Gahagan

On August 5, 2003 JOSEPH L. "LARRY" III beloved son of Patricia M. Gahagan and the late Joseph L. Gahagan, Jr.; dear brother of P. Michael Gahagan and his wife Christa, Maureen P. Kristofco and her husband William, Daniel P. Gahagan and his late wife Bonnie, Patricia A. Invernizzi and her husband Frank and Sean C. Gahagan; loving friend of Sally Byrne. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A vigil service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, Inc., 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale)

D-III men's college basketball Franz leads St. Mary's to 91-65 rout of Mary Washington Senior Alex Franz (Cardinal Gibbons) had 17 points and a season-best nine rebounds as visiting St. Mary's (11-3, 5-0 Capital Athletic Conference) won, 91-65, against Mary Washington (11-3, 5-1) Wednesday night. Seahawks senior Sam Burum recorded his second doubledouble of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. St. Mary's outscored the Eagles 51-23 in the second half.

On May 15, 2006, FRANCINE MARY ROSE GAHAGAN (nee Espey) beloved wife of the late Daniel Leo Gahagan Sr., devoted mother of Kathy Allen, Dan and Peggy Gahagan, Judy and Marty Kersse, Carol and Chris White and Vaughn Rocco, dear sister of Susan Field, loving grandmother of Sean, Doug, Kelly and Jessie Allen, Patrick, Courtney, Erin, Kevin, Maggie, Sean and Callie Gahagan, Sarah, Andrew and Ben Kersse and Kyle White. Friends may call the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26)

The Loyola boys swimming team knew fairly quickly it was going to put on a great show Sunday at the National Catholic High School Swimming Championships at Villanova. Loyola easily won the meet with a team score of 304.5. Gonzaga of Washington placed second with 232 points. The first event was the 200 medley relay, which the Dons' Greg Palton, Sean Roddy, Evan Danz and Hugh Davison won in 1 minute, 32.02 seconds. "That was the most impressive part of the meet," Loyola coach Keith Schertle said.

Bonnie Gahagan, a court reporter whose ability to type as fast as 275 words a minute on transcription machines assisted her in assignments to criminal trials of Lt. Col. Oliver North and former Washington Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr., died Monday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of a rare form of cancer. The Parkville resident was 47. Family members said she died of nasopharygeal cancer, a disease of the head and neck diagnosed in 1999. Born Bonnie De Carlo in Baltimore and raised on Macon Street, she was a 1973 graduate of Patterson High School.

Joseph Lawrence Gahagan III, a retired Social Security Administration management and program analyst, died of esophageal cancer Tuesday at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Parkville resident was 53. In his two decades with the federal agency, Mr. Gahagan distinguished himself by creating computer programs that assisted clients in using an 800 telephone information line. He is remembered by colleagues for his irreverent sense of humor. "He was an outstanding employee who brought dedication to his job," said Noel McFadden, the agency's director for the office of telephone service, where Mr. Gahagan worked.

Walter H. GahaganDredging contractorLEBANON, N.H. -- Walter Hamer Gahagan, whose dredging company helped in the creation of the launching pad for the Apollo space missions and in the construction of Kennedy and Newark international airports, died Jan. 4 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., near his summer home in Fairlee, Vt.The 82-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Fla., resident -- who had been hospitalized since Dec. 13 -- died of pneumonia...

On January 24, 2006, TYLERMATTHEW, beloved son of Jason and Kristen Matthew; devoted grandson of Buddy and Susan Glines, John and Barb Matthew, Dan Gahagan and the late Bonnie Gahagan; loving great-grandson of Jean Walling and Eugene De Carlo. Also survived by four uncles and one aunt. The family will receive friends at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Rd. (Beltway Exit 26A) on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Friday at 1 P.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

On December 22, 2005, JOHN FRANCIS JR. "The Geez"; beloved husband of the late Mary Thomasine Mc Gahagan (nee Kempel); devoted father of John F. III, Kevin P., A. Timothy and Brennan T. Mc Gagahan, Mary M."Mage" Kauffman, Helen M. Palmer, Mary "Cassie" Sachs, M. Thomasine Scott and Margaret M. Peters. Blessed with 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; dear brother of Mary A. Mackessy, Theresa B. Boone and the late Thomas, Joseph and Daniel Ma Gahagan. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., and Saturday 12 noon to 3 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Rose of Lima Church on Monday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

George Robert Light, 72, mechanical engineerGeorge Robert Light, a retired mechanical engineer who flew on 17 combat missions in World War II, died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in Perry Hall. He was 72.Born in Martinsburg, W. Va., Mr. Light moved with his family to Baltimore in 1940. After working in a variety of jobs, he joined the Army Air Forces at age 19.RTC In the final months of the war, he enlisted and served as a nose gunner in the Army's 8th Air Force, flying over targets in Germany and central Europe in B-24 Liberators.

