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Monday, July 23, 2007

20070623 Liv Myers’ husband Mason Waters passed away July 22, 2007

Liv Myers’ husband Mason Waters passed away July 22, 2007

Mr. Waters’ obituary appeared in the Carroll County Times on Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Liv Myers is the longstanding executive director of Junction, a drug prevention, treatment, advocacy organization in Carroll County. (I serve on the board of Junction.)

Mason W. Waters Jr., 59, of Thurmont died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Born April 11, 1948, in Cavetown, he was the son of the late Mason and Margaret Kline Waters. He was the husband of Olivia M. Myers, his wife of nearly 29 years.

He graduated from Smithsburg High School and went on to graduate from Frostburg State College.

He worked for the Division of Corrections for 19 years, including serving as the warden at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown. For five years, he was the warden at the Carroll County Detention Center in Westminster.

He also worked for the Hot Spots Program through the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and was a substitute teacher for Frederick County Public Schools.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and coaching girls softball in Thurmont Little League, as well as attending his children's sporting events. He loved to travel with his family and enjoyed playing poker with his high school friends.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are children Colin and Whitney Waters of Thurmont; and a sister, Linda Bowman of Hagerstown.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Robert E. Dailey & Son Funeral Home, 615 E. Main St., Thurmont, with the Rev. Linda Lambert of Thurmont Church of the Brethren officiating. Inurnment will be private.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Junction Inc., P.O. Box 206, Westminster, MD 21158; or to the Marie Myers Education Fund at the Thurmont Church of the Brethren, 16 Altamont Ave., Thurmont, MD 21788.

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