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Robert L. McKinley, 56, Social Security employeeRobert L. McKinley, a Social Security Administration claims examiner and gospel singer, died in his sleep June 22 at his Woodlawn home. He was 56.For more than 30 years, he was an insurance claims examiner at SSA's Woodlawn headquarters.A bass, he traveled extensively performing with gospel groups, including John Beasley and the Interfaith Community Singers, Donald Vale and the Salvation Corporation, and the Voices of Freedom. He also sang with the Social Security Chorus.

They weren't telling fortunes at the 11th annual Crystal Ball, but trying to raise one for the Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Cancer Center. The Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation fund-raiser also honored GBMC Cancer Center director Dr. Gary Cohen, celebrating not only his work, but his 50th birthday as well.Nearly 500 people turned out at Martin's West to toast the good doctor, including his wife, Charlene; Bob Kowal, president of GBMC Healthcare; Doug Smith, GBMC Foundation president; Craig Randall, administrative director of radiation oncology at GBMC; Patti Neumann, cancer survivor and a patient of Cohen; Dr. Dolores Dixon, GBMC oncology specialist; Jewel Martin and Sylvia Shapiro, Mildred Mindell co-presidents; Marcia Glickman and Judy Frankle, event co-chairs; and Heiko Osterchrist, CEO of Metro Distributing Co. Inc.This Crystal Ball brought something good to the future of the Cancer Center -- at least $55,000 for the center's new Navigator Program, which will guide cancer patients through their medical experience.

Elizabeth Frances Stahl, 79, elementary school teacherElizabeth Frances Stahl, a retired elementary school teacher, died Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center of bilateral pneumonia. The Towson resident was 79.She began teaching in Baltimore County public schools in 1957 and retired in 1980. She had previously taught in West Virginia.The former Roland Park resident was president of the Board of Lady Managers of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center from 1996 until her death. The board raises money and coordinates volunteers for the Community Family Health Center in East Baltimore.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Central DistrictAssault: A man stabbed a 20-year-old patron of the Plaza Bar in the 400 block of E. Baltimore St. in the back Monday with a syringe. The woman was treated at Mercy Medical Center.Southern DistrictRobbery: A man was riding his mountain bike in the 3400 block of S. Hanover St. about 5 p.m. Tuesday when he was shoved to the ground by another man who stole the bike, valued at $100, and the victim's wallet containing a small sum of cash.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore and Baltimore County.Western DistrictShooting: A 21-year-old man was shot in the right leg by an unknown assailant in the 100 block of N. Carrollton Ave. on Saturday. He was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Southwestern DistrictRobbery: A driver for the Fresh Dough Co., in the 9600 block of Liberty Road, was robbed of $200 by two men -- one with a handgun -- Saturday in the 3100 block of W. Franklin St.White Marsh PrecinctRape: A 13-year-old girl told police she was raped by a man who gave her beer at a party Saturday at his White Marsh home, then drove her to Arbutus, where she was assaulted.

William F. Driscoll, a retired controller who worked for several Baltimore automobile dealerships, died Friday of pancreatic cancer at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 80.Mr. Driscoll, who lived in Hamilton, retired in 1979 from Gladding Chevrolet. Earlier, he worked for Rea Keech Buick.He came to Baltimore in 1950 as an accountant for General Motors Corp.He was born in Boston, graduated from Boston Latin School and earned a business degree from Bentley College in Waltham, Mass.

Cockey is named Maryland Realtor of the YearThe Maryland Association of Realtors named Adam D. Cockey of W. H. C. Wilson & Co. as the 1996 Maryland State Realtor of the Year during the group's recent annual convention in Atlantic City.Cockey was cited for his contributions to the real estate profession and his community. He is president of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, which selected him as its Realtor of the Year in June.A Realtor since 1975, Cockey is a director of the Maryland Board where he has served on 11 committees.

Frank Pierce Giles, 87, chemical plant supervisorFrank Pierce Giles, a retired chemical plant supervisor, died Wednesday of a bacterial infection at Johns Hopkins Hospital. ,, He was 87 and lived on Cecil Avenue in East Baltimore.A native of Hanover County, Va., who left school in the seventh grade to help his family, he came to Baltimore in the late 1920s and worked at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. Sparrows Point plant until 1940, when he got a job at Edgewood Arsenal.In the early 1950s, he joined Diamond Shamrock Co., a chemical company, and retired as chemical production supervisor in 1967.

Frank L. McCarthy, 81, Social Security analystFrank L. McCarthy, a retired Social Security Administration analyst, died Saturday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 81 and lived in Wiltondale.He began his career at SSA as a claims representative in Chicago in 1938 and retired from the federal agency's Woodlawn headquarters in 1970.He then worked in the financial offices of Towson State University and for the state Department of Social Services and retired again in 1975.

