Henry Vanderford Trippe Jr.

Henry Vanderford Trippe, Jr., former Supervisor of Assessments for Talbot County, died at Talbot Hospice in Easton, MD, on Saturday, September 28, 2013. He was 85. Born in Alexandria, VA, October 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry V. Trippe and Helen Scott Atkinson Trippe. He attended Talbot County schools and graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy in Southern Maryland. After serving in the U.S. Army he attended the University of Maryland from 1948 until 1950. While in the Army Reserves, he was called back on active duty in 1950, serving until 1952. In 1985, he began his service with the MD State Guard, later known as the Defense Force. At the time of his death, he had retained his rank of LTC retired. Since retiring from the Department of Assessments and Taxation, he has been associated with Wood Realty in Easton and was a Member of the National Association of Realtors. He was a Life Member of Talbot Post # 70, the American Legion, serving as Post baseball chairman for many years, commander three times, a member of the Post Executive Committee and the State Dept. as a member of the Baseball Committee. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans, National Rifle Association, 2nd MD Inf. CSA living history, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Civil War Preservation Trust, the Friends of the National Parks of Gettysburg, and former Lions Club member. Mr. Trippe was a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Easton. He began his appraisal profession in 1956 as an assessor with Supervisor Lee Vinyard. In 1960, he accepted a related position in Michigan working in the counties of Schoolcraft, St. Joseph and Monroe as an Equaliation director. He returned to Maryland and was appointed Supervisor for Talbot County, retiring in 1993. Mr. Trippe is survived by his wife, Wilma E. Trippe; two sons, Henry V. Trippe, III, of Michigan and John E. Trippe of San Francisco and a brother, Richard C. Trippe of Easton. Also surviving are stepdaughter, Diane Russell of North Carolina; stepsons, Randall Ballard and Richard Ballard of Maryland. His stepchildren Jill Meyer and Michael Bunge were from a former marriage. A visitation will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Easton on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held at Christ Church on Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Civil War Preservation Trust, 11 Public Square, Suite 200, Hagerstown, MD 21740 or Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Dr., Easton, MD 21601.

Henry Vanderford Trippe Jr.

November 24, 1927 - September 28, 2013