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July 12, 2010
Anyone who has worked with young males in the Baltimore metropolitan area can certainly relate to many of the issues identified by Childs Walker in his article regarding the death of John Crowder ("He couldn't help himself," July 11). Crowder missed his old neighborhood and couldn't handle the structure imposed by his cousin, who had become a strong mentor. Most of us believe that we really thrive with structure. However, if structure is not a part of one's early childhood experience, it can cause an adolescent to feel too tightly squeezed.
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By Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun | July 11, 2010
In the toughest sections of Baltimore, even the most hopeful stories can end up breaking your heart. That's what Brodie Crowder wants you to know about the murder of his cousin, John. John Crowder spent most of the last two years trying to straighten out his life. He earned solid grades in his classes at Towson Catholic and Mount Carmel. On the basketball court, the 6-foot-8 teenager soared over competitors to snare rebounds and cram home dunks. Coaches knew him as a big puppy dog who greeted them with hugs and broke up the room with his crazy laugh.
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By Nick Madigan and Nick Madigan,nick.madigan@baltsun.com | October 31, 2009
A 30-year-old Pikesville man was accused Friday of firing the shot that killed a liquor store owner during an attempted robbery in July. Robert Napolean Crowder Jr. of the 4600 block of Old Court Road faces charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of Joon Am Kang, 57, on July 16 at Putty Hill Liquors in Fullerton. Baltimore County police pressed identical charges Friday against another man, Randolph Lee Hughes, 29, whose last known address was in the 1100 block of Cedarcroft Road in the city.
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By Tricia Bishop and Tricia Bishop,tricia.bishop@baltsun.com | April 29, 2009
A Leonardtown waterman was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison Tuesday and ordered to pay $240,000 in restitution for poaching nearly $1 million worth of striped bass. The Department of Justice said that commercial fisherman Thomas Crowder Jr. was part of a black market operation that involved more than a dozen defendants and tons of fish taken from the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River over several years. But the attorney for Crowder said there was no criminal scheme, just a broken state measuring system and a failure to report inaccuracies that benefited his client.
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By Rona Marech and Rona Marech,rona.marech@baltsun.com | October 6, 2008
Jesse Thomas Crowder, a former Sun executive who played a role in the computerization of the paper's accounting practices and newspaper production, died Friday at a nursing home in Mount Dora, Fla. He was 84 and died after an illness partly related to severe osteoporosis. Mr. Crowder, an accountant, first ventured into the Sun building in 1961, when he was assigned to perform an outside audit. He was hired immediately after completing the job and quickly rose through the ranks to become the treasurer and chief financial officer of The Sun, which was then owned by A.S. Abell Co. When he arrived at the paper, most workers received their pay in cash from a "cash cage," and the paper was mechanically typeset.
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August 31, 2008
On August 21, 2008 BRODIE devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Friends may visit at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Monday after 10:00 a.m. where the family will receive friends on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m.