Obituaries

Mrs. Holdsworth worked for 40 years, mostly as a secretary, at Lockheed Martin, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, the old U.S. Railway Association and several area law firms. She also worked for Rep. Philip E. Ruppe (R-Mich.). In the late 1990s, she worked at the Pentagon as a visitor coordinator, retiring in 2001.

She was born in Scranton, Pa., and attended what was then known as Lackawanna Business College. She moved to Washington during World War II and worked for a Navy admiral. She married, and she and her husband adopted a son and settled in Arlington.

Her marriage to Leroy David Holdsworth ended in divorce.

Survivors include a son, Lee John Holdsworth of Washington; two grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Elizabeth Mary Hughes Nursing Dean

Elizabeth Mary Hughes, 71, former dean of the Georgetown University nursing school and a Montgomery County employee who worked on avian flu matters, died of cancer Jan. 8 at her home in Kensington.

Dr. Hughes became head of the nursing school in 1980 after working as a senior program adviser to the Bureau of Health Planning at the Health Resources Administration of the old U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. After leaving Georgetown in 1986, she taught for several years at Catholic University and most recently worked for Montgomery County.

She was born in Northampton, Mass., and graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She received a master's degree in public health from the University of Maryland in 1968 and a doctorate in human development from Maryland in 1973.

She also held numerous professional and executive positions at Towson State University and the University of Maryland.

Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Charles Hughes of Kensington; a brother; and a sister.

-- Patricia Sullivan