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By Justin Fenton | August 13, 2009
A 54-year-old businessman, found bound by zip ties inside his Canton vending machine business last month, has died after being taken off life support, and police said Wednesday that homicide detectives are investigating. Constantine "Dino" Frank of Baldwin, who also owned pool halls and shopping centers in Baltimore County, was discovered July 29 in the vestibule of Precision Vending, in the 1000 block of S. Lakewood Ave., face-down and bound. He had managed to get one hand free, but suffered a stroke during the ordeal, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
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March 24, 2009
EVANGELINE "Babe" passed away peacefully on March 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Theodore James Constantine and oldest son Dean Nicholas Constantine, and is survived by her son Professor Niel T. Constantine, and her three grandsons, Evan, Mathew, and Austin. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Olga Coroneos, and sister of the late Stanley Coroneos, George Coroneos, and Proxy Rutledge. Friends may call at Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A)
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October 28, 2008
On Thursday, October 23, 2008, MARGARET LOUISE "Peggy" SPICER (nee Constantine) 50, of Owings Mills; beloved wife of Craig B. Spicer; devoted mother of Crystal Swem and her husband Jason, Bryan Spicer, and Sarah Spicer; loving grandmother of Ella Swem; cherished daughter of Marian Constantine and the late Irvin Constantine, daughter-in-law of Patricia Spicer and the late Bartus C. Spicer, Jr.; also survived by her sisters Lois Witty and Arlene Williams....
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By JACQUES KELLY | October 10, 2008
Constantine "Gus" Klosteridis, a retired baker and Howard Street pizza shop owner, died of cancer complications Saturday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 85. Born in Baltimore and raised near Patterson Park, he graduated in 1941 from City College and then enlisted in the Navy. He was stationed at Camp MacDonough Naval Training Center in Plattsburg, N.Y., and at Fort Pierce, Fla. He earned a bachelor's degree at Loyola College and joined his father and brother in their Athens Baking Co. on Bouldin Street in Highlandtown, which they expanded to mass-produce hamburger rolls.
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By Michael Sragow | June 20, 2008
Constantine's Sword, according to the credits, is "based on" the book by James Carroll calling for enlightenment and clarity on the history of Christians' relationships with Jews. But it's more like an eloquent sidebar to the book, focusing on Carroll himself. This ex-priest and son of a Cold War Christian soldier was drawn to the Catholic Church for Jesus' messages of peace. But he has spent his adult lifetime noting the disconnect of those teachings to Christian oppression of the Jews and other Semites (including Arabs during the Crusades)
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April 27, 2008
On April 25, 2008, GEORGE R. HAMMER, SR.; beloved husband of Jean M. Hammer (nee Seitz); devoted father of Terri L. Hammer; George Robert Hammer, Jr., and Lisa A. Stiles; loving son of Florence Georgacopoulos (nee Smith) and the late George L. Hammer; loving grandfather of George III, Kyle, Shannon, Dustin,Samantha, Shane, Taylor, Jessica and Kristin; dear brother of Panagiota Georgacopoulos, Janice Dempsey and the late Constantine Georgacopoulos; brother-in-law of Frank J. Seitz. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Sunday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral service will be held at 8 P.M. Cremation to follow.
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By Chris Lee | April 20, 2008
Zenlike aloofness. Deadpan line-delivery. A certain dumbstruck cool verging on total blankness. These are some of Keanu Reeves' actorly calling cards -- a skill set that allows him to portray everything from a time-traveling stoner (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) to a Messiah-like demigod (in the Matrix trilogy). You wouldn't necessarily associate such dude-itude with gun-toting, perp-busting cop roles. But Reeves' turn in this month's Street Kings marks his fifth outing as a man with a badge and a mission.
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By Michael Sragow | December 14, 2007
Believers beat skeptics dead-cold when it comes to affecting the reception of a big-budget movie. Catholic groups that protested the release of that free-thinking spectacle The Golden Compass congratulated themselves on its disappointing returns at the box office this week. But you haven't heard a peep from any atheist groups who might protest I Am Legend for implying that God is responsible for saving a remnant of mankind from a virus that turns most people into zombielike vampires. Midway through, the last thing the military-scientist hero, played by Will Smith, sees before he thinks he'll succumb to a swarm of "Dark Seekers" is a glittering cross.
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December 8, 2007
On December 5, 2007, STEPHEN R. GREEN; devoted son of the late Osten and Mary Green; beloved brother of Anthony P. Green and the late Constantine J. Green. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, relative and friends. Christian Wake Service at Charles L. Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., 1501 E. Fort Avenue, Locust Point, MD 21230 on Sunday, 2:30 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, on Monday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery. Family invite friends to call at the funeral home on Sunday, 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 P.M. Family request, in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Sister Catherine Cress' Ministry 1532 E. Fort Avenue, Locust Point, MD 21230.
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By Kevin Van Valkenburg | September 16, 2007
It's been five years since he left us. Five years since his heart stopped at age 69, an act that, even now, feels much bigger than a man's physical death. It was dubbed the end of an era by a thousand scribes, but that barely scratched the surface. It was another reminder that even our granite-chinned icons - the ones whose strength we hope is a reflection and embodiment of our strength, as a city, a people, and a nation - cannot escape the steady drumbeat of mortality. It has been five years since John Constantine Unitas, the "Greatest Quarterback Who Ever Lived," died on Sept.