Obituaries

Brian W. Galusha Air Force Major

Brian W. Galusha, 65, a retired Air Force major who was a missile officer and meteorologist, died April 16 at his home in Burke. He had pancreatic cancer.

Maj. Galusha served in the Air Force for 20 years as a Titan II missile officer and meteorologist before retiring as a chief climatologist in 1985.

After his military retirement, he became a private contractor and spent 20 years as a computer systems analyst. His clients included the Federal Aviation Administration, which he assisted in the development and testing of air-traffic control systems.

Brian Wells Galusha, a native of Granville, N.Y., received bachelor's degrees in chemistry from Syracuse University and in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University. He received master's degrees in business administration from Central Michigan University and in meteorology from North Carolina State University.

He was a Mason and former worshipful master of a lodge in Arlington. He also was a blood donation coordinator for the Masons.

He enjoyed genealogy and researched his family history to the 1600s.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Carol Cooke Galusha of Burke; two children, Heather Ripley of Fairfax City and Jeffrey Galusha of Burke; a sister, Alice L. Purdum-Flack of Columbia; and a grandson.

-- Rebekah Davis

Rhoda Hooper Administrative Secretary

Rhoda Hooper, 85, a retired administrative secretary for a Vienna architectural firm, died May 3 at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond. She had pancreatic cancer.

Mrs. Hooper was born Rose Barish in Passaic, N.J., and grew up in Baltimore. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art.