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On October 31, 2003, MIRIAM M. McCOMAS, devoted wife of the late John N. McComas, beloved mother of Barbara Arnwine and Bryan McComas, dear sister of Marylou Eggress, loving grandmother of Ashley, Holly and Adam, great-grandmother of Tyler. The Funeral Ceremony will be held at the Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Ave. S.W. (at Crain Hwy.), Glen Burnie, on Monday at 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery. Visitation is private. Memorials in her name to the American Heart Association, A.A. County Division, 177 Defense Hwy., Suite 4, P.O. Box 6607, Annapolis, MD 21401-0607, will be appreciated.

More than 100 parents and students gathered at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia on Thursday night to learn about how to prevent of cyberbullying and hear details of the Howard County public schools' anti-bullying policy. Thursday's forum was in the works before the Easter Day suicide of a Glenelg High School sophomore who had been bullied online. But experts say the conversation is especially timely given the threat of copy-cat suicides. "Cyberbullying doesn't directly lead to suicide," said Sameer Hinduja, the forum's keynote speaker and co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center.

On September 18, 2007, EDWARD W. MCCOMAS, beloved husband of the late Agnes Pearl McComas and longtime companion of Joan Underwood, devoted father of Edward McComas, Jr., Nancy Dorion and Susan Chambers, loving brother of Anna Spoonire and uncle of Linda Harris. Also survived by numerous grandchildren. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee- Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in Meadowridge Memorial Park.

The Easter Sunday suicide of a Glenelg High School teen has raised long-standing concerns about cyber-bullying, as parents and teachers call on Howard County schools to do more to boost awareness and prevention. Chaun Hightower, president of the Howard County Council of PTAs, said she doesn't know enough about the circumstances surrounding 15-year-old Grace McComas' death to discuss it. But she believes that cyber-bullying is a pervasive issue and that the district's policy could be strengthened.

On January 3, 2005, NANCY B. MCCOMAS, beloved wife of William L. Mc Comas, devoted mother of Morena Fortier, Lorena Gaydos, Mildred Stockton and Wanda Miller. Also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Thursday at 10 A.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Myles Ross McComas Jr., a former Carpet Land executive and model train collector, died Monday of a brain tumor at his Upperco home. He was 53. Mr. McComas was born in Baltimore and moved with his family to Parkton in 1959. He was a 1973 graduate of St. Paul's School and attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio. In the late 1970s, he joined the family carpet business, which had been established by his father in 1954. Mr. McComas, who was a vice president and in charge of the company's warehouse operation, stopped working in 2005 because of failing health.

Lt. Col. Clarence B. "Mac" McComas Jr. , a retired member of the Maryland Air National Guard, died Tuesday of heart failure at his home in Littleton, Colo. He was 78. Lt. Col. McComas was born in Baltimore in 1922. He graduated from Polytechnic Institute in 1940. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army Air Forces and served as a fighter pilot during World War II. Though he never saw combat, family members said he traveled all over the world and discovered a love for flying. After the war, Lt. Col. McComas joined the Maryland Air National Guard and earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.

Bel Air voters elected incumbents Stephen Burdette and Susan McComas and first-time candidate Mara Devine Pais to the Board of Town Commissioners in yesterday's election.Mr. Burdette was the top vote-getter with 454 votes, 46 percent of the 987 ballots cast. He had been appointed to the commission in January to fill out the term of Mark Decker, who was elected to the Harford County Council in November.Eleven candidates competed for the three available seats on the five-member board. Residents were allowed to vote for up to three candidates.

Charlie McComas, a defenseman for the Boys' Latin lacrosse team, will attend the University of North Carolina on a lacrosse scholarship next fall. Before he treks to Chapel Hill, however, he has some unfinished business in Baltimore. McComas was a big part of last year's Lakers team that went 18-2 but lost, 10-6, to Loyola in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A conference title game. Before leaving Boys' Latin, McComas wants another A conference championship (Boys' Latin won in 2006)

An attempt last week by a Harford delegate to secure more money for county schools was rebuked by the chairman of the county delegation, who apologized to House leaders and said the request was out of line. Del. Susan K. McComas, a Republican, said Harford's modest school construction request had been overshadowed by other counties that "asked for the moon and the stars." She offered an amendment to Senate Bill 370 on Monday that would add about $6 million to Harford at the expense of five counties that received significantly more.

Big-stage events such as theKonica MinoltaFace-Off Classicat M&T Bank Stadium are usually a showcase for explosive offenses and highlight-reel goals. But four of the six participants at Saturday's Classic feature a defenseman who has been an All-American, and one of the other teams has a player who was on pace for a similar honor in 2011 before a season-ending shoulder injury. That's how important Johns Hopkins junior Tucker Durkin, Virginia redshirt senior Matt Lovejoy, North Carolina senior Charlie McComas , Cornell junior Jason Noble and Princeton senior Chad Wiedmaier are to their respective teams.

On November 29, 2009, James Edward Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26), on Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 8219 Town Center Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236. www.RuckFuneralHomes.com.

James Edward McComas, president of the H.C. McComas Fuel Co. and a self-taught musician, died Sunday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Monkton resident was 51. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mr. McComas was a 1976 graduate of Loyola High School. He attended Loyola College and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied biology. Mr. McComas went to work more than 30 years ago for the family-owned fuel business that was established in 1871. "He worked tirelessly to ensure the family business would prosper.

It has been nearly a year since Baltimore's police commissioner prohibited bar owners from hiring off-duty officers to help keep order, and in the weeks and months that followed the ban, some proprietors in Federal Hill complained that nuisance crimes spiked. In the spring, tavern owners banded together to form the Federal Hill Hospitality Association, and they're collectively contributing to a pool to hire six off-duty city officers to police the neighborhood during peak hours. It's the reaction the city's police commissioner wanted when he urged bar owners to take more responsibility but didn't want his officers tethered to bars like private doormen.

On September 14, 2009, Eugene Aloysius Fox A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mark Catholic Church, Fallston, MD on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 P.M. Those who desire may contribute to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 572, Bel Air, MD 21014. Please visit: www.mccomasfuneralhome.com for service times.

On August 23, 2009, Charles Terre Weber Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Bel Air on Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at: mccomasfuneralhome.com

Every Saturday morning at 7:45, Vicki McComas hustles from her Fells Point rowhouse down through her storefront and out the door with map in hand. A brown metallic Mercury Pacer pulls up, and Susan Milukas, her blonde hair still disheveled from the bed pillow, honks. Neither woman has had coffee yet when Vicki squeezes into the passenger seat and Susan drives off, their adrenalin pumping at the thought of what they might find. They were in their early 30s when this Saturday routine began 16 years ago. Vicki, a potter, had just opened her Aliceanna Street junk shop, Saratoga Trunk, and when her husband balked at taking her shopping, Susan volunteered.

Keith E. Simpkins Sr. Friends may call at Ambrose Funeral Home, 1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, MD 21227 on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. and at McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held at the funeral home in Abingdon on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. For more information, visit mccomasfuneralhome.com...