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| Robert F. Gillingham, 70, an economist who served as the Treasury Department’s deputy assistant secretary for economic policy from 1989 to 1998 and later headed a division of the International Monetary Fund, died Sept. 25 at an assisted-living home in Potomac Falls, Va. The cause was brain cancer, said a daughter, Sarah Gillingham. | Robert F. Gillingham, 70, an economist who served as the Treasury Department’s deputy assistant secretary for economic policy from 1989 to 1998 and later headed a division of the International Monetary Fund, died Sept. 25 at an assisted-living home in Potomac Falls, Va. The cause was brain cancer, said a daughter, Sarah Gillingham. |
| Dr. Gillingham, a resident of Potomac Falls, was a New Jersey native. He joined the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1968 and, as deputy associate commissioner for prices and living conditions, played a role in shaping its consumer price index. He started at the Treasury Department in 1985, and from 1998 to 2008, he was at the IMF, eventually heading the expenditure-policy division of its Fiscal Affairs Department. Jack A. Green, accountant Jack A. Green, 87, who worked for more than 50 years at an accounting firm in Kensington, Md., died Oct. 11 at his home in Kensington. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son, Charles Green. Mr. Green was born in Kansas City, Mo. He moved to the Washington area in 1942. He started at what is now Moose, Green and Korom in 1952 and retired in 2007. He had been president and a charter member of what was then called the Wheaton-Kensington Rotary Club and was a volunteer with the Salvation Army. 1 of 83 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × Notable deaths of 2015 View Photos A look at those who have died this year. Caption A look at those who have died. From left, Swedish actress Anita Ekberg known for her role in “La Dolce Vita”; Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy; Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown; legendary blues guitarist B.B. King; and football player and “Monday Night Football” sportscaster Frank Gifford. From left: Mario Torrisi/AP, CBS via Getty Images, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images, Kathy Willens/AP Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. .wp-volt-gal-preroll-video{width:100%;height:100%} Maria O’Leary, boutique proprietor Maria O’Leary, 85, the co-owner of Nuevo Mundo, an Alexandria boutique antiques, jewelry and artifacts shop from 1966 until it closed in 2011, died Oct. 13 at her home in Alexandria. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, said a daughter, Moira O’Leary. Mrs. O’Leary was born Maria Eneim in Los Angeles and settled in the Washington area in 1955. Soon after settling in Alexandria, she entered and won a “Mrs. Virginia” contest. She used the prizes — a stove, freezer and household appliances — to furnish the townhouse she was rehabilitating. Lu Hu Chen ‘Trudie’ Ball, restaurateur Lu Hu Chen “Trudie” Ball, 91, who owned and operated several Washington-area Chinese restaurants from the 1960s to the 1980s, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Rockville, Md. The cause was cancer, said a daughter, Pao Lin Hatch. Mrs. Ball, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Lu Hu in Shanghai. From 1955 to 1957, she was a member of the Taiwan delegation to the United Nations. She settled in the Washington area in 1960 and opened Trudie Ball’s Empress restaurants in Washington and Silver Spring, as well as Trudie’s in Washington. Joan Trudeau Kane, homemaker, volunteer Joan Trudeau Kane, 90, who volunteered with organizations including the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, died Oct. 13 at a retirement home in Washington. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said her husband, retired Army Col. Francis Kane. Mrs. Kane was born Joan Trudeau in the District and accompanied her husband on military postings in Europe and elsewhere. She held a leadership position with the Society of Daughters of the U.S. Army, volunteered with the Cub Scouts and the Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, and performed with the Arlington Players theater company and the Knollwood Singers musical group at her retirement community. William F. Whalen, budget officer, museum volunteer William F. Whalen, 81, a budget officer for the Department of the Navy, the defense secretary’s office, the Peace Corps and the Department