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Olivia Burdick, Pentagon receptionist
Published: January 11
Olivia Burdick, 93, a Pentagon receptionist during World War II, died of
renal failure Dec. 28 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney.
The death was confirmed by her son Gregory Burdick.
Olivia Felicia Scopi was born in Philadelphia and raised in Washington,
where she was a 1937 graduate of the old Central High School. She
attended Strayer College and George Washington University, then worked for
the federal government until marrying in 1951.
For many years, she had homes in Englewood, Fla., and Ocean City. She
was most recently a Dickerson resident.
Her husband, Ralph S. Burdick Sr., died in 2004. Their daughter Joan
McCabe died in 2006.
Survivors include seven children, Ralph Burdick Jr. of Chiang Mai,
Thailand, Felicia Difato of St. Augustine, Fla., Jean Burdick of Germantown,
Bernard Burdick II of Satellite Beach, Fla., John Burdick of Montgomery
Village, Robert A. Burdick of Ventura, Calif., and Gregory Burdick of
Dickerson; a sister; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The Washington Post— Adam Bernstein
Published: January 11
Olivia Burdick, 93, a Pentagon receptionist during World War II, died of
renal failure Dec. 28 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney.
The death was confirmed by her son Gregory Burdick.
Olivia Felicia Scopi was born in Philadelphia and raised in Washington,
where she was a 1937 graduate of the old Central High School. She
attended Strayer College and George Washington University, then worked for
the federal government until marrying in 1951.
For many years, she had homes in Englewood, Fla., and Ocean City. She
was most recently a Dickerson resident.
Her husband, Ralph S. Burdick Sr., died in 2004. Their daughter Joan
McCabe died in 2006.
Survivors include seven children, Ralph Burdick Jr. of Chiang Mai,
Thailand, Felicia Difato of St. Augustine, Fla., Jean Burdick of Germantown,
Bernard Burdick II of Satellite Beach, Fla., John Burdick of Montgomery
Village, Robert A. Burdick of Ventura, Calif., and Gregory Burdick of
Dickerson; a sister; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The Washington Post— Adam Bernstein