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On January 3, 2005, HELEN C. (nee Dwyer); beloved wife of the late Noel Acton; devoted mother of Thomas F. and Noel P. Acton; sister of Frank A. Dwyer; dear grandmother of Thomas F. Acton, Jr. and Suzanne L. Webb; great-grandmother of Katie April Acton and Justin Thomas Webb. Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville), on Wednesday, 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

While junior Joe Fletcher has emerged as Loyola's shutdown defenseman and seniors Scott Ratliff and Josh Hawkins have headlined one of the more prolific Rope units in Division I, Reid Acton has stood in the background. But that's not how coach Charley Toomey feels about the senior defenseman. Acton, a three-year starter, is a security blanket for the No. 5 Greyhounds (11-3), who will meet No. 8 Ohio State (10-3) in a semifinal of the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament at Hobart on Thursday night.

On June 2, 2007, MORGAN ELIZABETH ACTON, 28, of Baltimore, MD, departed this world far too soon as a result of a traumatic stroke. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 4 P.M., Wednesday at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Road, Richmond, VA. Full death notice in tomorrows edition.

Towson senior goalkeeper Andrew Wascavage (St. Mary's Ryken) received Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Week honors Monday after a 19-save performance in a 7-6 win over then-No. 19 Hofstra on Saturday. It is the first conference honor for Wascavage, who shared the award with Penn State goalie Austin Kaut . Wascavage is ranked in the top five in the nation this week in saves per game (fourth, 13.82) and save percentage (fifth, .608). Other Division I men's honor: Loyola senior defenseman Reid Acton was named Eastern College Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Greyhounds hold Ohio State to just four goals and 23 shots in a 9-4 win Saturday in Columbus.

On August 18, 2004, ELAINE FAYE ACTON (nee Hampton), beloved wife of Frank Acton and devoted mother of Amy Elizabeth and Elizabeth Ann Acton. Dear sister of George M. Hampton Jr. Loving daughter of the late George M. and Doris M. Hampton Sr. Friends may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home, P.A. 421 Crain Hwy., S.E., Glen Burnie on Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held on Monday at 1 P.M. at Faith Baptist...

Kim Acton, owner and chef of the new Pazza Luna (1401 E. Clement St.), is known to a lot of restaurant-goers. She's the former owner of Tutti Gusti in Ocean City, was restaurant manager at the old Pimlico and later Lennys Chop House and was manager of the now-closed Green Earth on 39th Street. No wonder her new place has been packed in its first week of operation.Last summer Acton bought Dinelli's Cafe in Locust Point and renovated it. The new restaurant has a bar downstairs and two dining rooms upstairs.

On March 19, 2005, Infant JOSEPH JAMES ACTON, JR. of Winter Park, FL passed away. Survived by his parents Joseph and Kimberly Acton of Winter Park; grandparents John and Michele Acton of Baltimore, Judith Acton of Baltimore, Phillip and Marty Hales of Summerfield, FL; great-grandmothers Lucy Avery of Leesburg, FL and Rhonda Barb of Marlinton, WV. Private services were held in Ocala, FL. Arrangements by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, FL.

Dr. Conrad B. Acton, a retired internist and assistant physician in the Baltimore City Health Department, died Tuesday of pneumonia at Union Memorial Hospital. The resident of Roland Park Place was 91.He had practiced medicine for many years from his home in the 1200 block of St. Paul St. and later on East Biddle Street, where he maintained an office from 1979 to 1989, the year he retired.Dr. Acton had served as the Baltimore City Jail physician from 1960 to 1968 and was a contract physician for the Baltimore City Department of Social Services from 1978 to 1989.

New development's name to honor Annapolis history Madison Homes has chosen a name for its Annapolis development on the downtown site of Anne Arundel Medical Center: Acton's Landing. Through historical research, the company said, it learned from a 1651 land survey that the site had been known as "Acton's Land" and was the property of Richard Acton, one of the first three known landowners on the Annapolis peninsula. "We believe the new name is an appropriate tribute to the original landowner," said Russell Rosenberger, president of Madison Homes, which plans to develop a community of single-family and duplex homes, townhouses and condominiums, along with a neighborhood park at the Acton Cove waterfront near Charles and Shaw streets.

