Matt Schudel

Metro/Obituaries

Articles by Matt Schudel

Virginia Quarterly Review Editor Charlotte Kohler, 99 (October 5, 2008)

Hayden Carruth, 87; Poems Reflected Struggles of Life (October 1, 2008)

Mickey Vernon; Smooth Fielder, Hot Hitter for Senators (September 26, 2008)

Musician Richard Sudhalter; Jazz History Left Bitter Note (September 20, 2008)

Demographer Looked Past the Numbers To Discover the Heart of the Heartland (September 14, 2008)

Nathan G. Gordon; Navy Pilot, Arkansas Lt. Governor (September 14, 2008)

Robert Giroux; Publishing Maverick Discovered and Edited Great Writers (September 6, 2008)

Bill Melendez, 91; Award-Winning 'Peanuts' Animator (September 4, 2008)

Doctor Looked After the Sick, And Looked Around for the CIA (August 31, 2008)

Race-Car Driver Phil Hill, 81; Only U.S.-Born Formula One Champion (August 31, 2008)

Vartkess M. Balian, 76; Supporter of Armenia (August 22, 2008)

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones; Democrat Led Ethics Committee (August 21, 2008)

Musician Lived Life at His Own Tempo (August 17, 2008)

L. Rust Hills, 83; Edited Renowned Fiction Writers for Esquire (August 17, 2008)

Bernie Mac; 'Original King' of Comedy and Sitcom Star (August 10, 2008)

Pianist Lou Teicher; Duo Set Classical Music on Its Ear (August 8, 2008)

Robert Maheu, 90; Tycoon's Aide, CIA Spy (August 6, 2008)

CIA Analyst Thomas F. Troy; Historian of Agency's Early Years (August 2, 2008)

Otto Fuerbringer; Time Editor in 1960s Helped Start Money, People Magazines (August 1, 2008)

Rosemary Ingham; Theater Costume Designer (July 27, 2008)

Randy Pausch, 47; Professor Gave Inspiring 'Last Lecture' (July 26, 2008)

Chuck Stobbs; Senators Pitcher in 1950s (July 25, 2008)

Walter Kerwin; Army General Instrumental in Ending Draft (July 20, 2008)

Michael V. Bartlett; Landscaper Won Award for Inner-City Parks (July 16, 2008)

Wartime Work Forged Love of Japanese Culture (July 13, 2008)

Rocky Aoki; Flashy Founder of Benihana (July 12, 2008)

Thomas Disch; Sci-Fi Writer Was Part of 'New Wave' (July 9, 2008)

George B. Hartzog Jr., 88; Expanded Nation's Park System (July 6, 2008)

N.C. Senator's Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social Agenda (July 5, 2008)

Clay S. Felker, 82; Influential Editor of New York Magazine (July 2, 2008)

Frank Uhlmann; Psychologist Wrote, Spoke on Living With MS (June 29, 2008)

Madeline Turkeltaub, 62; Research Official at NIH (June 28, 2008)

Kenneth H. Wood; Adventist Editor (June 25, 2008)

Federal Jazz Commission Plays the Farewell Blues (June 24, 2008)

Mid-Century D.C.'s Beauty, Misery Intrigued Photographer (June 22, 2008)

Bert Shepard; Amputation Didn't Stop MLB Pitcher (June 22, 2008)

June A. Bradlaw; FDA Research Biologist (June 17, 2008)

Photographer John Ranard; Showed Dark Side of Life (June 16, 2008)

A Master Musician Kept His Life's Time In the Rhythm of Jazz (June 15, 2008)

Groundbreaking Sportscaster McKay Dies (June 8, 2008)

Matthew J. Bruccoli; A Prolific Scholar Of Jazz Age Writers (June 7, 2008)

Herbert Stutts; American U. Business School Administrator (June 5, 2008)

William E. Odom, 75; Military Adviser to 2 Administrations (June 1, 2008)

Her Big Band of Siblings Hit the Road, Playing In Europe and the U.S. (June 1, 2008)

Jimmy McGriff; Jazz, Blues Organist (May 28, 2008)

Bob Florence; Eclectic Bandleader, Arranger Revered by Jazz Fans (May 25, 2008)

Cornell Capa, 90; Founder Of N.Y. Photography Center (May 24, 2008)

His Eyes Saw the Prize Early (May 17, 2008)

Innovative Mind Found Art in the Unwanted (May 14, 2008)

Ruben Vartanyan; Conductor Defected From Soviet Union (May 11, 2008)

