Ann Hull

Ann Remington Hull, who served as a member of the Maryland General Assembly, 1967 – 1978, an executive assistant to Governor Harry R. Hughes, 1979 – 1985, and a regent for the University of Maryland System, 1989 – 1997, died in Chestertown, MD on October 30, 2003 of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Ann R. Hull was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She received a B.A. from the University of Washington in 1945 and a M.A. from Syracuse University in 1948. During the next forty-nine years, she dedicated her professional and volunteer career to public service. In 1948, she moved to Washington, D.C. and was employed by the federal government as a geographer until 1954. While raising a family in Takoma Park, MD, she served as President of the League of Women Voters of Prince George’s County and as Vice President of the League of Women Voters of Maryland. In 1966, she first was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates from Prince George’s County. Two more elections to the House followed. During the 1975 -1976 legislative session, she served as Speaker Pro Tem. In 1979 she became an executive assistant to Governor Harry R. Hughes, working in the areas of health and mental hygiene until 1985. She was appointed Chair of the Commission to Revise the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Laws and served from 1985 – 1988. From 1989 to her retirement in 1997, Ann Hull was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland System. Of special importance to her was her work on behalf of children and youth in residential facilities, group homes and foster homes in Maryland. She was a member of the Association of American Geographers. She is survived by two children, Suzanne H. Causton (David) of Riverside, IL and Peter C. Hull (Kathleen) of Columbia, MD, three grandchildren, Gregory and Holly Hull and Daniel Causton, and her brother, Scott Remington, of Seattle, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-eight years, Gordon, in 1997. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 17, 2003 at 2:00 pm at Heron Point, 501 E. Campus Ave. Chestertown, MD 21620. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hearts and Homes for Youth, 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 800, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or United Methodist Board of Child Care, 3300 Gaither Rd. Baltimore, MD 21244. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Chestertown, Md. www.fhnfuneralhome.com