ALFRED "AL" YERGEY III

YERGEY ALFRED L. YERGEY, III "Al" Alfred L. "Al" Yergey, III passed away in the presence of his wife and children on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the age of 76. Al was an avid cyclist and ad advocate for safe riding, but was fatally struck by a car in Ocean View, Delaware while cycling on May 26, 2018. Al is survived by his wife, Patricia Barnett Yergey, and his children, A. Karl Yergey, Beth Scalese, Amy Yergey, and Wendy Meadows. He was grandfather of Allison and Samantha Scalese, Grace and Elisha Gibbs, and Grayson and Ava Meadows. Raised in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Al was the oldest of four siblings, including Ronald Yergey, James Yergey, and Karen Duncan. Al graduated from Muhlenberg College (BS, 1963) and Pennsylvania State University (PhD, 1967). A resident of Columbia, Maryland from its inception and heavily involved in the Lutheran Church of the Living Word and the Howard County Striders for decades, Al truly found a "home" in Ocean Pines, Delaware in retirement. Al was a true "Renaissance Man." A notable musician, passionate botanical illustrator, and highly regarded chef, Al was also a well-respected researcher and widely published in his field of biomedical applications of mass spectrometry. Al devoted 40 years of service to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he served as a Section Head and later Scientist Emeritus in Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Saint Matha's Episcopal Church in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Family and friends will celebrate Al's life on Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Ocean View, Delaware.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in his name to The Yergey Family Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry at Muhlenberg College <https://give.muhlenberg.edu> (or contact Al's brother, Jim at yergeyjim@gmail.com); the Adventure Cycling Association <https://www.adventurecycling.org/support-adventure-cycling/>, or the Oceanview Historical Society <http://ovhistoricalsociety.org>.