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In Memoriam
Michael S. McHenry (70), retired Senior Intelligence Officer, passed away peacefully at home in Arlington, Virginia, on 8 October 2025.
Thomas Victor Jansen died peacefully at home in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2025, at the end of a long journey with Parkinsonism (multiple system atrophy, cerebellar type) that he traveled with his beloved wife Laura at his side.
John Robert Hilliard, 87, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, passed August 26th at Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL following a courageous battle against cancer.
John Lenhart Wilhelm, III, a journalist who played a pivotal role in TIME magazine's coverage of the Vietnam War and the race to the moon and was also an Emmy-nominated executive producer of PBS television documentaries, died August 21, 2025 at his home in Washington, DC. He was 87
Lt. Col. Robert George Protosevich died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Alexandria, Virginia on December 3, 2024. He was 72 years old. A career officer in the U.S. Army, Robert proudly served his country for over 30 years.
William Brooks Blaisdell Moody, 87, liked to say his career teaching high school French was “interrupted” by 30 years of service as a cryptologic officer in the U.S. Navy. Bill died on August 11 at Georgetown University Hospital of sepsis and pneumonia. He lived in the Knollwood Retirement Community in Washington, DC.
Robert Ellett Rich, a fourth-generation resident of the Washington area and former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, died on September 21, 2025 in Olney, Maryland. He was 98.
Douglas A. Laux, of Coldwater, died Sunday, September 21, 2025 at his home in Coldwater. He was born January 20, 1983 in Coldwater to Jerry & Kathy (Evers) Laux. He is survived by brother, Ryan & Joan Laux. He is also survived by nieces and nephew, Macy, Cole, and Willa.
Cathy Johnston (née Pauley), age 60, passed away on September 16, 2025 near her cherished family cottage in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Her life was marked by a deep commitment to service, an unquenchable intellectual curiosity and a relentless enthusiasm that touched all who knew her.