Gorham

Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully on October 20, 2003. Survived by her daughters Jacquelyn G. Gubernatis and Tammy Gorham; sons Randy and David Gorham; granddaughter Dawn M. Murphy, and great-grandchildren Alyssa, Brandon and Collin Murphy. She will be sadly missed. Memorial services will be scheduled at a future date.

Lucille Gorham, a longtime East Baltimore neighborhood activist whose "quick wits and good-natured tenacity" equipped her as the voice of poor residents who lived near Johns Hopkins Hospital, died of cancer Saturday at her Belair-Edison home. She was 81. "What a wonderful human being she was," said former city Housing Commissioner M. Jay Brodie. "She was one of the best community leaders I ever encountered. She had a quality of leadership, a willingness to listen and a comprehension of detailed plans without the necessity of a fancy college degree.

MICHAEL L. GORHAM of Edgewood, 34 years old, died on June 29, 2008. Son of John and Dythine Gorham. Also survived by other relatives. Viewing will be held on Monday, July 7, from 10 A.M to 12 noon followed by funeral services.

Marguerite Austin-Gorham, a retired child care provider and housekeeper, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Nov. 27 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The East Baltimore resident was 88. Born Marguerite Clark in Baltimore and raised on Edythe Street, she was a 1941 graduate of Dunbar High School. She became a housekeeper and worked for many years at the Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church Rectory at Saratoga and Cathedral streets. She assisted in child care for the Rev. Halsey Moon Cook and for the Rev. William C. McKeachie, who were rectors of the downtown church.

On April 19, 2004 OLLIE C. GORHAM, SR.; devoted husband of Shirley Gorham. Friends may call on Wednesday, April 21 from 4 to 8 P.M. at the Millers Metropolitan Chapel, 1639 N. Boardway. Family will receive friends on Thursday, April 22 from 11 to 11:30 A.M. Funeral Services to follow at the City of Hope Woreship Centre, 9115 Bursa Rd., Laurel, MD. Interment Maryland Veteran's Cemetery, Crownsville, MD, immediately following services.

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.

Kathy Peterkin, a computer training specialist and former day care provider, died Wednesday of sarcoidosis, a lung inflammation that affects young African-Americans, at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. She was 40. Mrs. Peterkin, who lived in Pikesville, was in charge of computer training for Dal-Tile in Eldersburg. Born Kathy Gorham in Baltimore, she was raised in Gwynn Oak and graduated from Northwestern High School in 1979. She earned her bachelor's degree in early childhood development from Coppin State College in 1983.

MILLIE GORHAMAbout the volunteer: Mrs. Gorham has long been a volunteer at the Crofton branch library.A native of Washington D.C., she retired after 28 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she handled grants for educational institutions.Mrs. Gorham and her husband, Lewis Gorham, have been residents of Crofton for more than 20 years and are members of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Odenton.They have two sons and four grandchildren.Erika Burke, the volunteer coordinator at the Crofton library, said in a letter that Mrs. Gorham "holds the record for the longest service" of all the volunteers at the branch.

Five-year-old Gerald "Little Jerry" Gorham is tiring of his recent star status. He'd rather chat with his mom about a school party than talk on "Good Morning America" about the car wreck that seriously injured him almost eight months ago.But his parents, Tonya and Gerald Gorham, believe the safety advice they discovered after the accident is too important to keep to themselves.As the "spokesfamily" for last week's Child Passenger Safety Week -- a nationwide effort to reduce the misuse of child car restraints sponsored by the Safe Kids Campaign -- the Columbia family has shared its story with nationwide audiences, including a five-minute segment on ABC's morning news program and a news conference at Washington's Planet Hollywood.

County Executive Robert R. Neall has appointed Gorham L. Black, a former garrison commander at Fort Meade, as his deputy chief administration officer.The 49-year-old Laurel resident started his $67,591-a-year job on Friday."Gorham Black's extensive managerial experience will be an important asset to Anne Arundel County," Mr. Neall said in a statement.Mr. Black's job will be to implement management policies, serve as a liaison between the county and independent boards, such as the community college and the library system, and perform special assignments.

