FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
KLMNO OBITUARIES ALFREDBALK,80 Longtime journalist also was former editor of Columbia Journalism Review BY KEITH THURSBY AlfredBalk, a longtime journal-
istwhowas a former editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, diedNov. 25 of cancer at his home inHuntley, Ill.Hewas 80. Mr. Balk was editor of the Co-
lumbia Journalism Review from 1969 to 1973 and also was found- ing editor of the monthly World Press Review, where he worked from1973 to 1986. He also was feature editor and
editor at large at SaturdayReview from 1966 to 1969 and managing
Jack Kleinmann NEA OFFICIAL
Jack Kleinmann, 78, a long-
time official with the National Education Association teachers union who retired in the late 1990s as director of K-12market- ing for MetLife Resources, a re- tirement program provider, died Nov. 17 at theManorCare nursing home in Bethesda after a heart attack.He also had complications frompneumonia. Dr. Kleinmann joined the Na-
tional Education Association in 1966. He worked with the teach- ers union until 1985, serving as director of its economic benefits division and its office of strategic planning. He was also executive director of the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Educa- tion. He was a vice president of
education markets for Mutual of America Life Insurance until joining MetLife Resources in 1990. Jack Henry Kleinmann was
born in the Bronx, N.Y. After serving in the Army in the early 1950s, he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Brooklyn College. He worked for several years as a public school teacher in New York and was an assistant super- intendent of schools in White Plains, N.Y., before receiving a doctorate in education from Co- lumbiaUniversity’s Teachers Col- lege in 1965. His first two marriages, to
EllenGreene and JoiHase, ended in divorce. Survivors include his wife of
10 years, Karen Maury Klein- mann of Silver Spring; two daughters from his first mar- riage, Laura Kleinmann of Tako- maPark andDeborahKleinmann of Towson, Md.; three children from his second marriage, Jason Kleinmann of Brooklyn,N.Y., and James Kleinmann and Jessica Kleinmann, both ofWashington; two stepchildren,RebeccaMaury of Philadelphia and BrookeMau- ry of San Francisco; and seven grandchildren.
—Emma Brown GilMcDougald Thomas H. ‘Mickey’
Countee Jr. LAWYER Thomas H. “Mickey” Countee
Jr., 71, a lawyer in private practice who also served as executive director of theMaryland-Nation- al Capital Park and Planning Commission, died of respiratory failure Oct. 30 at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park. Mr. Countee was a quadriple-
gicwho becameparalyzedin1958 after suffering a spinal cord inju- ry in a diving accident. He went onto a long career inlaw, early on as a lawyer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of Management and Budget. In 1976, he joined the Park and
Planning Commission as its gen- eral counsel. He served as execu- tive director from1978 to 1988. He owned and operated the
Silver Spring private lawpractice Countee and Countee Associates from 1988 until he retired in 2006. From 1997 to 2001, he was
executive director of theNational Spinal Cord Injury Association, a job he did pro bono. Thomas Hilaire Countee Jr., a
Silver Spring resident, was a na- tive Washingtonian and a 1956 graduate of the private Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1963 from American University, a law de-
editorof IEEESpectrum, themag- azine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, from 1989 to 1991.
Mr.Balkwrotefor suchpublica-
tionsas theSaturdayEveningPost and Harper’s. A 1962 Saturday Evening Post story, “Confessions of a Block-Buster,” became part of a case that reached the U.S. Su- premeCourt. The story dealt with a specula-
torwhomoved a black family into a white neighborhood, setting off panic selling to the “block-buster.” The houses were then resold at higher prices toAfricanAmerican
BRITTONCHANCE,97 Helped develop noninvasiveway to diagnosemedical problems Britton Chance, 97, a scientist
whose work in biomedical optics helped develop spectroscopy as a noninvasive way to diagnose medical problems, died of a heart ailment Nov. 16 at a hospi- tal in Philadelphia. In 2003, Dr. Chance worked to
further the science of polygraphs (lie detectors) by developing an imaging machine that could de- tect blood-flow changes in brain areas stimulated by deceit. The following year, he began
testing a device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stag- es.
The prototype used near-in-
frared light that traveled deep into breast tissue to detectmeta- bolic changes. Dr. Chance was also a sailor
whowon a goldmedal on theU.S. sailing teamat the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He remained active into his
later years. At 88, Dr. Chance could be
seen riding a bicycle from his home to the University of Penn- sylvania research lab, where he worked 12 hours a day, six days a
week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Dr. Chance was born in Wil-
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Dr. Britton Chance, front in 1966, was awarded the Franklin medal byWynn Laurence LePage, president of the Franklin Institute.
kes-Barre, Pa., in 1913. While a teenager, his passion for sailing led him to invent an auto-steer-
OF NOTE
Gil McDougald BASEBALL PLAYER
GilMcDougald, 82, an all-star
infielder who helped the New York Yankees win five World Se- ries championships during the 1950s, died Nov. 28 of prostate cancer at his home inWall Town- ship,N.J.
