'Mayor' of Eastport Leon Wolfe dies at 93

Cut hair, held sway over community for nearly 70 years

By E.B. FURGURSON III, Staff Writer

Published 11/13/09

Leon Wolfe, whose Eastport barbershop served as a gathering place for the community and earned him the moniker of "Unofficial Mayor of Eastport," died Tuesday of respiratory failure. He was 93 years old.

G. Nick Lundskow - Capital file photo Leon Wolfe, the 'Unofficial Mayor of Eastport,' ran his barbershop in Eastport for nearly 70 years. Here he is posing in his shop on Fourth Street just before retiring in 2002.

He served as the community barber for more than 68 years. After learning the trade from his older brother, he opened up shop in 1933. He then moved to Fourth Street in 1960, where he stayed until retiring in 2002.

"Oh, no," Jeff Holland of the Maritime Museum in Eastport said upon hearing the news. "He was a treasure, a true gentleman. He really was Eastport, an icon. He will be sorely, sorely...

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Thank you Leon - 2009-11-27 12:55:22

Thanks Leon, no one could cut hair (The "Princeston" Style) like you my friend. RIP

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Leon - 2009-11-13 18:22:40

The best barber ever. He will be missed.

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Leon Wolfe - 2009-11-13 15:25:00

Annapolis has lost a true legend. I've know Leon since I was a little boy. There was not a kinder, funnier, or more down to earth person. My sympathies to Ron.

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