William C. Sturbitts
2007
William C. Sturbitts, 87, who retired from the CIA in 1980 after 28 years as an operations officer, died March 4 at Manor Care Potomac. He had cancer.
Mr. Sturbitts, who had residences in Bethesda and Bethany Beach, Del., was born in Boston and grew up in Chevy Chase. He graduated from St. John's College High School in 1938 and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., in 1942.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and saw combat in the Apennine and Po Valley campaigns in Italy. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserve until 1979, when he retired as a lieutenant colonel. He worked at the CIA since 1952 in the Directorate of Operations.
Mr. Sturbitts worked in business before moving from Chicago to Washington in 1952.
He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching Notre Dame football games and attending the social gatherings of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Washington.
His wife, Mary Jane Sturbitts, died in 2006, after 59 years of marriage.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlene Sturbitts of Arlington and Maureen Sloan of McLean; and three grandsons.