Tag: in Memoriam

The Hill has lost a loved resident. Donald Van Leuven (October 8, 1955 - November 16, 2022) died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...

In the summer of 2019, Arthur “Buddy” Harrison was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Early one morning, my then-four-year-old daughter got up early to leave...

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...

“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...

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...

Community advocate and noted librarian Donna Scheeder died in her Capitol Hill home Monday, Mar. 7, 2022. The cause of death was cancer. She...

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...

Every neighborhood needs a silent woman or man who believes in the future of the neighborhood and the future of its business community. Capitol...

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 (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...