The Foreign Service Journal, November 2014

86 NOVEMBER 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL n Elvira “Ellie” Brown, 83, the wife of retired FSO Carroll Brown, died on Sept. 13 in New York, N.Y. Mrs. Brown was born and raised a proud New Yorker. She studied at Colum- bia University and the New York School of Interior Design. She accompanied her husband on assignments to Belgrade, Warsaw (twice), Poznan, Vienna, Dusseldorf andMunich. In keeping with the practices of the time, she became an integral part of her hus- band’s career, where her linguistic talent, social graces and keen observations were put to use to advance the interests of the United States abroad. In later years, she supervised the design and decoration of some of the most beauti- ful homes owned by the American govern- ment. She also raised two children. She returned to New York when her husband left the Foreign Service in 1989. Mrs. Brown is survived by her hus- band, Carroll, and their children: David Brown of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Suzanne Fitzpatrick, of Toronto, Canada. Donations in her name may be made to the Senior Living Foundation of the American Foreign Service at 1716 N Street NW, Washington DC 20036-2902. n Janet E. Hall, 70, the wife of retired FSO John E. Hall, died peacefully on Aug. 7 in Peoria, Ariz., after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Hall was born in Scranton, Pa., and raised in Ransomville, N.Y. She and her husband-to-be met at a summer job. In 1962, when he graduated from college and joined the Foreign Service, the couple married andmoved toWashington, D.C. Their first child, James, was born shortly before a posting in Bordeaux, where daughter Julie was born. In 1967, in Reykjavík, son Jeff was born and com- pleted the family. IN MEMORY Mrs. Hall earned several degrees while accompanying her husband on assign- ments at home and abroad. After tours inWashington, D.C., and Bern, the Halls were posted toWellington, where Mrs. Hall received a B.A. in history fromVictoria University in 1980. On return to the United States, she earned a publications specialist certifica- tion fromThe George Washington Uni- versity and worked in that field for several years. In 1986, during her husband’s posting as consul general in Toronto, Mrs. Hall graduated with anM.A. in library science from the University of Toronto. She went on to work as a librarian in the private sec- tor inWashington, D.C. In 1998, Mr. andMrs. Hall retired to the Phoenix suburbs to “live the good life.” Friends and family members recall Mrs. Hall fondly as a hiker, quilter, cyclist, avid traveler, splendid and creative cook, superbmother, loving and loved wife and a good friend to all who crossed her path. Janet Hall is survived by her husband, John, of Peoria; their children: James, Julie and Jeff; and grandchildren: Stephen, Angela and Zachary. n Vivian Redding Lollis, 75, the former wife of retired FSO EdwardW. Lollis II, died of pneumonia on Aug. 13 in Arlington, Va. Born onMarch 28, 1928, in Russellville, Ark., to Hugh Solomon and Vivian Nan- ney Redding, Ms. Lollis was an alumna of Bolton High School in Alexandria, La. Soon after graduating fromDuke Uni- versity with a degree in English, she moved to Arlington, Va. She was employed as a writer, editor and public affairs officer for the U.S. Forest Service for 31 years, retiring in 2003. Her public affairs work involved such things as organizing a cross-country caravan of international families, using Airstream trailers andmaking overnight stops in Forest Service campgrounds. In 1966, she married FSO EdwardW. Lollis II, and accompanied her husband on overseas postings to Paris, Abidjan, Lagos, London and Bordeaux, in addition to domestic assignments inWashington, D.C., andMadison, Wisc. In London, Ms. Lollis served as a com- munity liaison office coordinator. She enjoyed reading, entertaining, travel and antique collecting. Her marriage to Edward Lollis ended in divorce. Ms. Lollis is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Lollis (and her husband, Alexan- der Deiss) of Decatur, Ga.; her sister, Nancy Bullard (and her husband, Dr. Kenneth Bullard) of Charlotte, N.C.; her nephew, Dr. Steven Bullard (and his wife, Dr. Nancy Aria) of Arlington, Va.; and her niece, Dr. Janine Bullard (and her husband, Timothy Dodge) of Baltimore, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (www.saint- peters.org) , 4250 N. Glebe Road, Arlington VA 22207, or toThe Reading Connection (www.thereadingconnection.org ), 4001 N. 9th Street, Suite 226, Arlington VA 22203. n Irwin Rubenstein, 85, a retired Foreign Service officer, died on Aug. 14 in Plantation, Fla. Mr. Rubenstein was born on Sept. 24, 1928, in Paterson, N.J. He was raised in Haledon, a suburb of Paterson, where his father owned the Belmont Hardware Com- pany. He graduated fromRutgers Univer- sity and then served in the KoreanWar. As a corporal, he organized and ran a school for soldiers withminimal education or low IQ results on their military entrance tests. While in the Army, Mr. Rubenstein decided he wanted to do something constructive in the international field.