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In Memoriam
William H. Webster, the only person ever to lead both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency, switching from lawman to spymaster while the bureau was investigating high crimes at the White House and the C.I.A., died on Friday in Warrenton, Va. He was 101.
The full and rich life of Don H. Peterson ended on August 11, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia, at the age of 97. He was born in Jamestown, New York to descendants of Swedish immigrants, Harold and Doris Peterson.
Colonel Richard "Dick" Goebel, USAF, Retired, entered the arms of God on March 21, 2025 with family by his side. Dick was born in Florida on September 19, 1941 to Virginia and Dick Goebel.
Howard Winfield Cox died peacefully on July 28, 2025, in Frederick, Maryland. A highly regarded federal attorney, investigator, educator and author, Howard was 75.
Bernard Mathis Malloy, M.D. passed away at home on August 1, 2025. Barney was born in Chicago, but was much influenced by his childhood years in Jackson, TN.
Mary Evelyn Dean passed away Sunday August 10, 2025 after a brief illness. Born and educated in Walla Walla, Washington, Mary Evelyn moved to Washington, DC, in 1956 after graduating from her beloved Whitman College.
Stella Rimington, who battled a fiercely protective old boy’s network to become the first woman to lead MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, and whose tenure as the country’s spymaster was widely seen as an inspiration for James Bond’s first female boss in the movie franchise, died on Sunday.
Darlene Vivian Erbe, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025, in Severna Park, Maryland.
Dr. Donald M. Kerr was chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MITRE Corporation. He first joined the board in 2009, was named vice chairman in 2014, and elevated to chairman in 2018. He passed away on July 13, 2025.