George S. Workinger, 41, an attorney in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, died on October 22, 1971 at George Washington University Hospital after a six-month battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Mr. Workinger was known as a leading legislative draftsman in the federal service and was given the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1967.
Before joining the Department of Defense in 1957, Mr. Workinger served for over four years as a legal officer in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Born in Honolulu, HI, Mr. Workinger attended the University of New Mexico and George Washington University. In 1953, he graduated from the George Washington University Law School.
He was a member of the D.C. bar, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean and the National Wildlife Federation.
Mr. Workinger was survived by his wife, the former Betty B. Johnson; three sons, James, Eric and Joel, all of the home, 6810 Wemberly Way, McLean*; his mother, Mrs. William C. Workinger; and a brother, Air Force Col. William C. Workinger Jr.
The family suggested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the National Wildlife Federation.
*The family home was razed in April 2013 and a distressingly tacky McMansion now desecrates the lot, of the type erected by those with more dollars than sense and informed by the relentlessly unyielding bad taste representative of recent neighborhood construction.
Mr. Workinger was known as a leading legislative draftsman in the federal service and was given the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1967.
Before joining the Department of Defense in 1957, Mr. Workinger served for over four years as a legal officer in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Born in Honolulu, HI, Mr. Workinger attended the University of New Mexico and George Washington University. In 1953, he graduated from the George Washington University Law School.
He was a member of the D.C. bar, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean and the National Wildlife Federation.
Mr. Workinger was survived by his wife, the former Betty B. Johnson; three sons, James, Eric and Joel, all of the home, 6810 Wemberly Way, McLean*; his mother, Mrs. William C. Workinger; and a brother, Air Force Col. William C. Workinger Jr.
The family suggested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the National Wildlife Federation.
*The family home was razed in April 2013 and a distressingly tacky McMansion now desecrates the lot, of the type erected by those with more dollars than sense and informed by the relentlessly unyielding bad taste representative of recent neighborhood construction.
George S. Workinger, 41, an attorney in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, died on October 22, 1971 at George Washington University Hospital after a six-month battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Mr. Workinger was known as a leading legislative draftsman in the federal service and was given the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1967.
Before joining the Department of Defense in 1957, Mr. Workinger served for over four years as a legal officer in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Born in Honolulu, HI, Mr. Workinger attended the University of New Mexico and George Washington University. In 1953, he graduated from the George Washington University Law School.
He was a member of the D.C. bar, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean and the National Wildlife Federation.
Mr. Workinger was survived by his wife, the former Betty B. Johnson; three sons, James, Eric and Joel, all of the home, 6810 Wemberly Way, McLean*; his mother, Mrs. William C. Workinger; and a brother, Air Force Col. William C. Workinger Jr.
The family suggested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the National Wildlife Federation.
*The family home was razed in April 2013 and a distressingly tacky McMansion now desecrates the lot, of the type erected by those with more dollars than sense and informed by the relentlessly unyielding bad taste representative of recent neighborhood construction.
Mr. Workinger was known as a leading legislative draftsman in the federal service and was given the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1967.
Before joining the Department of Defense in 1957, Mr. Workinger served for over four years as a legal officer in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Born in Honolulu, HI, Mr. Workinger attended the University of New Mexico and George Washington University. In 1953, he graduated from the George Washington University Law School.
He was a member of the D.C. bar, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean and the National Wildlife Federation.
Mr. Workinger was survived by his wife, the former Betty B. Johnson; three sons, James, Eric and Joel, all of the home, 6810 Wemberly Way, McLean*; his mother, Mrs. William C. Workinger; and a brother, Air Force Col. William C. Workinger Jr.
The family suggested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the National Wildlife Federation.
*The family home was razed in April 2013 and a distressingly tacky McMansion now desecrates the lot, of the type erected by those with more dollars than sense and informed by the relentlessly unyielding bad taste representative of recent neighborhood construction.
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