Family And Friends

He was supposed to be in Florida right now, prepping with his teammates for a weekend basketball showcase. Instead, the team flew south Thursday afternoon without their 6-foot 5-inch forward, who was a "beast" on the court, his brother said. "He had french fry fingers," Walter Rogers, 19, said of his little brother, Marcus Harvell. His fingers were so long and skinny, he could grip a basketball just with his fingertips, he said. Basketball was his life. Harvell, 18, was a city basketball standout.

It is unbelievably sad that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself ("The tragedy of Jovan Belcher," Dec. 4). The couple had a 3-month-old baby, and it's heart-wrenching when something like this happens. It brings me to tears every time I think of it because it didn't have to end this way. Severe mental illness does not have to end in suicide and murder for the victims and pain for those left behind. Sadly, men are more likely to use lethal weapons like guns when they attempt suicide.

At least I'm not the only one! Eileen described in her Sunday column about unclaimed property databases how a family acquaintance had spotted her husband's name on an Indiana attorney general website, reminding them to collect more than $1,200 in a long-forgotten bank account. Have any of you ever tipped off a friend or relative that they had some money coming to them? I've periodically checked my own name in the search engine on missingmoney.com with no hits, but in March I must have been bored, because I also ran my parents and sister through the system.

The community wishes to extend its sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of William "Bill" Walker, who recently passed away. Bill will surely be missed by all and always be remembered by his flamboyant style and driving his white 1952 MGTD. Sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of Mattie Waddell, who passed away recently, from her friends at Dublin. Mattie was quite a lady and will surely be missed by all who new her. The Horton/Burchette Reunion was held at the home of Lisa and David Lane this Saturday with family from Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Delaware, Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- It's not every day that a boy from Essex realizes a childhood dream of flying in space. Yesterday, Astronaut Tom Jones invited those who nurtured the boy to celebrate with the man before he boards the shuttle Endeavour for a nine-day mission.Gathered at a beach house across the water from the launch pad, the six-member crew met with family and friends at a breakfast buffet, the last time they will see each other before tomorrow's scheduled 8:07 a.m. liftoff.Dr.

Nancy Lee Thompson, a homemaker who enjoyed entertaining family and friends, died Sunday of Alzheimer's disease at her Lutherville home. She was 85. Born in Baltimore, the former Nancy Lee Schenuit was the daughter of Frank G. Schenuit, the founder in 1912 of Schenuit Industries Inc., which manufactured aircraft tires, and Hilda Koester, whose family owned the E.H. Koester Bakery Co., which produced Koester's bread. Mrs. Thompson was raised in Roland Park and spent summers at a family home on Gibson Island.

The white house on San Domingo Creek in St. Michaels is where Jeanne Ruesch has taken to stretching summer weekends into five days with extended family and friends. The home, which has a cottage look and is featured in the current issue of Architectural Digest, reflects what Ruesch dreamed of in a retreat: an inviting place in harmony with the Eastern Shore's slower pace of life and a world away from suburban Washington, where her primary home is. In many ways, it embodies the vision her late husband had for an idyllic escape that lets all comers be as lively or private as they'd like.

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio - To this tidy suburb came news reports from halfway around the world that revealed that one of the four contractors brutally murdered and mutilated by anti-American militants in Fallujah, Iraq, was Danica and Jozo's son, Joe's neighbor, and John and Frank's former student. And yet, for all the personal horror over one of their own dying so unspeakably, Jerry Zovko's family and friends want what he started finished. "He would just hug me and say, `Mom, I am needed. I have to go there.

Sam Brand, Morgan State's shooting guard, has a reputation as a go-to guy in the clutch. He's pretty good on the basketball court, too. Brand, the Bears' top scorer, leads Morgan (14-15) into the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament tonight against Coppin State at the Richmond (Va.) Coliseum. A 6-foot-3 senior, he averages 13.9 points and ranks as the school's all-time leader in three-point field goals. But it is his devotion to his parents and pals that sets Brand apart.

