On Wednesday, March 23, 2005, DR. CLYDE WHITNEY NICHOLS, of Bethesda, MD. He is survived by his father, Henry E. Nichols and stepmother, Mary Ann Nichols of Chevy Chase, MD; his sister, Diane and her two children, Clark and Spencer Soucy, all of Yarmouth, ME; his aunt, Gertrude Nehls of Washington. He was predeceased by his mother, Frances Nichols. A Celebration of his Life will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Pooks Hills Rd. & Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 from 5 to 8 p.m. The family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association, Hodgkins Lymphoma Research or your favorite charity. Arrangements by JOSEPH GAWLER'S SONS, INC.