JOHN-BRINKERHOFF-Obituary

JOHN BRINKERHOFF

Fairfax, District of Columbia

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December 18, 2020
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Fairfax, District of Columbia

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  JOHN RICHMOND BRINKERHOFF  Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)  Of Burke, Virginia, passed away on December 18, 2020. He was 92. The cause of death was due to complications from Parkinsons Disease. He was a career Senior Executive, a retired US Army Colonel, and a noted Defense Analyst....

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A great professional to work with at FEMA. John made things happen and he respected his professional managers and staff.

John is to be remembered as a kind person, a stellar professional, and a good Dad. Glad to have been a part of his life as a family friend.

John's strong leadership helped energize the newly established FEMA and its National Preparedness Directorate. It was a distinct pleasure working with John and this interagency team of highly motivated persons to build the key National civil defense, continuity of government, and industrial preparedness programs our Nation urgently required to counter the intense confrontations of the 1980s Cold War.