Hecker

On August 23, 2003, DORIS ULLRICH HECKER, beloved mother of Linda C. LaVine and husband James; grandmother of Craig Alan LaVine; daughter of the late John and Celia Ullrich. Graveside Service at Druid Ridge Cemetery on Friday at 11 A.M. Contributions in her memory to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21803.

RANDALL DAVID HECKER, age 46, of Lewes, DE passed away Thursday, October 6, 2005 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE. Mr. Hecker was born March 25, 1959 in Baltimore, MD to the late Harold Edwin Hecker and Nancy (Hallam) Hecker of Lewes, DE. Mr. Hecker was a Signal Foreman for Amtrak in Washington, DC for 16 years, retiring in l995. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Hecker loved working with his hands especially in electrical projects. He is survived by his mother Nancy H. Hecker; two sons, Jeremy Christopher Hecker of North Carolina and Christopher Thomas Hecker of Salisbury, MD and one sister, Holly Anne Reynolds of Isle of Palms, SC. Funeral services will be held on Monday October 10, 2005 at 2 PM at Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE with Reverend Jack Abel officiating.

RANDALL DAVID HECKER, age 46, of Lewes, DE passed away Thursday, October 6, 2005 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE. Mr. Hecker was born March 25, 1959 in Baltimore, MD to the late Harold Edwin Hecker and Nancy (Hallam) Hecker of Lewes, DE. Mr. Hecker was a Signal Foreman for Amtrak in Washington, DC for 16 years, retiring in l995. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Hecker loved working with his hands especially in electrical projects. He is survived by his mother Nancy H. Hecker; two sons, Jeremy Christopher Hecker of North Carolina and Christopher Thomas Hecker of Salisbury, MD and one sister, Holly Anne Reynolds of Isle of Palms, SC. Funeral services will be held on Monday October 10, 2005 at 2 PM at Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE with Reverend Jack Abel officiating.

On October 20, 2004, ROBERT C., a veteran of WWII; beloved husband of the late Martha Hecker Cammarata; father of Robert C. Cammarata, II and Roland W. Cammarata; father-in-law of Sharka Prokes and Norma Cammarata. Also survived by two step grandchildren and seven step great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Eckardt Funeral Chapel, P.A., 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, on Friday, 7 to 9 P.M. and Saturday, 3 to 5 P.M. Interment private.

On October 13, 2003, CATHERINE MARY (nee Pagano); beloved wife of the late Jack Hecker; devoted mother of Doris Lanci, and Joseph Lance; grandmother of Catherine Miller, Rev. Lawrence Gary, Michael Lance and Carole Schleicher. Also survived by nine great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Graveside Services and Inurnment will be held on Wednesday, 9 A.M. at New Cathedral Cemetery. Arrangements by Cremation Society of Maryland, Inc.

Tim Hecker came to play at Northeast High in Pasadena last night and Glen Burnie is in its first state final in baseball since the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) tournament began in 1975.A pumped-up Hecker pitched and batted the No. 12 Gophers (17-7) to a 6-0 victory over Eleanor Roosevelt of Prince George's County in the Class 4A state semifinals. Hecker (10-1) pitched a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no walks, and hit two doubles.Glen Burnie will represent Anne Arundel County in what will be the county's 18th 4A (formerly AA, largest schools)

The amazing, late-season run by the young Perry Hall Gators ended in a tough 3-1 loss to Glen Burnie in yesterday's Class 4A state baseball final at Joe Cannon Stadium in Harmans Park."

Player of the YearTim Hecker, Glen Burnie, senior, pitcher: Hecker was the catalyst of the Gophers' first Class 4A state championship team and the best season in school history. The 5-foot-9 and 170-pound workhorse led the county with an 11-1 record, with four of the wins coming in the playoffs. Hecker pitched 27 1/3 innings in 13 days as the No. 4 Gophers (18-7) won three straight in the East region playoffs and two more in the state tournament, with Hecker saving the only game he didn't win. "Give him the credit, he was the man down the stretch, " said Gophers coach Bruce Sider.

With a flip in the water and a thrust of her tail, a pregnant Atlantic bottlenose dolphin delivered the second calf of the species to be born in the National Aquarium's 120,000-gallon maternity pool.The dramatic delivery at 6:30 a.m. yesterday by the 13-year-old Hailey ended several months of nervous waiting by her mammalogist keepers, who believed the pregnancy was proving difficult. They found late last year that Hailey was having liver problems, and feared that the mother would not be able to survive the birth.

