Roland M. Lloyd Sr.

Roland Meade Lloyd, Sr. of Newcomb, MD died on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Mallard Bay Nursing Home, Cambridge. He was 86. Born July 13, 1917 at Fishing Creek on Hooper’s Island, MD, he was the son of the late Lafayette Langrall and Mary Creighton Lloyd. Roland attended public schools and resided in Baltimore for several years before returning to Cambridge, MD. He served on various seagoing vessels prior to World War II, eventually qualifying for Chief Engineer for cargo vessels at the young age of 24. Prior to World War II, Roland married Myrtle Price. During World War II, Roland served in the Army Transport Service as Chief Engineer on a Hospital Ship and Chief Engineer on Gasoline Tankers transiting the North Atlantic to Allied Nations. He was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Commander and returned to Maryland. In 1947, Roland moved to Newcomb. Following several ship tours, he eventually worked at Dupont as an electrical journeyman, foreman, and eventually became president of the Salisbury Local IBEW, where he was a 50 year member. Roland loved history, mechanics, was an avid reader, loved boating on the Miles River and was an avid video photographer. He was a President of the Mid Shore Stroke Club and involved in Senior Citizens affairs. He was a member of the Chesapeake Maritime Museum and the Talbot Historical Society, and was an active Officer in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary for more than 25 years. Mrs. Lloyd died on April 23, 1995. Mr. Lloyd is survived by a son, Roland M. Lloyd, Jr. of Pasadena; a daughter, Diane L. Richardson of St. Michaels; a brother, Emerson Lloyd of Berlin; a sister, Ann Bradway of Salisbury; four grandchildren, Steven Scott Lloyd of Fells Point, Christopher Lloyd of Easton, Jo Anne Roe of Cordova, and Holly Hirner of Annapolis; and four great-grand children, Skye and Griffon Lloyd and Allison and Alex Roe. He is predeceased by two sisters, Mary Virginia Lloyd and Ruth Darragh and three brothers Eldridge Lloyd, Harold Lloyd, and Edwin Lloyd. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 2:00 PM at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton. Memorial contributions maybe made to the Regional Cancer Center, 509 Idlewild Ave., Easton, MD 21601 or Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601.