Neil Richard Greene, 89, of Bethesda, passed away at home on October 11, 2022. Neil graduated in 1956 from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. While serving in the Air Force Reserve, he worked as an architect in the Washington, D.C. area, where he designed public buildings and private homes. In 1977 he became an architect with Air Force Systems Command. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1987 with the rank of Colonel. As an architect and urban planner, Neil was an ardent proponent of smart growth and public transit, and was an early and longtime advocate for the Purple Line. A lifelong learner, Neil was a collector of model trains, coins and postage stamps, and an avid photographer. The model train shows he provided for visitors are legendary. In retirement, his sense of adventure took him to all 50 states and 37 countries. All who knew him remember him for his personal warmth, his welcoming smile, and his dry sense of humor.
Neil is survived by his wife Ellen G. Miles of Bethesda, and his brother Victor Greene and sister-in-law Dollie Brannan; he was predeceased by his brother Arthur Malcolm Greene. He is survived also by his two sons with his wife Paula Pecker Greene, Charles Hilton Greene and Russel Evan Greene and their families; his stepdaughters Laura and Deborah Kleinmann, the daughters of his wife Ellen Kleinmann Greene, and their families; niece Stephanie Bosworth and her family; and his cousin Steven Frank and his family. He will especially be missed by his grandchildren, Nathan, Morgan, Philip, Chelsea, Joshua and Samantha. Neil was a member of Machar, The Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of Greater Washington. His funeral service will be held at the Chapel at Judean Memorial Gardens (16225 Batchellors Forest Road, Olney, MD 20832) on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 1 p.m., with interment to follow at Judean Memorial Gardens. In honor and memory of Neil Richard Greene, memorial contributions may be made in his name to Machar - The Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of Greater Washington, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Sierra Club Maryland, the Southern Poverty Law Center or the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Design.
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