of Housing and Urban Development during his three-decade federal career, died Oct. 13 at his home in Wilmington, N.C. The cause was complications from prostate cancer, said a son, Bill Whalen. Mr. Whalen was born in McKeesport, Pa. He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960 and then in the Navy Reserve, rising to the rank of captain. A former resident of Falls Church and Arlington, Va., he volunteered at Washington-area museums including the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Freer and Sackler galleries and the National Gallery of Art before retiring to Wilmington in 2005. Joseph Guarnieri, business development specialist Joseph Guarnieri, 78, who did business development and marketing work for companies including AT&T, Litton Industries and Northrop Grumman before his retirement in 2002, died Oct. 13 at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said his wife, Merle Guarnieri. Mr. Guarnieri, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Giuseppe Guarnieri in Roccella Ionica in Calabria, Italy. He came to the United States after World War II and settled in the Washington area in the 1970s. Helen Swartzbeck, budget analyst Helen Swartzbeck, 80, a Defense Department budget analyst for two decades before her retirement in the mid-2000s, died Oct. 16 at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va. The cause was cancer and diabetes, said a daughter, Deborah Swartzbeck Parker. Mrs. Swartzbeck, a Chantilly, Va., resident, was born Helen Pennington in Washington. She accompanied her husband on an Army assignment in West Germany in the 1960s and worked during her Defense Department career at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Bart N. Stephens, USIA officer Bart N. Stephens, 93, a retired Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Information Agency who had served in Greece, Germany, Poland and Thailand, died Oct. 5 at an assisted-living center in Lynchburg, Va. The cause was chronic kidney disease and other ailments, said a daughter, Sinah Kostik. Mr. Stephens was born in Norfolk, Va. As a Navy communications officer, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in World War II. He served in the Foreign Service from 1949 to 1982, specializing in cultural affairs. He lived in McLean, Va., before retiring to Lynchburg. Ernestine ‘Teenie’ Williams, homemaker Ernestine “Teenie” Williams, 93, an Alexandria, Va., homemaker and doubles tennis player, died Sept. 14 at a hospital in Alexandria. The cause was cardiac arrest due to congestive heart failure, said a granddaughter, Michel Williams. Mrs. Williams was born Ernestine Barnes on the outskirts of Prosperity, S.C. She moved to Alexandria in 1958. John M. Dick Jr., grocer John M. Dick Jr., 88, a clerk at Giant Food from 1965 until his retirement in 1988, died Oct. 1 at his home in Sterling, Va. The cause was lung cancer, said a daughter, Doreen Dick. Mr. Dick, a resident of Sterling since 1973, was born in Springfield, Mass. He moved to the Washington area in 1950. George W. Rose, newspaper distributor George W. Rose, 81, a distributor of The Washington Post from about 1969 to the mid-2000s, died Oct. 19 at his home in Washington. The cause was cancer, said a daughter-in-law, Tiffany Rose. Mr. Rose was born in Boston, Mass., and moved to Washington in 1959. He was a choir member and trustee emeritus of the Allen Chapel AME Church in Washington. Robert F. Patton, newspaper printer Robert F. Patton, 90, a printer at The Washington Post from 1950 to 1982, died Oct. 8 at an assisted-living center in Fulton, Md. The cause was complications from dementia, said a son-in-law, Michael Baroody. Mr. Patton, a Fulton resident, was a native Washingtonian. He dropped out of high school to join the Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. Olivia Hoffman, secretary Olivia Hoffman, 88, a lifelong resident of the Capitol Hill neighborhood who did secretarial work for the Food and Drug Administration from 1965 to 1992, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Arlington, Va. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said her power of attorney, Susan Gwilliam. Miss Hoffman was born in the District and belonged to Capitol Hill Baptist Church, where she participated in Sunday-school classes and in national and international travels with the congregation. She also attended events at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, the Smithsonian Institution and Washington National Cathedral. | |
