Obituaries
Roland Griffiths, pioneering Johns Hopkins psychedelics researcher, dies at 77
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 and Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson dies at 86
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.
Stanley Von Nieda, who played for the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets, dies at 101
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.
Harvey ‘Bud’ Meyerhoff, Baltimore businessman and philanthropist who was a driving force behind Holocaust museum, dies at 96
Meyerhoff died Sunday at his Baltimore County home, according to family. He was 96.
Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar, dies at 70 at Maryland home
Ogletree represented Anita Hill when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during the future U.S. Supreme Court justice’s Senate confirmation hearings in 1991.
André Watts, acclaimed pianist and Peabody alum, dies at 77
In the late 1960s, Watts started studying at the Peabody Institute under Leon Fleisher while maintaining a full concert schedule.
Former Baltimore Colts linebacker Johnie Cooks dies at 64
The Mississippi State star was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1982.
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor who once owned The Baltimore Sun, dies at 81
The blunt-spoken Zell made a fortune in real estate but his 2007 acquisition of the Tribune Co., including some of the nation’s best-known newspapers, resulted in the media giant filing for bankruptcy.