Obituaries

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, 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.

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 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.

Christopher Eddings, the former president of The Daily Record and director of publishing operations for the publication’s owner, BridgeTower Media, died from lung cancer. He was 75.

Rettenmund played his first six seasons for the Orioles before spending two each with the Reds and Padres and three with the California Angels.

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 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, considered the “father of Towson lacrosse,” died on Nov. 24 of cancer. He was 88.

Pat Furgurson covered a tragedy that swept up him, the newspaper he worked for, Annapolis, and for a moment, the nation.

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, a conservationist who worked to preserve Black history and culture along the Chesapeake Bay, died Saturday. He was 71.

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 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, 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, 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.

Camay Calloway Murphy spent much of her life as an educator and advocating for arts, culture and social justice.

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 “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.