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Claude L. Callegary, a Baltimore lawyer and World War II veteran who had advised five U.S. presidents on veterans' affairs, died June 3 in his sleep at the Loch Raven Veterans Administration Living and Rehabilitation Center. He was 92.

Michael J. Wagner, who served in the Maryland Senate and was a Glen Burnie business owner, died of cancer early Thursday at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. The Ferndale resident was 72.

Joseph C. Watkins Sr., a retired millwright who enjoyed riding the railroad, collecting model trains, and playing Santa Claus, died Jan. 6 from complications after surgery at York Hospital in York, Pa. He was 81.

The Baltimore City Department of Social Services is defending its decision to spend nearly $40,000 of taxpayer money to send youths in foster care to a private Christian school in Philadelphia, where in the past year-and-a half, they have obtained a high school diploma in one day.

Stanley J. Andrzejewski Sr., a retired electronics engineer who survived the nearly ill-fated assault on Italy's Mount Belvedere during World War II, died Thursday of respiratory failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 88.

Sara Gail Clagett, a retired Harbor Tunnel toll collector and gardener, died of pulmonary disease Sunday at her son's Charles Village home. The longtime Highlandtown resident was 72.

Fatherhood programs teach certain men — frequently young, urban, unmarried and jobless — how to be better parents

A North Carolina man and alleged gang member in New Jersey was arrested near Havre de Grace and charged with bringing a large amount of drugs into the county.

Marie C. Vrany, a retired executive secretary who once foiled a pickpocket while on a trip to London, died Sunday from complications of a stroke at Carroll Hospital Center. She was 90.

Sherwin M. Adelman, a retired U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs economist, died Feb. 4 from complications of dementia and heart failure at Sunrise Senior and Assisted-Living of McLean, Va. He was 77.

Charles Louis von Nordeck, a jazz guitarist who led a quartet and was later a wine salesman, died of cancer Dec. 25 at the Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 66 and lived in Stoneleigh.

Ilean H. Jennings, a cosmetologist who had been supervisor of barbers and beauticians at the old Crownsville State Hospital, died July 4 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at her Severna Park home. She was 84.

Harry E. Sisk, a retired accountant and Vietnam War veteran, died Saturday from complications of an aneurysm at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 66.

Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., who was practiced dentistry for 50 years in Glen Burnie and whose thirst for knowledge resulted in earning a master's degree in theology when he was 84, died Thursday of blood clots at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. He was 85.

Rosie L. Stanfield, a registered nurse who rose from high school dropout to a college graduate and became the first African-american to serve as director of nursing at Spring Grove State Hospital Center, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. She was 66.

Maryland is poised to join a host of states that are requiring students to stay in school until their 18th birthday, a shift that President Barack Obama urged during his State of the Union address in January.

Raymond A. Meseroll Sr., a former Loyola University Maryland campus police officer who owned an Internet radio station, died of heart disease complications March 11 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 51.

The General Assembly should prohibit employers from disciplining workers who take time off to attend meetings with teachers.

Danielle Hilliard is both up in the air and down to earth

George Francis Kerchner, a highly-decorated Army Ranger who successfully led the attack on enemy gun positions on D-Day, died Friday at his home in Midlothian, Va., from complications after a fall. He was 93.

Former Catholic Review book review editor authored a book examining the influences that shaped H.L. Mencken's writing

Thomas J. Kennedy Jr., a blinded World War II Marine who established Dawn's Office Supply, died Friday of cancer at his Mount Washington home. He was 86.

Retired mason and Air Force veteran, died Tuesday at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center after suffering a fall at his Eldersburg home. He was 73.

Retired mason and Air Force veteran, died Tuesday at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center after suffering a fall at his Eldersburg home. He was 73.