Friends And Family

On January 2, 2008, Barbara M. Ducker Friends and family may call at the family-owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME, INC. on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9pm, where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 11am. Interment to immediately follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either The John Hopkins Children's Fund, Development Office, 100 N. Charles St., Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201 or The Special Olympics, 1133 19th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

On March 25, 2007, GORDON H. GILLISS of Catonsville, beloved husband of the late Edna T. (Thompson) Gilliss; loving father of Jay G. Gilliss of Catonsville and Roy G. Gilliss of Florida; grandfather of Kelly Gilliss, Farrah Welsh, Jodi Tarleton and Jill DeAngelis; great-grandfather of Tyler and Kyle Tarleton; and brother of the late Kenneth Dollinger and Goloria Dechenes. Friends and Family may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home P.A., 421 Crain Highway, S.E., Glen Burnie, MD, on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. Services will be held Thursday at 12:30 P.M. Interment will be at Loudon Park Cemetery.

On February 6, 2007, DANA EDWARD RYAN, 53, died of surgical complications. He was the loving father of Heathe Ryan-Cleckley and her husband, Michael, Michael Ryan and his wife, Lisa; proud grandfather of Clayton, Cain, Steven and Caterina. Born and raised in Baltimore, he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnical Institute in 1972. He also attended Anne Arundel Community College and Catonsville Community College. He was employed by Mercedes Benz for over 25 years in Baltimore and transferred to their Texas plant in 2003.

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Monae Gorham's life was forever changed by one stray bullet fired Nov. 28, 1999. She was celebrating her best friend's Sweet 16 birthday at anAmerican Legion Hall in West Baltimore. Some boys started fighting, and a close friend of hers pulled out a gun and shot into a crowd. Gorham tried to pull one of the boys out of the line of fire, but a bullet tore through her neck, leaving her without the use of her arms and legs. After eight years of enduring numerous health complications, living in a wheelchair as a quadriplegic and using a breathing tube, Gorham died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

The 60-point lead had been obliterated. Ray Popik's wheelchair basketball team now clung to a 2-point advantage with two minutes remaining. But this showdown wasn't about the score. Popik was thrilled just to be able to race down the court and jostle for rebounds with his friends and family. A self-described sports fanatic, the 25-year-old Aberdeen resident follows college football, baseball and basketball avidly - "the Terps, of course." During the summer, Popik watches the Aberdeen IronBirds minor league baseball team in person, by virtue of his job as an usher at Ripken Stadium.

Party beverages worth toastingThe season of the toast is upon us. But you don't need liquor to wish friends and family well. In "Drinks Without Alcohol" (Workman, 1999), Jane Brandt offers delicious alternatives for celebrating the holidays. Try Ginger Mint for a festive party beverage. Squeeze the juice of one lime into a tall, frosted glass. Add some ice cubes, and fill with ginger ale. Stir, and add mint sprigs. Serves one. Cheers.New book for cooksThis time of year, cookbooks land on our desk with the fury of hail during a thunderstorm.

As NATO cruise missiles illuminated the night sky this week, some Yugoslavs rushed not to bomb shelters -- but to their computers."Missiles started to fall like rains on Pristina," wrote Sevdie Ahmeti, a human rights worker in Kosovo, in a broken-English dispatch posted on the Internet the first day NATO war planes struck. "They looked like flames and falling like stars."In its efforts to silence critics, the Serbian government expelled many foreign journalists this week and cracked down on the few independent media outlets in Yugoslavia.

The caregiver of a 66-year-old disabled woman found mummified in an Essex home last year was convicted yesterday of manslaughter by a Baltimore County judge who sharply rebuked the dead woman's friends and family -- and the Department of Social Services.Patricia Thomas, 51, also was found guilty of two counts of felony theft and one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult in the death of Marion V. Cusimano. Thomas could receive 45 years in prison when she is sentenced in April.In grim, often macabre testimony, witnesses described Thomas' abuse of Cusimano, a strong-willed woman victimized by advanced multiple sclerosis and her own refusal to accept help.

Same time, same place and same situation.But this time, Minnesota pitcher Eric Milton believes there could be a different ending against Orioles ace Mike Mussina.Milton, a 23-year-old left-hander, lost a 2-0 decision to Mussina on May 3 last year, with 60 friends and family members attending the game at Camden Yards. Although the number of friends and family could be down by half today, Milton prefers to point at the numbers that have grown.Last year at Camden Yards, he was making just his sixth major-league start.

