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John Joseph Korbel
John Joseph Korbel passed away at home in Cleveland Park, Washington, DC. on April 20, 2023 at the age of 76. He was born on January 15, 1947 to Josef and Anna Korbel in Belgrade, Serbia where his father was the Czech Ambassador to the former Yugoslavia. John is survived by his devoted wife Pamela Korbel, his sons Josef H. Korbel (Magdalena) and Peter A. Korbel (Kristina), granddaughter Isadora Korbel and sister Kathy Silva. He is also survived by nieces Anne K. Albright (Geoffrey Watson), Alice P. Albright (Gregory Bowes), Katie Albright (Jake Schatz), and many grandnephews and nieces.
John graduated from Williams College in 1969 and later completed a doctorate in Economics at the University of Colorado. After teaching Economics at Middlebury College, he and Pamela moved to Washington, DC where he was an Economist and Policy Analyst at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office and then served as the Director of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Energy. Later, John joined PricewaterhouseCoopers and helped establish the firm's government practice, becoming a global risk Partner.
John lived in Cleveland Park since 1982 and served on the Board of the Cleveland Park Citizens Association for 10 years as Treasurer and in an at-large capacity. He also served on the Board of the Social Science Foundation at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. John was preceded in death by his eldest sister Madeleine K. Albright, the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, and many family members who perished during the Holocaust and whom he and his sisters honored in 2015 with a commemorative plaque at Terezín, Czech Republic.
A celebration of John Korbel's life will be held at the Embassy of the Czech Republic on May 20. This celebration will be open to the community but those attending must pre-register. For more information about Mr. Korbel's life and to pre-register please visit his memorial page at
www.josephgawlers.com
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john hunisak
September 5, 2023
I only learned today of John's passing when the September 2023 edition of "Williams People" arrived in the mail. I'm so sorry for your, and your family's loss. I remember with so much affection and delight our many times together in Middlebury and occasional ones in Washington (and once in New York).
I'm so sad that there weren't more of them.
Love, John (Hunisak)
Mary Saffell and Peter Boyce
August 14, 2023
Dear Pam,
Peter and I were so very sad to hear of John's passing. We remember with deep fondness of our times with you and John and Marc and Elaine on Hobart Street. They were wonderful times with good friends and you and John made it so. We send our deep felt sympathy to you and your children.
Jaroslav Horky
May 5, 2023
Dear Pamela,
John remains in our memories. Our condolences to the family.
Sincerely
Danuse and Jaroslav and Horky
Felicia Diamond
April 30, 2023
Pam, I am so sorry for your loss. Felicia (Lynne) Diamond.
Paul Goodstat
April 29, 2023
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
It was an honor for me to be one of John´s partners at Price Waterhouse. He brought a special intelligence and humanity to all issues and to all with whom he worked.
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