Obituaries

Carlton R. Smith, a fixture in the city who advocated for Black and brown members of the LGBTQ community and was currently fighting to decriminalize HIV in the state, died in his sleep May 29 in his Mount Vernon condominium. He was 61.

Qayum Karzai, the owner of The Helmand restaurant and brother of a former president of Afghanistan, died Thursday. Karzai, who lived in Glenwood, was 77.

Shani Mott, a scholar of Africana studies at the Johns Hopkins University, died in March. A celebration to commemorate her life will be held Sunday.

Helena Hicks was widely known as a lead organizer of Morgan State University students who participated in lunch counter sit-ins that desegregated Read’s Drug Stores in 1955. She died this month at age 88.

Lucchino served as the Orioles’ president from 1988 to 1993, and his presence atop the organization helped to steer Baltimore away from the concrete bowl stadiums that were fashionable at the time.

Peter G. Angelos, the billionaire personal injury attorney credited with keeping the Baltimore Orioles here but who became despised by the fan base, died Saturday, the Orioles announced. He was 94.

The Hampden artist, known for his hubcap Christmas tree displayed outside and artwork inside his home, died this week.

Driesell coached the Terrapins for 17 seasons and won more than 300 games and, during his time in College Park, Driesell elevated the culture and stature of the program.

Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for 30 years, died Monday. He was 76.

Welch was among a group of Black women who followed the path of Victorine Adams, the first Black woman to serve on the council.

Minor was drafted into both the NBA and MLB after playing two sports at Oklahoma.

Actor Andre Braugher, who starred in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street,” dies at 61

For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.

Gioioso, a longtime friend of Orioles owner Peter Angelos, organized the meeting that led to Angelos purchasing the team in 1993.

His family will follow Wycheck’s wishes to work with experts for CTE research and ongoing brain injury.

Moore was famous for leading the “Keys, please” chant, during which fans would take out their keys and jingle them on 3rd downs.

Linda Malat Tiburzi, a survivor of the notorious child rapist John Merzbacher while a student at the Catholic Community School of Baltimore in the 1970s, died at age 62. She was an advocate for survivors of abuse and rejoiced at the release of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.

Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a Hall of Famer whose on-field prowess led the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships and whose off-field charm made him a beloved figure for generations of Baltimoreans, has died, the club announced Tuesday evening.

The National Basketball Retired Players Association had given him a certificate last year recognizing him as the first former NBA player to reach 100 years of age.