| Jack A. Green, 87, who worked for more than 50 years at an accounting firm in Kensington, Md., died Oct. 11 at his home in Kensington. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son, Charles Green. | Jack A. Green, 87, who worked for more than 50 years at an accounting firm in Kensington, Md., died Oct. 11 at his home in Kensington. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son, Charles Green. |
| Mr. Green was born in Kansas City, Mo. He moved to the Washington area in 1942. He started at what is now Moose, Green and Korom in 1952 and retired in 2007. He had been president and a charter member of what was then called the Wheaton-Kensington Rotary Club and was a volunteer with the Salvation Army. | Mr. Green was born in Kansas City, Mo. He moved to the Washington area in 1942. He started at what is now Moose, Green and Korom in 1952 and retired in 2007. He had been president and a charter member of what was then called the Wheaton-Kensington Rotary Club and was a volunteer with the Salvation Army. |
| Maria O’Leary, 85, the co-owner of Nuevo Mundo, an Alexandria boutique antiques, jewelry and artifacts shop from 1966 until it closed in 2011, died Oct. 13 at her home in Alexandria. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, said a daughter, Moira O’Leary. | Maria O’Leary, 85, the co-owner of Nuevo Mundo, an Alexandria boutique antiques, jewelry and artifacts shop from 1966 until it closed in 2011, died Oct. 13 at her home in Alexandria. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, said a daughter, Moira O’Leary. |
| Mrs. O’Leary was born Maria Eneim in Los Angeles and settled in the Washington area in 1955. Soon after settling in Alexandria, she entered and won a “Mrs. Virginia” contest. She used the prizes — a stove, freezer and household appliances — to furnish the townhouse she was rehabilitating. | Mrs. O’Leary was born Maria Eneim in Los Angeles and settled in the Washington area in 1955. Soon after settling in Alexandria, she entered and won a “Mrs. Virginia” contest. She used the prizes — a stove, freezer and household appliances — to furnish the townhouse she was rehabilitating. |
| Lu Hu Chen “Trudie” Ball, 91, who owned and operated several Washington-area Chinese restaurants from the 1960s to the 1980s, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Rockville, Md. The cause was cancer, said a daughter, Pao Lin Hatch. | Lu Hu Chen “Trudie” Ball, 91, who owned and operated several Washington-area Chinese restaurants from the 1960s to the 1980s, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Rockville, Md. The cause was cancer, said a daughter, Pao Lin Hatch. |
| Mrs. Ball, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Lu Hu in Shanghai. From 1955 to 1957, she was a member of the Taiwan delegation to the United Nations. She settled in the Washington area in 1960 and opened Trudie Ball’s Empress restaurants in Washington and Silver Spring, as well as Trudie’s in Washington. | Mrs. Ball, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Lu Hu in Shanghai. From 1955 to 1957, she was a member of the Taiwan delegation to the United Nations. She settled in the Washington area in 1960 and opened Trudie Ball’s Empress restaurants in Washington and Silver Spring, as well as Trudie’s in Washington. |
| Joan Trudeau Kane, 90, who volunteered with organizations including the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, died Oct. 13 at a retirement home in Washington. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said her husband, retired Army Col. Francis Kane. | Joan Trudeau Kane, 90, who volunteered with organizations including the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, died Oct. 13 at a retirement home in Washington. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said her husband, retired Army Col. Francis Kane. |
| Mrs. Kane was born Joan Trudeau in the District and accompanied her husband on military postings in Europe and elsewhere. She held a leadership position with the Society of Daughters of the U.S. Army, volunteered with the Cub Scouts and the Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, and performed with the Arlington Players theater company and the Knollwood Singers musical group at her retirement community. | Mrs. Kane was born Joan Trudeau in the District and accompanied her husband on military postings in Europe and elsewhere. She held a leadership position with the Society of Daughters of the U.S. Army, volunteered with the Cub Scouts and the Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, and performed with the Arlington Players theater company and the Knollwood Singers musical group at her retirement community. |
