E. Trail Mathias, retired Senior Trust Officer of The First National Bank of Maryland, died of multiple strokes on Monday, June 17, at Blakehurst in Towson, Md., at the age of 85.
Born October 8, 1927, in Baltimore, he grew up on Court Square in Frederick. He was the son of Charles McCurdy Mathias and Theresa Mcelfresh Trail Mathias.
When he was 10, his dad gifted him a bicycle and a kayak and trailer-kit, which Trail constructed. He and his cousin, Ned Helfenstein, went everywhere on their bikes: to the Monocacy with kayak in tow, fishing and swimming; during the beginning of the war years to the Catoctin Mountains to catch rattlesnakes for venom for Fort Detrick; and gathered mistletoe to sell during the holidays.
Trail graduated from Frederick High School, with a finishing year at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, in 1944. He entered Haverford College in the fall of 1944, and enlisted in U.S. Army in December 1944 to January 1946, where he trained in demolition and weaponry, but remained stateside. In January 1946, he returned to Haverford, graduating in 1950. He did an internship at the Library of Congress, cataloguing books and doing research for members of Capitol Hill, a fascinating and wonderful experience for a young man of 20.
In the spring of 1950, a family friend, Buddy Radcliffe, interviewed Trail in Richmond for a position in Bank Examining. All were national banks in the mid-Atlantic region. He worked in small groups for two weeks at a time enjoying places like Savannah, Charleston, Virginia Beach, even the Kentucky Derby.
In the '50s he and his Frederick buddies would travel three times a year to Philly or NYC to hear good music, jazz and see Broadway shows, and "the greatest game ever played" - the Giants and the Colts. They would take the train up and catch the milk train home at 3 a.m.
In September 1952, he moved to Bolton Hill, Baltimore, was interviewed and hired by Graham Wood, the President of First National Bank of Maryland. Trail was Vice-President and Senior Trust of the bank, most respected by his clients.
He also enrolled in the night school at the University of Baltimore Law School. He shared an apartment with his cousin, Dr. Bobby Thomas, who was in medical school.
In 1960, Trail bought his home in Bolton Hill where he lived for 61 years, raising his first son, Edward "Ted" Mathias, an avid photographer. For 44 of those years, he shared his life with his wife, Natasha, and their second son, Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias, an avid fisherman.
He was very active in Memorial Episcopal Church, on the vestry and other capacities. Much time and effort was spent on numerous projects and activities for the Mount Royal Improvement Association. He planned the social events for the Maryland Municipal Bond Club, when in Baltimore. As a member of the Maryland Cricket Club he was known as the "colonialist' - playing all along the East Coast from Williamsburg to New York City.
He was on the Board of the Flag House and Constellation with Mary-Paulding Martin in the '60s. In the '80s he was on the board of Historic Hampton and Fort McHenry with Rhoda Dorsey.
In the '70s he was responsible for creating the Monocacy National Battlefield, which came from dividing a family farm and working with the National Park Service establishing it as a national park.
Trail and Natasha enjoyed entertaining - zakuski "little food," was their speciality. He created the best Bloody Marys, enjoyed by all.
His love for antiques and history were a major part of his interest in life. He was a marvelous dancer and loved the outdoors.
Trail was passionate, unwavering and loving.
Trail is survived by his dear wife, Natasha Zavoico Mathias, and two loving sons, Edward "Ted" Mathias and Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias. Theresa Trail Michel, his sister, still resides in the family home on Court Square. He leaves behind one niece and three nephews. His brother, Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., who was the Senior Senator for Maryland from 1968 to 1986, died in 2010.
Interment will be private at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.
Memorial contributions may be made to Monocacy National Battlefield, Attn: Supervisor's Office, 4632 Araby Church Road, Frederick, MD 21704. .
Published in The Frederick News-Post on June 30, 2013
Born October 8, 1927, in Baltimore, he grew up on Court Square in Frederick. He was the son of Charles McCurdy Mathias and Theresa Mcelfresh Trail Mathias.
When he was 10, his dad gifted him a bicycle and a kayak and trailer-kit, which Trail constructed. He and his cousin, Ned Helfenstein, went everywhere on their bikes: to the Monocacy with kayak in tow, fishing and swimming; during the beginning of the war years to the Catoctin Mountains to catch rattlesnakes for venom for Fort Detrick; and gathered mistletoe to sell during the holidays.
Trail graduated from Frederick High School, with a finishing year at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, in 1944. He entered Haverford College in the fall of 1944, and enlisted in U.S. Army in December 1944 to January 1946, where he trained in demolition and weaponry, but remained stateside. In January 1946, he returned to Haverford, graduating in 1950. He did an internship at the Library of Congress, cataloguing books and doing research for members of Capitol Hill, a fascinating and wonderful experience for a young man of 20.
In the spring of 1950, a family friend, Buddy Radcliffe, interviewed Trail in Richmond for a position in Bank Examining. All were national banks in the mid-Atlantic region. He worked in small groups for two weeks at a time enjoying places like Savannah, Charleston, Virginia Beach, even the Kentucky Derby.
