Edith Ralon
Ship's Store

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Edith Ralon was born in Ohio in 1928 and lived with her family in New Jersey and Virginia before moving to Maryland, where she graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1947. She worked for an insurance company in Washington, DC, between 1947 and 1950, during which time she met and married Carlos. The Ralons lived in Cheverly and Lusby, Maryland, where they raised three sons, Don, Carlton and Joel, and a daughter, Vicki, who between them have made Edith and Carlos grandparents seven times. The Ralons owned and operated retail music stores in southern Maryland and opened a large Hallmark card and gift shop, which Edith still owns and operates with a staff of six. Both are very active in their church, Calvary Bible Church, where Edith serves on the mission committee and Carlos is an elder and the church organist.

Edith joined Project Liberty Ship in 1999 in hopes of occasionally seeing her husband, who volunteers in the engine room. Utilizing her 30 years of experience in retail sales, she assists in the BROWN’s store and works in the ship's mail room. She sailed for three weeks with the BROWN during the 2000 Great Lakes cruise and has made most of the Living History voyages on the Chesapeake Bay.