Tag: in Memoriam
In Memoriam: William H. Outlaw, Mayor of Tenth Street
Mike Soderman moved onto the 200 block of Tenth Street NE in about 2004 and met William Outlaw right away. “He was just a...
Funeral for Potomac Metro Station Hero Scheduled for Tuesday
Robert Cunningham will be laid to rest at Congressional Cemetery Tuesday, Feb. 14. Cunningham, 64, was killed Feb. 1 as he intervened to protect a woman...
Memories of Don Van Leuven
The Hill has lost a loved resident. Donald Van Leuven (October 8, 1955 - November 16, 2022) died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...
In Memoriam: Buddy Harrison
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...
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.
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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...