Hagan

Emily Hagan, a Baltimore artisan who crafted leather purses and jewelry, died of sepsis June 21 at Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, Pa. She was 79. Mrs. Hagan, who was born Emily Haines, was raised in Baltimore and graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She married another artist, Paul Hagan, who worked in advertising, and the couple moved to Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., in the mid-1950s. They returned to the Baltimore area a couple of years later and in 1966 built their own house in Pasadena.

MIAMI -- The University of Colorado's quarterback situation for the 1991 season has taken a turn toward the unknown.Junior Darian Hagan, Colorado's starter most of the time during a 22-2-1 run the last two years, underwent a two-hour operation to repair a torn patellar tendon below the kneecap yesterday following the team's return from its 10-9 Orange Bowl victory over Notre Dame.Colorado head trainer Dave Burton said last night that it won't be known until August whether Hagan will be able to play next season, "But we're approaching this like he's going to play."

Two months after breaking ground on the "Home of the Year," Delbert Adams decided that he didn't want to dig himself into a hole that might be too tough to get out of.Citing time and business considerations, Adams, principal of Ilex Construction and Development Inc., bowed out of designing and building the "Masco Home of the Year." The project -- the focal point of the Home Builders Association of Maryland's Parade of Homes -- instead will be in the hands of Hagan & Hamilton Custom Homes.

A Keymar man was found guilty yesterday of firing a shotgun at a car in the mistaken belief that his wife and his brother were inside. Franklin E. Hagan, 53, of the 2100 block of Bruceville-Frederick Road pleaded not guilty, but agreed to accept the prosecutor's version of what happened the night of June 30 and early morning of July 1. Carroll Circuit Judge Michael M. Galloway found Hagan guilty of two counts of first-degree assault. He ordered a psychological evaluation before sentencing, set for April 19. Hagan became angry when his wife and brother left home to go out, according to prosecutor Clarence W. Beall III, outlining the state's case.

On September 24, 2004, BETTY J. (nee Lorish); beloved wife of Wilmer T. Butler; devoted mother of Patricia L. Leisey and Betty Ann Quinn and her husband Wayne M. Quinn; loving sister of Marion Brooks, Elizabeth Lorish and Vernon Lorish; loving grandmother (Nanny) of Kelly Leisey, Shelley Quinn and Shannon Quinn Hagan and her husband Daniel Hagan; loving greatgrandmother (Lil Nana) of Cole Hagan A funeral service will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road, on Tuesday at 11 A.M. The family will receive friends, Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On September 7, 2007, CAROLE ANN PROTANI. Devoted mother of Michael Protani and his wife Kim; dear sister of Roger Hagan, Mary Breslin, James Hagan and John Hagan; loving grandmother of Megan, Allison and Jamie. Family will receive friends Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., with a prayer service at 7:30 P.M. at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society.

On November 3, 2008 EMMA M. (nee Keagle) beloved wife of the late Franklin James Kelly; loving mother of Kay Kelly-Sinnott; dear sister of the late Ruth Hagan; devoted aunt and godmother of Susan Gonzalez; beloved aunt of Gerald Hagan, Dennis Hagan, Kim Lowery and Marge Boas. Friends may call at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale) on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral liturgy will be held Thursday 11 a.m. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

Homicide detectives were mystified yesterday at how an automobile -- with the body of an unidentified man in the back seat -- ended up in a small reservoir in Northwest Baltimore's Ashburton neighborhood. The metallic-blue Chrysler LeBaron was spotted under water in Lake Ashburton by a police helicopter observer on routine patrol over the city yesterday. The car was perpendicular, with the driver's side wedged to the bottom of the reservoir, which is surrounded by a 6 1/2 -foot-high wrought-iron fence.

MIAMI -- In last year's Federal Express Orange Bowl, Colorado suffered a similar fate to that met by Big Eight counterparts Oklahoma and Nebraska in previous years. Buffaloes quarterback Darian Hagan threw only 13 passes. Seven were incomplete. Two were intercepted. Four were completed for 65 yards.And Colorado lost the game, 21-6, to Notre Dame, and its bid for a national championship.So, as the No. 1-ranked Buffaloes (10-1-1) prepared yesterday to meet No. 5 Notre Dame (9-2) in the Orange Bowl on Tuesday, Colorado coach Bill McCartney left little doubt about his game plan.

Two charged in thefts from open houses 2 Two men posing as homebuyers were arrested Sunday and charged on warrants with stealing property from homes open for inspection, said a city police spokesman. While a Realtor was showing a house in the 1600 block of Park Ave. about 2 p.m. Sunday, she received an e-mail message on her phone from Baltimore County police warning of men stealing property while posing as buyers; a photo of one suspect was displayed on her screen along with his car, said Detective Kevin Hagan, the spokesman.