| William F. Whalen, 81, a budget officer for the Department of the Navy, the defense secretary’s office, the Peace Corps and the Department of Housing and Urban Development during his three-decade federal career, died Oct. 13 at his home in Wilmington, N.C. The cause was complications from prostate cancer, said a son, Bill Whalen. | William F. Whalen, 81, a budget officer for the Department of the Navy, the defense secretary’s office, the Peace Corps and the Department of Housing and Urban Development during his three-decade federal career, died Oct. 13 at his home in Wilmington, N.C. The cause was complications from prostate cancer, said a son, Bill Whalen. |
| Mr. Whalen was born in McKeesport, Pa. He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960 and then in the Navy Reserve, rising to the rank of captain. A former resident of Falls Church and Arlington, Va., he volunteered at Washington-area museums including the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Freer and Sackler galleries and the National Gallery of Art before retiring to Wilmington in 2005. | Mr. Whalen was born in McKeesport, Pa. He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960 and then in the Navy Reserve, rising to the rank of captain. A former resident of Falls Church and Arlington, Va., he volunteered at Washington-area museums including the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Freer and Sackler galleries and the National Gallery of Art before retiring to Wilmington in 2005. |
| Joseph Guarnieri, 78, who did business development and marketing work for companies including AT&T, Litton Industries and Northrop Grumman before his retirement in 2002, died Oct. 13 at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said his wife, Merle Guarnieri. | Joseph Guarnieri, 78, who did business development and marketing work for companies including AT&T, Litton Industries and Northrop Grumman before his retirement in 2002, died Oct. 13 at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. The cause was complications from pneumonia, said his wife, Merle Guarnieri. |
| Mr. Guarnieri, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Giuseppe Guarnieri in Roccella Ionica in Calabria, Italy. He came to the United States after World War II and settled in the Washington area in the 1970s. | Mr. Guarnieri, a resident of Potomac, Md., was born Giuseppe Guarnieri in Roccella Ionica in Calabria, Italy. He came to the United States after World War II and settled in the Washington area in the 1970s. |
| Helen Swartzbeck, 80, a Defense Department budget analyst for two decades before her retirement in the mid-2000s, died Oct. 16 at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va. The cause was cancer and diabetes, said a daughter, Deborah Swartzbeck Parker. | Helen Swartzbeck, 80, a Defense Department budget analyst for two decades before her retirement in the mid-2000s, died Oct. 16 at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va. The cause was cancer and diabetes, said a daughter, Deborah Swartzbeck Parker. |
| Mrs. Swartzbeck, a Chantilly, Va., resident, was born Helen Pennington in Washington. She accompanied her husband on an Army assignment in West Germany in the 1960s and worked during her Defense Department career at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. | Mrs. Swartzbeck, a Chantilly, Va., resident, was born Helen Pennington in Washington. She accompanied her husband on an Army assignment in West Germany in the 1960s and worked during her Defense Department career at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. |
| Bart N. Stephens, 93, a retired Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Information Agency who had served in Greece, Germany, Poland and Thailand, died Oct. 5 at an assisted-living center in Lynchburg, Va. The cause was chronic kidney disease and other ailments, said a daughter, Sinah Kostik. | Bart N. Stephens, 93, a retired Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Information Agency who had served in Greece, Germany, Poland and Thailand, died Oct. 5 at an assisted-living center in Lynchburg, Va. The cause was chronic kidney disease and other ailments, said a daughter, Sinah Kostik. |
