Obituaries

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.

Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.

The first woman elected to serve as president of Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke died on Sunday morning, according to sources close to her.

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.

Quincy Jones’ historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s record-setting “Thriller” to prize-winning film and television scores and collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.

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.

Jo-Ann Weber, co-owner and operators of Weber’s Cider Mill Farm in Baltimore County, died Oct. 17. She was 77.

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.

. Her daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, served as Lt. Gov. of Maryland.

Brendan Gieron, 65, leaves behind his family and third grade students.

Rev. Cecelia Williams Bryant was a mentor and leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She died on Sept. 26 at age 77.

Few dishes Shelley Lev Wiseman Kelly made compared to the brisket she sold at Edmart, her Pikesville deli.

Melvin Stukes, who kicked off a decades-long political career in Baltimore as an activist for the Cherry Hill neighborhood, died Sept. 21 at his home in Pikesville. He was 76.

British actress Dame Maggie Smith won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey" and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films.

Resnick was a dedicated philanthropist for many Jewish causes, served on the board of Morgan State University and helped to establish The University of Maryland Foundation and the Signal 13 Foundation.