Sarah OliphantAnnapolis, lacrosseThe sophomore attacker led the No. 3 Panthers to their second straight Class 3A-4A state championship with three goals and four assists in a 13-4 victory over No. 10 Liberty. Oliphant's four assists tied a state tournament record for a Class 3A-4A title game, and her seven points in a game came within one of that record.Tim HeckerGlen Burnie, baseballThe senior pitcher beat Perry Hall, 3-1, on Saturday for the Gophers' first Class 4A baseball title. Hecker struck out seven and walked one. In last Tuesday's 6-0 semifinal victory over Eleanor Roosevelt, Hecker struck out 10 and walked one. For the season, he was 11-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 11 complete games.

On October 13, 2003, CATHERINE MARY (nee Pagano); beloved wife of the late Jack Hecker; devoted mother of Doris Lanci, and Joseph Lance; grandmother of Catherine Miller, Rev. Lawrence Gary, Michael Lance and Carole Schleicher. Also survived by nine great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Graveside Services and Inurnment will be held on Wednesday, 9 A.M. at New Cathedral Cemetery. Arrangements by Cremation Society of Maryland, Inc.

On August 23, 2003, DORIS ULLRICH HECKER, beloved mother of Linda C. LaVine and husband James; grandmother of Craig Alan LaVine; daughter of the late John and Celia Ullrich. Graveside Service at Druid Ridge Cemetery on Friday at 11 A.M. Contributions in her memory to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21803.

A 17-year-old accused of raping four teen-age girls can forgo wearing a home monitoring bracelet because the boy is physically and mentally disabled as the result of a serious car accident, a Carroll judge ruled yesterday. Nathaniel J. Yinger of the 2800 block of Basehores Mill Road near Taneytown sustained a severe head injury in an automobile accident March 8 and was at Maryland Shock Trauma Center for about four weeks before being returned home to his parents. The $600 home-monitoring bracelet was cut from him and lost, said defense attorney Fred S. Hecker.

A Carroll County District Court judge found sufficient evidence yesterday for the trial of a 17-year-old Taneytown-area youth who is accused of raping four young friends and acquaintances in the past year, three of them at parties where alcohol was used. Nathaniel Jared Yinger, 17, of the 2800 block of Basehore's Mill Road has been charged as an adult with multiple counts, including rape, sexual assault and assault, all in the second degree, and sodomy, involving two 18-year-old women and two 16-year-old girls since December.

A Carroll County District Court judge reduced bail yesterday and ordered home detention for a 17-year-old Taneytown youth arrested Thursday on charges of raping a teen-age acquaintance, the fourth charge of sexual assault lodged against him by police. Nathaniel Jared Yinger of the 2800 block of Basehore's Mill Road was released yesterday afternoon from the Carroll County Detention Center. He is charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault of an 18-year-old woman at a party in New Windsor in April.

Clifton Howard Dixon, 86, Carroll County florist Clifton Howard Dixon, a retired florist, died Friday of multiple organ failure at his Taylorsville home. He was 86. From 1947 to 1989, he owned Dixon's Flowers, a retail business on Route 32 between Sykesville and Eldersburg. He had five greenhouses and grew cut flowers, Easter lilies, carnations, snapdragons and poinsettias. He was a member of the Floral Transworld Delivery Association for 30 years. Born in Sykesville, Mr. Dixon attended Carroll County public schools.

Two key players at the National Aquarium in Baltimore -- Chris Andrews, director of biological programs, and Bruce Hecker, curator of fishes -- will leave next month to take top jobs at a new aquarium planned for Charleston, S.C.Andrews and Hecker said last week that their last day at Baltimore's famous fish tank on East Pratt Street will be Feb. 28. A search is on to replace them."

Sarah OliphantAnnapolis, lacrosseThe sophomore attacker led the No. 3 Panthers to their second straight Class 3A-4A state championship with three goals and four assists in a 13-4 victory over No. 10 Liberty. Oliphant's four assists tied a state tournament record for a Class 3A-4A title game, and her seven points in a game came within one of that record.Tim HeckerGlen Burnie, baseballThe senior pitcher beat Perry Hall, 3-1, on Saturday for the Gophers' first Class 4A baseball title. Hecker struck out seven and walked one. In last Tuesday's 6-0 semifinal victory over Eleanor Roosevelt, Hecker struck out 10 and walked one. For the season, he was 11-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 11 complete games.