Meghan Kelly Chambliss

Meghan Kelly Chambliss peacefully passed away at home on June 2nd, 2026 at 42 years old after a valiant battle with cancer. Meghan was born on December 20th, 1983, in Washington D.C, she was the daughter of David Jenkins and Maureen Tompa Jenkins. Meghan grew up in Bryans Road and La Plata Maryland where she attended St. Mary’s Star of the Sea and McDonough High School. After high school graduation, Meghan attended the College of Southern Maryland and then transferred to Towson University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree of Mass Communications in 2007. Following graduation, Meghan moved to Canton in Baltimore where she started her career in Human Resources at Vane Brothers. Meghan continued to other jobs in Human Resources until she found her professional home at GCR in 2016, where she worked until her passing as the Vice President of HR and Talent. She took pride in her work and dedication to her employees. Meghan and Bruce were happily married for 10 years and have known each other for almost 16 years. Their first date was a blind date in Baltimore where they talked for hours. Once they moved in together, Meghan got tired of being on the sidelines while Bruce did his running races and triathlons and decided to start doing them herself. She did countless 5k, 10k, half marathon running races and triathlons (including many IronGirls), many races of which Bruce and her would participate in the same events. Meghan loved the fact that in the only marathon she ran, she ran it faster than one of Bruce’s (he always has a comment about that but that’s not for here). As they started their life together, Meghan and Bruce brought home Pudge, the original bulldog, bought a townhouse together, and proceeded to get engaged in 2015. Also in 2015 along came two more bulldogs, Lola and Gus, Meghan loved her puppies. In 2016, they got married and proceeded to have a beautiful honeymoon in Key West. In 2019, Meghan and Bruce moved to Kent Island, where Bruce grew up and where many of her in-laws reside. She loved having a big house and pool to host family and friends, whether it was pool parties, happy hours, family dinners, and holidays. She loved to cook and would have family dinners almost every week, cooking way too much and always sending everyone home with leftovers. The family and friends who would come over for those dinners have probably lost weight in the absence of these dinners. Meghan would also cook meals for Haven Ministries, the local homeless shelter. Meghan and Bruce loved living on Kent Island as during the nicer weather months, it is like being on vacation as soon as work has ended for the day. They would love going to the dock bars, happy hours, listening to live music, sitting at the beach, poolside, and going out on friend’s boats. Meghan made many friends over the years, La Plata, Canton, Arbutus, and Kent Island, and if you knew Meghan, she treated and loved you like family and would do anything that anyone asked of her. Meghan’s faith defined her, she attended church every week, prayed all the time, attended and then helped to lead Walking with Purpose (a women’s bible study at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church). Some of Meghan’s favorites were the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Redskins, Diet Coke, sushi, wine, martinis, popcorn, cheese pizza, crabs, shrimp, Dewey and Bethany Beach (especially in the off season), Broadway Shows (Wicked), movies at the movie theatre, reading books (Book Club), listening to audio books, laying on the beach, working out, doing races whenever she could, puppies (always asking if she could pet random dogs), not having plans and just exploring new places with Bruce. Meghan’s loving legacy will continue with her husband Bruce, her four legged child Dewey (the rambunctious bulldog), her father Dave, her brother David (niece Sophia), her sister Alison Lewis (Kris, nieces Olivia and Maggie, nephews Donovan and Braden), grandmother Dolores Tompa, aunt and God Mother Mary Kay Tompa (Anna, Noah, Amy (nephew Aiden)), in-laws Bruce and Courtney Chambliss, Billy, Ben (Leah, niece Winter, nephew Atlas), Bradley (Kelly), Brendan (Kenzie), God children Jeremiah Tompa, Will Rosier, Ellie Emory, Atlas Chambliss, lifelong best friends (the twins) Rachel Swatkoski (Steve, niece Macey), Amanda Rosier (Scott, nephews Ben and Will) and many more family and countless friends that she always thought of as family. Meghan’s kindness, faith, generosity, and unwavering love for family and friends will be remembered always. Her presence filled every room she entered, and her legacy will continue in the countless lives she touched. Meghan and Bruce made friends everywhere they went. She is preceded by her mother Maureen, her uncle and God Father Chris Tompa, grandfather Albert Tompa, grandparents Howard and Marjorie Jenkins, grandmothers in-law Winifred Wallace and Lillian LaPorte, and uncles Scott Wallace and Howard London. A memorial mass will be held at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, 1861 Harbor Drive, Chester, MD, 21619 on June 12th at 11am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Haven Ministries https://www.haven-ministries.org/support-us; (Meghan would make food for the homeless), https://ebeauty.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate (Meghan received wigs and they provide free wigs for cancer patients).

Meghan Kelly Chambliss

December 20, 1983 - June 2, 2026