Alan Fox

Alan Fox, 72 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 in the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born November 13, 1945 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Dewey Neal and Hilda Hornberger Fox. Alan was employed by the Aberdeen Proving Ground for thirty years as an Illustrator. He previously worked as an Illustrator for the former Bainbridge Naval Training Center. He was a graduate of Perryville High School, Cecil Community College and the University of New York. Alan was a member of the Cecil County Historical Society and authored and published a book on the town of Perryville. He served four terms as a Perryville Town Commissioner. He was a founding member of the Perryville Alumni group that met monthly for lunch and called themselves the “Old Farts”. Alan was an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church and enjoyed performing wedding ceremonies. Alan is survived by his wife, Dianne Fisher Fox of Perryville, MD; sons, Dewey Fox and Wesley Fox of Baltimore, MD; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Alan was preceded in death by his brothers, Lloyd Fox, Neal Fox and Carl Fox; and sister, Dolores Fox. Memorial contributions may be made in Alan’s honor to the Town of Perryville Rogers Tavern or the Perryville Library in care of Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 766, Perryville, MD 21903-0766. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 10, 2018, 1 PM, at the Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday, March 9, 2018, 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home. Rev. Dr. Vernon Schmid of Tome Memorial United Methodist Church, Port Deposit, MD, will officiate. Interment will be private.