William C. Stewart, CIA Officer, 86
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William C. Stewart CIA Officer
William C. Stewart, 86, a CIA officer for 25 years who later taught
English as a second language in Arlington, died of congestive heart
failure February 14 [2008] at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in
Albany, Georgia. A former Vienna [Virginia] resident, he moved to
Albany in 2001.
Mr. Stewart, who was known as Bill, had overseas assignments in
Germany and Vietnam for the CIA before retiring in 1976.
He received a master's degree in linguistics from American University
in 1978. He then enjoyed teaching English as a second language to
students of many nationalities through an Arlington County program for
four years.
Mr. Stewart was born in Valentine, Nebraaska, where he was
valedictorian of his high school class. He served in the Navy during
World War II and afterwards graduated cum laude from Georgetown
University's School of Foreign Service.
He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna
and the American Legion.
For many years before moving to Albany, he spent summers in
Fredericksburg [Maryland] and the rest of the year in Fort Myers,
Florida.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth B. Stewart of
Albany; four children, Jay Stewart of Asheville, North Carolina,
Deborah Naquin of Ashburn [Virginia], Patty Underdahl of Albany and
Helen Banks of Calabasas, California; three sisters, including his
twin; a brother; and five grandchildren.
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Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/03/AR2008030302946.html