On May 15, 2006, FRANCINE MARY ROSE GAHAGAN (nee Espey) beloved wife of the late Daniel Leo Gahagan Sr., devoted mother of Kathy Allen, Dan and Peggy Gahagan, Judy and Marty Kersse, Carol and Chris White and Vaughn Rocco, dear sister of Susan Field, loving grandmother of Sean, Doug, Kelly and Jessie Allen, Patrick, Courtney, Erin, Kevin, Maggie, Sean and Callie Gahagan, Sarah, Andrew and Ben Kersse and Kyle White. Friends may call the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26)

On January 24, 2006, TYLERMATTHEW, beloved son of Jason and Kristen Matthew; devoted grandson of Buddy and Susan Glines, John and Barb Matthew, Dan Gahagan and the late Bonnie Gahagan; loving great-grandson of Jean Walling and Eugene De Carlo. Also survived by four uncles and one aunt. The family will receive friends at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Rd. (Beltway Exit 26A) on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Friday at 1 P.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

On December 22, 2005, JOHN FRANCIS JR. "The Geez"; beloved husband of the late Mary Thomasine Mc Gahagan (nee Kempel); devoted father of John F. III, Kevin P., A. Timothy and Brennan T. Mc Gagahan, Mary M."Mage" Kauffman, Helen M. Palmer, Mary "Cassie" Sachs, M. Thomasine Scott and Margaret M. Peters. Blessed with 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; dear brother of Mary A. Mackessy, Theresa B. Boone and the late Thomas, Joseph and Daniel Ma Gahagan. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., and Saturday 12 noon to 3 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Rose of Lima Church on Monday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Joseph Lawrence Gahagan III, a retired Social Security Administration management and program analyst, died of esophageal cancer Tuesday at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Parkville resident was 53. In his two decades with the federal agency, Mr. Gahagan distinguished himself by creating computer programs that assisted clients in using an 800 telephone information line. He is remembered by colleagues for his irreverent sense of humor. "He was an outstanding employee who brought dedication to his job," said Noel McFadden, the agency's director for the office of telephone service, where Mr. Gahagan worked.

On August 5, 2003 JOSEPH L. "LARRY" III beloved son of Patricia M. Gahagan and the late Joseph L. Gahagan, Jr.; dear brother of P. Michael Gahagan and his wife Christa, Maureen P. Kristofco and her husband William, Daniel P. Gahagan and his late wife Bonnie, Patricia A. Invernizzi and her husband Frank and Sean C. Gahagan; loving friend of Sally Byrne. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A vigil service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, Inc., 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale)

Bonnie Gahagan, a court reporter whose ability to type as fast as 275 words a minute on transcription machines assisted her in assignments to criminal trials of Lt. Col. Oliver North and former Washington Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr., died Monday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of a rare form of cancer. The Parkville resident was 47. Family members said she died of nasopharygeal cancer, a disease of the head and neck diagnosed in 1999. Born Bonnie De Carlo in Baltimore and raised on Macon Street, she was a 1973 graduate of Patterson High School.

It's dusk. A middle-aged man sits contently enjoying the warm summer air on the porch of his home on Painted Post Road. A young girl kicks her soccer ball around on Bittersweet Court. The sun begins to set over the neighborhood of Scotts Hill, a community near Pikesville in Baltimore County. The area, composed of 294 homes, is adjacent to Baltimore County's 280-acre Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park and the Talmudical Academy, a private Jewish day school. It also has been home for the past 17 years to Paul Gahagan, president of the neighborhood improvement association.

MELVIN L. Stukes, the African-American city councilman from the 6th District who will never be mistaken for a shrinking violet, made it clear last Saturday that what he called a new movement had started. Before the cynics among you start thinking, "Oh, great, yet another black movement," Stukes wants to make clear that this movement's goal is to change behavior among African-Americans. "The emphasis, without question, of this resolution is on the black community -- no ifs, ands or buts," Jet magazine quoted Stukes as saying in its Aug. 12 edition.