Jasper

On July 25, 2007, JASPER; devoted father of Jacqueline Dunnock and Joel Hatcher. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 1 daughter-in-law, 2 sons-in- law, 1 sister, Lucille McNeil, nieces, nepphews and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Beverly D. Cromartie Funeral Service, on Monday from 4 until 8 P.M. Family will receive friends on Tuesday at the Dalton Baptist Church, 4302 Garrison Blvd., from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with funeral services to follow.

Buck Showalter means business. As manager of the Orioles, Showalter has brought a shot of mojo to a moribund baseball team, thanks in no small part to his grim determination to win. In photos, his facial expressions usually range from "quasi-stern" to "full-on scowl. " But Showalter, 56, does have a soft side for Sader, Webster, Jasper and Opie - four floppy-eared basset hounds he and his wife, Angela, shuttle between their countryside home in northern Baltimore County and their off-season house in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO -- Rainbows often follow storms, breaking the darkness with an arc of iridescent hope.The storm of racial hate that swept across the life of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas, can never be expunged from that community's landscape or the nation's consciousness. The act was too brutal and resonated with memories of times past when black bodies hung from Southern trees.But in the aftermath of Byrd's death, hope is seen as Jasper's residents -- black, white and brown -- reach out to one another to grieve and comprehend the vicious crime.

Johns Hopkins made history with its 11-0 victory over Manhattan in a Tuesday matinee at Homewood Field. It was the Blue Jays' first shutout since a 9-0 victory at Princeton on March 26, 1988. Coach Dave Pietramala and associate coach Bill Dwan both played on defense that day. "I remember that [game]," Pietramala said. "[But] this is great. I'm pleased that we didn't give up any goals, but I think the more important thing is that it's a good team win. We didn't give up a lot of quality opportunities.

On Sunday April 4, 2004, VIOLET E. JASPER, beloved wife of William E. Jasper; devoted mother of Gary E. Jasper and his wife Lou Ann Jasper; loving grandmother of Kevin S. Jasper, Kristin M. Jasper, Ryan T. Jasper, and Lauren A. Jasper; and dearest great-grandmother of Cayla M. Jasper. She is also survived by three sisters, Madeline Notarange, Mary Jo Vitek, and Vera Michael, and one brother, Richard Ayd. A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday, April 13, at the Oak Crest Village Community Chapel, 8800 Walther Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, followed by a reception in the Garden Room.

On June 7, 2005, HELEN REGINA (Jean) (nee Cain), beloved wife of the late Clarence L. Jasper; devoted mother of Eric J. Jasper and the late Brian D. Jasper; mother-in-law of Caroline Jasper; dear grandmother of Matthew P. Jasper Sr., Kerrie A. De Vito, Dustin C. Gerberich and Lauren M. Gerberich; great-grandmother of Matthew P. Jasper Jr. and Rylee N. De Vito. Visiting at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road (Overlea) on Friday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Annunciation on Saturday at 10 A.M. A Christian Wake Service will be held on Friday at 3:30 P.M. Interment Parkwood Cemetery.

On September 13, 2003, CLARENCE L.; beloved husband of Helen R. (Jean)(nee Kain); devoted father of Eric J. Jasper and the late Brian D. Jasper. Also survived by four grandchildren, Matthew P. Jasper, Sr., Kerrie A. DeVito, Dustin C. Cerberich and Lauren Cerberich and one great-grandchild, Matthew P. Jasper, Jr. and his daughter-in-law Caroline Jasper, brother of Meta Roth, Irma Wilhelmson and the late Charles Jasper and Ruth Witt. A Funeral Service will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road, on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Parkwood Cemetery.

On April 26, 2007, JASPER CURTIS DILDY. Freinds may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC, 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday afetr 8:30 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Wednesday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12 noon.

As if he didn't have enough on his plate, Loco Hombre owner Edward Dopkin - who recently bought Alonso's next door - will be taking over Jasper's in Pikesville, probably in August. To be more precise, Dopkin is a partner both in the Classic Restaurant Management Group, which will be running the restaurant proper, and a separate entity, Classic Catering People. The catering company will take over the multipurpose banquet room, which will now be called the Classic Room.By late August, after some renovation, Jasper's should reopen as a second Loco Hombre.

