2005
John F. Neyhard Jr., 60, a software engineer with Northrop Grumman Corp., died Oct. 12 while visiting with friends and family in
Albuquerque, N.M. He had melanoma.
Mr. Neyhard, a resident of Reston since 1975, was born in Louisville. He moved to the District as a teenager, graduated from
Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in 1962 and received a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1966.
He was a software engineer with IBM Federal Systems for 28 years and, after the sale of that division, worked for another eight
years for Lockheed Martin. He joined Northrop Grumman in 2003 and continued to work for the company's Information
Technology-TASC group until his death.
While living in Cambridge, Mass., Mr. Neyhard volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters. He stayed in touch over the years with
the young man he mentored, Gabor Korthy, now of Portland, Maine. Mr. Neyhard and his wife became godparents to Korthy's
children.
A modeler in his spare time, he flew radio-controlled planes and built model cars. He was a member of an Alfa Romeo owners'
club; bits and pieces of his red 1960 Spyder remain in the family garage.
He also was an excellent cabinetmaker.
Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Mary Neyhard of Reston; and a sister.