Edward Mason DeMaso

Edward M. De Maso of Centreville died on August 16, 2001 at Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital. He was 72. Born on November 12, 1928 in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Matilda Russo and Nicholas DeMaso. He attended catholic school in New York. He graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle with a B.A. in English, and later graduated from Fordham University Graduate School, School of Mass Communications, Institute of Contemporary Russian Studies. After college he was drafted by the NFL, where he played for the N.Y. Giants for two years. During this time he was drafted by the U.S. Army, and served as a Green Beret Paratrooper in the Korean War. When he returned, he married the former Joan Steindl on March 25, 1951. He started his post-war career in public communications with the Office of the Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Radio Free Europe, and in the private sector as a copywriter/assistant to the Public Relations Director for R.H. Macy’s & Company in New York. Mr. De Maso was then the Director for Public Affairs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center. Following this he was the founder for the class A FM radio station WAQA in Grasonville. He was the coordinator of member and committee relations for the congressional research service for the Library of Congress, and then the Director of Public Affairs for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. He later became the Director for Marketing Services for the Maryland Energy Administration. Mr. De Maso then worked in the private sector as program manager for the American Heritage Foundation, and was then a consultant for the World City Corporation, James Lynch Associates. At the time of his death, he was President of the Queen Anne’s County United Way, and Chairman of the fund raising committee for new building, he was a active member of Christ Episcopal Church, Stevensville. He was a member and past commander of the American Legion Post #278, and a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau, the Maryland Aquaculture Association, and was a very active member of Christ Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Pamela Anderson of Stevensville, Lauri De Maso-Schwartz of Herndon, VA, and Dana Louise De Maso of Seattle, Washington; a son, Edward Nicholas De Maso of Stevensville; two sisters, Bianca Johnson of Sarasota, FL and Gina Musick of Iverness, FL; and six grandchildren, Travis Anderson, Jenna, Callie and Zachary Schwartz, and Lewis and Audrey De Maso. He is predeceased by a sister, Maria De Maso. Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday August 23, 2001 at Christ Church, Stevensville. Family and friends may call at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Chester on Wednesday August 22, 2001 from 3pm till 5pm and 7pm till 9pm. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery on August 29, 2001 at 10AM. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association C/O Sheila Bateman 501 Dutchman’s Lane Easton, Maryland 21601 or the Make-A-Wish Foundation 17 Warren Road Suite 22A Towson, MD 21208.