Obituaries

Anthony J. SciaccaTelephone Company Employee

Anthony J. Sciacca, 87, a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. repairman and installer, died Sept. 18 at his home in Bowie from coronary heart disease.

Mr. Sciacca worked for C&P after World War II until his retirement in 1976. During the war, he served in the Army as a telephone operator, anti-aircraft gunner and military police officer in Italy.

Anthony Joseph Sciacca was born in Washington and graduated from McKinley Technical High School in 1939.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Mary Cuozzo Sciacca of Bowie; three children, Joseph Sciacca of Alexandria and Maria Magruder and Karen Stratchko, both of Bowie; three sisters; one brother; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

-- Lauren Wiseman

Eric B. TynerBuilding Contractor

Eric B. Tyner, 32, a native Washingtonian and 1993 graduate of St. Andrews Episcopal High School in Potomac, died Sept. 28 near Oakridge, Ore., from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash.

A spokesman for the Oakridge Police Department said Mr. Tyner died at the scene of the incident after a high-speed chase involving the police. Police said they were pursuing him for an alleged traffic violation.

Mr. Tyner crashed into a guardrail and was ejected onto the road, where he was struck by a police car. According to the Lane County medical examiner's office, the case is under investigation.

Eric Bracken Tyner was a self-employed general contractor. He had moved to Oregon in 1997 and was a resident of Bend.

Survivors include his companion of 10 years, Julie Wharfield of Bend; his father, John Tyner of Rockville; his mother and stepfather, Linda and John F. Miller III of Potomac; two grandmothers, Chloe Tyner and Cecilia Anchor, both of Rockville; and a sister, Heather Frazier of Bethesda.