In the '50s he and his Frederick buddies would travel three times a year to Philly or NYC to hear good music, jazz and see Broadway shows, and "the greatest game ever played" - the Giants and the Colts. They would take the train up and catch the milk train home at 3 a.m.
In September 1952, he moved to Bolton Hill, Baltimore, was interviewed and hired by Graham Wood, the President of First National Bank of Maryland. Trail was Vice-President and Senior Trust of the bank, most respected by his clients.
He also enrolled in the night school at the University of Baltimore Law School. He shared an apartment with his cousin, Dr. Bobby Thomas, who was in medical school.
In 1960, Trail bought his home in Bolton Hill where he lived for 61 years, raising his first son, Edward "Ted" Mathias, an avid photographer. For 44 of those years, he shared his life with his wife, Natasha, and their second son, Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias, an avid fisherman.
He was very active in Memorial Episcopal Church, on the vestry and other capacities. Much time and effort was spent on numerous projects and activities for the Mount Royal Improvement Association. He planned the social events for the Maryland Municipal Bond Club, when in Baltimore. As a member of the Maryland Cricket Club he was known as the "colonialist' - playing all along the East Coast from Williamsburg to New York City.
He was on the Board of the Flag House and Constellation with Mary-Paulding Martin in the '60s. In the '80s he was on the board of Historic Hampton and Fort McHenry with Rhoda Dorsey.
In the '70s he was responsible for creating the Monocacy National Battlefield, which came from dividing a family farm and working with the National Park Service establishing it as a national park.
Trail and Natasha enjoyed entertaining - zakuski "little food," was their speciality. He created the best Bloody Marys, enjoyed by all.
His love for antiques and history were a major part of his interest in life. He was a marvelous dancer and loved the outdoors.
Trail was passionate, unwavering and loving.
Trail is survived by his dear wife, Natasha Zavoico Mathias, and two loving sons, Edward "Ted" Mathias and Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias. Theresa Trail Michel, his sister, still resides in the family home on Court Square. He leaves behind one niece and three nephews. His brother, Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., who was the Senior Senator for Maryland from 1968 to 1986, died in 2010.
Interment will be private at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.
Memorial contributions may be made to Monocacy National Battlefield, Attn: Supervisor's Office, 4632 Araby Church Road, Frederick, MD 21704. .
Published in The Frederick News-Post on June 30, 2013
E. Trail Mathias, retired Senior Trust Officer of The First National Bank of Maryland, died of multiple strokes on Monday, June 17, at Blakehurst in Towson, Md., at the age of 85.
Born October 8, 1927, in Baltimore, he grew up on Court Square in Frederick. He was the son of Charles McCurdy Mathias and Theresa Mcelfresh Trail Mathias.
When he was 10, his dad gifted him a bicycle and a kayak and trailer-kit, which Trail constructed. He and his cousin, Ned Helfenstein, went everywhere on their bikes: to the Monocacy with kayak in tow, fishing and swimming; during the beginning of the war years to the Catoctin Mountains to catch rattlesnakes for venom for Fort Detrick; and gathered mistletoe to sell during the holidays.
Trail graduated from Frederick High School, with a finishing year at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, in 1944. He entered Haverford College in the fall of 1944, and enlisted in U.S. Army in December 1944 to January 1946, where he trained in demolition and weaponry, but remained stateside. In January 1946, he returned to Haverford, graduating in 1950. He did an internship at the Library of Congress, cataloguing books and doing research for members of Capitol Hill, a fascinating and wonderful experience for a young man of 20.
In the spring of 1950, a family friend, Buddy Radcliffe, interviewed Trail in Richmond for a position in Bank Examining. All were national banks in the mid-Atlantic region. He worked in small groups for two weeks at a time enjoying places like Savannah, Charleston, Virginia Beach, even the Kentucky Derby.
In the '50s he and his Frederick buddies would travel three times a year to Philly or NYC to hear good music, jazz and see Broadway shows, and "the greatest game ever played" - the Giants and the Colts. They would take the train up and catch the milk train home at 3 a.m.
In September 1952, he moved to Bolton Hill, Baltimore, was interviewed and hired by Graham Wood, the President of First National Bank of Maryland. Trail was Vice-President and Senior Trust of the bank, most respected by his clients.
He also enrolled in the night school at the University of Baltimore Law School. He shared an apartment with his cousin, Dr. Bobby Thomas, who was in medical school.
In 1960, Trail bought his home in Bolton Hill where he lived for 61 years, raising his first son, Edward "Ted" Mathias, an avid photographer. For 44 of those years, he shared his life with his wife, Natasha, and their second son, Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias, an avid fisherman.
He was very active in Memorial Episcopal Church, on the vestry and other capacities. Much time and effort was spent on numerous projects and activities for the Mount Royal Improvement Association. He planned the social events for the Maryland Municipal Bond Club, when in Baltimore. As a member of the Maryland Cricket Club he was known as the "colonialist' - playing all along the East Coast from Williamsburg to New York City.
