Obituaries

The former Baltimore Colt started a pit beef stand in a nursery parking lot to supplement his NFL paycheck. The idea would grow into Andy Nelson's Barbecue Restaurant on York Road in Cockeysville.

The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday.

Anne Blumenberg, the founder of the nonprofit Community Law Center, which offers pro bono legal services to help improve quality of life in Baltimore, died last month at age 79.

Julius Warren Jr., who owned what is believed to be the first Black-owned barbershop in Howard County, dies at 87

Mary Jane Lupton, a longtime professor at Morgan State University and feminist scholar, died last month at age 86.

Cayla Harris shares what she’s learned since becoming The Banner’s first obituary writer in October: Obits aren’t inherently sad, we all have more in common than we think, and everyone experiences grief differently.

Dan Morrison, a staple of the Hollins Market neighborhood and the beloved manager of The Back Yard restaurant and bar, died Aug. 18 at age 50.

Nancy Levin, a family lawyer who helped survivors of domestic violence, died Aug. 13 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 85.

Raymond “Chip” Mason, the founder of Baltimore investment firm Legg Mason, died Friday at 88.

Matthew Williams was a meticulous, hard worker and customer favorite at Big O’s Hand Car Wash.

Jordan, the executive director of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition and the Innovative Housing Institute, died Aug. 1 after a long battle with leukemia. He was 79.

Baltimore artist David Herman died last month. His Grey Matter Art Space in the Cork Factory of Station North was a gathering place for friends and artists.

Debbie Simon, a Baltimore businesswoman, loving mother and dedicated community volunteer, died Aug. 1 after a long battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was 67.

Bob Seurkamp, the "first first man" of Notre Dame University of Maryland and a former executive director of the Maryland Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, died in July of heart failure.

Mark Fetting, who passionately supported his three children, adored Stephen Sondheim’s music, died Saturday morning after a heart attack. He was 70-years-old.

Ernie Kent, a Holocaust survivor who worked for decades in Maryland politics, died on July 8 of congestive heart failure, days shy of her 96th birthday.

Richard Alter, the president and CEO of the real estate investment company Manekin Corp. and a prominent member of Baltimore’s Jewish community, died at 81.

Jimmy Nugent, who had his hands all over Baltimore’s restaurant scene, died July 6. The cause of death has not yet been determined. He was 34.

Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

Keith Garrett was found murdered in his Belair-Edison rowhome on July 12. As the investigation into his death continues, his family remembers him as a loving, smart and neighborly man.