TRAPNELL, Philip Bruce Scott^[1]

1940 - 1992  (52 years)

• Name	TRAPNELL, Philip Bruce Scott
  Birth	6 Mar 1940	Baltimore, MD, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	From Baltimore Sun, 3 Jun 1992 Philip B.S. Trapnell June 22, 1992 Services for Philip Bruce Scott Trapnell, a civil engineer at the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground, will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of the Nativity, Cedarcroft and York roads, Towson. Mr. Trapnell, who was 52, took his own life Thursday at his home in Stoneleigh after a long illness. For the past 11 years, Mr. Trapnell had worked as a civilian employee in the U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Earlier, he worked in the Navy as a systems analyst in China Lake, Calif. Mr. Trapnell was born and raised in Baltimore. He graduated from Baltimore's Polytechnic Institute in 1957 and from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962. He earned his master's degree from Auburn University in 1970. From 1962 to 1965, Mr. Trapnell served in the Army as an officer in the Corps of Engineers and left with the rank of first lieutenant. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, the former Hildegard Maria Torchalla; a son and daughter, Scott Trapnell Jr. and Audrey Katherine Trapnell, both of Baltimore; a brother, Franklin Waters Trapnell Jr. of Manassas, Va.; a sister, Dorset Waters Trapnell Farmer of Winterville, Ga.; two nieces; and one nephew. The family suggested donations to the Church of the Nativity, 419 Cedarcroft Road, Baltimore 21212, where Mr. Trapnell was a lifelong member.  [3]
  Death	18 Jun 1992	Baltimore, MD, USA   [4]
  Notes	Graduate of Naval Academy. Mathematician. [2]
  Person ID	I1070	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	TRAPNELL, Franklin Waters,   b. 13 Aug 1907, Charles Town, WV d. 3 Sep 1971, Cavello Cliff, Somerset, Bermuda (Age 64 years)
  Mother	SMITH, Emily Katherine Willson Rieman,   b. 19 Dec 1907, Towson, Maryland d. 29 May 1972, Baltimore, MD, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1932	Baltimore, MD   [1]
  Marriage Ending	Divorce
  Family ID	F2175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TORCHALLA, Hildegard Maria
  Children	1. TRAPNELL, Philip Bruce Scott Jr.   2. TRAPNELL, Audrey Katherine
  Family ID	F442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1940 - Baltimore, MD, USA Death - 18 Jun 1992 - Baltimore, MD, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants, (1964). [S305] Sally Trapnell Warthen Tree. [S445] Philip B.S. Trapnell Obit. [S122] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.