Leslie M. Dulin

Leslie M. Dulin of Galena, MD, formally of Kennedyville, MD, died on Thursday, July 27, 2000, in the Magnolia Hall Nursing Center, Chestertown, MD. He was 80 years old. Mr. Dulin was born in Wye Mills, MD, the son of the late John P. Dulin, Jr. and Alma B. Welch Dulin. Mr. Dulin attended school in Cordova, MD. He worked as a farmer and truck driver for 29 years. Mr. Dulin was the farm manager at Solitude Farm, near St. Michaels, MD, for 10 years. He was the beef manager at Bloomfield Farms, Kennedyville, MD, for six years. He was the rural mail carrier in Kennedyville, MD, for four years and retired from Tri-Gas & Oil, of Chestertown, MD, as a truck driver after serving 17 years there. Mr. Dulin had served as a 4 H leader in Talbot and Kent Counties and was a member of the Healthy Hearts in Chestertown, MD. Mr. Dulin was a very active member of the Betterton-Still Pond Lions Club serving as President three times and was also very active in the District level of Lions Clubs serving District 22-B. After his 36 years of service in 1993, Mr. Dulin was given one of the highest forms of recognition, the Melvin-Jones Fellowship through Lions International and his home club. Mr. Dulin was also very active in the Volunteer Fire Service, 1st in St. Michaels, MD, and the Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co. In his 50 plus years of service, Mr. Dulin served in many offices and positions. Mr. Dulin enjoyed selling fundraising tickets for the fire co. and Lions Club. He also served as president of the Talbot County Corn Club in 1956. Mr. Dulin enjoyed putting puzzles together with the other residents of Briscoe Manor, and for over 50 years, he enjoyed telling everyone who would listen about the wonderful Christmas village under their Christmas tree. Mr. Dulin loved to talk to people. Mr. Dulin is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mildred Chance Dulin; one daughter, Joanne Fish (Don) of Kennedyville, MD; one grandson James F. Williams, IV of Trappe, MD; one great-grandson, James F. Williams V of Glen Burnie, MD; his stepmother, Mattie Whitby Dulin of Easton, MD; two brothers, Crawford Dulin of Wye Mills, MD, Franklin Dulin of Preston, MD; five sisters, Alma Chance of Trappe, MD, Lillian Mahoney of Mannassus, VA, Myrtle Preesley, Jacquelyn Hurley and Eloise Dulin all of Easton, MD. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Leslie M. Dulin; a granddaughter, Nancy Jo Elizabeth Williams; and two brothers John P. and Elsworth Dulin; and a baby sister, Dorothy Dulin. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, July 30, at 2:00p.m., from the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD. Friends and family may call Saturday, July 29 from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. and again one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, MD. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Kennedyville Vol. Fire Co., PO Box 98, Kennedyville, MD 21645 or to the Betterton-Still Pond Lions Club C/O Richard Gorsuch, 13246 Still Pond Road, Still Pond, MD 21667.