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Melvin L. Noland

FUNERAL HOME

Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc.

7922 Wise Avenue

Dundalk, Maryland

Melvin Noland Obituary

NOLAND , Melvin L. On August 11, 2010, MELVIN L. NOLAND, beloved husband of the late Gloria (nee Waldo); loving uncle of John Prill, Timothy Prill, Kathleen Hall, and Anna Wilkinson; also survived by great-nieces and nephews, Karen Svezzes, Jolene Lee, Kelly Decker, Scott Prill, Anthony Svezzes, and Joshua Tenne.
The funeral service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7221 Wise Ave. on Saturday at 10 AM. Interment, Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his name to the Tree-Menous Maryland Foundation, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 or call 410-260-8515.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Baltimore Sun on Aug. 12, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Melvin Noland

15 Entries

Fred Markey

September 3, 2010

Melvin and I have been friends for about 25 years, since he bought his first Allen organ from our company. We stayed in communication by email and many phone calls. This morning it dawned on me that I hadn't heard for a while, so I called the house. Not getting an answer I researced online and discovered the sad news I had feared. I would very much like to hear from someone in the family when they have the opportunity. I met some of them last December when I stopped by his house to check something on the organ. My condolences to his family and friends. He and Gloria were two wonderful people and I am happy to have known them both. I will miss you Melvin.

Scott Prill

August 14, 2010

I Love you Uncle Mel and will miss you. Thank you for the love of nature you gave me as a child. Thank you for always telling me what I could do and that can't isn't an option. I hope you are having afternoon cocktails with Gloria in heaven. you will be deeply missed and always loved.
Scott Prill

Chris Stuhlinger

August 13, 2010

I feel so fortunate to have known Mel for most of my 16 years in Maryland. We quickly became very good friends, and I always looked forward to working with him as we visited local schools and parks, the highway department, and communities to promote tree planting and environmental stewardship. His never ending energy to volunteer and devotion to the environment were unbelievable. I felt like I had an uncle close by, his door was always open to me. I marveled at his musical talents (organ), I was was fascinated by his skillful craftmanship in his woodworking shop, and I was inspired by his beautifully kept ponds, gardens and yard. Mel's leadership, dedication, and caring spirit will definitely be missed.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Staff

August 13, 2010

Mel was a sweet soul who worked tirelessly with educators and communities, volunteering thousands of hours each year to promote tree planting and wise forest management in Baltimore County. As chair of the Baltimore County Forestry Council, he built coalitions of businesses, community, and government leaders to advance the mission of the Council. He facilitated hundreds of tree plantings, pioneered school-based tree grow-out stations, and conducted countless workshops. The Chesapeake Bay Trust was honored to have presented Mel with our Ellen Fraites Wagner award in 2003 to recognize his amazing achievements as a volunteer and steward of the Bay. His presence will be missed by all that knew him but his legacy can be seen everywhere.

David Keane

August 12, 2010

It was truly an honor to have worked with Mel on NRCC. Our forest family has lost a giant. May the peace of the Lord be with his family.

Elizabeth Lusk

August 12, 2010

Mel's contribution to forestry, water quality, environmental education...the list goes on, is immeasurable. I was lucky enough to know him when I started my forestry career fresh out of school 20 years ago. He was a friendly face, a gentle educator, a wonderful role model and mentor for me. From his woodworking projects to his early morning breakfast meetings to evening Forestry Board meetings when the agenda was a mile long...Mel's energy was endless. He was one of those tireless, persistent, passionate, determined people that we will truly miss. I have carried his influence back with me to North Carolina and still remember my time with him very fondly.
My heart goes out to his family as they miss this giant of a man who set such a great example for so many many people. Please know that those same people carry forward his legacy. Thank you for sharing him with all of us!

Terry Galloway

August 12, 2010

I will always remember Mel: his well chosen, soft spoken words, his commitment, dedication, and outreach to Marylanders of all ages to promote tree planting and forest management, how he dealt with political action to accomplish his goals, raised funds, wrote grants, enthusiastically formed alliances, organized committees, held meetings, was an innovative thinker, warm, friendly, and strong.

Peter Perry

August 12, 2010

All of us who appreciate the woods, forests, and trees will miss Mel. He was an indefatigable champion of forestry. His leadership stayed the course of our forestry boards. Mel we miss you.
Peter Perry, Anne Arundel Forestry Board.

John Bennett

August 12, 2010

In addition to those attributes mentioned by other mourners, I want to remember Mel as a person with a never ending source of interests and ideas. The last time I spoke with him, we discussed his enthusiasm for the upcoming Bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812, especially in his beloved Dundalk area. We discussed possible plans to create a data base of big trees that may have been alive at that time, and he already was working on a list in the Dundalk area. He will be missed. John Bennett, Maryland Big Tree Program

Tom Dobbs

August 12, 2010

One of the things that impressed me most about Mel was his huge musical talent. Who would have known he was so gifted? A pianist and organist extraordinaire and, pardon the pun, "he never tooted his own horn". It was my pleasure to have worked with Mel in the maintenance and care of his beloved homestead.

Bob Swiger

August 12, 2010

"I knew him for only a short time, but was quickly touched by his gentle wit and humor, his generous spirit and his deep affection for nature. My most gentle prayers for his family and others who will surely miss him greatly."

August 12, 2010

I feel honored to have crossed paths with Mel and to have gotten to know him in the last few years. He single-handedly revived the Maryland Forestry Boards Foundation in order to strengthen the role of the Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards and its programs. His impact on forestry in Maryland is immeasurable. He will be sorely missed as a friend and as an advocate for the cause he loved.

- Dawn Balinski
Treasurer, Maryland Forestry Boards Foundation

Kerri Bentkowski

August 12, 2010

Mel will be greatly missed. His legacy lives on in the countless trees planted throughout Baltimore County and in the students and teachers who learned from him. I'm sure by now that Mel will have organized all the angels in heaven and they are planting trees above!

Gregory Purnell

August 12, 2010

It is with a deep sense of sympathy and loss that I reflect upon Mel in these moments, knowing him was to care for him and moreover respect him. Our profession will always owe a debt of gratitude to Mel Noland, MD especially has suffered an irreplacible loss, a void it will take many to fill. To his family, know that Mel will be greatly missed and often thought about.

Respectfully,
Gregory D. Purnell MUCFC
Town Arborist
Ocean City, MD

Mike Galvin

August 12, 2010

Mel's dedicated volunteerism will be greatly missed. He served as Chair of the Baltimore County Forestry Board, President of the State Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards, and member of the Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee.
In 2003, the Chesapeake Bay Trust recognized Mel's work by presenting him with the 2003 Ellen Fraites Wagner Award recognition of his outstanding volunteer contributions to help the Bay. The State Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards won the Governor's Volunteer Service Award in 2008 under Mel's leadership and tenure. In 2009 Mel was awarded the highest honor given to a Maryland citizen by the governor, the "Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay" award, for his years of dedication to forestry, forest resources and forest issues in Maryland.

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