NEWS
February 24, 2009
One February 20, 2009, DOLORES ANN BECKMAN; loving mother of Monica Deickman; cherished grandmother of Jamie Beckman, Ethan Beckman, and Zachary Beckman. Also survived by loving great-grandchild, Zachary Beckman, II. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Graveside Service will be held at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens on Thursday, 1 P.M.
NEWS
February 24, 2009
One February 20, 2009, DOLORES ANN BECKMAN; loving mother of Monica Deickman; cherished grandmother of Jamie Beckman, Ethan Beckman, and Zachary Beckman. Also survived by loving great-grandchild, Zachary Beckman, II. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Graveside Service will be held at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens on Thursday, 1 P.M.
SPORTS
By From Sun news services | October 27, 2008
ACC petitioning to limit NBA draft status window col. basketball The Atlantic Coast Conference is pushing for legislation to sharply reduce the time given underclassmen to decide their NBA draft status, and league president John Swofford said the movement has support from the other five major conferences. According to current rules, underclassmen must declare for the draft in late April and have until mid-June to withdraw and return to school if they haven't hired an agent. Under the proposal, that period would be cut to seven to 10 days after the Final Four.
NEWS
October 12, 2007
On October 9, 2007, JEAN E. (nee Deffendall); beloved wife of the late Robert R. Myers; devoted mother of Barbara Beckman and her husband Kenneth; loving grandmother of Candace Gealy and her husband Gary, Brian Beckman and his wife Kimberly; cherished great-grandmother of Brittany, Megan, Tyler, Parker and Rocco. Funeral from the Lassahn Funeral Home (Overlea), 7401 Belair Road on Friday 11 A.M. Friends may call on Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Eastern Star Service on Thursday at 7:30 A.M. If desired memorial contributions may be made to the Boumi Transportation Fund, PO Box 9695, Baltimore, MD 21237.
NEWS
By Frederick N. Rasmussen and Frederick N. Rasmussen,sun reporter | April 26, 2007
David Beckman, a World War II veteran and manufacturer of fountain syrups who attributed his longevity to eating kosher, died of heart failure April 19 at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Northwest Baltimore resident was 102. Mr. Beckman was born in Ukraine and settled in Baltimore with his family in 1906. His father, a pushcart merchant, moved the family to Hopewell, Va., on the eve of World War I, when he took a job with DuPont Co. In 1918, the family moved to Petersburg, Va., when the elder Mr. Beckman opened a grocery store, and then back to Baltimore a few years later when he established a grocery in the 1100 block of E. Pratt St. After completing his public school education, Mr. Beckman worked in his father's store and as a shoe salesman during the late 1920s and 1930s.
NEWS
April 2, 2007
Col. James C. Kennan Jr, U.S.A.F., Retired, 75, of Melbourne Fla passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007. He was born in Baltimore MD. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Barbara, son and wife, Casey and Amie Keenan and 5 granddaughters. Burial with full military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 11:00A.M. Beckman-Williamson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Viera, FL location is in charge of arrangements 321-635-1973.