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With Pat Summitt's death Tuesday morning at age 64, that is how Briana Hutchen chose to remember her: as the icon whose goodness as a person and greatness as a coach prompted a postgame standing ovation in an opposing gym and a beeline of rival players to approach her and say: "As a little girl, I always wanted to play for Tennessee."

Charles Edward Rappold, 92, retired WMAR-TV engineer and a local broadcasting pioneer, died of Alzheimer's disease June 19 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Towson.

The fight against Alzheimer's requires broad support — and financial backing

There has been a great deal of progress over the past few decades in terms of responding to and mitigating domestic and child abuse, but there is one vulnerable demographic still frequently in silence: the elderly.

Lawrence Deems Egbert Jr., 88, a physician and anesthesiologist whose medical license was revoked after he championed assisted suicide through the Final Exit Network, died of a heart June 9. .

Meredith Plant Millspaugh, who served on many civic boards in Baltimore and owned a company that offered tours of the city, died of Alzheimer's disease on June 8 at Roland Park Place. She was 87.

Letter: Learn more about elder abuse

Lillian Dorothy Gnau, 87, who co-owned and operated a trucking firm, died of dementia complications June 2 at the ManorCare Ruxton nursing home.

Richard A. Taylor, founder of a Baltimore material testing and inorganic chemistry laboratory who was a longtime active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, died April 17 from complications of dementia at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson. He was 75.

There are approximately 85,000 Marylanders 85 years old or older. My wife and I are two of them. I'm 88 years old. My wife, 87. We're neither well, nor well-to-do. And truth be told, although I'm glad we're alive, I'm scared to death that we'll still be hanging on for at least several more years. Why? Because we've outlived our money. Well, almost.

Here's what's coming up at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

Events at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

Winifred T. Roloson, a homemaker and former sales associate, died May 9 from complications of dementia at Victory Centre of Bartlett, an assisted living facility, in Bartlett, Ill. The former Lutherville resident was 97.

May is National Aging Life Care Month. The Aging Life Care Association, formerly known as The National Association of Geriatric Care Managers, is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for clients across the life span that are facing health or life changes or challenges.

Thomas Donaldson, who during his lifetime had various careers as an educator, government administrator and sailing enthusiast, died May 8 from complications of dementia at the Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home in Washington. He was 94.

Alice Munro, "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories" (Alfred A. Knopf)

Charles F. Hughes Jr., former president of the family-owned Vane Brothers Co. that has been a venerable maritime presence in the port of Baltimore since the 19th century, died May 3 from complications of dementia at his Roland Park Place home. He was 89.

Owner Mojan Bagha says the inventory in his store numbers around 3,500.

Events at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

For Jeanice Welch, of Owings Mills, any day is a good day to educate the public about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, caring for oneself, and looking out for warning signs of heart disease.

George R. "Randy" Walker, founder of Group Insurance Planners who had served on the board of the Dyslexia Training Program, died April 22 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Arden Courts in Riderwood. He was 77.

Dr. Leopold M. "Leo" Karpeles, a retired physician who earlier had been an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, died April 26 from complications of dementia at Fairfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crownsville. He was 95.

Events at the Reisterstown Senior Spotlight.

Participants were able to try three of 16 events during the Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County's inaugural TryVent wellness celebration.

Howard County health digest

Earl Joseph Brown, 81, a retired federal marshal who was a familiar figure at the U.S. Court House, died of dementia complications April 6 at his Columbia home.

Howard Franklin Knipp Jr., 93, the retired president of the John C. Knipp architectural millwork firm, died of dementia March 31 at Broadmead Retirement Community.

The Carroll County State's Attorney's Office, the Westminster Police Department and the Westminster Masonic Lodge will host a Children's Festival in partnership with the Maryland Child Identification Program at the TownMall of Westminster on Saturday.

Charles Richard "Dick" Gillespie, 85, founder of Towson University's academic theater program, died of dementia Saturday at the Blakehurst Retirement Community.

Doris S. Monro, a Baltimore homemaker who raised ten children and later married a Scottish lord and politician, died March 30 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Keswick Multi-Care Center. She was 93.

Fort Meade housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals. In 1943, however, the military found itself in a bind with thousands of captured POWs and nowhere to house them in Europe or Africa. The solution was to convert many of the internment camps on U.S. military bases, including Fort Meade, and former Civilian Conservation Corps camps for POWs.

Senior Briefs

In his humor column, Tony Glaros writes about his family reunion, held at the American Legion Post 60 in Laurel.

Events at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

They sit at a table laughing and talking. Johnny, Linda, Marian and Krista are all residents of Lorien, an assisted living center in Mount Airy. They are friends and even refer to each other as "family." They also each have some form of memory loss.

Here's what's going on at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

While the cherry blossoms were blooming in Washington (I hope Karen took note), the shade and drama were also blossoming on last night¿s episode of "The Real Housewives of Potomac."

Evelyn Stevens, 95, a retired career grocery store cashier, died of heart disease and dementia Friday at her Towson home.

Events at the Reisterstown Senior Center.

The "Real Housewives of Potomac" ladies are back from the Eastern Shore and brought the drama back to Potomac.

JoAnn Hall, who worked for the CIA for 30 years and later was a copy editor, died March 5 of complications from dementia at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson. She was 86.

Howard County health digest

A few weeks ago, the local Toastmasters organized a presentation to the community on Alzheimer's disease at the Community Media Center. We were fortunate to hear the following keynote speakers: Dr. David Loreck geriatric neuro-psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, and Dr. Diane Martin, an assistant professor and the director of the Center for the Study of Aging at McDaniel College. The presentation was followed by a roundtable discussion, which also included Ilene

James P. Boyle, who had a 40-year career at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center creating and maintaining sophisticated systems, died Feb. 14 of vascular dementia at Copper Ridge, a Sykesville assisted-living facility. He was 76.

Elmer H. Wingate Jr., who played one season with the Baltimore Colts in 1953 and was an All-American football and lacrosse player at the University of Maryland, College Park, died on Feb. 27 of Alzheimer's disease. He was 88.

If President Obama nominates anyone from the huge list of highly qualified woman, the U.S. Supreme Court justice count would increase to four women and five men, a step in the right direction, but not yet far enough. Women make up a majority of the U.S. population, after all, and there are many candidates who are more than qualified to hold the job.

If President Obama nominates anyone from the huge list of highly qualified woman, the U.S. Supreme Court justice count would increase to four women and five men — a step in the right direction, but not yet far enough. Women make up a majority of the U.S. population, after all, and there are many candidates who are more than qualified to hold the job.

Quaiser J. Firozvi, who managed her husband's medical office and was an original founding member of the Islamic society of Baltimore, died Feb. 14 of complications of dementia at a son's home in Potomac. She was 72.

Elizabeth P. Allner, a former Central Intelligence Agency worker who was a gourmet cook and avid gardener, died Feb. 26 of complications from dementia at her Bethesda home. She was 89.