Wednesday - November 11, 2026
Md. Natural Resources Dept. Statement on Passing of Former DNR Secretary Ron Franks
November 11, 2026
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 11 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news:

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DNR Statement on Passing of Former DNR Secretary Ron Franks

November 9, 2026

Former Department of Natural Resources Secretary C. Ronald Franks passed away on Saturday, November 7. He served as DNR Secretary from 2003 to 2007 under former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich.

Franks was a dentist and an accomplished angler who owned . . .

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