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Donald Everett Rigby, a Baltimore native who as a youth mentor and counselor used an "open door" policy to befriend numerous city youths, died Wednesday of cancer at his Northwest Baltimore home.Mr. Rigby, 64, not only advised and taught disadvantaged youths since the 1980s, but acted as a big brother for many."He was simply just good with children, and children seemed to gravitate to him like a magnet," said his wife, the former Vivian Morgan, whom he married in 1956. "It was just natural that they liked each other."

David William Robinson had a word he used when he had something important to say and someone else was talking."Hello."As a government engineer and scientist, Mr. Robinson, 63, who died Monday of cancer at his Northwest Baltimore home, used bTC the "hello" tag during analytical discussions with colleagues when he had a strong conviction after careful consideration of other opinions.And he used his "hello" calling card often as a member of the Grove Park Improvement Association during brainstorming sessions on ways to improve the community.

First come the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi, smacking their canes on the floor and marching with a sly sidestep.Then come the sisters of Sigma Gamma Rho, looking haughty as they throw back their heads in time to the rhythm of their feet.Finally, from backstage comes the rest of the Greek alphabet as members of six more fraternities and sororities join the ranks in teams of eight until 128 feet are locked into a single groove and generating a thunder that echoes across the sound stage at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Fla.The sound is palpable.

In Baltimore City Police union signs 3-year contract with 3% annual raises The city police union signed a three-year contract yesterday that is similar to the deals signed in recent months by both Fire Department unions, labor officials said. The police contract will give officers a 3 percent midyear raise in each of the next three fiscal years, starting this year, said Labor Commissioner Sean R. Malone. Under the contract, officers probably will assume a higher percentage of their health care costs, he said.

Oscar Thomas Jobe Jr., a city public school educator who rose from being a classroom teacher to chief of staff to two Baltimore school chiefs, died Sunday of complications from Parkinson's disease at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham. The Mitchellville resident was 71. "Oscar was highly revered because he knew how to manage schools and work with people," said Walter G. Amprey, city school superintendent from 1991 to 1997, who earlier had been a Baltimore County public school administrator.

You might say that Aaron Maybin is on top of the world. Indeed, from the lofty perch of his new condo at the Inner Harbor, the 22-year-old NFL player has a panoramic view of the city he calls home. "Oh man, I love it," said Maybin, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills who was born in Baltimore and went to school in Ellicott City. "To live downtown, to wake up and look out at the harbor, it's incredible. " Maybin, a standout at Mt. Hebron High School and an All American at Penn State University, was selected as the NFL's 11th overall draft pick in 2009.

Wilbert Franklin "Billy" Richardson, who operated a convenience store in the Empire Medical Building in Glen Burnie, died Wednesday at the Washington Hospital Center from complications following surgery. He was 64.A former municipal employee, Mr. Richardson worked for the Baltimore Department of Recreation as an instructor and as a manager for the Department of Housing.Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from West Virginia State College.

Thomas M. Armour, a retired claims examiner for the Social Security Administration, died Friday after a heart attack while attending the races at Pimlico. He was 69 and lived on Forest Glen Road.Services for Mr. Armour were being held today at Heritage United Church of Christ, 3106 Liberty Heights Ave.He retired 20 years ago, after five years as a claims examiner for the Social Security Administration. Earlier, he worked for the Maryland Employment Security Program, and from 1960 to 1961, he taught biology at Douglass High School.

Lorenzo "Bus" Felder, a retired ordnance instructor active in his fraternity, died Thursday at Sinai Hospital of an infection. The longtime Ashburton resident was 83. Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. and raised on West Lanvale Street, he was a 1942 Frederick Douglass High School graduate. His studies at Morgan State University were interrupted by his World War II service. He joined the Marine Corps and later served in the Army in Germany. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard.

A Mass of Christian burial for James L. Carroll, a retired school principal, will be offered at 7 p.m. today at St. Pius V Roman Catholic Church, 521 N. Schroeder St.Mr. Carroll, who was 72 and lived on Ivy Avenue in the Lauraville area, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital after a heart attack.He retired about 10 years ago as principal of the Southeast Middle School and had been principal of the Roland Park Elementary and Middle School and assistant principal of the Patterson Senior High School.