Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull, 83

CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull of Chestertown died Sunday, Jan 28, 2007, in the Laurelwood Care Center, Elkton. He was 83.

Dr. Hull was born March 10, 1923, in Washington, D.C., son of the late Edward Seabrook III and Hortense (Marshall) Hull.

He served during World War II as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, during which time he flew an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft at Iwo Jima earning an Air Medal.

After his military service, he worked as a journalist, author, publisher and marine scientist.

His life's work was to preserve the environment, studying and reporting on ecology and oceanography. His second passion was photography. Dr. Hull was a member of many international and national professional organizations, including the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

Edward Hull is survived by his wife, Nellie (Fortson) Hull; three sons, E.W. Seabrook. Hull Jr. of Baltimore, John H.M. Hull of Harrisonburg, Va., John's wife, Eloise and their two children, Isaac and Mary and Thomas M.F. Hull of Chestertown, Thomas' sons Daniel and Bradley of Grasonville; a daughter, Nellie P.F. Hull of Douglasville, Ga., Nellie's son, William C. Blockinger and William's son, W. Seabrook Blockinger of Douglasville.

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 162 Prince Georges St., Annapolis, MD 21401; or the Alzheimer's Association, 209C Milford St., Salisbury, MD 21804.

Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Chestertown.