John Francis

On January 10, 2006, JOHN FRANCIS WARREN, SR. "Wojciechowski". Retired in 1990 as Lt. of Baltimore City Police; beloved husband of the late Patricia Ann Wilson and presently husband of Barbara Warren; devoted father of John F. Warren, Jr. and his wife Jennifer and Michael S. Warren; adored grandfather of Jessica Lynn and Justin Avery; loving brother of Sister Pinky Hodski; predeceased by brother Joseph Hodski. Friends may call at the LOUDON PARK FUNERAL HOME, 3620 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, on Monday 6 to 8 P.M., where funeral services will be held on Tuesday, 10 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

The Sun's recent editorial ("Doing better than 'fine,'" June 12) shows your view is to protect President Barack Obama with words such as the "economy is recovering" when what really is happening is that he is a disaster. Try to review what is happening - our country is in a deplorable state. Try and say what the problem is - it's the president. This is reflected in Mr. Obama's blame game. He blames everyone or everything but not him. Watch out, Donald Duck, you're next. John Francis, Catonsville

On December 10, 2003, SABRA AMELIA (nee Harry) SULLIVAN; beloved wife of the late John Francis Sullivan. Loving mother of Sabra Louise Kone, John Francis and Martin Burke Sullivan. Cherished grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of 15. Services and Interment are private at the request of the family. Please direct inquiries to the Slack Funeral Home, P.A., 410-465-4400.

At St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore, the most ardent sports fan is the one on the bench in a black habit and veil. If the Panthers are playing, Sister John Francis Schilling, president of the East Baltimore school, is cheering. "She's like another coach or a general manager on the sidelines," said Mark Karcher, boys basketball coach. "If I have a bad game, she will get on me. " Sister Schilling also keeps the stats and writes a weekly blog detailing nuances of the games.

On January 24, 2004, JOHN FRANCIS KENNEDY JR., beloved son of the late John Francis Kennedy and Catherine Kennedy (nee Leonard). Former Hearing Examiner for The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Rd. (at Overbrook) on Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be offered Wednesday, 10:30 AM at St. Ignatius Church (Calvert at Madison Sts.) Interment New Cathedral Cemetery.

On January 31, 2007, JOHN FRANCIS, of Hampstead. Beloved husband of Cecilia E. Dembroski (nee Way); devoted father of Kathryn Jockel, Jacquelyn McGhee and Donna Marx. Preceded in death by the late Stephen Dembroski. Also surviving are four grandchildren. Services and interment are private. Arrangements by the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

On April 6, 2005, JOHN FRANCIS, JR., devoted father of John Tivvis and his wife Debbie, George Tivvis and his wife Tia and Connie Sommers and her husband Marty. Loving grandfather of Martin and Kaitlyn Sommers, Tiffani, Breanna, Christopher, Timothy, Cassidy, Zachary, Madison and Sydney Tivvis. Friends may call at the WITZKEFUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Ave. (1 mile west of beltway exit 14) on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Monday at 11 A.M. Interment in Crest Lawn Cemetery.

Sitting on a folding chair under a shade tree in Druid Hill Park on a warm afternoon, Donna Lawrence watched her son Desmond McCant practice with the St. Frances football team. What she was looking at was a dry, dusty field with 48 athletes listening intently to a volunteer coaching staff. It is St. Frances' version of a field of dreams. The school, known for its highly successful boys and girls basketball programs, is fielding a football team for the first time. "This football team has really helped my son," said Lawrence, who was joined on the hillside by a small group of parents.

John Francis King Sr., a retired Baltimore medical malpractice defense lawyer, died Wednesday of Alzheimer's disease at College Manor nursing home in Lutherville. The former Federal Hill and Ruxton resident was 82. Mr. King was born and raised in Waynesboro, Pa., and graduated in 1943 from Mercersburg Academy. He served as a signalman in the Navy in the Atlantic from 1943 until 1945. After the war, he earned his bachelor's degree from Dickinson College and his law degree in 1950 from Georgetown University.

Consider this East Baltimore neighborhood. Words tumble to mind by way of description. Words such as desolate. Words such as tough. Words such as hard and mean and grim and sad. Words such as dead. Bail bonds and liquor stores are what passes for industry here. Ragged rowhouses, many boarded and abandoned, crowd one another like strangers in a bus shelter. Now consider the girl who goes to school here. Danielle Branche, 16, is tiny, has a pretty smile, and speaks with self-possession about her dreams.

On January 31, 2007, JOHN FRANCIS, of Hampstead. Beloved husband of Cecilia E. Dembroski (nee Way); devoted father of Kathryn Jockel, Jacquelyn McGhee and Donna Marx. Preceded in death by the late Stephen Dembroski. Also surviving are four grandchildren. Services and interment are private. Arrangements by the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

On Thursday, January 26, 2006, JOHN FRANCIS Le BROU, JR., age 81 of Randallstown, beloved husband of Sandra Le Brou, devoted father of Dorothy M. Diamond and Dawn E. Marshall, brother of Marie R. Le Brou-Haynes. Grandfather of Patricia M. Sexton, Christopher M. Sexton and Devin S. Marshall, uncle of Joe Haynes, Jr., Robin Kinzer, Ann Marie Losiewski and Helen Ann Lengel. Also survived by great-nieces and great-nephews. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 31 at 11:30 A.M. at the Holy Family Catholic Church, 9533 Liberty Rd., Randallstown.