In the overwrought production of Hamlet at Washington's Shakespeare Theatre, Hamlet's mother's bedchamber is completely encircled by sheer red curtains, and her bed is covered in red velvet. When Hamlet slays the old councilor, Polonius, who is hiding behind the curtains, the drapery cascades onto his corpse like an enormous pool of blood, and the murder is accompanied by a shrieking Psycho-like chord. Subtlety is not a hallmark of Australian director Gale Edwards' production, or of Wallace Acton's portrayal of the title character.

Top-ranked Loyola plans to open the season on Saturday against Delaware with a defenseman making his first career start. Senior T.J. Harris has played in seven contests in his first three years, but he will join junior Joe Fletcher and senior Reid Acton on close defense. “He's looked good in the scrimmages,” coach Charley Toomey said of Harris. “We'll see if he's prepared to be a 60-minute defenseman or if we have to use [sophomore] Pat Frazier off the bench. T.J.'s a senior, and he certainly looked good through the fall and through the scrimmages.

Former Loyola University lacrosse player Tim McDermott has joined the Virginia men's program as a volunteer coach, as announced by head coach Dom Starsia .  “I couldn't be more pleased to announce Tim's addition to our staff,” Starsia said. “I have known Tim for some time now and have come to admire him as a person and a student-athlete.  He will work closely with our faceoff men and goalies, and will be involved in all aspects of the program.” McDermott was a midfielder for three seasons at Division III SUNY-Geneseo, where he was a two-time All-American and led the NCAA in faceoff winnning percentage in 2006.

Each week, The Baltimore Sun publishes a Q&A with an area college lacrosse player to get you more acquainted with the player and his/her team. Today's guest is Loyola junior defenseman Reid Acton, who ended Denver senior attackman Mark Matthews' streak of 39 straight games with a goal in the Greyhounds' 12-9 victory Saturday night. How would you assess your play against Matthews? Mark's a really good player. I actually grew up playing with Mark and covering him. [Both Acton and Matthews are Ontario natives.]

The box score from No. 2 Loyola's 12-9 victory over No. 10 Denver Saturday night shows that nine different Greyhounds scored goals, including three from junior attackman Mike Sawyer and two from senior attackman Eric Lusby. There are no numbers next to Reid Acton's name, but what's more important is the lack of numbers associated with Pioneers senior attackman Mark Matthews. The junior defenseman snapped Matthews' streak of 39 consecutive games with a goal - which had been the second longest active streak in Division I. Matthews misfired on 10 shots and finished with just one assist and three turnovers, and Loyola coach Charley Toomey took great pains to single out Acton.

Lucy C. Acton, a former Evening Sun feature writer who later was editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, formerly Maryland Horse Magazine, died June 7 of cancer of the appendix at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Timonium resident was 63. "She was a deliberate person and real dedicated to the Maryland horse racing industry. She really cared and that was her life," said Joseph B. Kelly, retired Washington Star racing editor and turf historian. "It is a very complicated business, and she wrote about and participated in every phase of it," said Mr. Kelly, who had worked with Ms. Acton's father, Wilton Snowden Carter, in the late 1940s when both were young reporters covering racing for The Baltimore Sun and the old Evening Sun. "Lucy was a very quiet person but a real hard worker and a little giant," he said.

Linda Kennedy, a staff attorney for the Homeless Persons Representation Project who previously worked as an advocate for children with disabilities, died of breast cancer Thursday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Hampden resident was 43. Born in White Plains, N.Y., and raised there and in Scottsdale, Ariz., Ms. Kennedy moved to Rodgers Forge in 1973 with her mother, Lenna Davis Kennedy. Her father, Stanton R. Kennedy, died in 1971. Ms. Kennedy's concern for others began early.

A century ago, Murray Hill was prized as a breezy hilltop retreat from hot, crowded downtown Annapolis and the smelly waters of the Spa Creek basin. Today, it is the place to live if you want to be able to walk to City Dock and all the shopping, dining and waterfront delights of the state's capital. Bounded by West Street on the north and Spa Creek on the south, Shaw Street on the east and Amos Garrett Boulevard on the west, Murray Hill has a rich history. In 1650s, a carpenter named Richard Acton purchased 100 acres on what is now Spa Creek.