Tag: in Memoriam
Cora Cecilia Campbell
When I opened my door on Walter Street, SE, I could see Cora’s front door across the street. Often I’d wave as she opened...
Donna Scheeder: 1947 to 2022
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon‘em,” wrote the Bard in Twelfth Night. Donna Wills Scheeder was one...
In Memorium: Robert ‘Bob’ Staples
Robert “Bob” Staples, resident of Capitol Hill for forty-eight years, died on November 30, 2021, at the age of eighty-eight. Staples was a student...
EMCAC Chair Donna Scheeder Dies Peacefully at Home
Community advocate and noted librarian Donna Scheeder died in her Capitol Hill home Monday, Mar. 7, 2022. The cause of death was cancer. She...
Celebrate the Life of Judy Wood
On June 13, 2021, our community lost a beloved friend and community contributor. Judy Wood passed away after heart surgery and complications that followed.
Join...
In Memoriam: Larry Quillian
Every neighborhood needs a silent woman or man who believes in the future of the neighborhood and the future of its business community. Capitol...
In Memoriam: Tommy Gerard Ewing
Thomas Gerard Ewing (AKA Thomas Ewing-Brown) passed away on March 13, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore MD, after a brief illness. He was...
Barbara Riehle, 1956–2021
Barbara (Scotti) Riehle, a long-time Capitol Hill resident, died on April 18 at George Washington University Hospital. She was 65.
With Barbara’s passing, Capitol...
Bowser Loses Only Sister to Complications of COVID
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced that she lost her only sister, Mercia Bowser, on Wednesday morning.
Merica Bowser died of complications related to COVID-19 on...
In Memoriam: John Franzén
John Franzén, who died November 1, was a longtime resident of both political Washington, DC and the Capitol Hill neighborhood and made enormous contributions...