Mr. McDou-
gald, a San Francisco na- tive, spent his entire 10-year major league career with the Yankees and played a key role in one of baseball’s
greatest dynasties. He was the American League rookie of the year in 1951andteamedwithsuch Hall of Famers asMickeyMantle, Yogi Berra, WhiteyFordandman- ager Casey Stengel to lead New York to eight American League pennants from 1951-60. Mr. McDougald also was in-
volved in a famous play that led to a devastating injury. It was his line drive that hit hard-throwing Cleveland pitcher Herb Score in the face in 1957, breaking bones and damaging Score’s right eye. Score, the 1955 AL Rookie of
the Year and a 20-game winner in ’56, missed the rest of the season and never hadmuchsuccess after that. A versatile infielder who
played second base, third base and shortstop, Mr. McDougald batted .276 with 112 home runs and 576 RBIs during his career. He eclipsed .300 twice, in 1951
gree fromGeorgetownUniversity in 1967 and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1971. His marriages to Victoria
Thornton, Anne Williams and PatriciaDodsonendedindivorce. Survivors include a daughter
from his first marriage, Mekela Countee of Phoenix; two broth- ers, Charles Countee ofWashing- tonandMichaelCountee of Silver Spring; and two granddaughters. —LaurenWiseman
and ’56, and had a career-high 83 RBIs in 1953, when the Yankees won the last of five consecutive World Series titles. Three times, Mr. McDougald
finished in the top 10 in ALMost Valuable Player voting (1951, 1956, 1957).He was selected to six All-Star games, including the two contests in 1959.He singledhome the decisive run for the American League in the sixth inning of the 1958 game at Baltimore’s Memo- rial Stadium.
Irvin Kershner MOVIE DIRECTOR
Irvin Kershner, 87, a journey-
man filmmaker who directed the Star Wars sequel “The Empire Strikes Back”andthe JamesBond film “Never Say Never Again,” died Nov. 27 in Los Angeles. No cause of death was reported. Mr. Kershner, a Philadelphia
native, directed a number of fea- tures in the 1960s and 1970s, including “A Fine Madness” with Sean Connery, JoanneWoodward and Jean Seberg, “The Flim-Flam Man” with George C. Scott, “Lov- ing” with George Segal and Eva Marie Saint, and “The Eyes of LauraMars” with Faye Dunaway. The 1976 television movie
“Raid on Entebbe” earned him an Emmy nomination for direction. A few years later, George Lucas
hiredMr.Kershner to direct “Em- pire,” which was the second pro- duced but fifth in the “StarWars” chronology. The 1980 production was a
darker story than the original. In it, hero Luke Skywalker loses a hand and learns that villain
SultanM. Khan PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR
SultanM. Khan, 91, who twice
served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, died Nov. 9 at his home in Karachi. Mr. Khan served in Washing-
ton from 1972 to 1974 during the Nixon administration an- dreturned in 1979 during the Carter presidency. He retired fromthePakistani foreignservice in 1981 and lived in Bethesda until 2000, when he moved back to Pakistan. Sultan Muhammad Khan was
born in Jaora, India.He served as an officer in the British Indian Army and saw combat in World War II inMalaysia and Indonesia. In 1947, Mr. Khan became a
citizen of newly created Pakistan and was one of the firstmembers of the country’s foreign service. As a foreign service officer,Mr.
Khan held postings in India, Egypt, Italy, Turkey and the Unit- ed Kingdom. He served as Paki-
ing device to prevent vessels fromsailing off-course. He went on to receive two
doctoral degrees, one in physical chemistry fromPenn in 1940 and another in biology and physiolo- gy fromCambridge University in 1942. During World War II, Dr.