He was on the Board of the Flag House and Constellation with Mary-Paulding Martin in the '60s. In the '80s he was on the board of Historic Hampton and Fort McHenry with Rhoda Dorsey.
In the '70s he was responsible for creating the Monocacy National Battlefield, which came from dividing a family farm and working with the National Park Service establishing it as a national park.
Trail and Natasha enjoyed entertaining - zakuski "little food," was their speciality. He created the best Bloody Marys, enjoyed by all.
His love for antiques and history were a major part of his interest in life. He was a marvelous dancer and loved the outdoors.
Trail was passionate, unwavering and loving.
Trail is survived by his dear wife, Natasha Zavoico Mathias, and two loving sons, Edward "Ted" Mathias and Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias. Theresa Trail Michel, his sister, still resides in the family home on Court Square. He leaves behind one niece and three nephews. His brother, Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., who was the Senior Senator for Maryland from 1968 to 1986, died in 2010.
Interment will be private at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.
Memorial contributions may be made to Monocacy National Battlefield, Attn: Supervisor's Office, 4632 Araby Church Road, Frederick, MD 21704. .
Published in The Frederick News-Post on June 30, 2013
Born October 8, 1927, in Baltimore, he grew up on Court Square in Frederick. He was the son of Charles McCurdy Mathias and Theresa Mcelfresh Trail Mathias.
When he was 10, his dad gifted him a bicycle and a kayak and trailer-kit, which Trail constructed. He and his cousin, Ned Helfenstein, went everywhere on their bikes: to the Monocacy with kayak in tow, fishing and swimming; during the beginning of the war years to the Catoctin Mountains to catch rattlesnakes for venom for Fort Detrick; and gathered mistletoe to sell during the holidays.
Trail graduated from Frederick High School, with a finishing year at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, in 1944. He entered Haverford College in the fall of 1944, and enlisted in U.S. Army in December 1944 to January 1946, where he trained in demolition and weaponry, but remained stateside. In January 1946, he returned to Haverford, graduating in 1950. He did an internship at the Library of Congress, cataloguing books and doing research for members of Capitol Hill, a fascinating and wonderful experience for a young man of 20.
In the spring of 1950, a family friend, Buddy Radcliffe, interviewed Trail in Richmond for a position in Bank Examining. All were national banks in the mid-Atlantic region. He worked in small groups for two weeks at a time enjoying places like Savannah, Charleston, Virginia Beach, even the Kentucky Derby.
In the '50s he and his Frederick buddies would travel three times a year to Philly or NYC to hear good music, jazz and see Broadway shows, and "the greatest game ever played" - the Giants and the Colts. They would take the train up and catch the milk train home at 3 a.m.
In September 1952, he moved to Bolton Hill, Baltimore, was interviewed and hired by Graham Wood, the President of First National Bank of Maryland. Trail was Vice-President and Senior Trust of the bank, most respected by his clients.
He also enrolled in the night school at the University of Baltimore Law School. He shared an apartment with his cousin, Dr. Bobby Thomas, who was in medical school.
In 1960, Trail bought his home in Bolton Hill where he lived for 61 years, raising his first son, Edward "Ted" Mathias, an avid photographer. For 44 of those years, he shared his life with his wife, Natasha, and their second son, Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias, an avid fisherman.
He was very active in Memorial Episcopal Church, on the vestry and other capacities. Much time and effort was spent on numerous projects and activities for the Mount Royal Improvement Association. He planned the social events for the Maryland Municipal Bond Club, when in Baltimore. As a member of the Maryland Cricket Club he was known as the "colonialist' - playing all along the East Coast from Williamsburg to New York City.
He was on the Board of the Flag House and Constellation with Mary-Paulding Martin in the '60s. In the '80s he was on the board of Historic Hampton and Fort McHenry with Rhoda Dorsey.
In the '70s he was responsible for creating the Monocacy National Battlefield, which came from dividing a family farm and working with the National Park Service establishing it as a national park.
Trail and Natasha enjoyed entertaining - zakuski "little food," was their speciality. He created the best Bloody Marys, enjoyed by all.
His love for antiques and history were a major part of his interest in life. He was a marvelous dancer and loved the outdoors.
Trail was passionate, unwavering and loving.
Trail is survived by his dear wife, Natasha Zavoico Mathias, and two loving sons, Edward "Ted" Mathias and Stephen "McCurdy" Mathias. Theresa Trail Michel, his sister, still resides in the family home on Court Square. He leaves behind one niece and three nephews. His brother, Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr., who was the Senior Senator for Maryland from 1968 to 1986, died in 2010.
Interment will be private at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.
Memorial contributions may be made to Monocacy National Battlefield, Attn: Supervisor's Office, 4632 Araby Church Road, Frederick, MD 21704. .
Published in The Frederick News-Post on June 30, 2013
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