Roger Ohlrich, NDIA general counsel.

* Roger Carl Ohlrich, general counsel of the National Defense Industrial Association, passed away on Nov. 10. He was 69.

Ohlrich attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Business Administration and his Juris Doctor He earned a Master of Laws in Taxation from George Washington University Law School in 1968.

Roger began his legal career at the Internal Revenue Service and served as a clerk in the U.S. Tax Court. He was most recently the sole proprietor of Gardner, Ohlrich and Vlach.

He also served as the director of the Business Law/Legal Support Science Division at Southeastern University in Washington and taught business law courses at George Mason University Law School.

Roger is survived by his wife Gay, brother Karl, children David, Elizabeth and Kathryn, and grandchildren Drew, Jon, Carly, Quentin, Mercedes, Jake and Sam.