1923 - 2007 (83 years)
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Name |
Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull |
Born |
10 Mar 1923 |
Washington, DC |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
28 Jan 2007 |
Elkton, Cecil Co, MD |
Notes |
- Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull of Chestertown, MD., died Sunday, January 28, 2007 in the Laurelwood Care Center in Elkton, MD. He was 83.
Dr. Hull was born March 10, 1923 in Washington D.C., the son of the late Edward Seabrook Hull III and Hortense Marshall Hull. He served during WWII as a United States Marine Corp[s] 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 the 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 in Washington, D.C.
Edward Hull is survived by his wife, Nellie Fortson Hull of Chestertown, MD., three sons, E. W. Seabrook Hull Jr., of Baltimore, MD.; John H.M. Hull of Harrisonburg, VA., John's wife Eloise and their two children Isaac and Mary; Thomas M.F. Hull of Chestertown, MD., his sons Daniel and Bradley of Grasonville, Md.; one daughter, Nellie P.F. Hull of Douglasville, GA., her son William C. Blockinger and his son W. Seabrook Blockinger of Douglasville, GA.
Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 162 Prince Georges Street, Annapolis, MD 21401, www.cbf.org or the Alzheimer's Association, 209C Milford Street, Salisbury, MD 21804 www.alz.org.
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Person ID |
I1868 |
Hull |
Last Modified |
26 Aug 2015 |
Father |
Edward Seabrook Hull, III, b. 20 Jul 1899, New York, New York Co., NY , d. 29 Mar 1969, Arlington Co., VA (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Hortense Carver Marshall, b. 31 May1905, West Newton, Middlesex Co., MA , d. 26 Mar 1997, Hollywood, Charleston Co., SC |
Family ID |
F675 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Headstones |
 | Grave marker: Edward W. S. Hull EDWARD WHALEY SEABROOK HULL PHD
MARCH 10, 1923 - JANUARY 28, 2007
1ST LT USMCR - AVIATOR - IWO JIMA WWII
MARRIED JUNE 25, 1944
NELLIE PHINIZY FORTSON
DECEMBER 11, 1924 -
LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER OF FOUR Plot: Hull, East Hill |
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