Beloved husband of Lucinda W. Preston (nee West) and the late May V. Preston; loving father of Richard M. Preston and his wife Lori Lilly, Douglas D. Preston, Bruce H. Preston and his wife Patrice, Robert W. Preston and his wife Sharon, John H. Whiteford and his wife Kitty Chien, L. Peyton Whiteford and Mark H. Whiteford and his wife Heather; dear grandfather of Sarah, Gibbs, and Abigail Preston, Nico, Shantih, Jesse, Savannah, Alder, Ava and Miles Whiteford.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, August 30, 2012, 3:00 PM at the Big Baker Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157 . The family suggests memorial contributions to the above college or the MD Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 500 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.