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Stephen Gerard Kennedy, Korean War veteran and temporary staffing agency owner, dies

Stephen Gerald Kennedy, a Korean War veteran who ran a temporary staffing agency, died Sept. 17 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 85.

Baltimore native Dr. Ross Carl Sugar, pain management specialist and former NASA software engineer, dies

Dr. Ross Carl Sugar, a pain management physician, died Sept. 18 at his Stevenson home. He was 63.

September 22, 2023

Baltimore native Celestine Knight, administrator in Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, dies

Celestine Knight, an administrator in the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation who was active in the Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church, died Sept. 1 at her sister’s Gwynn Oak home. She was 77.

September 21, 2023

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Valerie Bradt Hymes, TV and radio reporter who witnessed assassination attempt of George Wallace in Laurel, dies

Valerie Bradt Hymes, a WJZ-TV news reporter who covered the assassination attempt of presidential candidate George Wallace, died Aug. 16 at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 91.

September 20, 2023

Howard Safir, a former New York City police commissioner who advised Baltimore, Annapolis mayors on crime, dies

Howard Safir, a former New York City police commissioner who advised Baltimore and Annapolis mayors on crime-fighting issues, died of a sepsis infection Sept. 11 at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center.

September 19, 2023

Dean Esslinger, Towson history professor who spearheaded the university’s international exchange program, dies

Dean Esslinger, a Towson University history professor who started an international faculty exchange program, died Sept. 5. He was 81.

September 18, 2023

Edward E. ‘Ed’ Crawford, state Department of Health psychologist with taste for Hawaiian shirts, dies

Edward E. Crawford, a former Maryland Department of Health psychologist, died Sept. 7 at Wildcat Senior Living in Summerville, South Carolina. The former Perry Hall resident was 94.

September 17, 2023

Dorothy ‘Dottie’ T. Sparrow, newspaper reporter and descendant of the founder of Sparrows Point, dies

Dorothy “Dottie” T. Sparrow, a newspaper reporter and descendant of the founder of Sparrows Point, died Sept. 3 at Warwick Forest Retirement Community in Newport News, Virginia. She was 80.

September 16, 2023

Shannon Kula, chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and behind-the-scenes force, dies

Shannon Kula, the chief of staff for former U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, died Aug. 25. She was 48.

September 15, 2023

Robert L. Hopkins, Wells Fargo stockbroker and Air Force veteran who danced on ‘The Buddy Deane Show,’ dies

Robert L. Hopkins, a Wells Fargo & Co. financial adviser who enjoyed dancing, playing golf and following the Orioles, died Sept. 7 at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 83.

September 14, 2023

Mary Eileen Mullen, Community College of Baltimore County human services worker and small business owner, dies

Mary Eileen Mullen, a human services worker who counseled people in economic distress, died Sept. 2 at her Hamilton home. She was 71.

September 13, 2023

Dr. Harold F. ‘Doc’ Burton, owner of Towson Veterinary Hospital for decades and World War II veteran, dies at 102

Dr. Harold F. "Doc" Burton, a veterinarian who owned the Towson Veterinary Hospital for three decades, died Aug. 31 at his Abingdon home. He was 102.

September 12, 2023

Carol A. Nordberg, longtime Baltimore County Public Schools teacher and athletic department chair, dies

Carol A. Nordberg, a longtime Baltimore County Public Schools educator, died Aug. 21 at Gilchrist Center Towson. She was 88.

September 10, 2023

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Max N. Wiener, project manager for McCormick & Co. properties and World War II pilot, dies

Max Nicholas Wiener, former project manager for McCormick properties and World War II pilot, died of cardiac arrest Aug. 30 at Mercy Ridge Assisted Living.

September 09, 2023

Ken Jackson, baritone voice on Baltimore radio stations for nearly 60 years, dies

Ken Jackson, who employed a silky baritone voice on Baltimore radio stations for nearly 60 years, died Monday at his son’s Towson home. He was 91.

