| Lydia E. Koutze |
Published in The Washington Post on November 14, 2012
LYDIA E. KOUTZE
September 11, 1948 - October 30, 2012
Lydia E. Koutze was born in Ixelles, Belgium on September 11, 1948. She graduated from
St. Cecilia Academy (1967) in Washington, DC.
She was a woman of many achievements in multiple fields such as writing and scholarly
research both in the government and in private enterprises. She was the Executive Director
of KHI Services in Rockville, Maryland for over a decade. She also worked with the
Community Services Board's Woodburn Center for Community Mental Health, the Council
for International Exchange of Scholars (The Fulbright Exchange Program) for the American
Council of Education, and National Academy of Sciences.
She had a strong commitment to her family and believed that love and friendship were the
most important things in life.
She leaves behind two sisters, Jeanine Flaherty of Gettysburg, PA and Helene A. Conge of
Falls Church, VA; one brother, John C. Koutze of Falls Church; and aunt, Jeanine Jurewicz of
Stafford, VA; three nephews, Patrick Flaherty of Belgium, Tony Conge of Arlington, VA and
Andre Koutze of Falls Church; four nieces, Christine Flaherty of New York, Evelyn Flaherty of
Gettysburg, PA, Kathleen Flaherty of Washington, DC, Lisa M. Turcios of Arlington.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 12:30 p.m. until time of memorial
service, 1:30 p.m. at FORT LINCOLN FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Bladensburg Rd.,
Brentwood, MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to The Washington National Opera,
The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, 2700 F Street N.W., Washington, DC
20566.
www.fort-lincoln.com
LYDIA E. KOUTZE
September 11, 1948 - October 30, 2012
Lydia E. Koutze was born in Ixelles, Belgium on September 11, 1948. She graduated from
St. Cecilia Academy (1967) in Washington, DC.
She was a woman of many achievements in multiple fields such as writing and scholarly
research both in the government and in private enterprises. She was the Executive Director
of KHI Services in Rockville, Maryland for over a decade. She also worked with the
Community Services Board's Woodburn Center for Community Mental Health, the Council
for International Exchange of Scholars (The Fulbright Exchange Program) for the American
Council of Education, and National Academy of Sciences.
She had a strong commitment to her family and believed that love and friendship were the
most important things in life.
She leaves behind two sisters, Jeanine Flaherty of Gettysburg, PA and Helene A. Conge of
Falls Church, VA; one brother, John C. Koutze of Falls Church; and aunt, Jeanine Jurewicz of
Stafford, VA; three nephews, Patrick Flaherty of Belgium, Tony Conge of Arlington, VA and
Andre Koutze of Falls Church; four nieces, Christine Flaherty of New York, Evelyn Flaherty of
Gettysburg, PA, Kathleen Flaherty of Washington, DC, Lisa M. Turcios of Arlington.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 12:30 p.m. until time of memorial
service, 1:30 p.m. at FORT LINCOLN FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Bladensburg Rd.,
Brentwood, MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to The Washington National Opera,
The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, 2700 F Street N.W., Washington, DC
20566.
www.fort-lincoln.com
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