Mary Colt Beatson, 82, longtime volunteer
Mary Colt Beatson, a volunteer and avid gardener, died Saturday of cancer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 82.
The former longtime Ruxton resident had lived at Broadmead, a retirement community in Hunt Valley since February.
She had volunteered for many years at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Happy Hills Convalescent Center and the Maryland School for the Blind.
At the school, Mrs. Beatson pioneered the Touch and Smell program, which introduced blind children to the world of flowers.
The program was given an award by the National Federation of Garden Clubs.
She was one of the founders and later president of the Woodland Garden Club.
Mary Colt Wilcox was born in Guilford and was a graduate of the old Girls' Latin School. She attended Syracuse University and in 1938 married William Paca Beatson Sr., who survives her.
She had been a member of the Altar Guild of Christ Episcopal Church in St. Michaels.
Mrs. Beatson was a communicant and member of the Altar Guild at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Carrollton and Boyce avenues in Ruxton, where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today.
She also is survived by two sons, William Paca Beatson Jr. of Annapolis and John H. Beatson of Cross Keys; two sisters, Elizabeth W. Pierson of Easton and Joan W. Creighton of Roland Park; and three grandchildren.
Frank Michalek, 82, salesman, golf champion
Frank Michalek, a sporting goods salesman and municipal golf champion, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center of complications of a stroke. The Baltimore resident was 82.
Mr. Michalek's love of golf began during high school. The 1935 graduate of his hometown Gloversville High School in New York began playing in his senior year and was the 1936 amateur golf champion in Fulton County, N.Y.
He continued golfing on the amateur circuit for about six years until he was drafted into the Army during World War II. An infantryman who fought in North Africa and Italy, he was discharged in 1945 in Baltimore and resumed golfing, competing in local tournaments.
He was a five-time Baltimore Municipal Parks Golf Champion, winning titles in 1945 and four times consecutively from 1947 to 1950.He was the 1955 Maryland State Golfer of the Year.
About 1946, Mr. Michalek began selling golf equipment at Wilson's Sporting Goods in Washington. He retired in 1970.
Shortly after he joined Wilson's, he married Dorris Ward. They were divorced in 1967.
Services for Mr. Michalek were held Friday.
He is survived by a son, Michael Michalek of Mount Airy; a daughter, Patty Amsel of Baltimore; and three grandsons.
