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Workers shovel snow off the sidewalks near the dorms at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on Monday.
List: Baltimore-area schools closed Tuesday from winter storm
Public and private school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Anthony M. “Tony” Carey.
‘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 devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who has left a legacy of intellectual curiosity and civic engagement.
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.
Bob Perilla in Alexandria, Va., in 2016.
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.
Views of the Walter’s Art Gallery on December 24, 2024.
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.
Robert Ingram Jr.
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 in 1991 in Lower Chesapeake.
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.
David Schweizer.
‘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.
James E. Malone, Jr., Democrat, District 12A, Baltimore County & Howard County
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.
Leslie Hughan
A ‘superwoman’ who would do anything for her kids
Leslie Hughan, a nurturing mother of four and a friend who always had a pep talk ready when you needed one, died on Dec. 1 of a pulmonary embolism. She was 41.
Gregory Thornton, former CEO of Baltimore public schools.
Former CEO of Baltimore public schools was committed to student success
Gregory Thornton, who served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools from 2014 to 2016, died on Nov. 29. He was 69.
John Brown III, a College Park legend who also chaired the Maryland Stadium Authority, died at the age of 77.
Even at his memorial service, John Brown III was the life of the party
John Brown III, a College Park legend who co-founded the popular bar RJ Bentley’s and also chaired the Maryland Stadium Authority, died on Nov. 9 of heart failure. He was 77.
Carl Runk
Legendary Towson lacrosse coach Carl Runk led budding program to national victory
Carl Runk, considered the “father of Towson lacrosse,” died on Nov. 24 of cancer. He was 88.
Harry F. Preston V.
Obituary: Green Street Academy teacher inspired STEM innovation
Harry F. Preston V, a devoted family man and the director of the Innovation Center at Green Street Academy, died on Nov. 17. He was 43.
Vince Leggett at Elktonia Beach, which he fought hard to preserve.
Historian Vince Leggett helped preserve Black history along the Chesapeake Bay
Vince Leggett, a conservationist who worked to preserve Black history and culture along the Chesapeake Bay, died Saturday. He was 71.
Josephine Maloney, longtime bartender at The Drinkery in Mount Vernon.
Obituary: Longtime bartender at The Drinkery made friends everywhere she went
Maloney, an independent, feisty and eccentric woman who spent much of her life in Baltimore as a bartender at The Drinkery, died on Nov. 8. She was 92.
Timothy "Timmy" Cartwell is remembered as a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend.
Baltimore trash collector who died from on-the-job injuries remembered as caring, generous
Timothy “Timmy” Cartwell died after an on-the-job incident on Nov. 8 while he was collecting trash for Baltimore’s Department of Public Works. He was 60.
Isaiah Shackleford was kind and free-spirited, persistent and goofy, with a contagious laugh.
22-year-old man fatally shot on Baltimore-Washington Parkway was ‘love and light’
Isaiah Shackleford, a shy and kind 22-year-old and the youngest of eight children, was shot on Nov. 7 while driving on Maryland Route 295 toward Annapolis. He died the next day.
Eva Brann was the longest-serving instructor at St. John’s College in Annapolis.
Longtime St. John’s College instructor was ‘greatest philosopher of our time’
Eva Brann, the longest-serving instructor at St. John’s College in Annapolis and the recipient of a National Humanities Medal, died on Oct. 28 of natural causes. She was 95.
Cameran Holt and Rein during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
Teenager killed in South Baltimore shooting was like a ‘second mom’ to siblings
Cameran Holt, a Pasadena teenager who cared for her siblings and loved animals, died 11 days after she was shot near Federal Hill. She was 19.
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