On August 1, 2009,M-BM- JAMES RUSSELL. He is survived by his loving wife Strelsa J.; his children Carole A. and John M. Jeffries (Emily L.), Alphonso Gorham (Bertha M.) and Strelsa G. Payne; one brother John T. Jeffries (Queen E.); seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. M-BM- Visitation at 2140 North Fulton Avenue on Tuesday 5 to 8 P.M. Funeral services in the chapel on Wednesday at 12:30 P.M.M-BM- Interment Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Douglass High School Class of June 1941, 3301 Brighton Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21216.

MICHAEL L. GORHAM of Edgewood, 34 years old, died on June 29, 2008. Son of John and Dythine Gorham. Also survived by other relatives. Viewing will be held on Monday, July 7, from 10 A.M to 12 noon followed by funeral services.

Lucille Gorham remembers a quiet, "nerdy" scientist who became a regular presence in her East Baltimore neighborhood, walking down dangerous streets and alleys as if he didn't know better. "He was very easy to talk to, didn't mind being in the neighborhood," said Gorham, former president of the Middle East Community Organization. "He talked like I talk, didn't talk with a lot of professional language I didn't understand." The scientist was Mark Farfel, the public health researcher who spearheaded a study eight years ago to see if composted sludge spread on inner-city yards could reduce the lead hazard in soil.

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.

On April 25, 2007, HAROLD GREY BOND of New Market, MD, loving husband of Laurel K. Bond, devoted father of Amy VonRinteln, Jennifer Gorham (John) and Elizabeth Bond (Daniel Moss). Also survived by four grandchildren, a brother, three nieces and cousins. Family will receive friends at Hartzler Funeral Home, 11802 Liberty Road, Libertytown, Saturday from 12:30 P.M., until time of Memorial Service at 1:30 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to Frederick Memorial Hospital Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, Regional Cancer Therapy Center, 501 W. Seventh Street, Suite 1A, Frederick, MD, 21701.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Adore the Gold is ready to be adored. Trainer Michael Gorham said the 3-year-old Kentucky-bred sired by Formal Gold is ready to take on the favorites one more time today in the Grade I, $1 million Florida Derby. Gorham's colt faced Scat Daddy, Stormello and Nobiz Like Shobiz in the Fountain of Youth Stakes earlier this month and was beaten by just one length, despite an outside post and a tiring trip. "I think he'll run big," said Gorham, who keeps a dozen horses at Laurel Park and is a familiar name to Maryland horsemen.

Derrick Snowden Archbishop Spalding, boys basketball The 6-foot senior point guard had 63 points and 18 assists in three games to lead the Cavs to second place at the Alhambra Tournament in Frostburg. Snowden, who has signed with Villanova, scored 28 points in the final vs. DeMatha. The two-time All-Met and two-time Anne Arundel Player of the Year was named the event's Outstanding Player and was named to the all-tournament team for the second straight year. Snowden, Spalding's career leader in points (1,404)

Thomas Acree, a neighbor, is mooring the electrical outlets and wiring the lights. Willie Stewart from New Lebanon Calvary Baptist Church is fixing the plumbing and patching the pipes. And Lucille Gorham's son, Charles Bellon, is hauling trash and painting the stairways.When it came time to turn the vacant East Molding Republicans Club in East Baltimore into a community center, Gorham didn't plow through the phone book for affordable contractors. Instead, the longtime community activist coaxed family members, friends and neighbors -- a mix of unemployed and day laborers -- into volunteering to fix it up.She found in them an unsung community resource, which she hopes others tap into.

On December 24, 2004 ROLAND J. O. VAILLANCOURT, husband of Joan Wilhemsen Vaillancourt and devoted father of Greg Vaillancourt of White Hall, MD, John Vaillancourt, of Baltimore, MD, and David Vaillancourt, of Boulder, CO, dear grandfather of Kirsten, Christopher and Elizabeth Claire Vaillancourt, loving brother of Doris Newman, of Bel Air, MD, Rene Vaillancourt of Gorham, NH and Annette L'Heureux of Berlin, NH. A Memorial Mass will be offered in St....

Lucille Gorham has watched firsthand for decades as her East Baltimore neighborhood has deteriorated since her family moved there in 1931. The blocks around Gorham's East Chase Street house have gone from a family neighborhood with clean stoops and streets to a trash-strewn stretch of boarded-up houses inhabited by addicts and drug dealers. Now Gorham, 72, is moving out to make way for the wrecking balls and construction cranes that will begin the transformation of her dilapidated neighborhood into new townhouses and high-tech businesses as part of a redevelopment project officially kicked off yesterday.