On October 5, 2009, GARLAND E. MOORE, beloved husband of the late Ann Moore, loving father of Lori and her husband Ron Jill her husband Joe. Cherished "Grandpop" of Michelle, Aliscia, Robert, Steven and Allison. Dear brother of Mary, Mabel and Charles. Also survived by many loving neighbors, friends and family members. Relatives and friends may call at the family-owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A funeral service will be held at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 141 Laverne Avenue, in Lansdowne, Saturday 11 A.M. Interment to follow at Loudon Park Cemetery.

They were leading their respective caravans to beaches in the Carolinas, a midsummer's vacation for two Maryland families that would end in a horrific accident on a two-lane North Carolina road. Carney resident Cristina Sonn had driven to Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Sunday and picked up her best friend, her friend's daughter and another teenager. The four were headed to the Outer Banks in North Carolina along with Sonn's teenage son and three of his friends, who were riding in another car. Loriann Bobotek, her two daughters and their friends were headed to a beach house in Myrtle Beach for the week.

On June 11, 2009, ANTHONY A. DeANGELIS, 70, of Essex; loving father of James DeAngelis; brother of Paul DeAngelis. Also survived by daughter-in-law Jill DeAngelis; sister-in-law Barbara DeAngelis; companion Cheryl Severe; and many dear friends. On Sunday, July 26, 2009 friends and family are invited to participate in a celebration of Tony's life. For details of this event, please email dewaltsevere verizon.net or leave a message at 410-391-8463.

MIDDLETOWN -Something awful happened inside the yellow house on Washington Street, as the creaky wooden porch made clear all weekend. It was wrapped with tarps while police worked inside Saturday, sifting through a crime scene more horrid than anything they could recall. Two little boys in pajamas were dead in one bedroom, while their mother and 2-year-old sister lay dead in another. All had apparently been killed by the children's father, 34-year-old Christopher A. Wood, who had been killed by a shotgun blast, apparently self-inflicted.

Betty Olean Rogers A memorial service will be held on April 14th at 7 P.M. at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 27015 Ridge Road, Damascus, Md 20872. The family will receive friends and family before and immediately following the service.

My fianc?e and I have six college and graduate school degrees between us. For nearly two decades, we've worked in non-finance-related, white-collar professions. Last winter she was laid off without warning and without a severance package. This spring I found out that my contract will not be renewed at the college where I teach. With no kids and good credentials, we are fairly advantaged members of the swelling ranks of the unemployed. The situation for us isn't dire. Yet. But we are experiencing emotional and financial realities that our parents and our professors virtually promised us would never happen.

On February 27, 2009, of Farnham, VA, husband of the late Virginia Piper of Washington, DC.; brother of the late Jean Gerhart of Glen Burnie, MD. Gravely wounded during WWII, "Scotty" survived to rejoined his outfit, participating in the Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns till the end of the conflict. Following the war he learned his trade and went on to own several businesses, serving the graphic arts trade in the Baltimore/Washington areas, and in the 80s in Charleston, SC. Mr. Scott remains will be interred in a veterans cemetery with Military Honors.

Richard arron Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Service at 10:00A.M. on Saturday, February 21 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 9120 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD, 21042.

DR. ROBIN MARIE SMITH, DVM, age 52, died at Northwest Hospital Center, Inc., Randallstown, MD, on Friday, January 16, 2009 with close friends and family attending. She was born February 21, 1956 at WRAMC, D.C., to John and Viola Wilkinson and graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. Dr. Smith had a successful career in veterinary emergency/critical care and her close friends remember Robin as one of the kindest and most professional doctors who ever cared for animals.

JOHN M. "Buzzy" BIASUCCI of Oviedo, FL passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at his home. John was a native of Baltimore, MD. He was an avid Baltimore Colts and Ravens fan and loved a good crab cake. He lived the past 19 years in Central Florida. John was a computer programmer with Western Electric/AT&T for 33 years and retired in 1999. John cherished time with his family and friends, loved sunsets and cooking with his wife. He enjoyed Italian food and a great glass of wine. He is survived by his wife/best friend Mary Cheryl "Cheri" Gurley-Biasucci.