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., a respected Maryland labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Nov. 7 from complications of diabetes. He was 76.

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, 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.