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RICHARD DIDDEN Obituary
RICHARD ANDREW DIDDEN (65)
On Sunday, October 28, 2013, of Washington, DC, at his residence in Arlington, VA, surrounded by his family. Richard was the Chairman and CEO of The National Capital Bank of Washington, the oldest bank in the city. Richard was a fixture on Capitol Hill and was part of the fourth generation of the Didden family to serve the bank and its community. He is survived by a son, R. Andrew Didden, Jr., his wife, Mariam Kashani, and their two daughters, Ava and Aria, aged 9, all of Bethesda, MD.; and a daughter, Melissa Didden Hennessy, her husband, Brian and their daughter, Marshall Mae, aged 5 months, of Washington, DC. Also surviving are a sister, Dorothee Didden Riederer of Rockville, MD; and two brothers, James M. Didden of Potomac, MD., and Donald A. Didden, of Chester, MD. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, November 7, at 3:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 313 Second St. S.E. Washington, DC 20003. The family will be available to receive friends at the church before the Mass from 2: p.m. on. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Capitol Hill Community Foundation 419 E. Capitol Street, S.E., Washington D.C. 20003.
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this is a rendering of what the garden will look like
Friends of Kim Brenegar for Kim's Garden
November 29, 2013
On behalf of Friends of Kim Brenegar, the volunteer cadre guiding the development of Kim's Garden on Capitol Hill, we offer sincere condolences to the entire extended Didden family. We considered Richard our "angel" in his enthusiasm and support and loving ways that encouraged the garden to turn around a neighborhood eyesore into a thing of beauty. We will be sure he and National Capital Bank are credited at the dedication of the garden in 2014. May his memory live on forever. We will miss him terribly.
Juliet Michaud
November 29, 2013
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Didden. If it weren't for his support and kindness Kim's Garden would not have developed. Our deepest condolences to the entire family.
Daniel Resnick
November 11, 2013
Please accept my deepest sympathy for you and your family in your bereavement.
lorna morgan
November 9, 2013
May God continue to bless your family in all of their endeavors.
donna frye (yingling)
November 7, 2013
may God bless and keep you Richard and the Didden family. so many memories.
Cosmos and Donna Bells
November 5, 2013
So sorry to hear such sad news. Richard was such a kind man who touched so very many people. He is in our thoughts and prayers.
Charlene Didden
November 5, 2013
The most loved impeccable man ever. An incredible father, my very best friend, so ,loving, caring, thoughtful, generous, brilliant and most of all loved by ALL and will be missed more than words can ever say. So sad and forever in our daily lives.
Kathy Thomas-Burton
November 4, 2013
My thoughts and Prayers are with the family during this time of grief.
God Bless.
Bill Hogan
November 3, 2013
I was most saddened to learn of Richard's
passing.Our friendship goes back more than fifty years to our time at St.John's.He introduced his older brother to my younger sister thus forging bonds between the Hogan and Didden families that endure.My heart goes out to his family as we share a profound sense of loss of our beloved
Richard.
Betty Hans
November 3, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
November 3, 2013
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
November 3, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Debby Edwards Demaree
November 3, 2013
Our sympathy is with you as you face the sad loss of your husband, father and brother. He carried on the family legacy and was part of the fabric of Washington. He will be missed by many. Our family prayers are with you all.
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