Bruce Walton Masland

On May 14, 2010, Bruce Walton Masland, loving husband of Linda Callahan Masland and father of the late Kevin Masland, passed away after a series of health issues complicated by his long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 79 years old. Bruce graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Electrical Engineering and received two Masters from Johns Hopkins University. He worked for BGE/Constellation Energy for 40 years and was active with the IEEE, Toastmasters International, the Engineering Society of Baltimore and the Rensselaer Alumni Association. After retiring in 1996, he and wife became Harford County Master Gardeners and helped establish a Junior Master Gardener Program at the Boys - Girls Club in Edgewood, Md. Bruce and Linda loved to dance and entertain and traveled extensively. He is Papa to five wonderful grandchildren- Alyssa, Eamonn, Rohan and Marah Vain-Callahan and Jack Callahan. He is also survived by their parents- Colin and Sherry Vain-Callahan and Shaun and Sheil Callahan, his mother-in-law Betty Shaull, his niece Meredith and her husband Mark Leary. To honor his memoryand his fight for life, please send contributions to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway-Suite 1509, New York, New York 10018 or use their online donation form at www.pdf.org No services will be held.