Fred Lincoln Hewitt III

Fred Lincoln Hewitt, III, 76, a resident of Galesville since 2003, and previously of Arnold, went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 14, 2015. Fred was born September 25, 1938 in Buffalo, NY, the son of Fred L. Hewitt, Jr. and Marion Attridge Hurley Hewitt. He grew up in Short Hills, NJ and summered in Brewster, MA on Cape Cod. Fred graduated from The Pingry School in 1956 and graduated from Hamilton College in 1960, where he studied history and played ice hockey and soccer. After graduating from college he attended the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. He was a line officer on the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Boston until 1962 when he became an instructor at the NOCS until 1964. He decided to stay in the Navy longer and entered flight training in Pensacola, FL. Later on he survived 205 missions over North Viet Nam in the Grumman A-6 Intruder and had 352 carrier landings. He served in A-6 squadrons VA-42, VA-85, VA-75 and VA-34. LCDR Hewitt received a Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and 16 Air Medals. After 13 years as a Naval Officer, he made the big decision to leave the Navy in order to spend more time with his family. He became Athletic Director, history teacher and ice hockey coach at the Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, RI from 1973 to 1975. He then had the opportunity to become A.D. and coach at Antwerp International School in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1977 he left Belgium for the Severn School in Severna Park, MD where he was the A.D. and taught history. He received a Masters in Education from Michigan State, became a tennis professional, and spent many summers giving tennis lessons. He served as President of the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association and is a member of the Severn School Hall of Fame. He retired in 2002 and enjoyed traveling with Ann, his adoring wife of nearly 53 years. Fred leaves behind his beloved four daughters - Cathy Carper and husband Ben, Meg King and husband Randy, Beth Weiss and husband Kurt and Amy Hewitt. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren - Christie King Keuhlen and husband Jesse, Kaeleigh King, Courtney King, Tommy King, Kelsey Carper, Shane Carper, Hunter Weiss and Meghan Weiss. He was very excited about the upcoming wedding of granddaughter Kaeleigh and 1st Lt. Ben Hepler. He also leaves his much-loved Millie the Basset Hound and Mini the Beagle. Visitation hours will be from 1-3 and 6-8 pm on Sunday, May 17th at the Hardesty Funeral Home 905 Galesville Road, Galesville, MD 20765. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, May 18th at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 101 Owensville Rd., West River, MD 20778. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Severn School, 201 Water Street, Severna Park, MD 21146 or Vet Dogs, 1-631-930-9090, info@vetdogs.org.