LIFE & TIMES
Maryland Will Miss... Francis Elroy Young of Rockville died on
February 16 at the age of 61. Young was a lifelong Marylander involved with the racing community. He developed a love of horses as a child through his uncles Charlie Brown and John Bowman. Young worked at Bowie and Laurel Park for trainers Marvin Kuhn, Dale Capuano, Tim Tullock and Robin Graham, among others. In his younger years he was an exercise rider, groom and hot walker. He also was a pony rider on occasion. Young was well known in the Laurel Commons for keeping the grass and shrubbery looking good.
Leonard Jerome Off utt, Jr., of Walkersville
died on February 20 at the age of 88. Born in Sellman, Maryland, Off utt graduated from Poolesville High School in 1954. He owned and operated Off utt Sharpening Service since 1977. Off utt was a longtime member of the Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Association and the American Cream Draft Horse Asso-
ciation. He owned and bred American Cream Draft horses for many years.
Richard Scott Mumma of Falling Waters,
WV, died on March 2 after a motorcycle ac- cident. He was 36. Mumma was born in Hag- erstown and was a 2005 graduate of William- sport High School where he played football. After high school, Mumma joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he proudly served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Carrying Response in Burma and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Mumma earned sev- eral medals, awards and commendations during his time with the Marines and was honorably discharged in 2014 at the rank of Staff Sargent. In his post Marines years, Mumma found his way to Star T erapeutic Equestrian Center in Hagerstown where he was the Lead Barn As- sistant and Veteran Coordinator for the center’s Stars, Stripes and Heroes Program. He was also pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from Liberty University at the time of his death.
of Marylanders Francis Grove Miller, Jr., of North East died
on March 11 at the age of 96. Miller was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, and served with the U.S. Navy as a medic during World War II and the Korean Confl ict. He was a well-respected Cecil County farmer and served as president of Farmers and Mechanics Insurance in Zion. In addition, Miller was a member of the Board of Regents for University of Maryland, the State of Maryland 4-H Board, and State of Mary- land Land Preservation Board. Miller was Maryland State Fair Board Chairman for 41 years and was also a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau where he served as president for four years. He was also a founding member of the Cecil County Fair Board, which was estab- lished in 1954, and a member of the Fair Hill Races board where he also served as chairman for several years. Miller was also part of the Fair Hill DNR Long Range Plan committee where he was chairman. Miller was inducted into the Maryland Agricultural Hall of Fame for his many years of service.
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