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Richard Bright, longtime Coppin State professor, always wanted to do what was right
Richard Bright, a longtime Coppin State University professor, died Jan. 14 in his sleep. He was 89.
Meghan Brady Merkert was a loving mother who did everything with a smile
Meghan Merkert, a Timonium mother of two who was expecting her third daughter, died suddenly Dec. 19. She was 36.
Stanley Weiman, actor at Everyman Theatre, always had a love for the arts
Stanley Weiman, a fixture of the Baltimore theater community who accumulated a dedicated following through his years on stage, died Jan. 8 of heart failure. He was 90.
Liam Reigel wanted to be remembered as a ‘positive guy with a good sense of humor’
Liam Reigel, a freshman at Glenelg High School who loved football and hockey, died Dec. 22 of brain cancer. He was 14.
George ‘Doc’ Manning, Baltimore jazz impresario, shared his love of music in person and on the radio
George “Doc” Manning, a radio and live show host who was well known in Baltimore’s jazz scene, died on Dec. 24 of heart failure. He was 74.
What to know about Maryland snow totals, school closings and more
As a winter storm sweeps across Maryland, here’s what you need to know about plowing, schools and more.
List: Baltimore-area schools closed Tuesday from winter storm
Public and private school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
‘Leave it to Tony’: Lawyer who helped launch Baltimore School for the Arts was humble, determined
Anthony M. “Tony” Carey, who championed legal ethics and helped found the Baltimore School for the Arts, died on Dec. 25 of heart failure. He was 89.
Linda Wengel was a ‘fierce advocate’ for affordable housing and education in Howard County
Wengel, a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who has left a legacy of intellectual curiosity and civic engagement, died on Dec. 12 of natural causes. She was 89.
Baltimore musician Bob Perilla brought bluegrass music across the globe
Bob Perilla, a bluegrass musician popular in Baltimore and D.C., died Dec. 11. He was 71.
John Ford, collector who gifted South Asian art to the Walters Art Museum, dies
The Ford Gallery of Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan Art is named for the collector and his wife, Berthe.
Media executive Robert Ingram Jr. was a champion for diversity and inclusion
Robert “Bob” Ingram Jr., an esteemed media executive who worked across disciplines to champion diversity, equity and inclusion, died on Dec. 10 of a subdural hemorrhage. He was 69.
H. Furlong Baldwin, who led Mercantile banks, was a man of ‘uncommon integrity’
H. Furlong Baldwin, who led Baltimore’s Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. for more than two decades, died Dec. 7 from complications of multiple myeloma. He was 92.
‘There was something cinematic’ about theater director David Schweizer
David Schweizer, a Maryland native who directed shows at Baltimore Center Stage and in Los Angeles and New York, died on Dec. 5 of a heart attack. He was 74.
Former Maryland Del. James Malone Jr., a dedicated public servant, was ‘larger than life’
Malone, a Democrat, represented Baltimore and Howard counties from 1995 to 2014. He died on Monday of brain cancer at age 67.
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