Donald Curtis Hutchinson

Donald Curtis Hutchinson, Jr. (Curt), 74, of Oxford, MD, died March 15, 2015, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born January 17, 1941, in Witchita, KS, Curt received undergraduate degrees from St. Benedicts College and then Colorado State University in Fisheries Biology. He served in the Air Force Reserves. Curt spent his working career in environmental toxicology. He, with a partner, in 1969, started the first private toxicology lab in the country, Bionomics in Wareham, MA. After selling Bionomics, he worked in the industry in New York. In 1982,Curt and a partner purchased Wildlife International in Easton. He enjoyed a successful partnership, enjoyed his clients, employees, and the business for over 30 years. After retirement Curt moved to Vero Beach where he made many new friends (often bragged about the weather) but always loved his summers in Oxford with friends and family. Curt was a member of the Talbot County Country Club in Easton and the Grand Harbor Country Club in Vero Beach, FL. Curt enjoyed many years in rotary as a Rotarian in Easton Rotary and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Hutchinson; son, Donald Curtis Hutchinson, III, and his wife Pam of Trappe, MD, daughter, Jennifer Merer and husband Jonathan of Denver, CO; five adored grandchildren, Taylor, Brett, and Curt Hutchinson IV; and Emma and Caroline Merer; and his sister, Cindy Hutchinson of Denver, CO. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tella Hinshaw Hutchinson and Donald Curtis Hutchinson. Curt will be remembered by all as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Curt loved sports, he was an accomplished athlete in high school, loved to ski and later in life became an avid tennis player before finding his passion for golf. He was very generous to all who knew him and loved by all. Curt loved to travel and loved to talk politics with anyone who would listen. Those closest to him also cherish his irreverent humor and zest for life. A memorial service will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 1210 South Washington Street, in Easton on Saturday, March 21, at 11 a.m. A reception for relatives and friends will follow. Curt was a grateful recipient of a lung transplant in November of 2013. He was very appreciative of the care and service he received from doctors and staff at the University of Maryland and requested that contributions be made in his name to support the University of Maryland’s lung rescue program. Please make checks payable to University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation (UMBF, Inc.), reference Program in Lung Rescue, and note that the contribution is in memory of Curt Hutchinson. Contributions can be mailed to University of Maryland Development Office, 31 S. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201 Online gifts can be made at http://bit.ly/192yGcD.

Donald Curtis Hutchinson

January 17, 1941 - March 15, 2015