Henry Hatch Dent Sterrett Jr.

STERRETT, HENRY HATCH DENT, JR., M.D.

A retired Arlington, VA, physician, 85, died on Tuesday, October 21 at his residence in McLean, VA. He was a fifth generation Washingtonian and grew up in the family home, Springland, built in the 1840's. His father was Rector and his grandfather was founding Rector of All Souls Memorial Church in Washington. A graduate of St. Albans School, Harvard University and Dalhousie University School of Medicine, he spent medical residencies in Boston and Framingham, MA. He was a physician with the Public Health Service before entering private practice in Arlington from 1953 to 1983. He was married to the late Edith Brown Sterrett from 1944 to 1973. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Sabyna Sterrett of McLean; three sons from his first marriage, Henry Hatch Dent Sterrett, III of Cambridge, MA, William Adams Brown Sterrett of Waynesville, NC and Peter Nelson Sterrett of Mt. Rainier, MD; three grandchildren, Lacey Jean, William Adams Brown Sterrett II of Waynesville and Andrew Meyer Sterrett of Mt. Rainier, MD and a brother, Judge Samuel B. Sterrett of Chevy Chase, MD. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 25 at 4 p.m. at The Little Sanctuary of St. Albans School, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Aves., NW, Washington, DC. Burial private. Memorials may be made to The Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area, 7913 Westpark Dr., Suite 101, McLean, VA 22102 or Hospice of Northern Virginia, 9300 Lee Hwy., Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031. Arrangements by MONEY & KING FUNERAL HOME.