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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.
Richard Deasy.
Former Maryland assistant state superintendent promoted arts education nationwide
Richard “Dick” Deasy, a former Maryland assistant state superintendent and the founding director of the National Arts Education Partnership, died on Oct. 24 of dementia. He was 84.
Glenard Middleton Sr. signing his first contract as executive director of AFSCME Council 67.
Respected Baltimore union leader was a ‘fighter’ who cared deeply for others
Glenard Middleton Sr., a respected Maryland labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Nov. 7 from complications of diabetes. He was 76.
Elizabeth Kirk-Anderson, an avid animal lover, with one of her many beloved pets.
Traveler, minister was driven by wanderlust and a love of animals
Elizabeth Kirk-Anderson, who co-founded the Animal Welfare League of Greater Baltimore and various pet programs in the city, died Oct. 8 of heart problems. She was 80.
Douglas DeLeaver at the wedding of his daughter, Shareese, in 2012.
Douglas DeLeaver, trailblazer in Black law enforcement who mentored officers, dies at 77
Douglas DeLeaver, a proud husband and father who spent his life blazing trails for Black law enforcement officers in Maryland and across the country, died Oct. 16 of heart failure. He was 77.
Richard Manning Berkeley in the town of Tiberius in Israel Beside the Sea of Galilee.
Richard Berkeley, a devoted husband and father, reminded loved ones that ‘every day is a gift’
Richard Berkeley, of Baltimore, was a man of faith who prioritized his family above all else. He was a passionate investor, proud alumnus of the University of Virginia and an outdoorsman who loved fishing. He died on Oct. 14 at the age of 72.
Eric Maul in 2020. During the pandemic, he posted videos of himself playing for a series called Flutin’ ‘n’ Tootin’.
Eric Maul, a flutist who wanted a space for queer classical music, dies at 33
Eric Maul of Millersville was an exceptional flutist, a cherished son and brother, and a light in every room he walked into, family said. He died unexpectedly on Sept. 12 at his home in Provincetown, Mass. He was 33.
Rachel Yaffe in a photo posted to her Instagram page in September 2022.
Rachel Yaffe, a social media influencer who shared her life with cancer, dies at 27
Lutherville native Rachel Yaffe used TikTok to inspire others to live a positive, healthy lifestyle and chronicled living with a fatal disease. She died on Oct. 11 from a rare liver cancer at age 27.
Matthew and Kathy Schmale on their wedding day, June 12, 1983.
Couple killed in 5-alarm fire were part of Hampden’s ‘heart and soul’
Kathy and Matthew Schmale, both 63, died early Tuesday in a five-alarm fire that affected at least eight homes on Keswick Road in Hampden, family said.
Stanton Gill rides a scooter during the wedding of his daughter, Kelly MacBride-Gill, in 2024.
Stanton Gill, revered entomologist and educator, dies at 72
Stanton Andrew Gill’s loved ones remember him as thoughtful and kind, always the first to call a new faculty member and welcome them to the department.
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