Correction, Aug. 17, 2022: The date of Mr. Brothers’ death was corrected.
Douglas Brothers, of Alexandria, died on May 19. He was 79. He was the son of Jule and Charles Brothers. Mr. Brothers’ academic degrees includes a master’s in software systems engineering from George Mason University. He served in the Air Force in 1966-76, worked at Eaton Corporation 1976-78 and at Northrop Grumman 1978-2009. Mr. Brothers was a mason and a member of B’nai B’rith. He is survived by his wife, Estelle; sons, Samuel Brothers and Elliot Brothers; a daughter, Sherri Brothers; his brother, Jeff Brothers; sister, Janice Creeger; and grandchildren, Jacob, Jay, Sydney and Ethan.