Langford

On January 24, 2004 LINDA SUELANGFORD, (nee Jewell) wife of Jack Langford, loving mother of Jamie and Kayla, beloved daughter of Jean and James Jewell, beloved sister of Teresa Jewell, Sandra Holder and Debbie Jewell, sister-in-law of Alice Langford, niece of Barbara and Bobby Sisk, loving aunt of Jeffery Boswell Jr., also survived by many other relatives and friends. Visitation will take place at Kaczorowski Funeral Home P.A., 1201 Dundalk Ave., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. A Prayer Service will take place at 7:30 P.M. Interment to follow will be private.

NEW ORLEANS - Want a good indicator of how the men's national championship game is going tonight? Don't look at the scoreboard. Look at Kansas guard Keith Langford's shoes. If he's wearing a different pair at the start of the second half, things probably aren't going well for Kansas. You see, Langford has had this quirky superstition ever since high school, that if he's not playing well, he's putting on a different pair of sneakers at halftime. "It's just something I've been doing since high school," Langford said.

NEW ORLEANS - The Marquette Golden Eagles probably figured by containing seniors Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich, they stood a decent chance of playing in tomorrow night's NCAA championship game. Marquette accomplished neither task during a miserable night that ended with a 94-61 rout by Kansas, but the player who did more damage than any other Jayhawk was 6-foot-4 sophomore guard/forward Keith Langford. Langford scored a game-high 23 points on 11-for-14 shooting, matching his third-highest scoring output of the season in a team-high 32 minutes.

ATLANTA - They have been through the routine countless times now: the practices and film sessions, the pre- and post-game news conferences and, most importantly, the games. They came to Kansas together last summer, hoping someday to play in the Final Four, hoping someday to win a national championship. Tonight, they will play a significant role in determining the outcome for the Jayhawks in their national semifinal game here against Maryland. Point guard Aaron Miles, swingman Keith Langford and forward Wayne Simien have grown immeasurably in recent weeks.

MADISON, Wis. - Revenge was sweet in the Sweet 16 for Kansas last night, even if it did take the Jayhawks a year to find it. A year after being knocked out by top seed Illinois as the fourth seed in the semifinals of the Midwest Regional in San Antonio, top-seeded Kansas returned the disfavor to the fourth-seeded Fighting Illini last night at the Kohl Center with a thrilling, 73-69 victory. A pair of free throws by freshman swingman Keith Langford with 2.8 seconds left secured the win, sending Kansas (32-3)

FAIRFIELD, Ala. -- When people describe the mayor of this town, they often start by saying, "Well, that Larry he's crazy."Crazy or not, the charismatic 50-year-old Larry Langford seems to be single-handedly transforming this former steel town of 12,000 west of Birmingham into a financial dream -- or a nightmare, depending on whom you ask.Some say his latest triumph -- a municipally financed theme park -- is a miracle and a blessing. They tout the work it took to get 11 municipalities to put up $65 million in bonds to build the 70-acre park, called VisionLand, in nearby Bessemer.

Nell B. Langford, a former art teacher, portraitist and genealogist, died Tuesday of cancer at Holly Hill Manor in Stoneleigh. She was 91.Mrs. Langford, a longtime Rodgers Forge resident, began teaching art in the late 1940s at Notre Dame Preparatory School and later taught at Forest Park High School. She retired in the mid-1960s.Working from a converted garage-studio at her home, Mrs. Langford painted oil portraits and landscapes of Baltimore and Maryland scenes.Another lifelong avocation was genealogy.

In the karmic world of Jon Langford, a series of curiosities must occur every time he takes the stage: Hank Williams spins in his grave, Garth Brooks scratches his head, and some industry guy in Nashville feels a cold-steel-toed boot kicking his rhinestone behind.Alternative country is here. And it sounds a lot like old-time country -- punkified."I thought country music was boring," says Langford, a legendary British underground rock figure whose Mekons set the standard for intelligent, pre-Nirvanapost-punk.

Acting Credits: "Law & Order," "The Spitfire Grill," "Cosby," "Spin City," and an Oscar-winning, live-action short, "Dear Diary"Role in "Seven Guitars": Vera, Floyd's girlfriendAfter I got out of college I worked in advertising for a year, then did a year at Juilliard in theater and two years at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. So I had a total of three years in drama school. Then the fun began.I did a play at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepardstown, W.Va., and after that it was just auditioning, trying to find the next gig. That's what it's been for the last four years.

OWEN AND CONSTANCE LANGFORD OF PUMPHREYVolunteer work: The Langfords are among several community leaders involved with helping develop and incorporate the Together Project, a Mass Transit Administration (MTA) program.About the program: The Together Project, an eight-week program, starts tomorrow. It will provide employment and work experience to about five youths from each of the metropolitan areas that light rail runs through.Community representatives, such as the Langfords, also will meet to discuss issues and problems common to the communities.