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Frederick O. Dutton III
Posted 2/11/08
Frederick O. Dutton III, 84 CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Frederick O. Dutton III of Chestertown died at Chester River Hospital, Chestertown, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. He was 84. Mr. Dutton was born in …
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Frederick O. Dutton III
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Frederick O. Dutton III, 84
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Frederick O. Dutton III of Chestertown died at Chester River Hospital, Chestertown, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. He was 84.
Mr. Dutton was born in Roanoke, Va., son of Ethel Puckett and Frederick O. Dutton Jr.
His early years were spent in Roanoke, Charleston, W.Va., and Maplewood, N.J.
Mr. Dutton graduated from Columbia High School, Maplewood, and from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., in 1944 as a licensed marine engineer.
At that time, he was also commissioned an ensign in the Maritime Service and the U.S. Naval Reserve. He sailed the North and South Atlantic and the Pacific until World War II was over. He served on one of the first ships to enter Nagasaki after the atom bomb was dropped. He remained in the Merchant Marine until 1948 and was an active member of the USMMA Alumni Association.
Mr. Dutton was employed by Babcock & Wilcox in its marine engineering department and then by the Garlock Packing Co., where in the early 1950s he was instrumental in the development of Teflon-insulated flexible circuitry.
In 1967 he started Chemelec Products, manufacturers of Teflon electric hardware.
Mr. Dutton was an avid sailor and restored several classic wooden vessels.
He played several musical instruments and due to his Scottish heritage, was especially fond of the bagpipes.
Mr. Dutton also painted in oils and was a waterfowl carver.
He was an honorary band master of the USMMA band, a 32nd-degree Mason, a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, and a member of the St. Andrew's Society of the Eastern Shore and the U.S. Navy League.
Mr. Dutton moved to the Eastern Shore from Moorestown, N.J., in 1991, after his marriage to the former Mackey Metcalfe of Chestertown, who survives him.
Also surviving are a daughter, Kristin D. Korkunis of La Canada, Calif.; three stepchildren, Paige S. Coombs of Pomfret, Conn., Molly Streit of Baltimore and Stuart Streit of Cincinnati, Ohio; one granddaughter, Grace Korkunis; two step-granddaughters, Katie and Kelsey Streit; two brothers, Edward P. Dutton of Centreville, Mass., and Robert Dutton of Gainesville, Fla.; and three sisters, Jane D. Welch of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Elizabeth D. Donovan of Marco Island, Fla., and Nancy D. Saunders of Plymouth, Mass. Another brother, Lt. William J. Dutton, USAAF, was killed in World War II.
Mr. Dutton was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, where a memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Burial at Old St. Paul's, Kent, will be private.
Contributions may be made in Mr. Dutton's name to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Band, c/o Capt. Ken Force, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024; or to the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, 905 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620.
Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD 21620.
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Frederick O. Dutton III of Chestertown died at Chester River Hospital, Chestertown, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. He was 84.
Mr. Dutton was born in Roanoke, Va., son of Ethel Puckett and Frederick O. Dutton Jr.
His early years were spent in Roanoke, Charleston, W.Va., and Maplewood, N.J.
Mr. Dutton graduated from Columbia High School, Maplewood, and from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., in 1944 as a licensed marine engineer.
At that time, he was also commissioned an ensign in the Maritime Service and the U.S. Naval Reserve. He sailed the North and South Atlantic and the Pacific until World War II was over. He served on one of the first ships to enter Nagasaki after the atom bomb was dropped. He remained in the Merchant Marine until 1948 and was an active member of the USMMA Alumni Association.
Mr. Dutton was employed by Babcock & Wilcox in its marine engineering department and then by the Garlock Packing Co., where in the early 1950s he was instrumental in the development of Teflon-insulated flexible circuitry.
In 1967 he started Chemelec Products, manufacturers of Teflon electric hardware.
Mr. Dutton was an avid sailor and restored several classic wooden vessels.
He played several musical instruments and due to his Scottish heritage, was especially fond of the bagpipes.
Mr. Dutton also painted in oils and was a waterfowl carver.
He was an honorary band master of the USMMA band, a 32nd-degree Mason, a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, and a member of the St. Andrew's Society of the Eastern Shore and the U.S. Navy League.
Mr. Dutton moved to the Eastern Shore from Moorestown, N.J., in 1991, after his marriage to the former Mackey Metcalfe of Chestertown, who survives him.
Also surviving are a daughter, Kristin D. Korkunis of La Canada, Calif.; three stepchildren, Paige S. Coombs of Pomfret, Conn., Molly Streit of Baltimore and Stuart Streit of Cincinnati, Ohio; one granddaughter, Grace Korkunis; two step-granddaughters, Katie and Kelsey Streit; two brothers, Edward P. Dutton of Centreville, Mass., and Robert Dutton of Gainesville, Fla.; and three sisters, Jane D. Welch of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Elizabeth D. Donovan of Marco Island, Fla., and Nancy D. Saunders of Plymouth, Mass. Another brother, Lt. William J. Dutton, USAAF, was killed in World War II.
Mr. Dutton was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, where a memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Burial at Old St. Paul's, Kent, will be private.
Contributions may be made in Mr. Dutton's name to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Band, c/o Capt. Ken Force, 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024; or to the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, 905 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620.
Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD 21620.
