February 5 2015: WHITESELL, Jeffrey L.

JEFFREY L. WHITESELL

Jeffrey L. Whitesell, 61, of Silver Spring, MD, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 3, 2015, with his family at his side. He was born and raised in Manchester, CT, was a graduate of Manchester High School, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from George Washington University. He was a resident of Silver Spring, MD for 25 years. Jeffrey was the beloved husband of the late Janice (Newton) Whitesell; father of Mark and Adam Whitesell. He was son of Chadwick and Rosalie (Lee) Whitesell. He is survived by his sons, Mark N. Whitesell and Adam N. Whitesell; his mother, Lee Whitesell; his brothers and sisters and their spouses, William and Dale, Robert and Mina, James and Karen, Chad and Janet, Judy and Jere Quinn, Jeanne and Rick Chaffee. Jeffrey was employed at Synectics For Management Decisions, Inc. (SMDI) for 35 years and was the General Manager of Synectics for the past 20 years before his retirement last year. During Jeffrey’s tenure as General Manager for SMDI, the company grew tenfold. Jeffrey had a love of sports and coached many of his sons’ teams. He especially loved to attend his sons’ wrestling matches as they competed in high school and college. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, February 5, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Andrew Apostle Church, Kemp Mill Road and Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, February 6, at 11 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Olney, www.relayforlife.org/olneymd; Friends of Maryland Wrestling, www.terpswrestling.com; or Our Lady of Good Counsel Wrestling Pin Club, http://www.goodcounselwrestling.com/sponsors.