Terrence C. Burke

Terrence Charles “Terry” Burke, 75, of Easton, MD, died at Memorial Hospital on Thursday, February 2, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Oak Park, IL, on December 2, 1941, and was the eldest of four children of Mildred Vivian Davis Burke and Robert William Burke. Terry grew up in the state of Washington, graduating from Sunnyside High School in 1960 and the University of Washington with a BA in Philosophy in 1965. He joined the United States Marine Corps where he attained the rank of Captain, serving in Vietnam in the Eleventh Motor Transport Batalion. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his courage in combat. Following his military service, Terry served in the regulatory environment of healthcare as a Presidential Exchange Fellow, in the healthcare delivery system in his capacity as a Director of Prudential’s Prepaid Group Practice Program, and as a Senior Officer in the healthcare financing industry. He was with Prudential Insurance Company, Cigna Corporation, Aetna Corporation, and MetraHealth Corporation, holding such positions as Senior Vice President of National Operations; Senior Vice President of Managed Care; Senior Executive Vice President, responsible for strategic planning, product development, and mergers and acquisitions. Terry served on the Board of Directors of MedSolutions, a Radiology Management Company, and Systems Excellence, a Prescription Drug technology and management company (PBM). Terry’s career gave the family opportunities to live in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Avon, CT, Nashville, and three times in New Jersey and McLean, Virginia. Upon their retirement in 1996, Terry and his wife, Sherry, moved to Easton and purchased a sailboat named Chinook Wind. They enjoyed sailing the Chesapeake Bay with the Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels and the Poplar Island Yacht Club. Terry filled his retirement with golf at Talbot Country Club, his poker club, seeing friends at the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, and he loved to play bridge. He was an avid reader of anything about finance, history and philosophy and enjoyed lively discussions on those topics. Terry is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sherry Burke; their daughter, Katherine Burke Johnson and her husband, Bruce, of Beaverdam, VA; his daughter-in-law, Erica Roper Burke, of Redondo Beach, CA; his grandchildren, Henry Johnson, Alice Johnson, and Korbin Burke; his sister, Candyce Louise Burke of Kirkland, WA; his brothers, Donald James Burke and his wife, Athena,of Marietta, GA, and Richard Dwayne Burke and his wife, Jeanne, of Anacortes, WA, and his niece, Melina Burke; and nephew, Michael Burke. In addition to his parents, Terry was predeceased by his son, Cameron William Burke in 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held at Talbot Country Club, Easton, MD, on Sunday, March 5, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Terry will be buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. For those wishing to make a memorial donation, please do so to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 N. Talbot Street St., St. Michaels, MD 21663 for the sailing school, or to Talbot Humane, P O Box 1143, Easton. MD 21601.

Terrence C. Burke

December 2, 1941 - February 2, 2017