Paul Leonard Orr 91, of Dundalk, MD. Paul was born in 1921 in Chase City, VA. and moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1941 to work at Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, MD. He retired in 1976. Paul was an avid golfer and a member of the Sparrows Point Country Club. He often shot his age or better, and had the distinction of having a "hole-in-one" and an "eagle" in the same tournament at the Mecklenburg Country Club in Chase City, VA. Prior to taking up golf, Paul was an avid duckpin bowler and had obtained semi pro status.
On February 24, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice Paul L. Orr age 91 beloved husband of 71 years of Velma Lenhart Orr; devoted father of Phyllis Orr Schiminger and fiancé Thomas Bryant of Towson, MD and Kerry Orr and his wife Monika of Austin, TX; loving grandfather of Holly Orr Brainard and her husband Matt of Longmont, CO. and Paul Schiminger and his wife Alys of Timonium, MD; great grandfather of Pvt. Connor Brainard and his wife Julie of Lakewood, WA., Erik Schiminger of Wichita, KS., Mackenzie Brainard of Longmont, CO and Lauren Schiminger of Timonium, MD.; dear brother of Marion Rowe of Columbia, MD. Also survived by many many adoring nieces and nephews. Paul was predeceased by his parents and 10 brothers and sisters.
Funeral service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7922 Wise Ave. on Friday at 11:00 AM. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call of Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 PM. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maryland Chapter, 2219 York Rd., Suite 302, Timonium, MD 21093 in Paul's memory.