Alicia

Destinee Alicia Parker died of swine flu at the University of Maryland Medical Center on Tuesday, and the next day, the 14-year-old's father went back to the hospital. James Parker wasn't there to tie up loose ends, and he wasn't there to identify his daughter's body, mourners at the girl's funeral learned Saturday. "Mr. Parker went to the hospital [Wednesday] and then he went to the hospital on Thursday because there were more sick babies in the hospital, and until they all get better, the fight is not over," said Camille Bell, principal of Montebello Elementary/Middle School.

On September 29, 2009 DESTINEE ALICIA loving daughter of Kim Tate, Deirdre and James W. Parker, Jr. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Friday after 1 p.m. with family hour from 4-7 p.m. The family will receive friends at Greater Bethlehem Temple, 8334 Liberty Road on Saturday at 10 a.m. Funeral Services will follow at 10:30 a.m. Interment at King Memorial Park.

The label "smart player" is often overused, but few descriptions are more appropriate for River Hill High School senior Alicia Seelaus. The 6-foot-tall Seelaus excels in the classroom and is headed to Yale University in the fall. Her tireless work on the basketball court has also made her one of the Baltimore area's top forwards, as she showed with 13 points, 16 rebounds, five steals and three blocks in a recent win over Centennial. Seelaus talks about her role in the Hawks' potent frontcourt, as well as her future plans, which might include becoming a doctor.

On December 17, 2008, devoted son of Judy and Rich Peterson, Carl and Joan Majeczky; beloved brother of Tracy Roche and her husband David, loving uncle of Alicia and Jett, stepbrother of Matt David,Todd, Susie and Lisa. Nephew of many. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service celebrating Mike's life at 3:00PM, Sunday, January 11, 2009 at St. Andrews by the Bay Roman Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21409. In lieu of flowers the family requests a contribution to a charity of your

Mary Alicia Meeks The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services, 1 2nd Ave S.W. (at Crain Highway), Glen Burnie from 2-4 and 7-9P.M. on Sunday. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday at 12pm at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church, 801 Stevenson Rd, Severn, MD 21144. Interment St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery in New Castle, Indiana on November 12. Officiating at the graveside service will be her son, John F. Meeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

In football, they call it icing the kicker. It's the old coaching dodge of calling a timeout just before a kicker has to make a crucial field goal. The idea is to turn something that should come natural and be a replay of so many practice runs into an uncomfortable thought process that can cause the slightest hesitation. And hesitation can mean disaster. On occasion, thinking can be an athlete's worst enemy. Yogi Berra knew that. "How can you hit and think at the same time?" was the comically framed rhetorical question commonly attributed to the legendary Yankee catcher.

Alicia Keys has aspirations of being a rock star, belting over screaming guitars. She also sees herself as a jazz chanteuse, elegantly dressed while scat-singing and improvising melodies on her beloved piano. Then she wants to do more acting -- some drama, maybe comedy -- and establish more charitable efforts. The list of things she wants to accomplish goes on and on. But it's not as if the pop superstar with the seductive, camera-ready face hasn't done a lot already. At 27, with a career that's barely a decade old, she owns 11 Grammys and four multiplatinum albums.

R&B superstar Alicia Keys comes to Baltimore, hot off the success of her new release, As I Am, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album's first single, "No One," peaked at the No. 1 spot on the charts, and Keys has been filling venues with her soulful style at every stop on the tour. R&B star Ne-Yo and 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will join Keys at 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St., on Sunday. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.50-$100. Call 410-347-2010 or 410-547-7328 or go to ticketmaster.

On April 27, 2008, SHAWNITA ALICIA MITCHELL. Survived by mother, Lavenia Pollard, daughter, Brionnia Faucett, brother, Daryyl Mitchell and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Thursday from 6-8P.M. Services Friday at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2604 Banister Road, 10:30A.M. wake11:00A.M. Funeral Interment Following. Inquiries: www.wyliefuneralhome.com.

Slam By Nick Hornby Putnam / 310 pages / $19.99 The British author Nick Hornby has made a booming career out of masculinity and its discontents. He writes smart, witty novels that make ideal fodder for box-office smashes. His essential talent is the ability to write about guy stuff - sports, music geekdom, the pursuit of women - without making anyone feel like a sucker in the process. That streak, I'm afraid, has come to an end. Slam, his new young-adult novel, is told by a 16-year-old kid named Sam, who knocks up his then-girlfriend Alicia and becomes a dad. There are a few sublime moments in the book, where Hornby nails the fumbling anguish of his hero.