George Levi Russell, Jr., the first African American to sit on the Circuit Court in Maryland, died Saturday, friends and family said. He was 96.

Vicki Brick-Zupancic, CEO of Brick Bodies Fitness Services chain and a former University of Maryland basketball player, died Tuesday morning of ovarian cancer. She was 43.

Herb Belgrad, the inaugural chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority who oversaw the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, died Sunday. He was 90.

Carlton “Big Bub” Carrington, a staple of Baltimore’s basketball community who also worked in behavioral health services, died March 20 of cancer. He was 53.

Matthew Anacker, the owner of A&A Tree Experts in Baltimore County, died March 14 after going into cardiac arrest. He was 79.

Lt. Raymond Vargas, who spent nearly 12 years with the Baltimore County Fire Department, died March 27 from complications related to leukemia. He was 42.

Kim Domanski, a staple of the Baltimore arts community who worked for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts and later at The Peale museum, died March 7 of a heart attack. She was 52.

Frank Cicero, who designed hundreds of eye-catching posters advertising concerts, carnivals, political campaigns and other events during his time at Globe, died March 7 of heart disease.

Myra Harris, the namesake of a Towson residence hall who had an illustrious career in Baltimore schools, died Feb. 1 after a brief illness. She was 87.

Frederica “Freddie” Saxon, a dedicated community volunteer who also worked in construction management, died March 7 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 91.

Plummer, the longtime coach of Woodlawn High School's baseball team, died March 4 of heart failure. He was 73.

Dr. Lillian Blackmon Crenshaw, who spent 25 years caring for babies at the University of Maryland, died Feb. 25 of Lewy body dementia. She was 87.

Fleur Le Faivre, a lifelong Baltimorean who spread joy wherever she went, died in early January. She was 51.

Kevin Braswell, a standout basketball player who got his start at Lake Clifton High School and coached internationally, died Monday. He was 46.

The Rev. Dr. Phebe McPherson, the first woman ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in Maryland, died Feb. 6 of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 74.

The number of Marylanders confirmed dead in an aviation crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that shook the nation this week continues to rise.

Dietrich Williams, who had worked at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School since 2010, died Jan. 17 of a heart attack. He was 54.

Nancy Hall, who co-founded the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, died Dec. 21 of ovarian cancer. She was 77.

Brian Ellis, a 1993 Naval Academy graduate and former football player, was among the victims of Wednesday night’s plane crash in D.C.

James “Tommy” Clagett of Charles County was one of seven Southern Maryland hunters killed in a plane crash near Reagan Airport on Wednesday night.