Krista Kendlmyer, born and raised in New Jersey, went to Texas to visit her brother in 1979; there she went on a blind date with Karl Kendall, a petroleum engineer working for an oil company down there. They were married and have just moved to Alexandria from Arlington where they lived 27 years. “Arlington has changed dramatically,” says Karl. “We were delighted to find the Shooter’s Hill neighborhood here in Alexandria.”
Karl now works for the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He checks up on the technical development to make sure that the project is done with “due diligence.” He has most recently been involved with developments in Colombia and Brazil. Colombia, he says, is much calmer than it used to be.
Krista works as a consultant in historic preservation. She was formerly a staff member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, but now consults independently. Her most recent job was to get the Congressional Club of Washington, an organization of spouses of members of Congress, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Krista is impressed by Alexandria’s Historic Preservation Commission, one of the oldest in the country. She feels that this commission is responsible for the good job done in preserving Old Town.
The Kendall household also includes Abby, a 13-year-old dog, who is, says Krista, a very sweet dog.
Lois Kelso Hunt