John Bernard Dickman III
	2005 John Bernard Dickman III, 85, a patent lawyer in Washington for many years, died of cancer April 20 at Manor Care Health Services in Chevy Chase. He was a longtime resident of the District.
Mr. Dickman was born in Washington and was in the first graduating class of Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in 1936. He received his law degree from what is now Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.
During World War II, he served with the Army in the Pacific Theater. Returning to civilian life, he became a patent and trademark lawyer in partnership with his father. After his father's death, he remained a solo practitioner for more than 40 years.
A lifetime member of the United States Power Squadrons, a nonprofit boating organization, he loved fishing and boating. He was an ardent gardener, and from early spring through late fall he tended a large garden at his property on the Chesapeake Bay. Friends and neighbors were beneficiaries of his raspberries, tomatoes, peas and other garden produce. He also loved the animal life around the bay; ducks and geese often crowded around him for treats.
Mr. Dickman was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include his companion of 40 years, Betty Tolbert of Washington; and a brother.