Tyrone E. Reese

Tyrone Eugene Reese Sr. was born on February 16, 1949 in Chestertown, MD to the late Martha Fenwick Reese and Leon T. Reese. Tyrone quietly passed away at home on January 22, 2018. He was 68 years old, the eldest and the only son of this union. Tyrone was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas “Sonny” Kilson. The Reese family moved to Church Hill, Maryland, when Tyrone was five years old He was raised in Church hill and attended Kennard Elementary, Kennard High and Queen Anne County High School. Tyrone was quite a popular guy at QACHS, where this lefty showcased his love of baseball by ruling first base. He was a member of the first graduating class of QACHS in 1967. Tyrone continued to play baseball with a community league for many years. He never lost his love for the game and was an avid Los Angles Dodger fan. He also enjoyed cheering on his favorite basketball and football teams, the Los Angles Lakers and the Washington Redskins! After graduation, Tyrone was employed at the Campbell Soup Company and moved from Church Hill to Chestertown. He remained at Campbell Soup for the next 28 years, until the company closed in 1995. He also worked for Hanover Frozen Food. He later returned to the old Campbell Soup facility, which reopened as Chestertown Foods, until it closed in 2008. Tyrone leaves to cherish precious memories, 3 children, Tyrone Eugene Reese, Jr. (Anna) of Virginia Beach, VA, Rynell Reese of Dover, DE and Lois Washington of Philadelphia, PA; two brothers, Leon Reese of Pittsburg, CA, and Lloyd Kilson of Centreville, MD; seven sisters, Helen Logan of New Castle, DE, Shirley Coleman of Newark, DE, Yvonne Thomas (Herve) of Philadelphia, PA, Arlene Reese of Chestertown, MD, Reba Reese of Church Hill, MD, Myra Wilson (Terrance) of Germany, and Patricia Cooper (Gary) of New Castle, DE; two aunts, Freda and Karen Fenwick; 23 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a special and devoted friend Troy Sommerville, and a host of nieces, nephews, god-children and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Tyrone E. Reese, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Tyrone E. Reese

February 16, 1949 - January 22, 2018