Crownsville man killed on son's birthday

Pair riding together when truck was struck

By HEATHER RAWLYK, Staff Writer

Published 06/19/08

As his wife put it, Jerry Milton Stelzer wasn't your average 77-year-old man.

Courtesy photo
Jerry Milton Stelzer with wife Mary. Mr. Milton was killed in an accident in Glen Burnie Wednesday morning.

Just two years ago, the Crownsville man jumped on a BMW motorcycle he had just rebuilt and took a cross-country trip to visit a friend in Idaho. He was active, healthy, and enjoyed life, Mary Stelzer said. She expected many more happy years with him ahead.

Tragically, Mr. Stelzer's life ended yesterday morning when his Toyota pickup was struck by another truck while driving through a Glen Burnie intersection, county police said.

Mr. Stelzer of 951 Sevarden Lane was driving west on Sixth Avenue just before 11:40 a.m. with his son Michael...

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How tragic. - 2008-06-19 15:32:32

I am a close personal friend of Mike as well as his supervisor. I knew his parents pretty well also. The news of this event was shocking to say the least. All the family are truly wonderful people. Mike is very close to his parents so this loss must be devasting to both him and his mother. Mike really is a top notch employee as described by others in the story. He is one of those rare people who is meticulous about almost everything he does and he has a depth of knowledge that is almost irreplacable. His father Jerry was a low-key, personable kind of man whom I enjoyed talking to on many occasions as I shared with him a number of interests. He will be missed greatly by many.

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