Frederick Dalcourt Chew Jr.

Frederick D. Chew Jr, 80, passed away at home on August 28, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born on October 18, 1934, to Frederick D Chew Sr. and Annette Chew. Fred grew up in Falls Church, VA, and graduated from Falls Church High School in 1952. He served as a Communications Officer in Germany during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954. He then received his BS in Business Administration from American University in 1961. After interning in the Federal Government, he worked for several consulting firms specializing in Hospital Certifications. Fred moved to Annapolis and began working for the MD Department of Fiscal Services as a Financial Analyst. He was then President of HFAM, a Nursing Home Association, for 15 years. He then established FD Chew Associates, a management and lobbying firm in Annapolis. His passion for boating led him to purchase the legendary “Club Fred“ which he lived aboard with his second wife, Patricia, for 10 years. He cruised up and down the Chesapeake Bay and sailed in the Annapolis to Bermuda races. Fred also took “Club Fred” down the inland waterway with family and friends several times. He was predeceased by his first wife, Marlene S. Chew; his brother Michael; and his sisters, Barbara and Ellen. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Patricia Friel Chew; his children, Marion Yanick, Fred Chew III, Cheryl VanMeter, Carolyn Butler and Gayle Wolfe; his brothers, Gary, Bob, Ron, Tom Chew and Bill and Warren Eastright; his sisters, Jeanne Ford, Pat Edmonson and Mary Ball; 10 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren with one more on the way. Fred touched the lives of many with his smile and generosity while maintaining his trademark sense of humor to the end. There will be a viewing on September 1, 2015, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester, MD 21619. The Memorial Service is September 2, 2015. at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. The internment will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at 1 p.m., Crownsville Veteran’s Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Compass Regional Hospice at 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617.

Frederick Dalcourt Chew Jr.

October 18, 1934 - August 28, 2015