Richard M. McCarthy, 87; Writer Worked for USIA, Voice of America (May 10, 2008)

George Cressman; Modernized Weather Service Forecasting (May 9, 2008)

Robert Lehrfeld, 82; Oboist, Entrepreneur (May 4, 2008)

Buzzie Bavasi; Dodgers GM Aided Baseball Integration (May 3, 2008)

George N. Atiyeh; Librarian, Scholar (May 2, 2008)

Robert Reed, 50; Pioneer of Go-Go Era (May 1, 2008)

William H. Stewart; Surgeon General Condemned Smoking (April 27, 2008)

Jimmy Giuffre; Infused Jazz With Blues, Classical Notes (April 26, 2008)

Army Col. Richard Cato, 69; Vietnam War Hero, Executive (April 25, 2008)

Adm. Mary J. Nielubowicz, 79; Top Navy Nurse (April 24, 2008)

Cold War Spy Tale Came to Life on the Streets of Moscow (April 20, 2008)

Buzz Nutter; Colts Center Was in 'Greatest Game Ever' (April 18, 2008)

Post Circulation Director Jack F. Patterson, 93 (April 13, 2008)

Leonard A. Rapport, 95; Archivist And Author (April 12, 2008)

Jonathan Williams; Last Surviving Member of Black Mountain Poets (April 11, 2008)

Simon Michael Bessie, 92; Book Publisher Led Atheneum (April 10, 2008)

Louis Drummeter, 86; Inventor, Scientist at Naval Research Lab (April 8, 2008)

John C. Toomay; Shaped U.S. Nuclear Defense Tactics (April 6, 2008)

He Explored the World for the Greater Good (April 6, 2008)

Ambassador of Cool (April 6, 2008)

Milton Ebbins; Liaison To Kennedys, Hollywood (April 4, 2008)

Robert Fagles; Translated Classical Epics (March 30, 2008)

Jon Hassler; Author of 'Staggerford' Series (March 28, 2008)

Ronald Haines; Bishop of Episcopal Diocese (March 26, 2008)

Lawyer and Horseman Joseph Muldoon Jr. (March 23, 2008)

Nathaniel Berlin; Cancer Center Director, Researcher (March 21, 2008)

Anthony Minghella; Director Won Oscar For 'English Patient' (March 19, 2008)

Physicist Hans Pieter Roetert Frederikse, 87; He Advanced the Understanding of Electrons (March 16, 2008)

An Engaging Teacher, Whether In the Classroom or With Pets (March 16, 2008)

Byron Morgan; Filmed Stirring NASA Documentaries (March 12, 2008)

Andrew F. Ensor, 90; Expert on Oil Policy In the Middle East (March 9, 2008)

W.C. Heinz, 93; He Broke New Ground in Journalism (March 5, 2008)

Jazz, Pop Producer Teo Macero; Long Partnered With Miles Davis (March 2, 2008)

Laurie Sullivan, Lobbyist And Democratic Planner (February 29, 2008)

Walter Burghardt; Noted Catholic Theologian (February 20, 2008)

Once Capital's It Girl, But Much More (February 10, 2008)

Teacher at Ease and in the Action Even When Her Cancer Returned (February 3, 2008)

Anthony M. Solomon, 88; Adviser To 3 Presidents on World Economics (January 27, 2008)

John H. Mack; D.C. Pastor Preached Inclusiveness (January 23, 2008)

Philip Conisbee; National Gallery Curator (January 19, 2008)

E. Ann Berman, 60; Tech Firm President, CEO (January 18, 2008)

Charles Tasnadi, 82; Photographed Presidents for AP (January 16, 2008)

Reproductive Health Specialist Jay Grodin, 67 (January 14, 2008)

Christopher Bowman; Skating Star Had an Affinity for Trouble (January 12, 2008)

Ralph K. White, 100; Studied War Psychology (January 12, 2008)

Lawyer-Photographer Captured the Splendor Of World's Diversity (January 6, 2008)

George MacDonald Fraser, 82; Wrote Sir Harry Flashman Books (January 4, 2008)

An Old Town Entrepreneur, She Helped Spark the Revival (December 23, 2007)

Biologist Terry Yates; Found Source of Deadly Hantavirus (December 23, 2007)

Marie Garber, 83; Modernized Voting Process In Maryland (December 20, 2007)

Joel Dorn, 65; Producer Of Jazz and Pop Hits (December 19, 2007)

Esteemed Boxing Historian Hank Kaplan (December 16, 2007)

Richard Dershimer; Promoted Hospice Care (December 15, 2007)

