Harold "Skip" Arthur Ruffead, Jr., 71, of Hollywood, MD and formerly of Reston, VA passed away on July 2, 2012 in Leonardtown, MD. Born April 28, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Harold Arthur Ruffead, Sr., and Ann Halkowitz Ruffead.

He is survived by his daughter Erin Ashley Ruffead of Jacksonville, FL.

Skip was a graduate of the University of Maryland, and was self employed as a Fire Protection Engineer for over 45 years.

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 6, 2012 from 12 Noon until 2:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. Interment will be private.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.