2008, Mathias endorsed Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Mathias died from complications of Parkinson's disease at his home on January 25, 2010, at age 87. References External links Mathias Medal by the Maryland Sea Grant at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science |- |- |- 1922 births 2010 deaths 20th-century American Episcopalians 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, Maryland) Deaths from Parkinson's disease Neurological disease deaths in Maryland Maryland lawyers Members of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group Military personnel from Maryland People from Chevy Chase, Maryland Politicians from Frederick, Maryland Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Republican Party United States senators from Maryland United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni Yale University alumni