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Published in The Capital on November 29, 2011
Edgar Ellis Wallop, DVM, 85, of
Chester, died November 25 at the Hospice
House of Queen Anne's County.
Born in Washington, DC on August 23,
1926, he was the son of the late John
Douglas and Marjorie Ellis Wallop. Beginning
with his childhood and throughout his life, he
loved playing the drums. After graduating
from Calvin Coolidge High School, he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 at the age of 18. He played drums in the
Navy Band. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he continued to
play drums for several Big Bands.
He later attended Loyola College and graduated from the University
of Maryland. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from
Oklahoma State University. Dr. Wallop practiced medicine at his
veterinary hospitals in Bowie and then Berlin before establishing Kent
Island Veterinary Hospital in Chester where he retired. He was a beloved
veterinarian, who was well-respected throughout the Eastern Shore.
"Doc", as most people called him, loved his family, swing and jazz music,
animals, Orioles baseball, Ocean City and drumming. He continued to
play for Big Bands into the 1990s.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Douglas Wallop. He is
survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons, Jeffrey Wallop and his wife,
Janice, of Burtonsville and Chris Wallop of Austin, TX; two
stepdaughters, Carrie Jennings and her husband, Chris, of Cordova and
Lettie Weldon of Stevensville; brother, William Wallop and his wife,
Rosemary of Annapolis; three grandchildren, Tyler and Casey Wallop and
Lila Weldon; great-grandchild, Riley Mc Collough of Burtonsville; and his
former wife, Mary Jane Wallop of Annapolis.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m.
at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 106
Shamrock Road in Chester, where friends and family may call on
Wednesday, November 30, from 6 to 8 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Queen Anne's,
Inc., 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617; or to your local animal
shelter.
Online condolences may be made at www.fhnfuneralhome.com
Edgar Ellis Wallop, DVM, 85, of
Chester, died November 25 at the Hospice
House of Queen Anne's County.
Born in Washington, DC on August 23,
1926, he was the son of the late John
Douglas and Marjorie Ellis Wallop. Beginning
with his childhood and throughout his life, he
loved playing the drums. After graduating
from Calvin Coolidge High School, he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 at the age of 18. He played drums in the
Navy Band. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he continued to
play drums for several Big Bands.
He later attended Loyola College and graduated from the University
of Maryland. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from
Oklahoma State University. Dr. Wallop practiced medicine at his
veterinary hospitals in Bowie and then Berlin before establishing Kent
Island Veterinary Hospital in Chester where he retired. He was a beloved
veterinarian, who was well-respected throughout the Eastern Shore.
"Doc", as most people called him, loved his family, swing and jazz music,
animals, Orioles baseball, Ocean City and drumming. He continued to
play for Big Bands into the 1990s.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Douglas Wallop. He is
survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons, Jeffrey Wallop and his wife,
Janice, of Burtonsville and Chris Wallop of Austin, TX; two
stepdaughters, Carrie Jennings and her husband, Chris, of Cordova and
Lettie Weldon of Stevensville; brother, William Wallop and his wife,
Rosemary of Annapolis; three grandchildren, Tyler and Casey Wallop and
Lila Weldon; great-grandchild, Riley Mc Collough of Burtonsville; and his
former wife, Mary Jane Wallop of Annapolis.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m.
at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 106
Shamrock Road in Chester, where friends and family may call on
Wednesday, November 30, from 6 to 8 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Queen Anne's,
Inc., 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617; or to your local animal
shelter.
Online condolences may be made at www.fhnfuneralhome.com
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