Obituaries

Survivors include two children, Diane Lynn Baskin of Clifton and Robert E. Hatton Jr. of Centreville; two sisters, Gwen Hales of Bluemont and Gail R. Fogle of Manassas; and three grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Charles E. KavenaghGraphic Artist

Charles E. Kavenagh, 83, a former head of graphics at the ABC News bureau in Washington who then worked as a graphic artist for WUSA (Channel 9) from 1981 to 1990, died June 25 at the Washington VA Medical Center. He had pneumonia.

Early in his career, Mr. Kavenagh was a cartoonist and sketch artist for the New York Herald Tribune. He later joined ABC News in New York and transferred to its Washington bureau in the late 1960s.

Charles Edgerton Kavenagh was born in Trenton, N.J., and finished high school in Princeton, N.J. He was a graduate of what is now Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces in Europe and participated in the Normandy invasion. He later was assigned to forces fighting in China, Burma and India. His awards included the Air Medal.

His marriage to Nancy Kavenagh ended in divorce.

Survivors include his companion of 32 years, Ruth Holly of Washington.

-- Adam Bernstein

Harriet R.T. LewisExecutive Coach

Harriet R.T. Lewis, 50, who had been owner and operator since 1995 of Critics' Choice, an executive coaching and consulting business in Falls Church, died June 14 at her home in Falls Church after a heart attack.

Miss Lewis developed government clients for Critics' Choice, including the Agency for International Development, as well as Johns Hopkins University and what is now the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

Harriet Roberta Tina Lewis was a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and a sociology and music graduate of Miami University. In college, she played classical tuba and was part of the brass choir.

She later received a certificate in executive coaching from George Washington University.

She settled in the Washington area about 1990 as vice president of ministries for pregnancy centers operated by the Christian Action Council, an organization later renamed Care Net and that counsels women on alternatives to abortion.

Miss Lewis was an elder at Washington Community Fellowship on Capitol Hill and involved in musical activities at several ministry programs and fellowships.

She had no immediate survivors.

-- Adam Bernstein

James DeVaine McKinney Jr.Energy Lawyer

James DeVaine McKinney Jr., 76, a partner in the law firm of Ross, Marsh and Foster, died June 25 at his home in Arlington of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Mr. McKinney represented energy companies, particularly natural gas pipeline firms, before the Federal Power Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during his 49-year career.

He successfully argued a case in 1983 on behalf of seven pipeline companies before the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned an earlier FERC decision. Mr. McKinney also made numerous presentations to Congress.

He was born in Muscatine, Iowa, and served in the Army in the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Iowa and received a law degree there in 1958. Shortly after becoming a lawyer, he joined Ross, Marsh and Foster in Washington, and rose from associate to partner in three years. He later became a senior partner and retired in 2007.

Mr. Smith was a former secretary and board member of the Energy Bar Association, an organization for energy lawyers. He enjoyed tennis, fine wine, Broadway show tunes and classical music.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Betty Guy McKinney of Arlington; three children, Jim McKinney of Arlington, Cynthia Drayton of Valley Forge, Pa., and Jennifer Long of Richmond; a brother; and eight grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

E. William TatgeForeign Trade Executive

E. William Tatge, 82, a retired oil company, Peace Corps and foreign trade executive, died June 30 at his home in Bethesda. He had liver cancer.

Mr. Tatge spent his early career doing marketing and political affairs work for Mobil, mostly in the Middle East and North Africa.

Starting in 1965, he spent much of the rest of his career alternating among federal agencies, including the Peace Corps and the Commerce Department.

He was a chief of the Peace Corps's Francophone Africa division before joining Commerce in 1971 and becoming principal commercial officer and director of the U.S. Trade Center in Milan, Italy.

In subsequent years, he was the Peace Corps's acting director of the Africa region and Paris-based counselor for commercial affairs for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service.

After retiring from the federal government in 1986, he spent four years in Brussels directing the state of Ohio's European office.

Edward William Tatge was a native of Evanston, Ill., and a 1947 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

In 1948, he received a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Mr. Tatge settled in the Washington area in 1990 and was a board member of the Washington Bach Consort. His memberships included the Cosmos Club and world affairs organizations.

He also was a referral counselor, helping Montgomery County's government select and place volunteers.

Survivors include his wife, Gigliola Breda Tatge, whom he married in 1949, of Bethesda; five children, George Tatge of Florence, Italy, Catherine Tatge of Cornwall Bridge, Conn., Barbara Tatge of Bethesda, Jean Tatge of New York, and Pamela Tatge of Madison, Conn.; a brother; three half-brothers; a half-sister; and nine grandchildren.

-- Adam Bernstein