Kendall

ELIZABETH P. KENDALL, 77, of Mt. Airy, MD passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at her daughters house in Baltimore. Born on February 15, 1928 in Baltimore, MD she is the daughter of the late George Baker and Ella Alban Baker. She is survived by her loving children, a son, Allan H. Kendall III and wife Linda D. of Mt. Airy, MD and a daughter, Patricia L. Nelson and husband Thomas J. of Baltimore, MD, 5 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, 4 sisters and one brother. The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 8 Ridgeville Blvd.

On April 23, 2006, SHERRY L. KENDALL (nee Boyd) of Baltimore, MD. Devoted mother of Dana T. Kemmer and her husband Paul Kemmer. Loving sister of Mark A. Zalenski, Lawrence R. Zalenski, Douglas Boyd, and Diane Hart. Also survived by three grandchildren Pauly Kemmer, Stephanie Kemmer, and Adam Kemmer and two great-grandchildren Joseph Bentley III and Aliyah Marie Kemmer. A service will be held in the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 8:00 P.M. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon, MD on Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Defenders of Animal Rights, Inc., 14412 Old York Road, Phoenix, MD 21131 or Stella Maris Hospice, 2300 Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD 21093.

With hard-working, talented players but no superstar, Peace-Able's team was truly greater than the sum of its parts. The No. 3 Engineers used that team approach to go undefeated until the state semifinal and post the best record in school history (23-1). She preached defense, and Poly allowed just 27.95 points per game - fewer than any other team in the state tournament. They weren't fancy, but they excelled at the basics, winning the Baltimore City Division I championship and the Class 4A North regional title before falling to eventual state champion Gaithersburg, 47-30.

Florence Peterson Kendall, a pioneer in the field of physical therapy as an advocate, author and academic, died Saturday at the Sunrise assisted-living facility in Severna Park after battling cancer. She was 95. In 1947, Mrs. Kendall helped draft legislation that legally established the practice of physical therapy in Maryland. She received numerous accolades during her more than 70 years in the field, including being named Physical Therapist of the Century by the Maryland Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2002.

Sherry L. Kendall, a retired government attorney and running enthusiast, died of ovarian cancer Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 69 and had homes in downtown Baltimore and on the Susquehanna River at Port Deposit. Born Sherry Boyd in Baltimore and raised on Montford Avenue, she was a 1954 graduate of Eastern High School and earned a bachelor's degree at the old Mount St. Agnes College in Mount Washington. In the early 1960s, she joined the Mount Royal Democratic Club, where her political activism led to pursuit of a law degree.

Dorothy Kendall, a mezzo-soprano who for more than 40 years sang professionally with Baltimore musical organizations, died of congestive heart failure April 6 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was 76.Mrs. Kendall, who began her singing career in high school productions, was coached by the late opera diva Rosa Ponselle and performed in leading roles with the former Baltimore Civic Opera, as a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and at music clubs and houses of worship."Hers was one of the top 10 voices in Baltimore without a doubt," said soprano Judy Tormey, who sang with Mrs. Kendall at Har Sinai Congregation.

A former Baltimore-area builder, whose controversial practices inspired a state law regulating custom home construction, has been indicted by a Baltimore federal grand jury on three counts of bank fraud.Jerome J. Kendall, formerly Jerome Knoedler, 47, was arrested Wednesday by FBI agents in Dover, Del., where he has been building houses. Mr. Kendall was arraigned before U.S. District Judge Joseph Farnum and released on $50,000 secured bond, according to an announcement from the FBI.Mr. Kendall became well known in the Baltimore area in 1983 and 1984 for starting to build expensive, custom homes on private lots, getting infusions of cash after completing various stages of the job, then walking off after finishing about half the work.

It has been more than 10 years since builder Jerome J. Kendall declared personal bankruptcy and began leaving a string of unfinished houses, unpaid debts and angry customers and suppliers throughout Maryland.From custom homes begun in northern Baltimore County to tiny saltboxes on the Eastern Shore, Mr. Kendall's unfinished projects aroused so much outrage that Maryland enacted a state law to help govern custom home construction.Now, after a 1992 federal bank fraud conviction and 10 months in prison, Mr. Kendall (formerly known as Jerome J. Knoedler)

Retired Montgomery County businessman Clifford M. Kendall accepted a nomination yesterday to be chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland. Kendall, 71, said he would lead the 17-member board, though he had not sought the position. "The stars are properly aligned," said Kendall, who joined the board three years ago. "I accept the job enthusiastically and am looking forward to serving as long as it makes sense." Kendall, former chairman and CEO of Computer Data Systems Inc., said he would strive to be fair to all 11 system schools, despite his strong ties to the University of Maryland, College Park - his alma mater.

Custom homebuilder Jerome Kendall -- whose 13 years in Maryland left angry customers from Reisterstown to the Eastern Shore -- was convicted in Delaware yesterday on 34 criminal charges including theft, racketeering and perjury stemming from business in that state.The Delaware Superior Court jury of seven men and five women returned guilty verdicts after five days of deliberation and after hearing over the past five weeks from eight Delaware families and several of the suave 52-year-old's Maryland customers.