Linda Marie Nagel

Linda Marie Nagel, 70, passed away at her home in Bethany Beach, Delaware, on January 15,

2024. Born in Philadelphia on July 18, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Klein) Nagel. Linda grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and graduated from William Allen High School in 1971. She received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1975.

After completing Officer Candidate School, Linda had a distinguished career in the United States Navy. She received a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School in 1983. She was stationed all over the world, including Bermuda, the Philippines, Maine, Italy, London and the Pentagon. Linda retired from the Navy, with the rank of Captain, in 2000. She then settled in Vienna, Virginia, and began her legal career, receiving her JD degree in 2003 from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She worked at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and for the law firm Stinson Morrison Hecker before joining the Federal Communications Commission.

Linda loved the beach and was happy to settle in Delaware upon her retirement several years ago. She was an avid reader and enjoyed watching classic movies and television shows. She was a loyal fan of all Philadelphia sports teams, especially the Eagles and the Phillies.

She enjoyed family gatherings and will be sorely missed by all.

Survivors: Sister, Ellen Caffry and her husband John Caffry of Glens Falls, NY; brothers, Christopher Nagel and his wife Joyce of Doylestown, PA, Michael Nagel and his wife

Lynn of Allentown, PA, Jeffrey Nagel and his wife Judy of Effort, PA; and several nieces and nephews, and their children.

Services will be scheduled at a later date.