2008
Adrian Recinos Jr., 88, a Falls Church pediatrician in private practice for nearly 40 years, died May 21 at Washington Hospital
Center. He had complications during abdominal aneurysm surgery. Dr. Recinos was a founding member of the Fairfax Hospital
pediatrics department and was departmental chairman in the early 1960s. He also was on the staff of Fairfax and Arlington
hospitals until he retired in 1989.
Dr. Recinos, whose clientele included many Spanish-speaking families, was born in Guatemala City. He settled in the District in
the 1920s when he became a diplomat at the Guatemalan embassy. His father later was Guatemala's ambassador to
theUnited States.
Dr. Recinos was a 1938 graduate of Western High School, a 1942 graduate of Harvard University and a 1945 graduate of
Columbia University medical school. He was chief resident physician at Children's National Medical Center in 1949.
He became a U.S. citizen in 1950 and was a Navy Medical Corps veteran of the Korean War.
He was a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in Vienna, his town of residence.
His marriage to Marjorie Grim Recinos ended in divorce. A son from that marriage, William Recinos, died in 1985.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Sally Taylor Recinos of Vienna; a son from his first marriage, Adrian Recinos III of
Galveston, Tex.; a son from his second marriage, Andrew Recinos of Portland, Ore.; two stepsons, Scott Recinos of Ashburn
and Matthew Recinos of Orlando; two sisters; and 10 grandchildren.
-- Adam Bernstein