Patrick E. TranterLegal Aid lawyerPatrick E. Tranter, who in 3 1/2 years as lawyer for the Legal Aid Bureau Inc. in Bel Air worked with neglected and abused children, died Sunday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 37."He was someone who put his interest in helping people ahead of making money," said Rhoda Lipkin, chief attorney of the office, which represents low-income adults and abused and neglected children in Harford and Cecil counties. "He brought a lot to our office and work -- which can sometimes be depressing -- by helping us get through the day with his gentle sense of humor."

The Baltimore County Department of Aging will present "Pain Options and Management" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bykota Senior Center in Towson. Dr. Danielle Doberman, of Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Pallative Medicine unit, will lead a discussion about managing chronic pain. She will teach ways to cope with conditions such as arthritis and nerve pain. The talk is part of Baltimore County's Working on Wellness Evening Series. For more information, call 410-887-2594.

Dr. Louis John Pratt Jr., a retired physician who enjoyed performing in amateur theatrical productions, died Monday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. Dr. Pratt was born in Washington and raised in Baltimore on Kernwood Avenue. He was a 1938 graduate of City College and earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1941. After earning his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1944, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he served in the Caribbean as a flight surgeon.

Towson High student charged in slashing A 16-year-old female student at Towson High School has been arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree assault in the slashing of another female student during an altercation outside the school, police said yesterday. Shaniqua Green of the 1300 block of Limit Ave. in Northeast Baltimore was arrested yesterday at the Towson Precinct and was being held at the county Detention Center. Bail information was not available. Police said Green approached the other girl, also 16, outside the school on Aigburth Road near Donnybrook Lane about 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and used a razor to slash the victim's face, cutting the girl's forehead and lip, before fleeing.

An 18-year-old woman said she was raped Saturday night while walking near Glyndon Drive and Shirley Manor Road, Baltimore County police said yesterday. The woman told police that a man forced her into a grassy area on the side of a home in the 400 block of Homevale Court about 9 p.m. She said he produced a handgun, forced her to engage in a sex act, then raped her. The man tried to rob the woman, but she told him she had only a few dollars, and he threw her pocketbook back at her, police said.

Tyeisha C. Jones is the new director of Autism & Related Services for the League for People with Disabilities. Jones will coordinate therapeutic integration, individual support, family support and respite services for the league's autism services. She has worked for more than eight years in case management for Baltimore-area service agencies, including for ARC of Baltimore and Service Coordination Inc. Jones has her master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and bachelor's degree in applied psychology from Coppin State University.

William Herman Koester Jr., a retired executive of his family's baking business who previously worked as a professional actor on stage and in television, died Monday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of surgical complications from a recent fall. He was 88 and most recently lived in Towson. Born in Baltimore and raised on St. George's Road, he was a 1938 Gilman School graduate. He earned a degree at Dartmouth College and served in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in the Pacific during World War II. He left military service as a lieutenant.

Awards The Leffler Agency received the Davey Award from the International Academy of Visual Arts for its "You at the Zoo" outdoor and logo campaign for the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Airport Councils International-North America presented Obrycki's Crab House in the air mall at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with an honorable mention in its annual airport concessions contest for best new food and beverage concept in North America. Certifications Dr. Edgar E. Mallick, executive director of Ginger Cove life care retirement community, received a Certified Aging Services Professional designation from the Coalition for Leadership in Aging Services.

Three men arrested in fatal home robbery Three men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a North Point man, Baltimore County police said yesterday. Christian Darrell Lee, 21, of the 700 block of Northrop Lane; John Orlando Satterfield, 31, of the 900 block of Middlesex Road; and Darnell Anthony Smith, 18, of the 5100 block of Groton Road, were arrested Friday. They are accused in the fatal shooting of the man in his home in September, said Cpl. Michael Hill of the county Police Department.

John B. Magruder Jr., a Baltimore architect, died of heart failure Thursday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 81. His architectural firm designed Hampton Plaza and Hampton House apartments in Towson, as well as the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and Franklin Square Hospital Center. A Baltimore native, he graduated from Loyola Blakefield High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Army, serving during World War II in Italy and Germany. Upon returning home, he enrolled at Catholic University of America and graduated in 1950 with a degree in architecture and engineering.

LOIS L. SCHROEDER age 72 of Port Richey, FL., died April 8, 2006 at the Orchard Ridge Rehab and Nursing Center in New Port Richey, FL. Born June 17, 1933 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late William M. Lawson and Jane D. Dougherty Lawson. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Schroeder in 1986. She was of the protectant faith and a member of the National Social Workers Association. She was a retired social worker at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, MD for more than 20 years.