Obituaries

Raymond T. Donohoe Real Estate Specialist

Raymond T. Donohoe, 88, who was a realty specialist for the General Services Administration from 1966 until his retirement in 1986, died Oct. 15 at his home in Arlington County. He had Alzheimer's disease.

A native Washingtonian, Raymond Thorn Donohoe was a 1939 graduate of Gonzaga College High School. After high school, he was a salesman for Barber & Ross Co., a Leesburg-based company that manufactures home windows, doors and trim. From 1956 to 1966, he was a real estate property manager for Donohoe and Drury Real Estate in the District.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington, where he served as an usher. He was a past treasurer of the Gonzaga High School alumni association.

He was also a volunteer at Capital Hospice of Arlington and the Legion of Mary, a Catholic prayer group in Arlington.

A daughter, Katharine M. Donohoe, died in 2000.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Murphy Donohoe of Arlington; six children, Thomas F. Donohoe, Leo M. Donohoe and Joseph F. Donohoe, all of Arlington, Marie A. Kemins of Southlake, Tex., Richard J. Donohoe of McLean and Ellen D. Whalen of Chantilly; and 16 grandchildren.

-- Lauren Wiseman

Arthur L. Burt Geographer

Arthur L. Burt, 93, a geographer who worked for the forerunner of the CIA from the mid-1940s until his retirement in 1974, died Oct. 8 at Morningside assisted living facility in Gainesville, Ga. He had congestive heart failure.

A native of Worcester, Mass., Arthur Lowe Burt received bachelor's and master's degrees and a doctorate, all in geography, from Clark University in Worcester, in 1938, 1940 and 1942, respectively. During World War II, he served in the Army and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, which became the CIA.

He moved to the Washington region in 1945 and was a Rockville resident before moving to Gainesville in 2001.