Loring Holmes Triplett Jr. Obituary

On March 9, 2018, God welcomed Loring Holmes Triplett, Jr. into his glorious kingdom. Loring was born November 30, 1946, in Silver Spring, MD. He was the last of 8 children born to the late Loring Holmes Triplett, Sr. and Hilda Lockhart. He attended Blair High Scholl and upon graduation entered the United States Marine Corps.

Loring served 5 years in the USMC which included a tour in Vietnam. It was during this tour he earned 3 separate purple hearts. After his tour in Vietnam, Loring was assigned as a White House Marine guarding President Nixon. Upon an honorable discharge with the United States Marine Corps, Loring came home and worked as a postal carrier for the United States Postal Service.

Retiring after 25 years, Loring acquired a position working in Food Service with Montgomery County Public Schools. He retired from this position after 15 years. Loring met his loving wife Evelyn during his employment with the United States Postal Service. They have been married for 40 years and have 3 children together, William (Aileen) of Santa Monica, CA, Angela (Jason) of Elkridge, MD, and Cynthia (Darell) of Germantown, MD.

In addition to his 3 children, he is survived by 7 grandchildren, Jhalea, Kimi, Natalie, Alexis, Christiana, Isaiah, and Makoto. A private ceremony, for immediate family only, will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (http://www.lls.org) or a charity of your choice in Loring's name.