapeake Bay. She was a member of two yacht clubs.
Her marriage to Philip Roebuck ended in divorce.
Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Bill Boarman of Severna Park; a son from her first marriage, Christopher Roebuck of San Francisco; a daughter from her second marriage, Lauren Boarman of Gambrills.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Vivian L. ConnorHomemaker
Vivian L. Connor, 95, a Brentwood homemaker and longtime member of St. James Catholic Church in Mount Rainier, died April 27 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Parsons Residential Care Center, a hospice in Chesapeake, Va.
Born in Bowie, the ninth child of William and Anna Leitch, Mrs. Connor lived in Prince George's County most of her life. She had to drop out of school during the sixth grade to care for her father and a few years later worked briefly for Montgomery Ward in Baltimore.
In 1935, she was named Miss American Legion in Baltimore. She married Paul J. Connor two years later. Until his death last December, her husband often reminded people that he married a beauty queen.
Mrs. O'Connor was an adept seamstress who made the clothes for her 10 children and constantly encouraged their education. At St. James Catholic Church, she was a member of Sodality, St. James Mothers Club and in later years, the Happy Seniors Program.
Survivors include her 10 children, Patricia Baumann of Cumming, Ga., Paul Connor of Alexandria, Margaret Gregory of Aptos, Calif., Susan Steinberg of Potomac, Ruth Brancato of Westminster, Md., Mary Kellogg of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Judith Connor of Monterey County, Calif., Deborah Connor of Chesapeake, Md., Charles Connor of Newton, Mass., and Joseph Connor of Greenbelt; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
-- Joe Holley
George L. Cary Jr.CIA Legislative Counsel
George L. Cary Jr., 85, the CIA's legislative counsel from 1974 to 1978 who served as a liaison between the spy agency and the Senate intelligence oversight committee as well as the White House, died April 20 at his home in Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg. He had pulmonary fibrosis.
Mr. Cary spent 27 years with the Central Intelligence Agency before retiring in 1978, initially in human resources before becoming an agency lawyer.
After the CIA, he served three years as the Army Department's legislative liaison.
His honors included two awards of the CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the Army's Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
George Lee Cary Jr. was a native Washingtonian, a 1940 graduate of Roosevelt High School and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a 1949 government and politics graduate of the University of Maryland and a 1951 graduate of George Washington University law school.
He was a founding member of Faith United Methodist Church in Rockville, where he was a former chairman of the board of trustees as well as church treasurer. He also taught Sunday school and sang in the choir.
He was a Rockville resident before moving to Asbury Methodist Village more than two years ago.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Katherine Martin Cary of Asbury Methodist Village; two children, Lisa M. Cole of Derwood and Bradford C. Cary of Potomac; a nephew he raised, G. Ronald Ames of Omaha; and four grandsons.
-- Adam Bernstein
William W. Clark Jr.Air Force Officer, Realtor
William W. Clark Jr., 87, an Air Force lieutenant colonel who retired in 1964 and spent 25 years as a Realtor in the Washington area, died of septic shock April 25 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Col. Clark served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and flew 32 missions as a bombardier. He participated in the Normandy invasion.
His post-war work took him to the Air Force Missile Test Center at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. His final active-duty assignment was at Andrews Air Force Base.
Col. Clark's military decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and four awards of the Air Force Commendation Medal.
William Walter Clark Jr. was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and settled in the Washington area in 1961. He was an Annapolis resident.
As a Realtor, he had his own business for several years and worked for Coldwell Banker, among other companies.
Col. Clark was a pilot instructor at the old Andrews Air Force Base aero club from 1965 to 1998. His memberships included the Eighth Air Force Historical Society and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Maxine Nelson Clark of Annapolis; three children, William W. Clark III of Hillsborough, N.C., and Linda L. Clark and Elaine Aarsand, both of Annapolis; a brother; two sisters; and two grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
Elizabeth J. CoughlanLegal Secretary, Administrator
Elizabeth J. Coughlan, 83, a retired legal secretary and contract administrator with Amtrak, died April 4 at Lynn Care Center in Front Royal, Va. She had Alzheimer's disease.
She spent about 19 years with Amtrak, retiring in 1989. She previously worked as a secretary for the Arlington and Fairfax County school boards from 1963 to the early 1970s.
Mrs. Coughlan was born in Springfield, S.C., where she attended business college. During World War II, she worked as a secretary at a Veterans Administration hospital in Columbia, S.C. After the war, she married and moved to Chicago, where she and her husband started two suburban FM radio stations. Mrs. Coughlan hosted a daily interview show during the early 1960s.
She and her family moved to Fairfax County in 1963. She was a member of Neighborhood Watch in the Country Club View area of Fairfax, and she fed birds and other creatures that came to her yard. She was an advocate for education, and she read and studied throughout her life.
Her marriage to Dick Coughlan ended in divorce.
Survivors include five children, Gregory S. Coughlan of Fairfax, Laurie E. Coughlan of Towson, Md., Ellen C. Nichols of Winchester, Va., Meredith C. Potts of Round Hill and Bryan S. Coughlan of St. Louis; and a granddaughter.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Marva H. MarchPayroll Employee
Marva Henry March, 59, who spent more than 20 years as a payroll employee at what is now CGI, an information technology services company, died April 21 at her home in Beltsville. She had breast cancer.
Mrs. March retired from CGI last year. She previously did payroll and accounting work for the International City/County Management Association and Amtrak's Auto Train service.
She was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and grew up in Hartford, Conn. She settled in the Washington area in the early 1970s, attended Howard University and took accounting classes at the University of Maryland.
She was a member of the Solid Rock Church of Riverdale.
Her marriage to Clive March ended in divorce.
Survivors include three children, Clive March Jr. of Cheswick, Pa., Christopher March of Bowie and Deanne March of Beltsville; four brothers; three sisters; and six grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein
Elsie Trittipoe MillerSecretary
Elsie Trittipoe Miller, 99, a retired secretary and stenographer with several federal agencies, died April 25 of pneumonia at George Washington University Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of the District.
Born in the District in 1908, she was a secretary and stenographer for the federal government for more than 26 years. She worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Interior Department, the Navy Department and the agency then known as the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. She retired in 1971.
For more than 50 years, Mrs. Miller was a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church. She also was a member of Eastern Star and enjoyed genealogy, reading and knitting.
Her husband, John A. Miller, died in 1976.
There are no immediate survivors.
-- Joe Holley