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Lamar S. Owens Jr., the former Navy quarterback who was convicted of two felonies after having sex with a female classmate in the Naval Academy dormitory, will be expelled with no degree and will owe the school more than $90,000, Navy officials said yesterday. The Navy secretary, Donald C. Winter, deemed his conduct "unsatisfactory" and ordered him discharged, though Owens, 23, was acquitted in July of rape and supporters had launched a campaign in his behalf of letter-writing, organizing on the Internet and lobbying in Annapolis and Washington.

On March 14, 2007, ELIZABETH LAMAR GETTIER, a resident of The Presbyterian Home Of MD; devoted daughter of the late Elizabeth B. Gettier (nee Bowman) and George W. Gettier. Also survived by numerous cousins. A Graveside Service will be held Monday 10 a.m. at Druid Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to The Presbyterian Home of MD, 400 Georgia Court, Towson, MD 21204. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc.

Supporters of former Naval Academy quarterback Lamar S. Owens Jr. are mounting a furious campaign to persuade the Pentagon not to expel the midshipman, who was acquitted of rape but deemed unfit for command by the academy superintendent. The effort includes what appear to be Owens' first public comments about the accusations against him: a plea for support on the social networking site Facebook.com. An organized cadre of academy graduates has also launched a letter-writing and lobbying effort directed at Assistant Navy Secretary William Navas, who will decide Owens' fate.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lamar Hunt, a sports giant, cared about small details. And he'd talk about rules, numbers, children - just about anything but himself. Lamar Hunt, the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs, the man who named the Super Bowl and a guy who once tried to buy Alcatraz, called the cell phone a couple of years ago when my wife and I were in the doctor's office with our oldest daughter. "Is she all right?" he asked with grave concern in his voice. "Oh. Yes, she's fine. It's just a regular checkup."

ISSUE: Though former Navy football star Lamar S. Owens Jr. was acquitted of rape charges, he isn't in the clear. Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, the Naval Academy superintendent, must decide whether to allow him to graduate and give him a commission or expel him for violating academy rules and make him repay the $140,000 cost of his education. YOUR VIEW: What should Rempt do? Tell us what you think at arundel.speakout@baltsun.com by tomorrow. Please keep your responses short, and include your name, address and phone number.

Forget the campus fame, the media coverage, the proud alums and the smiling boosters. There's no real meaning behind any of that. The game clock only hints at this possibility, but there's a point for everybody when you realize that the game is over. When you step off the playing field, your role changes. One minute: a star quarterback, the team's most valuable player, playing in a bowl game. The next: a worried defendant, the accused, marooned far away from a football field. One minute: a successful coach, the father figure, a leader of men. The next: a character witness, the supporter, taking the stand in a courtroom.

On April 9, 2006, NORMA C., (nee Mac Kenzie) of Brooklyn, beloved wife of the late Ellsworth S. La Mar, devoted mother of Norma A. Service and Ralph A. La Mar, loving grandmother of Robyn Hughes and Jessica La Mar, dearest mother-in-law of Deborah La Mar and William Service. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 237 E. Patapsco Avenue (Brooklyn) on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Wednesday at 11 A.M. Interment following in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Jay Donald LaMar, a retired intelligence officer in the CIA whose work took him around the world, died Dec. 18 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care of complications from diabetes and the flu. He was 72 and lived in Timonium. "He was so patriotic," said Priscilla LaMar, his wife of 23 years. "Every morning he would tell me that he was off to fight communism. He never thought he'd outlive it." Mr. LaMar was born in Jacksonville, Fla. He graduated from Bladensburg High School and Western Maryland College in 1955 with a degree in English.