Obituaries

Mr. Swaggard did his commercial building through an affiliation in the late 1980s with KenWard Associates. The projects included the Leesburg Professional Center and Mount Zephyr Business Center in Fairfax County.

He had been a supervisor at Nash Construction of Marshall, Va., since 2006.

David Charles Swaggard was a native of Washington, Pa., and a 1971 graduate of the California University of Pennsylvania.

He then moved to the Washington area and taught architectural drafting and industrial arts at Woodbridge High School, where he also was a wrestling coach.

He was a Lorton resident and a member of Sydenstricker United Methodist Church in Springfield. In the 1990s, he coached Little League Baseball and soccer at the Springfield Youth Club. He played men's league baseball until his death.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Dorothea Johnston Swaggard, and their son, Travis C. Swaggard, both of Lorton; two brothers; and a sister.

-- Adam Bernstein

W. Thomas Suttle

IEEE Managing Director

W. Thomas Suttle, 59, who retired in 2004 as managing director of the Washington-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA, died April 26 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He had gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia and respiratory failure.

Mr. Suttle joined the staff of IEEE-USA, a trade association, in 1977. He became managing director of the U.S. activities division in 1995 after previously serving as staff director for professional activities.