Obituaries

Craig Smith, a commercial real estate developer who also used to run a family trucking business, died June 7 of lung cancer. He was 82.

Jeremy Walston, a Bolton Hill doctor who founded the Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project, died June 10 of glioblastoma. He was 64.

Eugene "Gene" Clark, the chief of staff for state Sen. Charles Sydnor of Baltimore County, died May 27 of cancer. He was 81.

Kubofcik, who also loved spending time with family and doting on her grandchildren, died June 9 of a pulmonary blood clot. She was 83.

The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition is continuing a years-long fight to preserve and memorialize what was once Moses Macedonia African Cemetery.

Valerie McNeal, a beloved Ellicott City realtor, died May 27 of breast cancer. She was 59.

Lily, a spirited daughter, sister and friend who loved going to the beach and taking long drives with her boyfriend, died Monday at age 16. The cause of death is not yet known.

Campbell Scott was a psychoanalyst who operated a private practice out of her Bolton Hill home.

Sly Stone, leader of the revolutionary Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82.

Friends and family remember Jack Arnold, the former Creative Alliance volunteer who died in late May at age 86 due to complications related to COPD.

Alphonso "Al" Lingis, a prominent philosopher and phenomenologist who lived in Lutherville, died May 8 of meningitis and a brain abscess. He was 91.

The loss of Idle Hour bartender J. Mooy, who died May 24 at age 40, is “really affecting a lot of people pretty deeply,” one restaurant owner said.

Story, the longtime CEO of the Howard County Economic Development Authority, died May 23 of kidney cancer. He was 79.

Jim Ally, a native Baltimorean who spent his professional life helping people in need or experiencing homelessness, died May 12 after a two-year battle with cancer.

Charles "Charlie" Mudra, a 17-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department who loved comic books and Star Wars, died May 16 after collapsing during a training session. He was 52.

Charles "Charlie" Mudra, a 17-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department who loved comic books and Star Wars, died May 16 after collapsing during a training session. He was 52.

Connolly, who served in Congress for more than 16 years, announced in 2024 that he had esophageal cancer and would retire.

Peggy Bailey, better known as “Miss Peggy” to adoring customers at Jennings Cafe in Catonsville, died May 12. She was 82.

Sally Gold, a prominent divorce lawyer who was known for her vibrant fashion sense and crafting skills, died May 4 of cancer. She was 75.

E. Betty Deacon, a longtime Baltimore political organizer and progressive activist who spent nearly a decade as former U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s projects director, died May 1 of complications related to lymphoma.