Langmead

On July 4, 2005, VINCENT J., WW II Veteran and retired Social Security Administration Employee, beloved husband of 64 years to Margaret E. DeVaughn Laudicina; father of Charles A. Laudicina, Susan R. Tawfik and the late Thomas Laudicina; father-in-law of Gail Laudicina, Sherif Tawfik and JoAnne Laudicina; grandfather of Mark Laudicina and Daniel Laudicina, Kathrene Jackson, Julie DiAngelo, Allison Laudicina, Andrea Serio, Adam Tawfik and Cynthia Wright....

WESTMINSTER -- Just a few months after their first successful run of the musical "Oklahoma!" Stone Road Productions Inc. and Friendly Farm are ready to invite audiences back for their second Stage Door Dinner Theatre performance, "Gypsy," which begins tomorrow night.Chock full of local talent, "Gypsy," with a 17-member cast, will light up the Friendly Farm restaurant each weekend in October and the first weekend in November.Harry Langmead, a partner in Stone Road, said that like the production of "Oklahoma" in March, "Gypsy" is well-suited for a dinner-theater crowd.

Ethel StevensFriend of academyEthel Londeree Stevens, who was active in community and Naval Academy alumni affairs in the Annapolis area, died Tuesday of heart and respiratory failure at her home in Edgewater.Services for Mrs. Stevens, who was 91, were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in St. Margarets.She had lived in St. Margarets from 1945 until 1984 when she moved to Edgewater.She was active in the Girl Scout Council of Anne Arundel County in the late 1940s and early 1950s and, as its president, was instrumental in integrating the Scouts.

The first time Bonnie Halberstam met her son Jacob, she learned never to underestimate him.While Mrs. Halberstam spoke with the Russian orphanage director, the 4-year-old boy introduced as Ygor sat on the floor. He had stumps for arms and his right leg was half the length of his left one.Within a minute, Mrs. Halberstam heard a familiar "ka-ching ka-ching ka-ching.""He went to my pocketbook, unzipped it, took the camera out, took it out of its case, and was snapping pictures," she said.Now, Jacob Ygor Halberstam is almost 7 and attends first grade at Carroll County's Hampstead Elementary School.

New positionsMcCormick names Langmead, WilliamsonCharles T. Langmead has been named vice president of sales McCormick & Co.'s food service division. Mr. Langmead, who joined McCormick in 1976, will be responsible for management of the division's distributor and national account sales.A Baltimore native, he has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Loyola College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.McCormick also named Robert C. Williamson director of procurement operations for the global sourcing group.

A year ago, Mount Hebron probably would not have won yesterday's state semifinal field hockey game at Goucher College. Another year of experience, however, toughened the No. 6 Vikings enough to withstand a determined opponent even on a day when the Vikings struggled with their own game. Maria Bosica scored on a secondary surge after a first-half penalty corner and a stubborn Vikings defense made the goal stand for a 1-0 win over Northern of Calvert County in a Class 3A semifinal. "We didn't really play our best game," said Bosica, "but we stuck with it. That's the difference between this year and last year.

Sixth-ranked Mount Hebron got a first-half goal from Maria Bosica and held on for a 1-0 victory over Northern-C yesterday in a Class 3A state field hockey semifinal at Goucher College. The Vikings (14-4), who have been to the final twice, are seeking their first title and Howard County's second when they meet No. 7 Fallston at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Goucher College stadium. Bosica scored her eighth goal of the season on a pass from Alicia Jewel with 8:35 left in the first half and the Vikings defense of Emily Goldman, Emily Smith, Kelly Knuuti and goalie Melanie Langmead (seven saves)

On April 18, 2006, PHILIP LEDIE O'DONOGHUE of Reisterstown, beloved husband of Mary Eleanor (nee Langmead) O'Donoghue. Father of Philip A. and his wife Carla O'Donoghue and Bernadette A. O'Donoghue. Services from the ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 11824 Reisterstown Road(at Franklin Blvd.) Monday, 1 P.M. Interment Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-5 P.M. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

On April 23, 2006, EDWARD V. FITZPATRICK; beloved son of Albert and Anne Fitzpatrick; dear friends of the Shanklin family, Howard and Kitty, Timothy, Maureen and his Godchild Mary Lisa S. Langmead. Family will receive friends from 9-10 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial said at 10 A.M. at Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez Catholic Church in Woodstock, MD. Interment at the Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Saint Alphonsus Building Fund.

Springfield reviewed, retains accreditationSpringfield Hospital Center "remains in accreditation," said Paula Langmead, assistant superintendent of the Sykesville -Z facility.The Joint Commission on Accreditation Organization completed a four-day comprehensive survey -- the first in three years -- at the center Sept. 2."Although we have nothing in writing yet, the team made its recommendation and I have never known them to change after '' that," said Oscar Morgan, regional director for the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.