Ralph A. Noel of Huntingtown lost his courageous battle with cancer on September 17, 2016 at Calvert Hospice with his wife by his side. He was born October 12, 1943 in Richmond, VA to the late Grayson A. and Vonda (Sturgill) Noel. He attended Richmond schools until joining the Navy in October 1960. He was proud of his Navy service where he was stationed on the USS Northampton at Norfolk, VA. The Northampton was the Presidential Command Ship in the Kennedy era. He often spoke of seeing President Kennedy when he spent a night aboard in 1963. In recent years he attended reunions of the ships company. In March 1963 he married the former Linda Harman. After his Navy service he worked for the Federal Government from 1964 until his retirement from the Government Printing Office in 1998. He and Linda settled in Maryland, first in Hyattsville and Clinton and moving to Calvert County in 1978 with their two children. In retirement he enjoyed traveling, making numerous trips to the Caribbean and the western U.S.. He especially enjoyed Alaska, twice driving the Alaska Highway across Canada to Fairbanks. In addition to traveling he loved camping with grandchildren in his motorhome, NASCAR racing, […]
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