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John J. O'Connor III, 79, an Arizona lawyer and civic leader who became active in Washington's social and charitable circles after his wife, Sandra Day O'Connor, became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, died Nov. 11 in Phoenix. He had Alzheimer's disease.
Louis G. Leiser, 81, a retired Air Force major general who flew more than 100 combat missions during the Korean War and later became chief of staff for the NATO Allied Air Forces of Southern Europe, died of cardiopulmonary arrest Oct. 17 at his home in Fairfax City.