James Percy Byrd Jr. Developer James Percy Byrd Jr., 76, a Chevy Chase resident who retired in 1992 as head of his own Washington commercial real estate development company, died Nov. 26 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He had emphysema. Mr. Byrd, who was born in West Virginia, had lived in the Washington area since 1932. He was a 1940 graduate of Georgetown Preparatory School and a 1943 graduate of Georgetown University. He began his career in real estate after graduating from Georgetown University law school in 1948. He was a real estate agent for Walker & Dunlop realty and helped found and operate the commercial real estate firm of Byrd & McCarthy before founding his own business, James P. Byrd Co. Mr. Byrd was a member of Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Columbia Country Club. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Ellen Branson Byrd of Chevy Chase; three sons, James III, of Rochester, N.Y., Kevin B., of Bethesda, and Christopher X., of Birmingham; two daughters, Maria H. Byrd of Baltimore and Sheila A. Byrd of Washington; and six grandchildren. ______________________________________________________________________ The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia Saturday, November 28, 1998; Page D04 ______________________________________________________________________ -- Allen Richmond • sciototrails@usa.net Scioto.org • http://www.scioto.org/ Scioto Trails • http://www.scioto.org/SciotoTrails/ In the asking comes sharing; in sharing comes knowledge; in knowledge comes wisdom which lasts a lifetime. --ar.