| Mr. Stephens was born in Norfolk, Va. As a Navy communications officer, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in World War II. He served in the Foreign Service from 1949 to 1982, specializing in cultural affairs. He lived in McLean, Va., before retiring to Lynchburg. | Mr. Stephens was born in Norfolk, Va. As a Navy communications officer, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in World War II. He served in the Foreign Service from 1949 to 1982, specializing in cultural affairs. He lived in McLean, Va., before retiring to Lynchburg. |
| Ernestine “Teenie” Williams, 93, an Alexandria, Va., homemaker and doubles tennis player, died Sept. 14 at a hospital in Alexandria. The cause was cardiac arrest due to congestive heart failure, said a granddaughter, Michel Williams. | Ernestine “Teenie” Williams, 93, an Alexandria, Va., homemaker and doubles tennis player, died Sept. 14 at a hospital in Alexandria. The cause was cardiac arrest due to congestive heart failure, said a granddaughter, Michel Williams. |
| Mrs. Williams was born Ernestine Barnes on the outskirts of Prosperity, S.C. She moved to Alexandria in 1958. | Mrs. Williams was born Ernestine Barnes on the outskirts of Prosperity, S.C. She moved to Alexandria in 1958. |
| John M. Dick Jr., 88, a clerk at Giant Food from 1965 until his retirement in 1988, died Oct. 1 at his home in Sterling, Va. The cause was lung cancer, said a daughter, Doreen Dick. | John M. Dick Jr., 88, a clerk at Giant Food from 1965 until his retirement in 1988, died Oct. 1 at his home in Sterling, Va. The cause was lung cancer, said a daughter, Doreen Dick. |
| Mr. Dick, a resident of Sterling since 1973, was born in Springfield, Mass. He moved to the Washington area in 1950. | Mr. Dick, a resident of Sterling since 1973, was born in Springfield, Mass. He moved to the Washington area in 1950. |
| George W. Rose, 81, a distributor of The Washington Post from about 1969 to the mid-2000s, died Oct. 19 at his home in Washington. The cause was cancer, said a daughter-in-law, Tiffany Rose. | George W. Rose, 81, a distributor of The Washington Post from about 1969 to the mid-2000s, died Oct. 19 at his home in Washington. The cause was cancer, said a daughter-in-law, Tiffany Rose. |
| Mr. Rose was born in Boston, Mass., and moved to Washington in 1959. He was a choir member and trustee emeritus of the Allen Chapel AME Church in Washington. | Mr. Rose was born in Boston, Mass., and moved to Washington in 1959. He was a choir member and trustee emeritus of the Allen Chapel AME Church in Washington. |
| Robert F. Patton, 90, a printer at The Washington Post from 1950 to 1982, died Oct. 8 at an assisted-living center in Fulton, Md. The cause was complications from dementia, said a son-in-law, Michael Baroody. | Robert F. Patton, 90, a printer at The Washington Post from 1950 to 1982, died Oct. 8 at an assisted-living center in Fulton, Md. The cause was complications from dementia, said a son-in-law, Michael Baroody. |
| Mr. Patton, a Fulton resident, was a native Washingtonian. He dropped out of high school to join the Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. | Mr. Patton, a Fulton resident, was a native Washingtonian. He dropped out of high school to join the Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. |
| Olivia Hoffman, 88, a lifelong resident of the Capitol Hill neighborhood who did secretarial work for the Food and Drug Administration from 1965 to 1992, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Arlington, Va. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said her power of attorney, Susan Gwilliam. | Olivia Hoffman, 88, a lifelong resident of the Capitol Hill neighborhood who did secretarial work for the Food and Drug Administration from 1965 to 1992, died Sept. 27 at a hospice center in Arlington, Va. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said her power of attorney, Susan Gwilliam. |
| Miss Hoffman was born in the District and belonged to Capitol Hill Baptist Church, where she participated in Sunday-school classes and in national and international travels with the congregation. She also attended events at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, the Smithsonian Institution and Washington National Cathedral. | Miss Hoffman was born in the District and belonged to Capitol Hill Baptist Church, where she participated in Sunday-school classes and in national and international travels with the congregation. She also attended events at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, the Smithsonian Institution and Washington National Cathedral. |
| — From staff reports | — From staff reports |