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Charles O'Mara Obituary
Joe O'Mara, 75, passed on April 27, 2019. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at Annunciation Catholic Church, 3810 Mass Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 6, at 10 a.m. until time of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Interment is private.
Born in Catonsville, Md., to John and Mary O'Mara on Nov. 5, 1943. Joe married Susan Owens on Aug. 27, 1966. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Joe joined the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1966, retiring as a member of the Senior Foreign Service achieving the rank of career minister. Joe's storied FAS career included postings in Brazil, Argentina and Switzerland, and concluded as counsel for international affairs to the secretary of agriculture, serving as the special trade negotiator for agriculture for both the Uruguay Round of the GATT and the NAFTA. In 1995, Joe founded the international consulting firm O'Mara and Associates.
Above all else, Joe was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother - and dearly loved and cherished his time with family and the many friends he made around the world.
Joe is preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Mary Jeanne Burke. Joe is survived by his loving wife, Susan; children, Ella (Paul) Miklich of Leesburg, Va., Stephen (Erin) O'Mara of Maplewood, N.J., Matthew (Stephanie) O'Mara of Silver Spring, Md.; 10 beautiful grandchildren, Hannah, Devin, Jack, William, Meghan, Colin, Katie, Joey, Charlotte, Johnny; and siblings, John Paul O'Mara, DVM, Ellicott City, Md., Gerald K. O'Mara, Oxford, Md., James O'Mara, Bristow, Va., Mary Elizabeth Seal, Sykesville, Md.; many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association (http://conqueringchd.org/) or Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation (http://chm foundation.org/) would be appreciated.
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Antonietta Mazziotti
May 7, 2019
Our condolences the Mazziotti's family
May 3, 2019
My condolences to the family. May the peace of God and the fond memories you cherish comfort and sustain you in your time of need.
-RM
May 3, 2019
Ira never easy losing a love one. Please know your Heavenly Father is not far of from you during this difficult time.
Acts 17:27.
BM
May 3, 2019
Rest in Peace Joe, The Foreign Agriculture Service is proud of your accompishments
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