Paul D. Stevens, 76, lawyer, World War II vet
Paul D. Stevens, a Maryland attorney for 35 years, died Tuesday of emphysema at his Catonsville home. He was 76.
A Baltimore native, Mr. Stevens graduated from the McDonogh School in 1941 and enlisted in the Army for four years, serving in the European theater in World War II.
Upon his discharge, he received his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Baltimore. He worked as a lawyer for several area banks from 1954 until he retired in 1989.
Mr. Stevens was an avid lacrosse fan and had a large collection of jazz albums and tapes.
A private memorial service is planned.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Kratz, whom he married in 1943; a son, Paul D. Stevens Jr. of Silver Spring; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Herbert W. Ramsay, 85, steel worker, shop foreman
Herbert W. Ramsay, a retired Bethlehem Steel shop foreman and steel worker, died Sunday from complications of a stroke while living in York, Pa. The longtime Dundalk resident was 85.
A native of Wrightsville, Pa., Mr. Ramsay had lived in Dundalk since 1941, when he began work at the Sparrow's Point location of Bethlehem Steel. He began there as a steel worker and retired in 1976 as machine shop foreman. He moved to York last year.
Mr. Ramsay enjoyed fishing. He belonged for many years to the Dundalk United Methodist Church.
Services were held Wednesday.
Mr. Ramsay married the former Carrie Leber in 1941; she died in 1984. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Judy R. Ramsay. He is survived by a daughter, Sheila J. Russell of McHenry; a brother, Harry E. Ramsay of York, Pa.; a grandson, Shane R. Russell of McHenry, and a granddaughter, Lisa A. Mullanely of Abingdon.
Milton J. Firey III, 93, owned Congress Hotel
Milton J. Firey III, a retired Navy captain who served in two wars and later operated the old Congress Hotel in downtown Baltimore, died Wednesday of heart failure at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Glencoe resident was 93.
A native of Kirksville, Mo., Mr. Firey graduated from Cornell University in 1928 and enlisted in the Navy in the early 1940s. He fought in World War II and was awarded the Naval Air Medal for heroism in 1945. He also served during the Korean War.
Upon his discharge as a captain in 1955, he became the owner of the Congress Hotel on Franklin Street. He sold the business in 1972. He later owned the Milton J. Firey hotel consulting company, and traveled throughout the country speaking about the hotel business.
Mr. Firey enjoyed fishing and belonged to the Cornell Hotel School, the Service Core of Retired Executives, the International Platform Speakers Association and was past president of the American Hotel Association and the Maryland Hotel Association.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Episcopal Church on Glencoe Road in Glencoe.
He married Elise Livingston in 1939; she died this year. He is survived by a son, Milton J. Firey IV of Glencoe; a daughter, Betsy Livingston Firey of Glencoe; and a sister, Margaret Firey Hewitt of Kinston, N.C.