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SAMUEL JOHNSTON WATSON, III (Age 80)
Of Alexandria, VA, passed away on December 23, 2019. US Army, 1962-1992, retired as Colonel, White House Deputy National Security Adviser (1985-1989), 101st Airborne in Vietnam, worked on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) in Office of Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Reagan-Bush Transition Team Chief of Staff at CIA, three tours of duty in Vietnam. Kapos Associates, 1994-1999, Senior Analyst and Program Manager. University of Pittsburgh, 1999-2005, Associate Professor of Public Health Practice. Serco, 2005-2009, Senior Consultant. US Department of State, 2009-2011, Governance Adviser, Public Diplomacy Officer, and Public Health Adviser. US Department of Health and Human Services, 2012-2013, Director, Office of Europe and Eurasia, Global Affairs.Survived by wife, Wendy Janine Fibison; sons, Peter Thomas Watson (Yuriko), Samuel Johnston Watson, IV, and Edward Watson (Sharon); daughter, Jennifer A. Watson-Munoz (Ricky); grandchildren, James E. Watson, Allie Watson and Mary E. Young; step-grandchildren, Leana M. Wilcox and, RaShawn Wilcox.Funeral service will be held January 3, 2020, 10 a.m. at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC. All are welcome.
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Judith Mckevitt
December 25, 2020
Gone from SJC & our fav usher always Xmas Eve. Never forgotten, Judy Woolley mckevitt
Judith McKevitt
January 30, 2020
Dearest Wendy, how we all from St. John's Church loved Sam Dearly and I personally shared many years ushering together with him. We were precise and correct always under Sams eagle eye at 7:45 service. We kept abreast of his health issues and prayed for him and you and the entire family. Boy oh boy, is he missed. it has not been the same without him. I know you are suffering as well...time is your best friend - grieving is a strange and lengthy process but something that must be allowed. I'm so sorry, Judy McKevitt
Stephen Rochelle
December 31, 2019
I love you cuz and will miss you. RIP
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