Myrna Iris Zelaya– Quesada, age 41, died suddenly at her home in Friendship, MD. She was born February 9, 1971 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras to Mario Antonio Zelaya – Najera and Myrna Iris Quesada de Zelaya. She came to the United States with her family in 1977 living in New York, Florida, Texas and setting in Maryland in 1982. Myrna graduated from George Washington University in 1996 with Bachelor Degrees in French and Biology. She later graduated from John Hopkins with dual masters in journalism and health sciences. She was a former journalist with the United States Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Myrna was married to David Wendell Oswald III on April 15, 2012 at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda. MD and has resided in Friendship since.
Myrna is survived by her husband David, parents Mario A. and Myrna Iris Zelaya and a brother Mario A. Zelaya – Quesada of Hoboken, NJ. Also surviving are step sons Zachary Glenn Oswald and David Wendell Oswald, IV of Friendship, MD.