Kadri Kallikorm-Rhodes
July 29, 1972 ~ July 13, 2022
Kadri Kallikorm-Rhodes passed over peacefully in her sleep on July 13, 2022. Her husband, Edward Rhodes, and their son, Charlie Rhodes, were at her bedside. The cause of death was recurrent ovarian cancer.
In addition to her husband and son, Kadri leaves behind her mother, Riina Kallikorm, of Tartu, Estonia, and her sister, Liis Prikk, her brother-in-law, Kristjan Prikk, and their three children, Mathilda, Linda, and Ants, of Washington, DC, and Puunsi, Estonia. Other immediate family members include her brother- and sister-in-law Harker and Andrea Rhodes of Lebanon, New Hampshire; her brother- and sister-in-law James and Diana Rhodes of Yakima, Washington; and her step-brother, Ahti Kallikorm, of Tallinn, Estonia. Kadri is also survived by her nephew Harker (Gini) Rhodes and their children Charlotte and Quincy, all of Bethesda, Maryland; by her nephew Travers (Taylor) Rhodes of New York City; and by her niece, Jessica Rhodes, of Palo Alto, California.
Born July 29, 1972 in Tartu, Estonia, Kadri was a graduate of Tartu’s Minna Harma Gymnasium and received her bachelors and masters degrees in Medieval History from Tartu University. After graduation, Kadri joined the Estonian Foreign Ministry, serving as the Ministry’s Desk Officer for European Union Affairs and as Second Secretary for Economic and Political Affairs in the Estonian Embassy in Brussels. While in the Ministry, Kadri earned a diploma in International Relations and European Integration from the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn, Estonia, and a Diplôme d’études supériures spécilisées (DESS) in European Business Law from the Université René Descartes (University of Paris V), in Paris, France.
Following her marriage, Kadri relocated to the United States, pursuing studies and a career in information science. From Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kadri earned a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, and from George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, she earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy. Kadri served as Director of Library Services for Mathematica Policy Research, in Princeton, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and as research librarian at the National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C.
Naturally talented linguistically and with an extraordinary ear for pronunciation and accent, Kadri was fluent in five languages – her native Estonian, English, Russian, German, and French – and was able to acquire a working ability in new languages in a matter of days. She loved travel, especially to urban settings with deep historical roots to explore. She was a voracious reader – in multiple languages – particularly of carefully researched historical fiction.
Kadri’s mind was constantly probing, and she never stopped looking for mental challenges. She loved solving intellectual puzzles, particularly ones involving deep dives into archives and records. Genealogical research was a great pleasure for her, both for the careful, detailed care it required and for the insights it provided into the social, economic, and cultural realities of particular places and moments, and into the evolution of these across space and time.
Kadri’s interests and skills were wide-ranging. Having grown up immersed in Estonia’s choral musical tradition, Kadri took great pleasure in singing, particularly religious music. In Estonia, Kadri also received art training, and over the course of her life worked in a variety of media and techniques, most intensively in monoprinting, which she exhibited both in Princeton, New Jersey, and in McLean. She had a keen photographic eye, especially for architectural forms and surfaces.
Kadri’s funeral will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Road, McLean, Virginia on Thursday, July 21, at 2 p.m. Her husband and son will greet friends and family in the St. Thomas sanctuary from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. before the service. Private interment of ashes in the St. Thomas Church Memorial Garden and in Estonia will occur at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites friends to make gifts in Kadri’s memory to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean, or to the Inova Health Foundation to support the work of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute or Inova Fairfax Hospital.
In addition to her husband and son, Kadri leaves behind her mother, Riina Kallikorm, of Tartu, Estonia, and her sister, Liis Prikk, her brother-in-law, Kristjan Prikk, and their three children, Mathilda, Linda, and Ants, of Washington, DC, and Puunsi, Estonia. Other immediate family members include her brother- and sister-in-law Harker and Andrea Rhodes of Lebanon, New Hampshire; her brother- and sister-in-law James and Diana Rhodes of Yakima, Washington; and her step-brother, Ahti Kallikorm, of Tallinn, Estonia. Kadri is also survived by her nephew Harker (Gini) Rhodes and their children Charlotte and Quincy, all of Bethesda, Maryland; by her nephew Travers (Taylor) Rhodes of New York City; and by her niece, Jessica Rhodes, of Palo Alto, California.
Born July 29, 1972 in Tartu, Estonia, Kadri was a graduate of Tartu’s Minna Harma Gymnasium and received her bachelors and masters degrees in Medieval History from Tartu University. After graduation, Kadri joined the Estonian Foreign Ministry, serving as the Ministry’s Desk Officer for European Union Affairs and as Second Secretary for Economic and Political Affairs in the Estonian Embassy in Brussels. While in the Ministry, Kadri earned a diploma in International Relations and European Integration from the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn, Estonia, and a Diplôme d’études supériures spécilisées (DESS) in European Business Law from the Université René Descartes (University of Paris V), in Paris, France.
Following her marriage, Kadri relocated to the United States, pursuing studies and a career in information science. From Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kadri earned a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, and from George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, she earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy. Kadri served as Director of Library Services for Mathematica Policy Research, in Princeton, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and as research librarian at the National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C.
Naturally talented linguistically and with an extraordinary ear for pronunciation and accent, Kadri was fluent in five languages – her native Estonian, English, Russian, German, and French – and was able to acquire a working ability in new languages in a matter of days. She loved travel, especially to urban settings with deep historical roots to explore. She was a voracious reader – in multiple languages – particularly of carefully researched historical fiction.
Kadri’s mind was constantly probing, and she never stopped looking for mental challenges. She loved solving intellectual puzzles, particularly ones involving deep dives into archives and records. Genealogical research was a great pleasure for her, both for the careful, detailed care it required and for the insights it provided into the social, economic, and cultural realities of particular places and moments, and into the evolution of these across space and time.
Kadri’s interests and skills were wide-ranging. Having grown up immersed in Estonia’s choral musical tradition, Kadri took great pleasure in singing, particularly religious music. In Estonia, Kadri also received art training, and over the course of her life worked in a variety of media and techniques, most intensively in monoprinting, which she exhibited both in Princeton, New Jersey, and in McLean. She had a keen photographic eye, especially for architectural forms and surfaces.
Kadri’s funeral will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Brook Road, McLean, Virginia on Thursday, July 21, at 2 p.m. Her husband and son will greet friends and family in the St. Thomas sanctuary from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. before the service. Private interment of ashes in the St. Thomas Church Memorial Garden and in Estonia will occur at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites friends to make gifts in Kadri’s memory to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean, or to the Inova Health Foundation to support the work of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute or Inova Fairfax Hospital.
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