Adrienne Deere Hewitt Lawyer, Equestrian

Adrienne Deere Hewitt, 49, a lawyer and an equestrian, died Sept. 18 of lung cancer at a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. She lived in Middleburg.

Ms. Hewitt practiced law for several years in the 1980s with the Washington office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy. After moving to Middleburg in 1995, she rode Arabian horses in endurance races. She won several races, ranging in length from 25 to 100 miles.
 
She was born in Moline, Ill., and was a sixth-generation descendant on her mother's side of John Deere, founder of the farm implements company. Her father, William A. Hewitt, was chairman of Deere and Co. from 1955 to 1982 and was U.S. ambassador to Jamaica from 1982 to 1985.
 
She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and graduated from Georgetown University's law school.

Ms. Hewitt was a director of the Rock River Trust Co., a private family trust in Illinois. She was also on the board of directors of Notre Dame Academy, a college preparatory school in Middleburg, the Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Ride and the Butterworth Trust, a cultural center in Moline.
 
She had lived in Washington and Falls Church before moving to Middleburg.

Survivors include her husband of 20 years, R. Carey Beer of Middleburg; three children, Alexander Carey Beer, Adrianna Christian Beer and Patrick Edward Beer, all of Middleburg; a sister; and a brother.