On Saturday, March 6, 2004; DARYL N. MORRIS will be greatly missed by family and friends. Memorial held privately

Steve Ruiz recalls it clearly, shopping in a sporting goods store with his son, Jett, and another 13-year-old who played on Jett's baseball team. Jett rushed down the aisles, handling the bats and gloves. But his friend hung back. Ruiz approached the youngster. "Get whatever you need, Adam," Ruiz said. "Really?" Adam Jones' eyes grew wide. His choices that day were practical ones - a jockstrap and cup. Clutching his purchases, Jones turned to his benefactor. "I'm gonna pay you back, Mr. Ruiz," he said.

Nancy Lee Thompson, a homemaker who enjoyed entertaining family and friends, died Sunday of Alzheimer's disease at her Lutherville home. She was 85. Born in Baltimore, the former Nancy Lee Schenuit was the daughter of Frank G. Schenuit, the founder in 1912 of Schenuit Industries Inc., which manufactured aircraft tires, and Hilda Koester, whose family owned the E.H. Koester Bakery Co., which produced Koester's bread. Mrs. Thompson was raised in Roland Park and spent summers at a family home on Gibson Island.

The Charlottesville jury recommended a sentence of 26 years for George Huguely V for the murder of Yeardley Love. Ms. Love's village continues to mourn her death; Mr. Huguely's village is mortified and silent. The phrase "It takes a village to raise a child" has been overused to the point of triteness, but there remains an important truth in it: Our children are raised as much by our neighbors, friends, family and teachers as they are by us. When our children succeed, the village succeeds; when our children fail, the village looks left and right and wonders what it could have done differently.

When Duncan Ferrin turned 3, his family took him out for dinner and then joined him for a fun game of laser tag. Plans are still up in the air for his fourth birthday this coming Wednesday, but the Century High School sophomore knows it will be fun. "We'll do something special," Ferrin said. While it's technically only his fourth actual birth date, Ferrin will be celebrating his 16 birthday, too. Ferrin's birthday falls on Feb. 29, a day that only occurs on calendars every four years — leap year.

Did your article about MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake's guests in the city's skybox really warrant placement above the fold on the front page ("Mayor invites family, donors, allies to M&T box," Feb. 9)? So what if the mayor invited business leaders, family and friends? This has always been done at every level of government. When former Gov. Marvin Mandel was criticized once for rewarding his friends, he responded: "Who am I supposed to reward, my enemies?" The mayor is doing a superior job under extremely difficult circumstances.

The recent article about smoking is no different that 1,000 other articles written about the dangers of smoking ("Up in smoke," Jan. 19). It amazes me that this product is still legal. If anything in this world is certain, the suffering smoking is causing is preventable. Smoking should be outlawed. Usually smokers rationalize, saying it is their life and they will smoke, so the warning on cigarette packs are useless. The reason I quit was evidence that my smoking was harming others.

On June 29, 2009, Frank Jalbert Private memorial service for family and friends will be held on Friday July 3rd.

On September 23, 2003 HAROLD B. CARR. Family and friends may call the Estep Funeral Home, 1300 Eutaw Place on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Family and friends will meet Thursday at 11 a.m. with funeral to follow.

Family and friends celebrated the 95th birthday of Ralph Pitt at a surprise party in his honor Saturday, Jan. 7. The party was given at Beechtree at Waters Edge on Stepney Road. The party was arranged by his family. The birthday boy, who blew out his own candles, was genuinely surprised. Attending were 14 of his children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Editor: I read The Aegis of Dec. 21, and came across a letter written by Clarke Bowie, of Bel Air, in the Open Forum. I concur with him 100 percent because of the way Christmas is being distorted by political correctness. When I was a child, and while an adult, Christmas was the most beautiful time of the year for my family and friends. People would greet you every where you went and would wish everyone a "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. " Wishing people "Happy Holidays" is a sore spot with me. It is Christmas, plain and simple, and it is a day that is treasured by 80 percent to 85 percent of this nation.