Obituary of Richard William Krempasky

Hon. Richard W. Krempasky Honorable Richard W. Krempasky, Oak Hill, retired Administrative Judge, Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Contract Appeals and retired Lt. Colonel DC Army National Guard, passed suddenly on March 9, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was 61 years old. He was born October 6, 1948, in Washington, DC, son of the late Joseph and Thelma E. Thompson Krempasky of Clinton, Md. He was married in 1974 to his loving and devoted wife, Ramona M. Oshetski, of Danville, Pa. He is survived by four children, Katrina R. of Oak Hill, Rachel E. of Fairfax, Laura P. Sherman and husband Michael of Herndon, and Richard J. and wife Jennifer (Macken) of Centreville. He is also survived by two brothers, Joseph R. and wife Mary (Hertzog) of Lewiston, Idaho and John H. of Greenbelt, Md., and two sisters Elizabeth A. Krempasky, Denton, Md. and Alice P. K. Peach and husband Glenn, Virginia Beach. Judge Krempasky graduated from the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1970 and from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1973. His active duty military service was served in the U.S. Army from 1974-1978 in the Judge Advocate General's Corps at Ft. Benning, Ga. and as Post Judge Advocate for Ft. Drum, N.Y. He was a member of the 428 th Judge Advocates General DC Army National Guard from 1983-1992 . Upon promotion to Lt. Colonel he was Commander of the 340 th Judge Advocates Detachment DC Army Reserve National Guard from 1992-1998. From 1978-1990 he was an attorney for the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation.