Bradford de Wolf Obituary
BRADFORD COLT de WOLF Passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Bradford (Brad) Colt de Wolf was born March 4, 1927 in Washington DC, the child of Francis Colt de Wolf and Hazel Kearney de Wolf.
After living for several years in Switzerland, Brad and his family returned to Washington where he attended St. Albans School for Boys. Brad attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1945 to 1950, majoring in architecture.
In 1950, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and attended Officers Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (first class for Korean War) and was based at Seoul City Airbase with the 811st Engineering Battalion from 1952 to 1953.
As a young architect, Brad apprenticed in the firm of Philip H. Frohman, architect of Washington's National Cathedral. He then worked in the office of Mead Palmer, FASLA landscape architect in Warrenton, Virginia from 1953 to 1960. In 1964, Brad was accepted as a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). From 1960 to 1969 he worked for James M. McHugh, a local architect where he was made a partner. After the death of McHugh in 1969, Brad became a sole practitioner. From 1974 to 1983, he worked as a partner with Charles F. Dettor, de Wolf & Dettor, AIA. After several more years as a solo practitioner, Brad formally retired in 1994. His architectural practice consisted of residential work, schools, park design, and medical and office buildings.
Brad's personal activities included wood working (a life-time interest, beginning at age 10, and the inspiration for his career in architecture) and stained glass. Brad served on the McLean Planning Committee, Langley Cooperative School Board, and the Membership Committee of AIA's Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC.
Bradford de Wolf married Susanne Robbins of Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1955. Brad and Suzanne lived in Colvin Run and McLean, Virginia raising three children, Ainslee, Colt, and Buckmaster de Wolf. Susanne died in 1983.
He is survived by his current wife, Gesine de Wolf and her two children, Katja and Robin Laylin, and the children from his first marriage and three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Rd., McLean, VA on Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m. Interment at a later date in Rhode Island.
Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 27, 2011.
BRADFORD COLT de WOLF Passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Bradford (Brad) Colt de Wolf was born March 4, 1927 in Washington DC, the child of Francis Colt de Wolf and Hazel Kearney de Wolf.
After living for several years in Switzerland, Brad and his family returned to Washington where he attended St. Albans School for Boys. Brad attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1945 to 1950, majoring in architecture.
In 1950, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and attended Officers Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (first class for Korean War) and was based at Seoul City Airbase with the 811st Engineering Battalion from 1952 to 1953.
As a young architect, Brad apprenticed in the firm of Philip H. Frohman, architect of Washington's National Cathedral. He then worked in the office of Mead Palmer, FASLA landscape architect in Warrenton, Virginia from 1953 to 1960. In 1964, Brad was accepted as a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). From 1960 to 1969 he worked for James M. McHugh, a local architect where he was made a partner. After the death of McHugh in 1969, Brad became a sole practitioner. From 1974 to 1983, he worked as a partner with Charles F. Dettor, de Wolf & Dettor, AIA. After several more years as a solo practitioner, Brad formally retired in 1994. His architectural practice consisted of residential work, schools, park design, and medical and office buildings.
Brad's personal activities included wood working (a life-time interest, beginning at age 10, and the inspiration for his career in architecture) and stained glass. Brad served on the McLean Planning Committee, Langley Cooperative School Board, and the Membership Committee of AIA's Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC.
Bradford de Wolf married Susanne Robbins of Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1955. Brad and Suzanne lived in Colvin Run and McLean, Virginia raising three children, Ainslee, Colt, and Buckmaster de Wolf. Susanne died in 1983.
He is survived by his current wife, Gesine de Wolf and her two children, Katja and Robin Laylin, and the children from his first marriage and three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Rd., McLean, VA on Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m. Interment at a later date in Rhode Island.
Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 27, 2011.
Bradford de Wolf Obituary
BRADFORD COLT de WOLF Passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Bradford (Brad) Colt de Wolf was born March 4, 1927 in Washington DC, the child of Francis Colt de Wolf and Hazel Kearney de Wolf.
After living for several years in Switzerland, Brad and his family returned to Washington where he attended St. Albans School for Boys. Brad attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1945 to 1950, majoring in architecture.
In 1950, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and attended Officers Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (first class for Korean War) and was based at Seoul City Airbase with the 811st Engineering Battalion from 1952 to 1953.
As a young architect, Brad apprenticed in the firm of Philip H. Frohman, architect of Washington's National Cathedral. He then worked in the office of Mead Palmer, FASLA landscape architect in Warrenton, Virginia from 1953 to 1960. In 1964, Brad was accepted as a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). From 1960 to 1969 he worked for James M. McHugh, a local architect where he was made a partner. After the death of McHugh in 1969, Brad became a sole practitioner. From 1974 to 1983, he worked as a partner with Charles F. Dettor, de Wolf & Dettor, AIA. After several more years as a solo practitioner, Brad formally retired in 1994. His architectural practice consisted of residential work, schools, park design, and medical and office buildings.
Brad's personal activities included wood working (a life-time interest, beginning at age 10, and the inspiration for his career in architecture) and stained glass. Brad served on the McLean Planning Committee, Langley Cooperative School Board, and the Membership Committee of AIA's Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC.
Bradford de Wolf married Susanne Robbins of Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1955. Brad and Suzanne lived in Colvin Run and McLean, Virginia raising three children, Ainslee, Colt, and Buckmaster de Wolf. Susanne died in 1983.
He is survived by his current wife, Gesine de Wolf and her two children, Katja and Robin Laylin, and the children from his first marriage and three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Rd., McLean, VA on Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m. Interment at a later date in Rhode Island.
Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 27, 2011.
BRADFORD COLT de WOLF Passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Bradford (Brad) Colt de Wolf was born March 4, 1927 in Washington DC, the child of Francis Colt de Wolf and Hazel Kearney de Wolf.
After living for several years in Switzerland, Brad and his family returned to Washington where he attended St. Albans School for Boys. Brad attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1945 to 1950, majoring in architecture.
In 1950, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and attended Officers Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (first class for Korean War) and was based at Seoul City Airbase with the 811st Engineering Battalion from 1952 to 1953.
As a young architect, Brad apprenticed in the firm of Philip H. Frohman, architect of Washington's National Cathedral. He then worked in the office of Mead Palmer, FASLA landscape architect in Warrenton, Virginia from 1953 to 1960. In 1964, Brad was accepted as a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). From 1960 to 1969 he worked for James M. McHugh, a local architect where he was made a partner. After the death of McHugh in 1969, Brad became a sole practitioner. From 1974 to 1983, he worked as a partner with Charles F. Dettor, de Wolf & Dettor, AIA. After several more years as a solo practitioner, Brad formally retired in 1994. His architectural practice consisted of residential work, schools, park design, and medical and office buildings.
Brad's personal activities included wood working (a life-time interest, beginning at age 10, and the inspiration for his career in architecture) and stained glass. Brad served on the McLean Planning Committee, Langley Cooperative School Board, and the Membership Committee of AIA's Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC.
Bradford de Wolf married Susanne Robbins of Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1955. Brad and Suzanne lived in Colvin Run and McLean, Virginia raising three children, Ainslee, Colt, and Buckmaster de Wolf. Susanne died in 1983.
He is survived by his current wife, Gesine de Wolf and her two children, Katja and Robin Laylin, and the children from his first marriage and three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Rd., McLean, VA on Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m. Interment at a later date in Rhode Island.
Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 27, 2011.
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