Obituaries

Donald W. Woodall Post Co. Executive

Donald W. Woodall, 62, a finance and accounting executive who retired in 2008 from The Washington Post as director of financial operations, overseeing systems handling billing, payroll and other projects, died Oct. 28 at his home in Roselle, Ill., after an apparent heart attack.

Mr. Woodall spent most of his early career working for newspapers. From 1980 to 1999, he worked for the Tribune Co. of Chicago and rose to director of customer accounting. He worked in Illinois for the Chas. Levy Circulating Co., one of the nation's largest magazine and book distributors, before joining The Post in 2002.

In 1994, the Advertising Media Credit Executives Association named him credit executive of the year.

Donald Wayne Woodall was a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., and a 1969 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a master's degree in business administration in 1988 from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

He had a condominium in Arlington County during his years at The Post and maintained his home in Roselle.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Maureen Stockert Woodall of Roselle; two daughters, Anne Whalan of London and Susan Woodall of St. Louis; and a brother.

-- Adam Bernstein