2011.01.17: January 17, 2011: Obituary for Guinea RPCV Joseph A. Colosi, CIA economist
Peace Corps Online:
Directory:
Guinea:
Peace Corps Guinea :
Peace Corps Guinea: Newest Stories:
2011.01.17: January 17, 2011: Obituary for Guinea RPCV Joseph A. Colosi, CIA economist
Obituary for Guinea RPCV Joseph A. Colosi, CIA economist
Joseph A. Colosi, 70, a research economist who worked for the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence from 1978 to 2008, died Jan. 2 at Sunrise assisted-living facility in Reston. He had dementia. In the mid-1960s, he served with the Peace Corps teaching English in the West African country of Guinea.
Obituary for Guinea RPCV Joseph A. Colosi, CIA economist
Joseph A. Colosi, CIA economist
Monday, January 17, 2011; 6:18 PM
Joseph A. Colosi
CIA economist
Joseph A. Colosi, 70, a research economist who worked for the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence from 1978 to 2008, died Jan. 2 at Sunrise assisted-living facility in Reston. He had dementia.
Dr. Colosi, a Manassas resident, volunteered at Catholic churches in Northern Virginia.
Joseph Anthony Colosi was a native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and a 1962 graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
He received a master's degree in international relations from the University of Chicago in 1964 and a doctorate in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1977.
ad_icon
In the mid-1960s, he served with the Peace Corps teaching English in the West African country of Guinea.
His marriage to Nancy Woodcock Colosi ended in divorce. A son from that marriage, Anthony Colosi, died in 2006.
Survivors include his wife of two years, Synthia Vega Montalvo of Sterling; two sons from his first marriage, John Colosi of Dulles and Peter Colosi of San Francisco; a sister; and a brother.
Links to Related Topics (Tags):
Headlines: January, 2011; Peace Corps Guinea; Directory of Guinea RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Guinea RPCVs; Obituaries; Intelligence Issues
When this story was posted in May 2011, this was on the front page of PCOL:
Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
| Peace Corps: The Next Fifty Years As we move into the Peace Corps' second fifty years, what single improvement would most benefit the mission of the Peace Corps? Read our op-ed about the creation of a private charitable non-profit corporation, independent of the US government, whose focus would be to provide support and funding for third goal activities. Returned Volunteers need President Obama to support the enabling legislation, already written and vetted, to create the Peace Corps Foundation. RPCVs will do the rest. |
| How Volunteers Remember Sarge As the Peace Corps' Founding Director Sargent Shriver laid the foundations for the most lasting accomplishment of the Kennedy presidency. Shriver spoke to returned volunteers at the Peace Vigil at Lincoln Memorial in September, 2001 for the Peace Corps 40th. "The challenge I believe is simple - simple to express but difficult to fulfill. That challenge is expressed in these words: PCV's - stay as you are. Be servants of peace. Work at home as you have worked abroad. Humbly, persistently, intelligently. Weep with those who are sorrowful, Care for those who are sick. Serve your wives, serve your husbands, serve your families, serve your neighbors, serve your cities, serve the poor, join others who also serve," said Shriver. "Serve, Serve, Serve. That's the answer, that's the objective, that's the challenge." |
Read the stories and leave your comments.
Some postings on Peace Corps Online are provided to the individual members of this group without permission of the copyright owner for the non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, education, scholarship, and research under the "Fair Use" provisions of U.S. Government copyright laws and they may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner. Peace Corps Online does not vouch for the accuracy of the content of the postings, which is the sole responsibility of the copyright holder.
Story Source: Washington Post
This story has been posted in the following forums: : Headlines; COS - Guinea; Obituaries; Intelligence Issues
PCOL46655
41