Chance helped develop a radar system at the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology that al- lowed blimps to spot German submarines off the Eastern Sea- board. Dr. Chance then returned to
Penn, where, from 1949 to 1983, he was an enzyme researcher, professor of biophysics and phys- ical chemistry, and director of the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Foundation forMedical Physics. Hewas elected to theNational
Academy of Science in 1954 and 20 years later received the Na- tional Medal of Science. After 1983, he became an active emeri- tus professor at Penn, where the Stellar-Chance Laboratories are named after him. — Associated Press
ALBERT
J.ALTIMONT
On Monday,November 29, 2010 of Bethesda,
MD.Beloved husband of Jean D. Altimont. Father of Alan J. (wife,Dee) Altimont and Teresa A. (husband, Dr.Rafael)
Tamargo.Grandfather of Clementina Altimont and Rafael and Ian
Tamargo.Brother of Angela Errigo and Marie Sita. Friends will be received at PUMPHREY’S BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE FUNERAL HOME, 7557 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda,MDon Sunday, December 5from 3to5p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, 6900 River Road, Bethesda, MD on Monday,December 6, 2010 at 11 a.m. Entombment Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to Mont- gomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive,Rockville, MD 20850. Please view and sign family guest- book at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
BACA
Baca of Tucson, AZ; devoted father of Anthony J. (Brandi) Baca of Granbury,TXand Angelo E. Baca of Mt. Pleasant, PA;Tina Baca of Mt. Pleasant, PA;loving step-father of Al G. (Shelby) Johnson of Erlanger,KYand Angela (Roger) Hafer of Erlanger,Ky; beloved brother of Ruth Lynn Loskey of Pittsburgh, PA,Nicole (Dana) Biddulph of Tucson, AZ and Danielle (Edward) Heverly of Tucson,TX.He is also survived by 22 grandchildren and
Sinbad.AMemorial Service will be held on Saturday,December 4, 2010 at FAIRFAX MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 9902 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA at 3p.m. Interment
private.Inlieu of flowers,memorial contribu- tions may be made to Ercole Comini Charity, (Multiple Myeloma Research), 7892 Virginia Oaks Dr., Gainesville,VA20155.
www.fmfh.com
BARRETT DEANA NEWCOMB/ORION PICTURES VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
IrvinKershner, above in 1990 on the set of “Robocop 2,” directed “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Never SayNever Again.”
Darth Vader is his father. The movie initially got mixed reviews but has gone on to become one of the most critically praised. Mr. Kershner told Vanity Fair
in October that he had tried to give the sequel more depth than its predecessor. “When I finally accepted the assignment, I knew that it was going to be a dark film, with more depth to the characters than in the first film,” he said. “It took a few years for the critics to catch up with the film and to see it as a fairy tale rather than a comic book.” Mr. Kershner said he had only
stan’s ambassador to Canada, Ja- pan and China, where he became friends with powerful members of the communist government. In July 1971, then-Secretary of
StateHenryA.Kissingerwas on a tour of Pakistan when he became mysteriously ill for three days. In truth, Mr. Khan had helped ar- range forKissinger to take part in a covert visit to Peking. According to TheWashington
Post,Mr. Khan partook in a small effort of subterfuge with Kissing- er. At 3 on the morning of Kissinger’s flight to China, Mr. Khan borrowed his son’s car and drove the U.S. official to the airport. Kissinger’s trip helped set the
groundwork for President Rich- ard M. Nixon’s groundbreaking visit to China the next year. Mr. Khan’s wife of 68 years,
Abeda Sultan Khan, died in July. Survivors include four chil-
dren, Shaheda Sultan of Bethes- da,Nuzhat Sultan-Khan ofWash- ington, Sultan Riaz Khan of Rot-
one sharp disagreement with Lu- cas. The script originally called for the heroine, Princess Leia, to tell space pilot Han Solo “I love you” and for him to reply, “I love you, too.” “I shot the line, and it just
didn’t seem right for the charac- ter of Han Solo,” Mr. Kershner said. Instead, actor Harrison Ford improvised the reply: “I know.” Besides “Empire,” Mr. Kersh-
ner’s big-budget work included the 1983 Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” with Connery and “Robocop 2” in 1990. —From News Services
terdam, the Netherlands, and Sultan ShahidKhan ofRandolph, N.H.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. —T. Rees Shapiro
INMEMORIAM DALSEG
To those who knew and loved her, Her memory will never grow old. Love,Mom (Jean Dalseg)
She had asmile for everyone, Aheart as pure as gold;
ALLISON JEAN DALSEG In Loving Memory
DORSEY-PERKINS
ZOEANNETTE DORSEY-PERKINS 12-3-1966 –11-10-1998
Happy Birthday,Welove you and miss you. Mom,Dad, Novella,NathanielJr. Dorsey Luther and Zian Perkins
JACKSON
GEORGIA
K.J.GREENE (Sister) ANNAH.JACKSON(Stepmother)
CHARLESE.JACKSON, SR. 2/3/21 -10/18/95
12/3/95 1/22/94
And when old times we do recall, it's then we miss you most of all.
We miss you in so many ways dear ones, We miss things you used to say.
Forever in our hearts, Family and Friends
DENNIS MICHAEL BACA(Age 58) Of Gainesville,VApassed away on December 1, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,
MD.Cherished husband of Carol A. Brooker;son of Margaret T.
