Gerald Truman Foster, 61, public works official Gerald...

Gerald Truman Foster, 61, public works official

Gerald Truman Foster, a Havre de Grace public works official, died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at Harford Memorial Hospital. He was 61 and lived in Havre de Grace.

He served as superintendent of streets for Havre de Grace for the past 32 years. He had earlier been a West Virginia coal miner.

Known as Jerry, he was born in Weston, W.Va., where he attended public schools.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

In 1992 he married Cheryl Miller, who survives him. A previous marriage to Denise Bennett ended in divorce.

Funeral services were held Saturday.

He also is survived by three sons, Matthew Foster of Navarre, Fla., Steven Foster of Lafayette, La., and Karl Miller of Havre de Grace; six daughters, Lisa Bryan of Navarre, Yvette Miller and Anesia Dyson of Aberdeen, Donna Sexton of Perryville, Mary Lee Ackinson of Havre de Grace and Joy Foster of Edgewood; his mother, Laura Rachel Foster of Weston; two brothers, Donald Foster of Weston and Jim Foster of Moss Creek, W.Va.; a sister, Shirley Bandy of Weston; and 18 grandchildren.

Paul Vincent Callis, 82, coal company executive

Paul Vincent Callis, a retired coal company executive, died Wednesday of emphysema at his Nashville, Tenn. home. He was 82 and had lived in Catonsville.

Until he retired about 20 years ago, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co.

Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and attended the Johns Hopkins University.

He joined the Army Air Corps in 1939, became a B-17 pilot and flew under General Jimmy Doolittle as a commanding officer on 28 bombing missions over Europe.

He was sent to Algiers to organize the 68th Group for the Office of Special Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. He flew 40 night missions -- some as low as 600 feet -- as he dropped agents for British-American underground activities.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Croix de Guerre before being discharged with the rank of major.

In 1944 he married the former Joanne Sibley Hampton, who survives him.

Funeral services were held Saturday.

He also is survived by a daughter, Charlotte C. Atwood of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, William Joseph Callis of Baltimore; three sisters, Peggy C. White of Princess Anne, Mary C. Eyring of Baltimore and Joan C. Mitchell of Stuart, Fla.; and three grandchildren. One son, Paul Vincent Callis Jr., died in 1964. A second son, Stanlee Hampton Callis died in 1995.

Robert J. Culotta, 68, bartender, Marine veteran

Robert J. Culotta, a retired bartender, died Saturday at his Abingdon home of complications from mesothelioma, a lung disease. He was 68.

Until he retired in 1998, he had been a bartender at Michael's Cafe in Timonium. He had earlier served drinks at the Tree House in Cockeysville, the Playboy Club on Light Street, the Crack Pot on Taylor Avenue and the Ramble Inn on Joppa Road in Baynesville.

Born in Baltimore, he was raised on Poplar Grove Street. He was a graduate of St. Bernardine's Parochial School and attended Calvert Hall College High school.

As a young man, he boxed and played golf.

During the Korean War he served in the Marine Corps.

In 1984 he married the former Daria Lee Cummings, who survives him. Previous marriages ended in divorce.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Schimunek Funeral Home, 610 W. McPhail Road, Bel Air.

He also is survived by three sons, Thomas M. Culotta of Abingdon, Anthony J. Culotta of Chase and Vincent J. Culotta ; three daughters, Linda May Graham and Ellen A. Lasarko, both of Abingdon, and Jessica M. Culotta of Street; and five grandchildren.

Dorothy A. Berry, 67, school bus attendant

Dorothy A. Berry, a retired Baltimore County Public Schools bus attendant, died Saturday of cancer at Franklin Square Hospital Center. She was 67 and lived in the Victory Villa section of Middle River.

She retired this year from the Baltimore County Department of Education, where she had assisted disabled children on school buses since 1994. Earlier. she had been a quality-control inspector for the National Can Corp.

Born in Chilhowie, Va., Dorothy Aileen Wyatt attended Chilhowie public schools.

A member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Golden Ring, she had served as secretary of the United Steelworkers of America Local 6660. She was also a tenpin bowler.

In 1951 she married Wayne Franklin Berry; they later divorced.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, 1407 Old Eastern Ave., Essex.

She is survived by a son, Dennis W. Berry of Middle River; a daughter, Pandy Burrus of Boones Mill, Va.; three sisters, Gay Hart of Marion, Va., Betty Heffinger of Sharpsburg, N.C., and Addie Page of Elm City, N.C.; and a granddaughter.

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