Macduff Symington

Macduff Symington, of Worton, Maryland died, Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Easton Memorial Hospital. He was 80. Born on December 1, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Frank Fife Symington and Grace Cover Symington. He was a Senior Business Development Officer and Vice President of Marketing Sales for Philadelphia National Bank/CoreStates Bank. Mac was formerly married to Ruth Warren Symington. After his first marriage ended he then went on to marry Joyce McCook Symington on October 15, 1988. He attended Woodberry Forest School in VA where he graduated in 1944. He attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1949. Mac was very active on campus. He was a member of the Fence Club, the Glee Club, and participated in many sports including tennis, squash, lacrosse, and was captain of the soccer team. He joined a senior society called Wolf’s Head with which he has been closely associated all his life. As a senior at Yale, he was awarded The Silliman College Cup for all around support of his college. In 1950 he enlisted in the United States Air force as a Private, he had spent his last four years of service in the Office of Special Investigations where he served as Assistant Chief and then Chief of Counter-Intelligence. He was a Captain when he left the Air Force in 1955 to re-enter civilian life. He was an original organizer of and 27-year Board Member of the U.S. Pro Indoor Tennis Tournament in Philadelphia and represented Philadelphia National Bank as a major sponsor of the tournament. Mac also helped to launch and was the first President of the Arthur Ashe Youth and Tennis Education Center in the early 1980’s and he remained active on the Board until early 2000. He helped to successfully market the National Constitution Center on Independence Square in Philadelphia which opened on July 4, 2004. He is survived by his loving wife of 19 years, Joyce McCook Symington of Worton, Maryland; three daughters Jean Symington Craig of Fairfield, Iowa, Grace Bailey Symington of Atlanta, Georgia, and Louise Macduff Symington of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; one son Frank W. Symington of Dubois, Wyoming; two sisters, Emily Symington Filer of Norfolk, Virginia, and Grace Symington Rienhoff of Worton, Maryland; and two grandchildren Piper and Blair Symington of Twin Falls, Idaho. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 11:00am with The Reverend Daniel L. Gross officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church 101 N. Cross St., PO Box 875, Chestertown, Maryland 21620 or Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center 4842 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein, Newnam Funeral Home of Chestertown, Maryland. Online condolences may be made at www.fhnfuneralhome.com

Macduff Symington

December 1, 1927 - June 22, 2008