Obituaries

Henry F. ConnorCIA, County Employee

Henry F. Connor, 82, who worked for the CIA and later for the Fairfax County government, died June 13 of pneumonia and an infection at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. He had lived in McLean since 1958.

Mr. Connor worked on several overseas assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency, including in Taiwan and Germany, and also at the CIA's Langley headquarters. He retired in the 1970s after about 25 years.

He spent the next 20 years working in the financial field with Fairfax County until the 1990s.

Mr. Connor was born in Troy, N.Y. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served in Saigon. After the war, he received a bachelor's degree in finance from American University.

He lived in the Washington area for more than 60 years, including in Arlington and the District.

He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in McLean. He also belonged to the American Legion Post in McLean and was active in the Masons and the Shriners.

His hobbies included playing golf and traveling.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Christel Connor of McLean; a daughter, Susan K. Connor of Weston, Fla.; four sisters; a brother; and a grandson.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Thomas O. MeyerPhysicist

Thomas Oliver Meyer, 89, a physicist who worked in aerospace engineering, died of prostate cancer June 13 at his home in Charlottesville.