Charles D. Nethaway, Jr., of Reston, Virginia, died Oct. 22 following a courageous 12-year battle with multiple myeloma cancer.He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Nov. 21, 1943, to Charles D. and Betty (nee Rowland) Nethaway while his father fought in World War II. He was an excellent student and a committed humanitarian.An honor student in his hometown Belton, Missouri, he went on to study at the University of Missouri and the University of Texas before he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado. He also graduated from the Defense Language Institute West Coast while serving in the U.S. Army as a linguist. His languages included Russian and German. He was accomplished in photography and drawing. He was a published haiku poet and past president of the Haiku Society of America. He retired in 2005 as Enterprise Architect at the U.S. Department of Interior.He was an active member of Truro Anglican Church, Fairfax, VA.He was preceded in death by his wife Carole (nee Rollins)Nethaway and son Daniel Nethaway. He is survived by his mother, Betty Nethaway;brother, Rowland Nethaway; daughters, Stephanie Cruickshank, Alpha Morris;sons, Erik Nethaway, Stefan Nethaway; step-daughter, Erin Flanner; and grandchildren, Elizabeth Nethaway, Chase and Austin Morris, and Micah and Josiah Flanner.