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When Fletcher's kids were young, he was a busy man who used activities and drive time to forge strong relationships with them. "One of the things I consciously did was tried to be part of the things they were doing," he says. That meant coaching baseball or basketball. The moments where they really got to know each other were sometimes those spent driving to and from practices. "That's when I got most of my one-on-one time with those kids." In D.C.-area traffic, you had plenty of time, he joked.

He's a sports buff, gifted in keeping track of sports trivia, especially for his pet teams, the Redskins and the Utah Jazz.

He "melts" when he sees his grandkids, Olivia, 4, and Bowen, 2, his wife says.

But if she had to choose one word to describe him, "honorable" might be the one. She notes that he's loyal to those for whom he works and she's never, in their 30-year marriage, heard him "bad mouth" anyone. "He just won't do it." She adds other adjectives: forgiving, quiet, level-headed, dutiful, smart, methodical, generous. His kids add: solid, diligent, efficient, hard-working, selfless, charismatic.

"He believes and lives his faith that you give others hope and new chances to become the best they can become. He is very dignified. And he has one main hobby and that has been his family, says Kelly Fletcher. "He's genuinely a reserved, nice person."

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