Kendal Coles Stackhouse

Kendal Coles Stackhouse, 78, of Annapolis, MD, formerly of Potomac, MD, passed away at Anne Arundel Medical Center on Friday, May 15, 2009, from complications of lung cancer. Mr. Stackhouse was born in Philadelphia, PA, on September 29, 1930, and was the son of the late Asa Matlack Stackhouse and Kathryn (Collins) Stackhouse. Mr. Stackhouse attended Moorestown Friends School and graduated from Bordentown Military Academy. After earning a B.A. in Economics from Michigan State University in 1954, Mr. Stackhouse served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant, 39th Field Artillery, Fort Benning, GA from 1954-1956. He then received an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. Throughout most of his career, Mr. Stackhouse worked as a Senior Marketing Analyst and Sales Representative for several major corporations, including IBM, Bethlehem Steel, Uniroyal, as well as smaller companies such as AMF Alcort, maker of the popular sailboats. Mr. Stackhouse also founded Kendal Services, Inc., a Connecticut-based company that provided a mobile tire-shredding unit, the first in the country. Towards the end of his career, Mr. Stackhouse focused on sales and client services. He was Assistant Manager of the Chalfonte Hotel, a historic hotel in Cape May, NJ. He retired from Giant Foods after receiving two Presidential Awards. Throughout his life, Mr. Stackhouse was an active member of his community. He served on the Board of Camp Claire in Lyme, CT. He also served on the Town Council of Section Five of the Village of Chevy Chase, MD, including a term as Council Chair. He volunteered with Traveler’s Aid at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, and at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis. He is survived by his wife, Donna O. Stackhouse of Annapolis, MD; two sons, Kendal C. Stackhouse of Reading, MA, and John A. Stackhouse of Port Tobacco, MD; two daughters, Kathryn A. Stackhouse of Chevy Chase, MD, and Mary Jeanette Stackhouse of Boston, MA; one sister, Patricia Lowrey of Columbia, SC; two brothers, Asa M. Stackhouse of Fort Walton Beach, FL, and Thomas W. Stackhouse of Falmouth, MA; and seven grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Cremation and Funeral Care, P.A., 814 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be private.

Kendal Coles Stackhouse

September 29, 1930 - May 15, 2009