Wednesday, July 9, 2008
David Kent RogersArmy Officer
David Kent Rogers, 75, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and decorated Vietnam War veteran, died of leukemia July 5 at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. He was an Alexandria resident.
After his retirement in 1978, Col. Rogers remained active in his community. He helped establish the Neighborhood Watch program in Hollin Hills, coached Alexandria youth soccer, supported his sons' football efforts and worked with the junior golf program at the Fort Belvoir course. He also produced a meticulously researched family genealogy.
Col. Rogers was born in New York and moved with his family at age 7 to a dairy farm in Dutchess County, N.Y.
As a youngster, he enjoyed hunting when he was not working in the fields or tending livestock. He also was active with the Future Farmers of America and played basketball, baseball and football for Pine Plains Central High School.
He was a member of the ROTC at Cornell University and joined the Army in 1955, shortly after receiving his bachelor's degree in agriculture. His military decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
His citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross, received for his actions during an enemy attack on a U.S. Special Forces camp in Vietnam, noted that he "flew his observation aircraft at extremely low level while exposing himself to repeated hostile enemy fire as he adjusted friendly artillery fire on hostile emplacements. . . ."
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Michelle Rogers of Alexandria; two sons, Marine Corps Col. Philippe D. Rogers of Los Angeles and Craig M. Rogers of Wilmington, N.C.; a brother; a sister; and three grandchildren.
-- Joe Holley
Frances Ambrose SchneiderEducator
Frances Ambrose Schneider, 71, who spent 32 years as a teacher and vice principal at St. Louis School in Alexandria, died June 27 at her home in Alexandria. She had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Mrs. Schneider moved to Alexandria in 1974 and was a first- and fourth-grade teacher and a resource specialist at St. Louis, a Catholic elementary and middle school. She later served as vice principal until her retirement in 2006.
Mrs. Schneider was born in Kingston, N.Y., and graduated from the old Ladycliff College in Highland Falls, N.Y. She did graduate work at George Mason University and Trinity Washington University.
She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Alexandria and the National Education Association.
Her husband, John W. Schneider Jr., died in 1975.
Survivors include two children, John W. Schneider III of Bristow and Elizabeth S. Kuhn of Alexandria; a sister, Josephine A. Ward of Gainesville; a brother, Francis J. Ambrose of Kingston; and six grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel
Ann R. BrandtNurse, Homemaker
Ann Roarke Brandt, 96, a nurse and homemaker, died July 2 at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion nursing facility in McLean after a stroke. She was a longtime Arlington County resident before moving to the Hermitage assisted living center in Alexandria and then to Arleigh Burke.
Mrs. Brandt was born on a farm outside Troy, N.Y., and received her nursing degree from the Troy Hospital School of Nursing in 1933. After her marriage in 1934, she and her husband moved to the Washington area. They bought their first house in Arlington, and Mrs. Brandt lived there until 1999.
She worked as a registered nurse at George Washington University Hospital in the late 1940s and as a school nurse at St. Thomas More School in Arlington in the early 1950s, but she considered her primary responsibilities that of homemaker, wife and mother.
She was a founding member and lifelong parishioner of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington and also enjoyed gardening and bridge.
Her husband, Joseph A. Brandt, died in 1999.
Survivors include two children, John J. Brandt of Vienna and Mary M. Brandt of McLean; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
-- Joe Holley
Monsita Teresa GreenHospital Secretary
Monsita Teresa Gunn Green, 49, who worked at Potomac Hospital as a unit secretary, died of breast cancer June 23 at Georgetown University Hospital. She lived in Dale City.
Mrs. Green was born in Petersburg, Va., and moved to the Washington area as a girl. As a teenager, she was a newspaper carrier for The Washington Post and the Washington Star.
She graduated from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria and received an associate's degree in nursing from Northern Virginia Community College.
She began working as a nursing assistant at the old National Orthopedic Hospital in Arlington County about 1978. She worked at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital for about 10 years before joining Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge in 2005 and working there until six months ago.
She was a former member of Beulah Baptist Church in Alexandria, and she had belonged to Dale City Christian Church since 2002.
She enjoyed cooking, taking care of family and family get-togethers. She also was a member of the Love Joy Jewels, a Christian social group.
Her marriage to Walter Simms ended in divorce.
Survivors include her husband of 15 years, Dwayne J. Green of Dale City; a daughter from her first marriage, Tamika L. Simms of Dale City; a stepdaughter, Shirley A. Johnson of Dale City; two sisters, Lorraine Falwell of Dale City and Ramona Gresham of Seattle; and five brothers, Emmanuel Gunn of King George, Va., Thomas Gunn Jr. of Alexandria, Kelvin Gunn of Upper Marlboro, Timothy Gunn of Dale City and Marvin Gunn of Springfield.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Donald V. MulcahyCIA Administrator
Donald Vincent Mulcahy, 89, a senior administrator with the CIA who joined the agency when it began in 1947, died of complications of a respiratory ailment June 26 at the Fountains at Washington House, a retirement community in Alexandria.
He was born in Brockton, Mass., and graduated from Boston College. He served in the Navy during World War II and helped save the lives of several sailors when an oil container ship exploded while docked in the harbor at Recife, Brazil. He received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his efforts.
After the war, he returned to Boston College and earned a master's degree in sociology.
In 1947, he moved his family to Washington and began recruiting for the CIA. He retired from the agency as senior administrator in 1975.
He lived in Annandale before moving to Alexandria nine years ago.
His wife, Helen "Buddy" Mulcahy, died in 1999. Two sons also preceded him in death, Kevin Mulcahy in 1982 and Brendan Mulcahy in 1998.
Survivors include four children, Sheila Finan of Reston, Colleen Scott of Naples, Fla., Brian Mulcahy of Towson and Shawn Mulcahy of Annandale; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
Robert G. BoukasHairdresser
Robert G. Boukas, 62, a District resident who worked as a hairdresser at area salons, including Charles the First, Salon Roi and Charisma, died June 25 at Washington Hospital Center after a heart attack.
Robert George Boukas was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington and volunteered at its Greek festivals.
His marriage to Antoinette Kranenburg ended in divorce.
Survivors include a son, Frans R. Boukas of Kensington.
-- Adam Bernstein