Obituaries

During World War II, he was a Navy fighter pilot and flew more than 25 combat missions in the Pacific. His decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross and five awards of the Air Medal.

In retirement, he represented La Lucie, the Paris art gallery of a family friend, and marketed European impressionist art in the United States. His interest in genealogy led him to edit and publish a family history.

Dr. Lowenthal lived in the Lake Barcroft community of Falls Church and was an officer in the local community association. His memberships included the Cosmos Club.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Alice Messinger Lowenthal of Falls Church; four children, Sidney L. Maas of Manhattan, Peter S. Lowenthal of Bethesda, Harry S. Lowenthal of Dublin, N.H., and Jane L. Rothschild of Agawam, Mass.; and seven grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein

Harriet D. McLucasVolunteer

Harriet D. McLucas, 85, a former Alexandria resident who did extensive volunteer work, died of pulmonary failure May 5 at The Fairfax retirement community.

Mrs. McLucas volunteered for Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind; Arlington County Youth Employment Program; the American Horticultural Society; the Annandale Christian Community for Action, a coalition of churches that helps low-income families; and career and scholarship organizations for women.

During her last year, she taught English as a second language through a volunteer program at The Fairfax.

Harriet Dewey, the daughter of an Army eye surgeon, was born in San Antonio and raised at U.S. military bases worldwide.

She was a 1945 economics graduate of Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., where she later endowed a scholarship in environmental science. She received a master's degree in therapeutic recreation from George Washington University.