Bladder Cancer

Francis N. Viscardi, a retired insurance salesman and veteran who served in the Army during World War II and the Korean conflict, died Sunday of bladder cancer at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. The longtime Woodlawn resident was 88. The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Viscardi was born in New York City and raised in Hell's Kitchen. He was a 1940 graduate of Commerce High School. He was 17 when he enlisted in the Army during World War II and initially served with the Coast Artillery Corps before joining an infantry unit in Europe.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected to the Hall of Fame, gaining 15 of 16 votes from the Hall's Golden Era Committee to gain induction after failing to get enough support on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot or from the previous versions of the Veterans Committee. Santo, whose combination of power and defensive savvy made him one of the best all-around infielders of his generation, benefitted from the Hall's decision to switch from a straight vote of the living Hall of Famers to a set of three committees covering different eras of the sport.

John Milton Morgan Jr., 81, service station owner John Milton Morgan Jr., a former service station owner who helped establish and served as president of the Maryland Independent Retail Service Stations Dealers' Association, died of bladder cancer Sunday at his home in Hanover, Pa. He was 81. Born and raised in Highlandtown, Mr. Morgan was a 1940 graduate of Patterson High School. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Forces and was based in England with the 8th Air Force. He served as a bombardier and tail gunner aboard B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, completing 18 combat missions over Germany, France and Czechoslovakia.

Ephraim Lazarus, a former Empire Paper and Chemical Co. salesman who, after retirement, spent thousands of hours volunteering for a hospital, died of respiratory failure July 23 at Manor Care Towson. He was 98 and had lived in Towson. Before coming to Baltimore during World War II to work for the Office of Price Administration, Mr. Lazarus was a high school English and math teacher for 10 years in Belington, W.Va. His daughter said he kept in touch with students and was recently invited to a high school reunion - even though he hadn't taught there since 1941.

William E. Lamble Jr., a retired food company executive, died of bladder cancer Saturday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The North Baltimore resident was 89. Mr. Lamble was born in Baltimore and raised on West University Parkway. He attended Loyola High School and Gilman School. "He was kicked out of both and never graduated from high school," said his wife of 51 years, the former Florence Garth. He nevertheless earned a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1939.

When his wife suggested he should take advantage of a free prostate cancer screening last September, Rupert Bradshaw objected that he had no symptoms."

Frank J. Matecki, a retired salesman and a member of the Oldtimers Baseball Association of Maryland, died of bladder cancer Wednesday at Franklin Square Hospital. The longtime Perry Hall resident was 85. Mr. Matecki was born and raised in Curtis Bay and attended city public schools. He later earned his General Educational Development certificate. An outstanding athlete during the 1930s and 1940s, he was a champion quarterback for several Curtis Bay football teams. He also was a co-founder in 1938 of the Curtis Bay Athletic Club.

Black-and-white is the color combo of summer 2007. Everywhere you looked this season, designers paired the opposing colors in interesting ways. Stripes and polka dots. Black on top, white on the bottom, or vice-versa. Swirls. Houndstooth. While just about any matchup looks good, one of the best ways to mix the two is to keep it clean and simple. Heather Steall married them neatly with a plain white T-shirt and full black-and-white skirt. Then she threw in a little orange around her ankle, for a funky color pop. Age: 38 Residence: Midtown / Mount Vernon Job: Financial aid adviser Self-described style: "Trendy / classic.

Dr. Lawrence E. Shulman, former director of the connective tissue division of the Johns Hopkins Medical School who later became the founding director of the National Institutes of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, died of bladder cancer Oct. 10 at his home in Washington. The former longtime Bellemore Road resident was 90. The son of a physician, Dr. Shulman was born and raised in Brookline, Mass. He was a graduate of Boston Latin School and earned his bachelor's degree in 1941 from Harvard University.