Lenette D. Satchell

Lenette “Lenny” Dayton Satchell of Easton, MD passed away peacefully and without pain on Thursday May 18, 2006 at Memorial Hospital at Easton after a courageous battle with cancer. Lenny was born in Monroe, Louisiana near Barksdale Air Force Base on September 15, 1944 where her father was stationed during World War II. Several days later, she traveled home with her parents to Cambridge, MD. She was the eldest child of the late Leonard W. and Etta Wilson Dayton. Lenny graduated from Easton High School in the class of 1962 and attended Saint Mary’s College and Bard Avon Secretarial School in Baltimore. She worked for Earl K. Shaw, Esquire in Baltimore and then Dayton Oil Company with her father for several years before starting her family and then part-time for R. Fox Ladies Apparel. Lenny was a volunteer for the Waterfowl Festival for over 25 years and was a recipient of the Waterfowl Festival Award recognizing her outstanding volunteer services. She was also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. Lenny enjoyed spending time watching wildlife, working crossword puzzles and the company of her “grand puppies” in her home in Oaklands for over 30 years. She especially enjoyed the time in the pool with her grandsons, Mason and Jake. Throughout Lenny’s life, she was always a strong person of mind and body, determined and competitive with a great sense of humor. It was those attributes that gave her the strength to leave the hospital and attend her daughter’s wedding on April 29, 2006. That day was truly a great day of celebration. Lenny is survived by her husband Lou E. Satchell, whom she married on August 12, 1967 at Grace Methodist Church in Cambridge, MD; her son, Steve Satchell and his wife Allison, and grandsons Mason and Jake; her daughter, Kim Wilson and her husband Chris; two brothers, Jay Dayton and his wife Chrissy, and Jeff Dayton and his wife Barbara and their daughters, Chelsea, Jody and Allison. A private interment will be held at Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, MD. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 3:00 PM at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Easton, MD. A celebration of Lenny’s life will take place at the Talbot Country Club immediately following the memorial service where friends may visit the family. In lieu of flowers, we ask all of Lenny’s friends to join with the family and celebrate her life by making donations to the Lenny Satchell Fund for the Regional Cancer Center, c/o Memorial Hospital Foundation, PO Box 1846, Easton, MD 21601. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD.