David Rolfe Herron, 79, a 24-year resident of Severna Park, passed away on March 17, 2025, at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center.

He was born on October 28, 1945, in Cleveland, OH, and raised in Niles, MI. He and his family later moved to Royal Oak, MI. David briefly lived in Paris, France, and then in Aix-en-Provence, France, before settling in Severna Park, MD.

David earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), attended the Sorbonne University, Paris, Sciences Po Aix in Aix-en-Provence, France, the Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales, where he received a Certificat, European Unity, and finally earned a Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University.

He had a long career in higher education spanning from work as adjunct instructor of Political Science at UMBC, and teaching at  Hampden-Sydney College, Wake Forest University, York College (PA) and Northern Illinois University while earning his Ph.D. there. He was employed as a writer with the Department of the Navy, where he created speeches for the Secretary of the Navy.  In 1991, a major stroke left David needing several years of rehab. He was forced to leave higher education but persevered, first by opening Dr. Dave Enterprises, where he serviced and owned gumball machines then later worked at the Maryland State Archives as an Editorial Assistant until he retired in 2015.

David also served in the United States Navy as a Photographer's Mate from 1963 to 1967.

Always a skilled photographer, he continued to document events in Severna Park. An avid Republican, he supported that party throughout his adult life.

In his later life, David was a benefactor to many causes, especially for animal welfare, medical research, medical aid to tropical countries, support for orchestras and choruses and the Episcopal Church.

David is preceded in death by his wife, Susan MacDonald, M.D.

He is survived by two brothers; Christopher R. Herron, of White Salmon, WA and Lee F. Herron, of Santa Barbara, CA, two nieces; Camella Beck, of Santa Barbara, CA and Stephanie Rael, of Albuquerque, MN, and his cousin, Marjorie Centofanti, of Severna Park, MD.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11am in St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal Church, 375 Benfield Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146.

Interment will follow in the church memorial garden.