Selim Einar Scimone

Selim passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 25, 2019.  He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Amanda (Allen) Scimone, his son Miles of Cheltenham, MD step-daughters Donna (Jones) Boudreau of Columbia, MD and Gina Jones of Milton, VT.   Predeceased by his loving parents, Fred J. and Raili S. Scimone and survived by his brothers Fredrik Scimone (Lynn) of Wallingford, CT and Kurt Scimone (Kathleen) of South Windsor, CT. He is also survived by five grandsons, Brandin, Jayden, Jacq, Eriq and Caden and one granddaughter, Raili and nieces Rebecca, Sara and Emma and nephew John. 

Selim was born September 21, 1955 and a native of Hamden, CT. He joined the U.S.A.F. in 1976 and honorably served for 23 years before retiring on July 31, 1999.  His Air Force career was his passion. He was an avionics mechanic on both the F-4 Phantom and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.  He transferred to the 158^th FW, Air National Guard, Burlington, VT alert detachment as the F-16 avionics technician in 1988 and ultimately joined the Air National Guard Readiness Center (Headquarters), Andrews AFB, MD as an Education and Training Resource Manager in 1993 and served there until his retirement.  Continuing in a civilian career, Selim worked as a Budget Analyst for the 11^th Wing, at Bolling AFB, DC and then transitioning to the Air Force District of Washington Joint Base Andrews, MD recently retiring July 31, 2019; which culminated in over 42 years of service to the United States Air Force.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at Beall Funeral Home, 6512 NW Crain Hwy. (Rt. 3 South), Bowie, MD where a memorial service will be held Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11am, followed by a luncheon hosted by American Legion Post 227, Brandywine, MD.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Selim’s memory to:  Concordia Language Villages in Bemidji, MN a foreign language immersion program that teaches different languages (Finnish) and culture experiences.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to the following:

Village Vision Fund, in the Village Designation drop down select "Finnish", in the comments block type "gift in memory of Selim Scimone", in the Villiage Connection drop down select "Other".

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Passport Fund, in the Designation drop down select "specific language", in the Specific Language" drop down select "Finnish", in the comment block type "gift in memory of Selim Scimone", in the Village Connection drop down select "other".