ROLAND H.WATERS,JR. "Roe"
Loving and Missing You The Family
12/3/1969 -8/2/1997 Happy Birthday!
WATERS
December 3, 1969 -August 2, 1997 Happy41st Birthday,Roe
ROLAND H.WATERS "Roe"
Just aline of sweet remembrance of you. Always, Danielle and Tre
DEATHNOTICE ALTIMONT
families. Mr. Balk’s story identified the
speculator by a pseudonym, Nor- ris Vitchek. Mr. Balk refused to disclose the real name, contend- ingthat the identitywasprotected by theFirstAmendment’s guaran- tee of free speech. A Chicago homeowners’ group
wantedMr.Balktoname the spec- ulator so it could proceed with a
civilrightslawsuit.Thehomeown- ers contended that they had paid inflated prices for their proper- ties. In 1973, the Supreme Court let stand a circuit court ruling that
Mr. Balk did not have to name the speculator. Alfred William Balk was born
July 24, 1930, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He graduated fromNorthwestern University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism in the early 1950s, then spent a few years intheArmy. In 1963, he and Alex Haley co-
wroteanarticle called“BlackMer- chants of Hate” for the Saturday Evening Post. It was a profile of Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Is- lamand also focused on the rising power of Malcolm X. The article was a major factor in Haley’s fu-
ture book, “The Autobiography of MalcolmX.”Mr. Balkwrote sever- al books, including “The Rise of Radio,FromMarconiThroughthe Golden Age” (2006). He also taught at Columbia and Syracuse universities. Survivors include his wife,
Phyllis; daughters Laraine Balk Hope of Rockville and Diane Balk Palguta of Indianapolis; a sister; andtwo grandchildren.
Thursby is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times.Washington Post staff writer AdamBernstein contributed to this report.
EZ SU
INMEMORIAM MARTELL
ROBERT JOHN MARTELL "Bob"
July 26, 1926 -December 3, 2005 When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars And he will make the face of heaven so fine
Loving you always,Wife (and son, in spirit)
That all the world will be in love with night.
SMITH
CHARLOTTE G. HOLLOWELL SMITH Dec. 3, 1934
May 10, 2008
Gone are the days we used to share but in our hearts you are always
there.Never more than athought away,loved and remembered everyday.
WATERS Gibbie,Gil and Tracy
B7
mons; adopted nieces and nephews,Barbara S. Banks,Frances J. and Richard A. Sweatt; a cousin, Yvonne Diggs; and adear friends,Bar- baraSmith and Bill
Wykoff.Graveside service will be held today,Friday,December 3, 2010, 2 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Cemetery,1300 Bladensburg Rd., N.E. Arrangements entrusted to LATIMORE FUNERAL SERVICES,301-322-3050
BATTLE
Sunrise May 8, 1961 Sunset Nov.25, 2010 Services will be held Saturday,December 4, 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1800 Hamlin St. NE, Washington, DC.20018. Rev. John S. Battle,Eulogist. Pastor Lloyd F. Petty. Interment Harmony Memorial.
DEBRA LOUISE BATTLE BENN VELTA SNYDER HANEY BENN (Age 93)
VELTA SNYDER HANEY BENN of Alexandria, VA died on Wednesday,December 1ather
residence.Devoted mother of Delmar "Del" Haney,Lynne Ratz, LauraBenn, Bonnie Mar- tinez,Terri Gentry and Dawn Bauer;twosisters, Narcissa Newcome and Mary
Tucker.She is cherished by her six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to Velta's Life Celebration at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 344 Court- house Rd., SW Vienna, VA 22180 on Saturday, December 4from 3until time of service at 4 p.m. Please view and sign the family's online guestbook at:
www.moneyandking.com
BLANQUET
RICHARD STEVEN BLANQUET (Age 70)
Passed away on November 29, 2010. He was born in Brooklyn, NY.Heissurvived by his loving wife,Candace Reynolds Blanquet; daughters,Pauline Bythewood and Kerry Anderson; five grandchildren; and sister, Arlene Zawol. He was agraduate of Duke University with a PhD in Biology.Heretired from Georgetown University after 33 years as aProfessor of Biology. He and his wife have resided in Cumming, Georgia for the past three
years.Inlieu of flowers,donations can be made to Parkinson’s Research. Byars Funeral Home &Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.
www.byarsfuneralhome.com
BERTIE
V.BARRETT "Mary" (Age 85) On November 27, 2010 of Washington,
DC.She is sur- vived by aadopted son, Rudolph Johnson; adopted sister,Louis Sweatt; god- daughter,
BarbaraA.Sim-
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