Demitri E. Nader
2008
Demitri E. Nader, 81, who spent about 40 years as a salesman for Capital Cigar & Tobacco Co. until retiring in the 1990s, died Aug. 12 at Tate House hospice in Linthicum. He had salivary gland cancer.
While working for Capital Cigar & Tobacco, Mr. Nader also had a second career  with Washington Fireworks Co., supplying fireworks to local stand operators for July Fourth celebrations.
He was also part owner of a pyrotechnics company, staging and producing fireworks displays. He made several trips to China and Taiwan to help select  fireworks used in professional shows and for retail sales.
After retirement, he was a part-time assistant for local travel companies.
Demitri Edward Nader, whose parents were Lebanese immigrants, was born in Washington and graduated from  Eastern High School in 1945.
His memberships included St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Washington, the Masons and the American Legion. He was a Greenbelt resident.
His marriage to Doris Meadows Nader ended in divorce.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan A. Earman of Colonial Beach, Va.; a son,  Steven A. Nader of Santa Cruz, Calif.; and a granddaughter.
-- Adam Bernstein