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Tag: in Memoriam
In Memoriam: William “Will” Caulfield Lankford
William “Will” Caulfield Lankford, a 22‑year‑old Capitol Hill resident whose life crossed baseball fields, wrestling mats, river rapids and finance spreadsheets, died May 3...
Muriel Martin-Wein: 1940 to 2024
Generations of children knew the friendly woman who lived in the grey clapboard historic house on the corner of Independence Avenue and Sixth Street...
Dan Donahue: 1947 to 2024
In 1993, I moved to Capitol Hill and rented an English basement on Seward Square. In those days, the only supermarket was the Safeway...
In Memoriam: Soccer on the Hill Founder Bryan Cassidy
As the story goes, my fate was sealed weeks before I ever set foot on Capitol Hill. A brief conversation between two strangers and...
Peter MacPherson
Peter MacPherson, a long-time Capitol Hill resident, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024. The cause of death was colon cancer.
MacPherson is remembered by...
In Memoriam: Robert “Bob” Keith Willett
Robert Keith Willett, artist and electrician, known to his friends and customers as “Bob”, died July 15, 2024, from heart disease.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Celebration of life for Tom Kuchenberg
There will be a celebration of life for Tom Kuchenberg on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the North Hall of the Eastern Market from 6...
In Memoriam: Robert A. Cashdollar
Robert A. Cashdollar, who as a Congressional staffer drafted some of this country’s landmark rural and agricultural legislation, died on in Washington, DC on...
In Memoriam: Raiford Gaffney
Capitol Hill community builder Raiford Gaffney passed away on Friday, July 5, at her home across the street from Tyler Elementary School. The cause...
In Praise of Henry Mendoza
Henry—we all knew him as Henry—was a favorite member of our Capitol Hill family from his earliest days as a young man waiting tables...
















