Obituaries

Paul Everett FloodAuto Dealer

Paul Everett Flood, 73, co-owner of one of the longest-lasting auto dealerships in the District, died of complications of leukemia June 25 at Casey House in Rockville.

Mr. Flood, with his brother and brother-in-law, inherited the business from his father, Everett Flood, who started Flood Pontiac Co. in 1935. Once it was the only place in the area where people could buy the luxurious Rolls Royce autos and Checker taxicabs. The business closed in 1980. Its showroom, at 4221 Connecticut Ave., now is part of the Van Ness shopping center.

Mr. Flood, a native Washingtonian, attended the Landon School and graduated from Sidwell Friends School. He attended the University of Delaware before graduating from the University of Maryland. He also attended Harvard University's graduate school of business.

He served in the Delaware Air National Guard in 1958 and as a pilot broke the sound barrier. He returned to the family business, where he was president for 19 years. After the business closed, Mr. Flood became a trust officer for First American Bank in Washington, then sold real estate for Crowley Associates Realty Inc. in Rehoboth Beach, Del.

He was a past officer of the Downtown Rotary Club in Washington and member of the Army-Navy Club. An enthusiastic golfer, he was also a member of the Columbia Country Club and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Margaret Zaumeyer Flood of Bethesda and Rehoboth Beach; two daughters, Lesley Dial of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and Jennifer Dover of Damascus; a sister, Ellen Flood Talbott of Chevy Chase; and four grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Howard Stark Geer Jr.Program Director

Howard Stark Geer Jr., 80, a retired director of program development and a college administrator, died of complications from multiple myeloma May 30 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville.

Mr. Geer retired in 1996 from Hi Tech International in Arlington, where he had worked for a decade as director of program development. He spent the previous five years as project director of the U.S. Agriculture Department's graduate school.