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Tina Little (VanDerveer)
MALCOM J. HEAD
Malcom J. Head, age 82 of 8300 Fenway Road, Bethesda, MD, died of metastatic lung cancer on Friday, February 27, 2009, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD. Born in Otisco, NY, Mr. Head was raised in Marcellus, NY, and graduated from Marcellus High School. He left Syracuse University to enlist in the U.S. Army and served in Europe during World War II. After the war, he married and raised four children in Ithaca, NY, while working in the natural gas industry. He served on the fund-raising committee to establish St. Catherine of Siena Church and was an active participant in parish affairs. He graduated from Ithaca College in 1971 and began a second career as a high school history teacher at Dryden High School, Dryden, NY, where he later became head of the Guidance Department. Among his many responsibilities, Mr. Head was especially dedicated to ensuring that the educational needs of the school's special needs children were met. After he retired in 1996, Mr. Head relocated to Bethesda, MD to be near his daughters and grandchildren. He served as a vice president of his local community association for five years. Mr. Head was a devoted father and grandfather, an avid gardener and a great chef. Family and friends will remember him for his exceptional friendliness and kindness and as a source of strength, stability and calm.
He is survived by his wife Doris, their four children, Mary S. Head, of Bethesda, MD, Anne L. Head, of Yarmouth, ME, Elizabeth J. Head, of Rockville, MD, and Christopher J. Head, of Denver, CO, and four grandchildren.
A funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Mercy Chapel in Potomac, MD, on February 28, 2009. Interment will be held in April at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, MD.
The family requests that any donations be made to Doctors Without Borders, P.O. Box 5022, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5022.
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