Gregory Speelman, a University of Maryland student and Chi Phi fraternity member, died Saturday, said Corin Edwards, the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s associate director of advising and programming.
Speelman was a rising sophomore and civil engineering major, his parents Jeff and Lori Speelman wrote in a Facebook post. He was 19 years old.
Members of the Greek community, as well as friends and family, have been posting their condolences and memories of Speelman on Twitter and Facebook.
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Greg Speelman, a fellow member within our Greek Community. RIP. pic.twitter.com/Zd6EhJZkrx
— Theta Chi UMD (@ThetaChi_UMD) June 19, 2016
It is with a heavy heart that we have to welcome our Brother Greg Speelman, UMD 2015, into the chapter eternal…. https://t.co/Mb0Z9YDGrX
— David Ross (@Eratork) June 19, 2016
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Harry H. Witzke’s Family Funeral Home in Ellicott City. The funeral service will take place Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, people make a donation in Speelman’s name to the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Senior staff writer Carly Kempler contributed to this report.
