Dolores Griesemer

Dolores M. Griesemer, who retired in 1990 from the Office of Thrift Supervision (formerly the Federal Home Loan Bank Board), died Sept. 27, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She died after a seizure brought on and possibly caused by the complications of suffering from a "brittle" form of Type II diabetes. A native Washingtonian, "Dee" Griesemer was born at home on the top floor of a three-story row house in southeast Washington, DC, to Mary Grace (Zell) and Howard L. Moore. She attended D.C. public schools and graduated from Eastern High School in 1944. Trained as a secretary, she was the first in her family to graduate from high school and began her career in the typing pool at the Bank Board. After an eight-year hiatus, Mrs. Griesemer returned to the Board in 1957 and was eventually promoted to personnel management specialist-one of few to earn this position without benefit of a college education. For most of her married life, Mrs. Griesemer resided in Temple Hills, Maryland with her husband of 26 years, Jeremiah Deuel Griesemer. Mr. Griesemer, an attorney who began his career at the Naval Research Lab and eventually practiced in Prince George's County, died in 1975. Retiring after 40 years of federal service, Mrs. Griesemer moved to Annapolis and several years later relocated to Frederick, Maryland. During her retirement, she traveled extensively on cruises taking her to ports-of-call around the world. She was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include two children, Nancy Griesemer (Rod Solomon) of Oakton, Virginia, and Jeremiah Griesemer Jr. (Virginia), of Frederick, Maryland; and five grandchildren, Julia Solomon Ensor (Jeffrey), Justin Solomon, Kathryn Griesemer, Bonnie Griesemer, and Jeremiah Griesemer III. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 on Tuesday, October 2, at St. Ignatius Church, in Fort Washington, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center to support much-needed research.