Ted Corbitt, Pioneer of Distance Running (December 14, 2007)

Robert Carroll Vandivier, 82; Advocate for Mentally Ill, Peace (December 9, 2007)

Karlheinz Stockhausen; 79; Bold Melder of Note and Noise (December 8, 2007)

Tom Terrell, 57; Journalist Was Music Industry Fixture, Scholar (December 6, 2007)

Ralph Beard; Scheme Clouded Hoops Career (December 1, 2007)

Truman E. Tuttle, 81; Boxing Coach, Official (November 30, 2007)

J. Robert Cade, 80; Gatorade Inventor (November 28, 2007)

John D. Scanlan; U.S. Diplomat in Eastern Europe (November 25, 2007)

The 'Quiet Strength' of Powerful Duo In D.C.'s World of Books and Music (November 25, 2007)

NFL's Jim Ringo; Hall of Famer With Packers and Eagles (November 22, 2007)

Rev. John Cross Jr.; Pastor at Bombed Church (November 18, 2007)

Joe Nuxhall, 79; Youngest Player In Major League History, at 15 (November 17, 2007)

Dentist Had Hankering for Show Business (November 11, 2007)

Women's Wrestling Star Lillian Ellison, 84 (November 8, 2007)

Igor Moiseyev; Pioneer in Russian Dance (November 4, 2007)

John Woodruff, 92; Won A Gold in Hitler's Berlin (November 3, 2007)

Evelyn Knight; Torch Songstress Began Career in D.C. Clubs (October 28, 2007)

He Knew the Price of Racism And the Peace of Reconciliation (October 21, 2007)

Joey Bishop, 89; Mild-Mannered Comedian Grounded Hollywood's High-Flying Rat Pack (October 19, 2007)

Albert V. Krebs Jr., 75; Journalist Championed Family-Owned Farms (October 19, 2007)

Noted Cardiologist W. Proctor Harvey (October 17, 2007)

Viola Mae Young-Horvath, 91; Research Scientist (October 14, 2007)

Psychiatrist Herman A. Meyersburg, 93 (October 13, 2007)

William T. Golden, 97; Patron Of Science, Policy Consultant (October 11, 2007)

Margaret Mayer; Led D.C. Bureau of Dallas Paper (October 10, 2007)

James A. Martin, 105; World's Oldest Jesuit (October 6, 2007)

Herbert Muschamp, 59; New York Times Architecture Critic (October 5, 2007)

CPA Elmo Denton; Pushed Integration In D.C. Banking (October 3, 2007)

Ryszard Michalski; Shaped How Machines Learn (October 1, 2007)

She Lost Her Eyesight but Kept Her Optimistic Outlook on Life (September 30, 2007)

David Carliner; Active in Unpopular Causes (September 23, 2007)

Abolfath Ardalan, 77; Engineer Escaped Iran After Revolution (September 21, 2007)

Lt. Col. Ernest P. Uiberall, 95; Interpreter at Nuremberg War Trials (September 20, 2007)

Jake Einstein, 90; Took Area Radio From Pop to Rock (September 16, 2007)

Jack Ticer; Served on Alexandria Council (September 15, 2007)

Joe Zawinul, 75; Keyboardist Was a Pioneer of Jazz Fusion (September 12, 2007)

Dorothy L. Baumle; Arlington Schools Music Director (September 9, 2007)

Donald Sullivan; Strove for Religious, Racial Harmony (September 7, 2007)

Politically Powerful TV Evangelist D. James Kennedy (September 6, 2007)

Longtime NSA Official Arthur J. Levenson (September 5, 2007)

Janis Martin, 67; Teen Rockabilly Star Was 'the Female Elvis' of the 1950s (September 5, 2007)

Pioneering Brig. Gen. Elizabeth P. Hoisington (August 24, 2007)

Eric Weinmann, 94; Lawyer, Benefactor to D.C. Arts Groups (August 20, 2007)

Drummer Max Roach; Architect of Bebop (August 17, 2007)

Jazz Bassist Art Davis, 73; Later Became Psychologist (August 5, 2007)

Carl J. Pfeifer, 78; Helped Update Catechism Education (August 4, 2007)

NSO Trombonist Milton Stevens (August 3, 2007)

Anthropologist Broke Ground on AIDS, Satellite Mapping (July 29, 2007)

Evelyn White, 86; Howard Choral Director (July 29, 2007)

Albert Ellis; Pioneer In Behavioral Therapy (July 25, 2007)

Labor Official Found Joy in Family and Kept Pain Under Wraps (July 22, 2007)