Clarence Louis Jasper, a retired Baltimore County police colonel, died of cancer Saturday at the Lorien Bel Air nursing home. The Overlea resident was 81. Colonel Jasper was born and raised in Overlea and graduated in 1940 from Kenwood High School. During World War II, he served in the Marine Corps and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded while serving in the Marshall Islands. He joined the county police force in 1946, and in his early years was assigned to the Essex and Fullerton stations.

While the Navy football team was enjoying the Thanksgiving break away from practice, offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper had his weekend turn unexpectedly eventful when reports erroneously linked him to Vanderbilt's vacant head coaching job. Jasper's name surfaced on Twitter on Saturday afternoon via a tweet by Tony Barnhart, who wrote, "Hearing Ivin Jasper of the Naval Academy will be the new head coach at Vanderbilt. " Then Nashville radio personality George Plaster said Saturday night: "It looks like Ivin Jasper appears to have emerged as the guy they're going to hire, and it looks like it's going to be done no later than in the next 48 hours.

In a cool bit of timing, "Thurgood," George Stevens Jr.'s vivid one-actor play about the first African American Supreme Court justice, is in Washington as senators are pondering the nomination of Thurgood Marshall's former law clerk, Elena Kagan, for a seat on the highest bench in the land. Add in all the talk onstage about interpreting the 14th Amendment and other civil rights cases, and the show exudes a remarkably contemporary feel (Rand Paul might pick up some useful perspectives from it)

JOHNNIE JASPER DARDEN, JR., 71, a retired General Motors employee departed this life November 9, 2009 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Survivors include wife Nellie R. Darden, sons Johnny Fleming, Perez Darden and Demarcos Moore, daughters Cotrina Darden and Jacqueline Chavis, one brother, three sisters, 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral service and burial were held November 14th in North Carolina

Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper is a former quarterback and knows the challenges that come with making decisions in the triple option. He tries to keep that in mind when he watches junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs lead the offense. But Jasper was visibly frustrated with some of Dobbs' decision-making in Navy's 27-14 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Midshipmen never got on track offensively and finished with just 218 yards of total offense and 129 yards on the ground, the fifth-lowest total since Paul Johnson introduced the triple option at Navy in 2002.

The campaign for Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to switch quarterbacks began nearly a month ago, when sophomore Ricky Dobbs came off the bench to replace injured senior Jarod Bryant against Southern Methodist and rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns in a rout of the hapless Mustangs. Tonight, when Dobbs makes his first college start for Navy (6-4) at Northern Illinois (6-5), the campaign will turn into either a coming-out party for Dobbs or a continuation of the problems that troubled Bryant after he took over in August when Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada tore his hamstring.

The premonition came last week. With the local media focused on stirring another Navy quarterback debate, this time between senior Jarod Bryant and sophomore Ricky Dobbs, offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper told his wife he envisioned something dramatic happening in Saturday's game against Southern Methodist. "With all that's going on, I told her, 'It wouldn't surprise me if Jarod gets hurt, Ricky comes in and has a great game,' " Jasper recalled after that exact scenario played out in Navy's 34-7 victory in Annapolis.

Ethel L. Mann, a retired secretary and former Owings Mills resident, died Friday of heart failure at a Jasper, Ind., nursing center. She was 88. Ethel L. Widerman was born in Baltimore and raised in the Pimlico neighborhood. She was a 1937 graduate of Forest Park High School. During the 1950s, Mrs. Mann was a secretary at the Maryland Historical Society, before taking a job in 1962 at Burns & Russell Co., a Baltimore manufacturer of building materials. She retired in 1984. Mrs. Mann lived for many years in Mount Washington before moving to Owings Mills, where she was a member of Pleasant Hills United Methodist Church.

On July 25, 2007, JASPER; devoted father of Jacqueline Dunnock and Joel Hatcher. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 1 daughter-in-law, 2 sons-in- law, 1 sister, Lucille McNeil, nieces, nepphews and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Beverly D. Cromartie Funeral Service, on Monday from 4 until 8 P.M. Family will receive friends on Tuesday at the Dalton Baptist Church, 4302 Garrison Blvd., from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with funeral services to follow.