James Matthew “Matt” Spilman, 82, of Brandywine, MD passed away on October 21, 2016 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. Matt was born on July 9, 1934 in Washington, DC to the late James Norman Spilman and the late Eleanor Louise (Simmons) Fisher. In addition to his parents, Matt was predeceased by his brother, John W. Spilman and his son, Wayne Robert Spilman. Matt is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie “Marge” Wondrack Spilman; son, Lawrence Glen Spilman, daughter-in-law, Paula; daughter, Kathleen Spilman Boyt (Rick) and son, James Thomas Spilman (Alison); sisters, Mary Jo Brassfield (Donald) and Mary Margaret Rosenberg. Also surviving are Matt’s twelve grandchildren – Melissa, Kristen, Jonathan, Matthew, Janelle, Carolyn, Mark, Christian, Jennifer, Marcia, Maggie and Adam; and one great-grandchild, Emma. On October 30, 1954, he married his wife Marge. They celebrated close to 62 years of marriage. Matt was a very devoted husband, father and grandfather. He always loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed working on cars, building balsa wood airplanes, collecting and listening to music (Mario Lanza), watching the Washington Redskins and reading about World War II. Matt received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. He proudly served in […]
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