George Speck, 96; Alexandria Obstetrician Who Delivered More Than 5,000 Babies (July 20, 2007)

Samuel E. Chappell; Expert On Weights and Measures (July 15, 2007)

John Szarkowski, 81; Cast New Light on Photography (July 13, 2007)

Regine Crespin; Star Of Operas For 40 Years (July 7, 2007)

Elias A. Blake Jr.; Clark College President Advanced Black Schools (July 4, 2007)

Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey; Commanded Submarine Attacks on Japanese Shipping (July 2, 2007)

Paul R. Gibson; Magnate Took Business Across Globe (July 1, 2007)

Lillian Green, 73; Educator Oversaw GED Program at UDC (June 29, 2007)

Ska Musician Brought Humor, Energy to His Art (June 24, 2007)

Robin Olds; General Was Flying Ace In Two Wars (June 18, 2007)

Herb White; D.C. Restaurateur Was Arts Patron (June 16, 2007)

Photographer Douglas Chevalier (June 10, 2007)

Gilbert Gude, 84; GOP Legislator, Environmentalist (June 9, 2007)

Charles W. Maynes, 68; Foreign Policy Expert at State Department (June 7, 2007)

Concert Pianist Marilyn Neeley, 69; Dean of Catholic's Music School (June 4, 2007)

He Repaired Cars and Restored Trust (June 3, 2007)

Home Rule and Democratic Activist Richard Rausch (June 3, 2007)

Eugen Weber; UCLA Historian, PBS Host (May 27, 2007)

Thomas D. Dublin, 95; Epidemiologist, Health-Care Advocate (May 20, 2007)

Charles Myer; General Was Communications Expert for Army (May 19, 2007)

Harry P. Zitelman, 93; Colorful Co-Owner Of Bassin's Restaurant (May 16, 2007)

Tim Eyermann, 60; Headed Up D.C.-Based Jazz Fusion Band (May 14, 2007)

Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt; Lawyer Served on Many Boards (May 11, 2007)

Yahweh Ben Yahweh; Led Violent Cult (May 10, 2007)

Anat Cohen, for All the World a Jazz Innovator (May 6, 2007)

Milt Grant; Dance Host, TV Station Entrepreneur (May 3, 2007)

On the Front Line of Military Integration (April 29, 2007)

Frank E. Mann; 3-Term Alexandria Mayor (April 29, 2007)

Andrew Hill; Jazz Composer Stretched Boundaries (April 22, 2007)

Pamela Ahearn, 52; First Protocol Chief For U.S. House (April 9, 2007)

Tony Scott, 85; Jazz Clarinetist Explored Eclectic Mix of Music (April 1, 2007)

Robert William Rohr, 78; D.C. School Sports Star And Business Executive (March 25, 2007)

Gary Sellers, 71; Onetime Ally of Ralph Nader (March 24, 2007)

Photographer Joel Brodsky; Shot Album Cover Pictures (March 18, 2007)

Jazz Great Brubeck Is Getting Star Treatment (March 13, 2007)

Joseph Metcalf; Led Grenada Invasion (March 11, 2007)

Outrunning Hitler (March 4, 2007)

Thomas Kleppe, 87; Interior Secretary During Mid-1970s (March 4, 2007)

Music That Gets Better With Time (March 3, 2007)

Hilton Felton Jr., 60; Celebrated Jazz Pianist (February 17, 2007)

Courtly Cupid Sent Valentines To Share Messages of the Heart (February 11, 2007)

Softball Pitching Star Eddie Feigner; Led 'King and His Court' (February 11, 2007)

Ruth Hubbard Cousins; Led Psychology Honor Society (January 28, 2007)

W. Wilson Hulme II, 60; Leading Historian, Collector of Postage Stamps (January 15, 2007)

Maria Leavey, 52; Political Consultant (January 7, 2007)

Alex Redmountain; Psychologist, Educator (December 24, 2006)

Cecil Travis; Washington Senators Legend (December 22, 2006)

Walter Booker, 72; Jazz Bassist Worked With Vaughan, Monk (December 17, 2006)

Virginia 'Ginger' Worthington, 60; Advocate for Organic Produce (December 16, 2006)

'Charlie Brown,' an Evergreen Treat (December 10, 2006)

Jay McShann; Helped Shape Kansas City Jazz, Blues Sound (December 10, 2006)

Ed Tyler, 42; Choreographer's Works Pushed Boundaries (December 9, 2006)

Cookies Never Ran Out; Nor Did Space at the Table (November 26, 2006)

