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Greg Bennett's challenge is remaining free of the prison of other peoples' perceptions. It is keeping loose from restrictions on his movement and personal growth. Greg's challenge is exceeding the expectations that would set an expiration date on his dreams. Greg's Challenge is a website, www.gregshallenge.org, that tells the story of a 19-year-young man who, with the support of his family, is fighting the odds. - Alice P. Ober, a retired kindergarten teacher who was a longtime volunteer at Ladew Topiary Gardens, died Sundayof complications from dementia at her Monkton farm. She was 87.
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- Doctors will come together Monday evening to the Community Media Center to discuss Alzheimer's as a part of the Carroll County Toastmasters educational seminars.
- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are growing tiny replicas of the human brain to help the study of neurological diseases in a trend many hope could lead to better treatments and even cures for some of the most debilitating illnesses.
- John P. Stronski, a decorated World War II veteran whose career in finance at Lockheed Martin spanned more than four decades, died Wednesday of complications form dementia at Oak Crest Village. He was 94.
- Alice Berney Hoffberger, 90, a philanthropist and arts patron who rooted for the Baltimore Orioles, the team her husband's family owned, died of Alzheimer's disease Thursday at the Blakehurst Retirement Community.
- Miriam Virginia Arwady, 95, secretary, child care provider and church volunteer, died of dementia complications Sunday at her Towson home.
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- George E. Lee Sr., 96, a retired country club bartender who created his own renowned Southside cocktail mix, died of dementia complications Jan. 25 at Envoy Health and Rehabilitation in Pikesville.
- In the nearly six months 18-year-old Liz Lawson has been working at Lorien Bulle Rock, she has gotten to know and become friends with the residents there. So when they heard she had just graduated with a fine arts degree from Harford Community College, they wanted to see some of her work
- The wealthy owner of a national wine and beer retailer said Wednesday he will enter the contest for Maryland's 8th Congressional District, a move with the potential to significantly alter the landscape in one of the state's most competitive political contests.
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- The family of coaching legend Pete Pompey, who died on Friday at the age of 75, has announced plans for his viewing and celebration of life.
- Joy R. Shinnick, a former furniture sales representative and decorator, died Jan. 14 from complications of dementia at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. She was 92.
- Pete Pompey, an educator for 37 years in Baltimore City, a coach and athletic director for the majority of them, and a father figure to countless Baltimore City students that crossed his path, died of pneumonia Friday and had been living with Alzheimer's disease since the summer of 2011. He was 75.
- Sister Marie Foley, 86, a retired Mercy High School faculty member who counseled students for four decades, died Friday of Alzheimer's disease complications at her order's retirement convent.
- Dr. Arthur L. Haskins, a retired Baltimore obstetrician-gynecologist who worked to end segregation at what is now the University of Maryland Medical Center and delivered in the early 1970s what was believed to be the first set of quintuplets there, died Thursday of complications from dementia at his Mercy Ridge retirement home. He was 98.
- Barbara E. Langrehr, a businesswoman and community activist, died ThursdayJAN07 of complications from dementia at her Richmond, Va., home where she has lived for the last 17 years. The former longtime Northwood resident was 76.
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- Social Security clerk Vernon I. Smith dies
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- Mary Ann McCardell Daily, 84, a former Walters Art Museum public relations director died Saturday of dementia complications.
- Looking back at new developments in health, science, and technology this year, one thing is clear — 2015 was a banner year for medical milestones, scientific breakthroughs and technological advances at local universities and biotech companies.
- Jackie Burkett was the No. 1 NFL draft pick by the Baltimore Colts in 1959.
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- It's not uncommon to hear people say they feel tired, whether it's because of a new work schedule, a new baby or just a hectic lifestyle. The answer for most if just getting enough sleep at a consistent time, expert says.
- Elizabeth L. Jackson, 60, former advertising executive who later managed a landscape business, died of breast cancer December 6 at her Owings Mills home.
- Michael C. "Mike" Loucas, a retired Baltimore County physical education teacher who earlier had been a boxer, died Saturday of complications from dementia at Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Community Living Center which is part of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 81.
- William G. Steckman, Jr., who managed the iconic Ambassador and Senator theaters in Baltimore before embarking on a career with the Internal Revenue Service, died last week of dementia. He was 84.
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- William C. Stifler III, a retired lawyer who had been chief real estate solicitor for the city of Baltimore, died of complications of dementia. He was 74.
- The end of life, those final days, we all have a vague notion of how they might go, but it's only in going through that journey with a loved one that we can come to understand that experience fully, according to Pat Hogan. So when his later mother, Jane Hogan, became ill enough with Alzheimer's dementia that her physician recommended hospice care, Carroll Hospice was there to help his family through that trying time.
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- This is my last Senior Circles column. I have decided to retire again. It has been over 10 years since I started working at my "second career" as editorial assistant for the Laurel Leader, and over five of those years as the Senior Circles columnist for the Howard County Times.
- Louise R. deRosset "Twinkie" Smith, former chief clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives, died Nov. 15 of complications from dementia at Heron Point retirement community in Chestertown. She was 98.
- Nicholas Tsakalos, 72, co-owner of H&S Bakery, the Southeast Baltimore business founded by his father and grandfather, died Wednesday of complications related to Lewy Body Dementia at his Baltimore County home.
- William H. Winstead III, a Baltimore developer who loved nature and photography, died Wednesday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 79.
- Although my last column focused on Alzheimer's disease and dementia, I couldn't allow an opportunity for awareness to slip away. This past week, the wife of Robin Williams' shared his autopsy results. Initially misdiagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Robin Williams' autopsy confirmed that he was suffering from Lewy Body dementia.
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- Working through the task of "putting my garden to bed" for the winter, I can't help but see a parallel to my own mortality. At 70-plus, I am long past blossoming and producing fruit, and my increasingly frequent visits to a range of doctors are reminders of my own slow desiccation and journey toward season's end.
- Similar to Cary Joji Fukunaga's first film, 2009's haunting "Sin Nombre," which focused on two different groups of people trying to cross the U.S./Mexico border, "Beasts of No Nation," about child soldiers in an unnamed African country (it's left purposefully vague, but was filmed in Ghana) shows us what happens to people handed choiceless choices. And Fukunaga's focus on young people specifically makes the severity of the consequences even more intense—emotionally devastating stories of
- Annette Silverman, who was secretary to Gov. Harry R. Hughes and was known for her quiet and effective manner, died Tuesday of complications of Alzheimer's disease at FutureCare Cherrywood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre in Reisterstown. She was 91.
