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ARNOLD BENNETT  
Former Washington political consultant, Families USA media director, writer and filmmaker, died suddenly on Saturday, October 29, 2011 while visiting family in Washington. Bennett and his wife, Nancy, have resided in Newfoundland, Canada for the last 15 years. He is survived by his wife Nancy, sons Daniel (Susan Charen) and Jeremiah (Marnie Wohl Bennett) and granddaughters Elorah and Serafina. A memorial service will be held this Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb Street, N.W., Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name can be made to StephenLewisFoundation.org .

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Published by The Washington Post on Nov. 2, 2011.

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November 11, 2011

Nancy,
It was so wonderful to meet you and Arnold when you visited Daniel and Susan in Martinsburg. It was an unbelievable and unwelcome shock to learn that Arnold passed while in D. C. We were impressed with both of you and wanted to see you again. With love and sadness

John De Mars and Sandra Vickstrom ( neighbor to Daniel and Susan

Nancy Cleary

November 4, 2011

Nancy,We were very sorry to hear the news of Arnold's passing.Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Nancy,Billy,Veronica Cleary

Lori Clarke

November 4, 2011

Nancy, I am thinking about you and your family, Cyrus and I are so saddened by the news. Our prayers and love go out to you. Arnold's voice will be missed by many people in our community.

Doug Chafe

November 3, 2011

Nancy we were very sorry to hear of Arnolds passing. Please know that you are in our thoughts. Sincerely Doug Chafe and Lisa Duffy

Maggie Keiley

November 3, 2011

Dear Nancy
We were so shocked and saddened by the news of Arnold's death . The St. John's community will certainly miss him and his amazing work on behalf of the less fortunate . Sending all our love to you and your family. Maggie & Tim

Avrum Richler

November 2, 2011

Eve and I send our sincere a condolences to Nancy and family. We were shocked to hear of Arnold's untimely death. He was a stalwart in our community and will be sorely missed.

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