Derrick

On March 8, 2003 DERRICK (BUTCH), devoted son of Sarah and L. Junior Shaw. Friends may call at the family owned March Funeral Home West Inc. 4300 Wabash Ave. on Sunday after 8:30 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Monday at 1 P.M. at which time funeral services will begin.

“Attention, attention … the mic is now open.” It is only fitting that Derrick Weston Brown begins his presentation at local high schools with an original poem beckoning “all poets and lovers of the word.” “Poetry is for everybody,” Brown, 36, tells the students at Mt. Hebron High School in Ellicott City. “Everyone is born a poet, but society takes that away.” As the writer-in-residence for the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo), Brown's goal is to nurture young poets in the area.

On Friday, March 4, 2005, CHARLES EDWARD DERRICK, age 52, of Scottsboro, AL. Son of Edward and Ida Belle Derrick, Scottsboro, AL, father of Adam, Nick, David and Matthew David, all of Baltimore, grandfather of Madison and Peyton Derrick, also of Baltimore, MD. Funeral from Scottsboro Funeral Home Chapel, Alabama, on Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 2 P.M. with Rev. Donna King officiating. Visitation on Saturday, March 5, 6 to 9 P.M. Interment Pinehaven Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites at graveside.

With his fiancee seven months pregnant and his bail bonds business struggling to get the insurance it needed, Ralph Hall received a voice mail from someone offering to help him out. On a midsummer evening, Hall drove to the KIPP Ujima Village Academy on Greenspring Avenue to try to make a deal. He met his contact and they talked inside Hall's car for just over five minutes, video of the scene shows, before the other man pulled out a .38-caliber revolver and shot Hall twice, killing him, according to prosecutors.

On November 2, 2005, DERRICK A. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue, on Monday after 1 P.M. where services will take place on Tuesday at 11 A.M. See www.marchfh.com.

On October 21, 2006, CATHERINE DERRICK JONES. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, Inc., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 9 A.M. The family will receive friends at the Sharon Baptist Church, 1373 N. Stricker Street on Friday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at 12 noon.

On November 10, 2006 DERRICK A. FOWLKES, SR. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME, EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Wednesday after 8:30 a.m. where the family will receive friends on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m.

On October 7, 2004, DERRICK L. SR., beloved father of one son Derrick L. Jr. and one daughter Delynn T.; also survived by a step-daughter Lula D. Graham, a friend Patricia A. Parker and girlfriend Rhonda Babb. Friends may call at the Wylie Funeral Home, P.A., 638 N. Gilmore St., on Tuesday from 5 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends on Wednesday at 12 noon, Funeral 12:30 P.M. at Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500 Edmondson Ave. Interment following. Inquiries atwww.wyliefuneralhome.com

Suddenly, on September 21, 2003; DERRICK MATTHEW of Eldersburg, formerly of Arbutus, devoted son of Robert Christopher Shimer and step-mother Bobbie Fine Shimer; devoted son of Brenda Lee Crawford Shimer and her fiance David Brian Bonsal; loving brother of C. Cory Shimer, step-brother of Pamela and Jennifer Glick and dear grandson of Joann Shimer. The family will receive friends at the Haight Funeral Home and Chapel (6416 Sykesville Road) Sykesville from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday.

About 10 years ago, Baltimore had a serious problem with boys setting fires in schools. Derrick Ready knew this better than anyone. A lieutenant in the Baltimore City Fire Department, he was assigned to put a stop to it. The fires were dangerous, of course, but they were mostly a big nuisance, and a waste of taxpayer dollars. More than 100 times a year, boys in middle school or high school, on a dare or as part of gang initiation, set a match to a paper-filled trash bin or some other flammable object and started a fire in a public school.

His players sat silently in the corner of the locker room. Much like he did when he was a player at Maryland more than a quarter century ago, Archbishop Spalding boys basketball coach Derrick Lewis measured his words carefully before speaking. "I lost a bunch of games over a long career, but I never gave up," Lewis said in a low, but forceful voice. "A lot of you guys gave up tonight. " A few minutes before, Loyola embarrassed the Cavaliers, 69-49, on Senior Night. Lewis used the loss as an opportunity to give his players a bit of a history lesson, recalling his junior year in College Park, which was Bob Wade's first season as coach.

Many English words derive from Latin. Others from Spanish, American Indian, Norwegian. You name a country, an English word probably came from there. But in the grand history of William Shakespeare, some words are invented by brilliant minds. Derrick E. Vaughan, the president of Dunkadelic Sports Marketing, is one of those modern-day wordsmiths. He said he created the term "dunkadelic" in 1997 in order to find a one-word term that would combine the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion (coincidentally, he's also the creator of National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month)

Derrick Mason announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, and he went out as a member of the Ravens. General manager Ozzie Newsome and coach John Harbaugh joined Mason in the auditorium at the Under Armour Performance Center as he said goodbye. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, wide receivers coach Jim Hostler, quarterback Joe Flacco and wide receiver Torrey Smith were among those in attendance. Mason spent most of the 30-minute news conference reminiscing about his time with the team and speaking about his decision to retire . But he also talked about the current state of the Ravens, specifically their offense.

Patrick McGlinchey heard “great things” about Derrick Hayward before the young linebacker/defensive end ever set foot in the Wicomico weight room as a freshman.  Just minutes into the first meeting between player and coach, McGlinchey could sense that reports of Hayward's potential were not exaggerated. “I could tell he was going to be a great athlete with his work ethic in the weight room,” said McGlinchey, who has served as a varsity assistant and JV head coach at Wicomico.

For six seasons, Derrick Mason left cornerbacks slipping on the turf with his signature comeback routes - cuts that were sharp, surgical, and effective. Now, as he sprints into life after football, Mason may soon swerve back to Baltimore to retire as a member of the Ravens. Mason, the franchise's all-time leader in career receptions and receiving yards, told The Baltimore Sun on Friday he hopes to retire as a Raven. The 38-year-old has spoken with team officials about his desire, and it will likely happen once he officially retires.

Lost in Tebow-mania and all the NFL playoff hoopla this week was the fact that Derrick Mason, the former Ravens wide receiver who is the franchise's all-time leader in pass receptions (471) and yards (5,777), has quietly announced his intention to retire. In his six seasons in Baltimore, the two-time Pro Bowler quickly emerged as a media favorite in the Ravens locker room and the go-to guy for anyone with questions about the offense. Smart, funny and articulate, Mason was also the ultimate loyal soldier, ready at a moment's notice to defend any of his teammates from what he felt was unwarranted criticism from the talk-show blowhards and ink-stained rabble-rousers in the press.

The benefits of the playoff bye weekend were obvious to John Harbaugh . The Ravens coach said players nursing various injuries and ailments appear much improved after getting the opportunity to rest for three consecutive days over the weekend. "From an injury perspective, we look good," Harbaugh said during his weekly conference Monday. "We anticipate everybody playing in the game [against the Houston Texans Sunday]. " Harbaugh said the turf toe injury that shelved inside linebacker Ray Lewis for four consecutive games earlier in the season is no longer a concern.