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Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Doris Boman Styer of Fort Pierce; two daughters, Shirley Watson of Kensington and Linda Bodine of Columbia; a sister, Elizabeth Styer Duvall of Bethesda; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Francis Joseph SouzaWoodies Manager

Francis Joseph Souza, 84, a retired operations manager at Woodward & Lothrop in Landover and Wheaton, died of congestive heart failure April 28 at his home in Clinton.

Mr. Souza worked for Woodies, the now-closed retailer, for 29 years, retiring in 1991.

He was born in Fall River, Mass., and served in the Navy in Japan and Washington. After his military service, he joined the department store chain.

He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Clinton, and was also a volunteer at the Andrews Air Force Base hospital.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Angelina Souza of Clinton; a son, Kenneth Souza of Clinton; a stepson, Robert Freitas of Frederick; and three grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan


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