Obituaries

Sandra Watson Butzow, a retired Johns Hopkins occupational art therapist, died of heart disease June 9 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson. She was 89 and lived in the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville.

Henry T. Jones, former co-supervisor of art education for Baltimore County Public Schools who later became director of practicum for art educators at the Maryland Institute College of Art, died of complications from myasthenia gravis May 26. The Loch Raven resident was 82.

Trevor White, a certified public accountant, a leader in the comeback of the Oliver neighborhood and a former Boston College defensive back, died of gunshot wounds Sunday outside his home in the Lakeside section of Ednor Gardens. He was 40.

James T. Wollon Jr., a noted architectural preservationist, died from complications of dementia June 2 at Birch Bay Village, a Bar Harbor, Maine, memory care facility. The former longtime Churchville resident was 83.

Eric Patrick Brennan, the CEO of the About Faces Day Spa & Salon business who enjoyed fishing and rock climbing, died of complications of a massive stroke Saturday at Sinai Hospital. He was 41 and lived in Cockeysville.

Carroll S. Jackson, a retired First National Bank official and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died June 13 of complications from COVID-19 at Gilchrist Center in Towson. The longtime Poplar Hill resident was 97.

Mandy I. Bynum, a noted local actress, died from respiratory failure and septic shock May 18 at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown. The former Pikesville resident was 66.

Josephine Trueschler, a retired Notre Dame of Maryland University professor who taught English literature and writing, died of a massive heart attack June 3 at a local medical office. The Cedarcroft resident was 94.

Ocean City faithful said goodbye to Michael “DJ Batman” Beatty, a dynamic entertainer who developed something of a cult following in the beach town.

William F. Blue, a noted Baltimore trusts and estates attorney whose career spanned more than six decades was an avid golfer, died of congestive heart failure Friday at Sinai Hospital. The Lutherville resident was 89.

Josephine V. “Jo” Miller, a homemaker and longtime supporter of Our Daily Bread who was an active congregant of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, died June 6 ofcomplications from dementia at the Hospice of the Chesapeake in Severna Park. The former Timonium resident was 89.

Loring Emsley Hawes, a retired Baltimore attorney who was part of a 1964 public accommodations civil rights case and who was later a leader in Eastern Shore conservation efforts, died of COVID complications and congestive heart failure May 20 at Heron Point in Chestertown. The former Bolton Street resident was 92.

Walter T. “Wally” Vait, a conservationist and accomplished fly fisherman, died June 7 of intestinal cancer at a daughter’s Roland Park home. The former Delta, Pennsylvania, and Parkton resident was 68.

Charlton Merrick “Cha” McLean, a devoted gardener and Cathedral of Mary Our Queen parish member and volunteer, died of COVID-19 complications May 30 at her Brightwood Retirement Community home in Lutherville. She was 91.

Dr. David Tayman, a longtime Howard County veterinarian and former owner of VCA-Columbia Animal Hospital who conducted the “Ask the Vet” column for The Baltimore Sun’s Howard Magazine, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease May 28 at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 75.

Albert F. Seymour, a retired veteran Harford County Public Schools educator and administrator whose career spanned nearly four decades also enjoyed gardening, died of pneumonia Tuesday at his Bel Air home. He was 85.

James Martin Uhrin, a versatile television engineer who became Traffic Jam Jimmy as he cruised clogged streets and highways and performed on air as Mondy the Sea Monster in the early days of what is now Fox 45, died of a heart-related incident May 7 at his Perry Hall home. He was 65.

Paul E. Weisengoff, a former noted Baltimore legislator who served in the General Assembly for 27 years and later became a registered lobbyist for the Maryland Jockey Club and Laurel Racing Association, died from complications of a stroke May 30 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Worcester County. The former Beechfield resident who lived in Ocean Pines was 89.

Julia P. “Julie” Shaeffer, whose career interests ranged from education to elder care and working as a neighborhood girl Friday in her Mays Chapel neighborhood, died of heart failure Friday at her Timonium home. She was 63.

Henry Sangtai Kim, a certified public accountant who was active in the local Asian American community, died of a lung condition May 28 at Howard County General Hospital. He was about to turn 76 and lived in Clarksville.

Thomas Patrick “Tommy” Oswald, a software sales manager recalled for his selfless personality and personal courage, died May 28 at his Homeland residence. He was 25.

Dr. Constantine J. “Connie” Sakles, a retired University of Maryland Medical School professor of psychiatry and pharmacology who was an expert in psychodrama, died of kidney failure May 25 at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 87.

Edmund Allen Nelson, a retired Steeltin Can executive and a veteran Marine Corps World War II pilot who flew the Pacific, died of COVID complications May 13 at Tidewater Medical Center in Salisbury. The former Timonium resident was 101.

Roger Wrenn, who compiled a 284-113-2 record in 38 years as a football coach at Patterson and Poly and a 431-169-2 record in 29 years as a baseball coach at Patterson, died May 30 at his home in Ellicott City of cancer. He was 75.

Peter J. Koper, a writer, reporter, producer and professor of journalism and actor who was an early supporter of filmmaker John Waters, died May 21. The former Fells Point and Hampstead resident was 75.

Harry E. Silverwood Jr., a former executive CitiFinancial executive and partner in the Smith, Somerville & Case legal firm, died in his sleep of cardiovascular complications May 24 at his North Baltimore home. He was 87.

James R. “Rat” Bowen, a member of the Lumbee Native American tribe who became a professional painter and a co-founder of Rose’s Bakery in the Northeast Market, died May 18 of pneumonia. He was 86.

Legh Richmond Powell IV, a retired general contractor and Vietnam War veteran who marched in President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 funeral, died of congestive heart failure May 18 at the Towson Gilchrist Center. The Lutherville resident was 78.