September 08, 2023

William R. ‘Bill’ Caltrider Jr., founder of Center for Alcohol and Drug Research Education in Towson, dies

William R. “Bill” Caltrider Jr., the founder and president of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Research Education, died July 15 at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He was 75.

September 07, 2023

Richard Samuel ‘Dick’ Davison, developer and onetime Pimlico Race Course official, dies

Richard Samuel “Dick” Davison, a developer, Pimlico Race Course official and philanthropist, died Aug. 16 at his Pikesville home. He was 96.

September 06, 2023

Paul Ronald ‘Suds’ Sudbrook, Navy veteran and 40-year employee in The Sun’s circulation department, dies

Paul Ronald “Suds” Sudbrook, a Navy veteran who drove a truck and managed deliveries for The Sun, died Aug. 13 of heart failure at his home in Sykesville. He was 86.

September 04, 2023

Delmar A. Stewart, longtime Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violist and luthier, dies

Delmar A. Stewart, a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violist and luthier, died Aug. 12 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 73.

September 03, 2023

Lawrence Lacks Sr., longest living son of Henrietta Lacks and locomotive engineer, dies

Lawrence Lacks Sr., a son of Henrietta Lacks who lived to see his family’s first legal settlement with a biotechnology company over the use of the HeLa cell line, died Saturday at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. He was 88.

September 02, 2023

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Baltimore native Peter G. Wharton, award-winning broadcast engineer with a flair for entertaining, dies

Peter G. Wharton, a broadcast engineer who dazzled his guests with his culinary skills, died Aug. 9 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 64.

September 02, 2023

Karen S. Muir, former Anne Arundel County Public Schools educator active in Democratic politics, dies

Karen S. Muir, a former Anne Arundel County Public Schools social studies teacher who was active in Maryland Democratic politics, died at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital in Ludington, Michigan. The Annapolis resident was 74.

August 30, 2023

Sherman Howell, longtime civil rights activist and Columbia change-maker, dies

A software engineer by trade, Mr. Howell was remembered for his lifetime of advocacy on a wide range of issues starting at a young age.

August 28, 2023

Luezear S. Coleman, math teacher who became an inspiration to African American women, dies

Luezear S. Coleman, an educator who served as an inspiration to African American women in Baltimore, died Aug. 15 at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia. She was 99.

August 27, 2023

Baltimore native and MICA grad David Jacobs, who turned soap operas into prime-time gold by creating ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing,’ dies at 84

David Jacobs, Who Turned Soap Opera Into Prime-Time Gold, Dies at 84

August 26, 2023

Shirley H. Broyles, trustee of St. Paul’s School for Girls and manager of Cross Keys dress shop, dies

Shirley H. Broyles, a St. Paul’s School for Girls trustee and manager of Octavia, a chic dress shop in the Village of Cross Keys, died July 27 at her home in Atlanta. She was 90.

August 26, 2023

Jack Lyburn, of Manchester, longtime leader of Carroll’s Department of Economic Development, dies

John “Jack” Thorn Lyburn Jr., who served as Carroll County’s director of the Department of Economic Development for nearly 21 years, died Monday, Aug. 14, at his home in Manchester, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76.

August 25, 2023

William A. Dorsey, first African American administrative clerk of the Baltimore District Court, dies

William A. Dorsey, a lawyer who was the first African American administrative clerk of the Baltimore District Court, died Aug. 17. He was 85.

August 25, 2023

Maxie Baughan, 9-time Pro Bowl linebacker, Colts defensive coordinator and Ravens assistant coach, dies

Maxie Baughan, a former Colts defensive coordinator and Ravens linebackers coach who was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection in the NFL, has died. He was 85.

August 23, 2023

Richard H. Baker, Howard County social worker who spent two decades with students at Homewood Center, dies

Richard H. Baker, a Howard County social worker devoted to the Homewood Center in Ellicott City and its students, died Aug. 2 at Delaware Hospice in Millsboro, Delaware. He was 71.

August 23, 2023

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