Edward Vincent McCann III, age 62, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away September 19, 2012 at his home. Edward was born August 18, 1950 in Nyack, NY to Edna Grace (Capone) and Edward McCann. He was raised and received his early education in Bergen County, NJ. He married Meryl Mastropasqua on September 7, 1974 in Prattsville, NY. The couple moved to Warwick, NY, Pittsburg, PA and Newport News, VA. Edward obtained a Masters of Physics degree and was a nuclear and electrical engineer. While in Newport News he was employed by Newport News Shipbuilders. He moved to Huntingtown, MD in 1991 and Chesapeake Beach in 1996. Edward was employed at Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant for 15 years, retiring in 2006. He then took a position with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission until his illness forced his retirement.

He is survived by his wife Meryl McCann; a daughter Kimberly Barker and her husband Josiah Barker of Norfolk, VA; a son Travis E. McCann of McHenry, MD; a granddaughter Annabelle Marie Barker; and a sister Susan Legge of St. Louis, MO.