On January 4, 2004 RICHARD P. "PHIL" MCMULLEN CWO-4 USCG (Ret.), age 83, of Dares Beach, MD formerly of Elkridge and Ellicott City beloved husband of Mary L. McMullen; father of Elizabeth M. Roth of Olney, Richard H. of Taneytown, Joyce Ann Crooke of Ormond Beach, FL, Michael P. of Glen Burnie and Patrick M. of Gaithersburg. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and five sisters and brothers. He was previously married to Elizabeth Lerch McMullen. He was a veteran of World War II, Phil served almost 30 years in the USCG as a Crewman and later as Captain on many USCG vessels before retiring in 1970. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge on Wednesday, January 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. and to attend funeral services in the Vermillion Chapel on Thursday, January 8 at 10 a.m. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Crownsville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Autism Society of America (ASA), 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20814, in honor of his grandson with autism.
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