Bo Schembechler, 77; Stormy Michigan Coach (November 18, 2006)

Black Panther William Lee Brent, 75 (November 17, 2006)

In a Life of Far-Ranging Verses, Music Was the Refrain to Which He Returned (November 12, 2006)

Medal-Winning Whitewater Kayaker Kirsten V. Brown (November 12, 2006)

Sultry-Voiced R& B Balladeer, Songwriter Gerald Levert, 40 (November 11, 2006)

Pitcher Johnny Sain, 89, Hurled His Way Into History (November 9, 2006)

Clifford Geertz; Altered Foundation of Anthropology (November 2, 2006)

Auerbach Is Dead at 89 (October 29, 2006)

Leonid Hambro; Facile Pianist Of the Comical and Classical (October 28, 2006)

S. Peter Rosen; Led Team That Discovered 'Dark Energy' (October 22, 2006)

Anna Russell; Singer Found Fame in Satire (October 21, 2006)

Gun-Control Advocate Edward Welles, 85 (October 20, 2006)

Historical Portraitist Michael Gnatek Jr. (October 11, 2006)

JoAnne Scott; Promoted Breast-Feeding Advisers (October 9, 2006)

Buck O'Neil Was Voice for Negro Leagues (October 8, 2006)

Marine Col. F. Brooke Nihart; Wrote Military Code of Conduct (September 30, 2006)

Mingma Norbu Sherpa; Pioneer In Conservation in the Himalayas (September 29, 2006)

Byron Nelson; Gentleman of Golf Won a Record 18 Events in 1945 (September 27, 2006)

A Touch of Greece, and a Spatter of Grease (September 24, 2006)

James F. Lawrence; Won Navy Cross in Korean War (September 24, 2006)

Baseball Executive Syd Thrift, 77 (September 20, 2006)

Everyone's a Winner, but Pianist Hamasyan Takes Top Monk Prize (September 19, 2006)

Everyone's a Winner At Monk Competition (September 18, 2006)

Mauricio Goldenberg; Argentine Psychiatrist (September 15, 2006)

Photographer Marion Warren; Chronicled Life in Maryland (September 13, 2006)

Drum Teacher Was Scurrilous, Rude -- and Greatly Admired (September 10, 2006)

Dewey Redman, 75; Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist (September 6, 2006)

Maryland Delegate J. Douglas Bradshaw (September 3, 2006)

Leading Arab Novelist Gave Streets a Voice (August 31, 2006)

Vibrant Jazz Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson (August 25, 2006)

GU Professor, Actor Raymond H. Reno, 82 (August 25, 2006)

Richard J. Murphy; Pushed Post Office Minority Hiring (August 19, 2006)

Margaret Hicks, 83; Major Painter of Miniature Art (August 18, 2006)

Ray E. Jones; Secretary To U.S. Ambassadors (August 16, 2006)

Patrick Gallagher; Sought to Terminate GWU's Grade Policy (August 13, 2006)

Pianist's Zest for Music, Poetry Made Her A Shining Star Among Friends and Family (August 13, 2006)

William Brooks Jr., 93; Draft Official (August 12, 2006)

Rufus Wilson, 80; Helped VA Adjust to Demands of Vietnam (August 10, 2006)

James Tyson; Critic of Cold War Media (August 9, 2006)

Depression-Era Submarine Pitcher Elden Auker (August 6, 2006)

Mary Harper; Leader in Minority Health (August 5, 2006)

Hortense M. Boutell; Groundbreaking Army Officer (August 2, 2006)

Vincent J. Fuller; Star Attorney Defended Hinckley, Hoffa, Tyson (July 29, 2006)

Espionage Writer Anthony Cave Brown, 77 (July 28, 2006)

Teamsters' Eddie Kornegay, Wife Nancy (July 26, 2006)

Alexandr Zhdanov; Soviet Dissident Artist and D.C. Barfly (July 22, 2006)

Foreign Aid Officer Often Relied on Music As the Universal Language of Diplomacy (July 16, 2006)

Pianist Bill Miller, 91; Framed Sinatra's Songs With Elegance (July 16, 2006)

Robert B. Dickson, 54; Professor, Breast Cancer Expert (July 13, 2006)

Shirley Franklin O'Neill; Pioneering D.C. Police Officer (July 9, 2006)

Henry Harper; Suit Overturned Va. Pension Tax (July 8, 2006)

Elaine R.S. Hodges; Illustrated Invertebrates for Smithsonian (July 7, 2006)

Decorated Veteran Edward Hamilton (July 4, 2006)

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