Olney area obituary

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005

James T. Lindberg

James Theodore Lindberg, 63, of Montgomery Village died Sept. 15, 2005, from aggressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Born Oct. 15, 1941, in Boston, he was the son of the late Theodore and Margaret Lindberg.

Mr. Lindberg earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Syracuse University in 1963. In 1967, he earned his graduate degree in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his certification as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor from Maryland in 2000.

Mr. Lindberg began working at Montgomery College in Rockville in 1967. In May of this year, he was honored at a retirement luncheon for serving the college in many capacities, such as department chair and this fall will be awarded the emeritus status from the college, as well as the silver medal.

He also worked as a drug abuse counselor at Guide, Suburban Hospital and for Montgomery County’s Abused Person Program.

In fall 2004, Mr. Lindberg was diagnosed with ALS. He quickly became an advocate and his story was published in several periodicals.

Survivors include four children, Jennifer Robinson of Stafford, Va., Scott Lindberg of Frederick, Margaret Lindberg of Montgomery Village and Elizabeth Lindberg of Gaithersburg; two brothers, Edward Lindberg of Springfield, Mass., and Glenn Lindberg of Pennsylvania; and two granddaughters.

Rapp Funeral Home and Cremation Services handled arrangements.

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