Funeral marks Schaefer's 'extraordinary life'

At a memorial service that celebrated both his landscape-altering legacy and his big-hearted if crusty-shelled persona, the William Donald Schaefer nation gathered one last time on Wednesday — friends and one-time foes alike, Maryland politicos past and present, Baltimoreans who shared his undying love for the city.

By Jean Marbella, The Baltimore Sun

April 27, 2011