Simms

On February 14, 2009 RACHEL MAE SIMMS Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Friday at 11:30 A.M. followed by funeral services at 12:00 noon

He was a fresh-out-of-boot-camp Marine reservist whose friends were as dear to him as family. Early yesterday, Michael LaMaris Simms, 18, put his life on the line for a friend during a vicious attack, action that would lead to his death and make him the city's 134th homicide victim, as well as the second child his mother has lost to violence. Simms' sister, Jerrisha Burton, was stabbed to death in 1998 at age 18. The man who police say killed her was only recently arrested. He sits in jail awaiting trial.

Life has moved fast for Hilton "Dinkles" Thomas. By age 15, he was selling cocaine for one of Baltimore's most notorious drug lords. By 17, federal prosecutors had linked him to six killings.And yesterday, at age 19, he was sent to prison for the rest of his life."It's always tragic to see a young life thrown away," Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert R. Harding said after Thomas' sentencing in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. "But this was a very vicious killer that we were determined to see punished for his crimes."

SEPT. 9, 9-9-99, was the day the computers were supposed to crash. The computers didn't. But something did crash that day: 15 to 20 police officers into a house in the 3500 block of Rosedale Road in Northwest Baltimore.Gloria Brown, who lives in the house with her boyfriend, Daryl Easter; her sister, Barbara Simms; and Simms' son, Daryl Brown, had just completed her morning shower. If the morning had proceeded as usual, Brown would have soon been dressed and on her way to work at Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.But this wasn't to be a usual morning.

First Baptist Church of Elkridge has survived slavery, civil rights turmoil and an arsonist's devastating attack, and through it all there's been a man named Simms.First was Daniel Simms, a deacon responsible for assisting the church's first pastor, Zachary Taylor, in recruiting and welcoming newly freed black slaves from the area into the church, which is celebrating its 156th anniversary next month.Three successive generations of Simms family members served as deacons, delivering sermons when the pastor was unavailable.

Minutes after Dunbar lost a heart-breaker to Western, LaKeisha Wills could not hold back the tears.The emotion of a close game and missed chances overwhelmed the Poets' junior center. To Wills, this had been more than just a regular-season game."This was our chance," Wills said. "In school, all you hear is the boys, boys, boys. We thought by winning big games, especially beating a team like this, everybody might talk about us."Wills' frustration after that 68-53 loss last month reflected the new attitude surrounding the Dunbar girls team.

Flanked by correctional officers who have showered an East Baltimore elementary school with books in the hopes of keeping its pupils from ending up behind bars, Maryland's top public safety official yesterday said he hoped to spread learning partnerships between prisons and schools across the state.Stuart O. Simms, secretary of public safety and correctional services, said he wants to duplicate the success of his department's partnership with Johnston Square Elementary School, where some of the city's poorest children learn in the shadow of eight Baltimore prisons.

Computer-enhanced imaging technology can smooth out cracks and imperfections in old photos. Kenneth Simms -- with his hands -- has done the same thing to a house in the Hanover area of Anne Arundel County that's been in his family for five generations."

A politically connected businessman who was involved in a Baltimore public housing scandal four years ago has landed a state contract to help prison inmates find jobs in private businesses after they are released.Stuart O. Simms, secretary of Maryland's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said Westley B. Johnson's "ties to the local community" and business contacts made him a good choice for the one-year, $14,679 contract."We're trying to create a group of individuals outside of the agency who can serve as spokespersons for what we are trying to accomplish to create interest in this pool of individuals for purposes of screening and possible hiring," Simms said.

Only the most die-hard 49ers or Seahawks fan, or those with a certain short-term financial investment, will have more than a passing interest in Saturday night's San Francisco-Seattle NFL preseason game (Channel 13, 8 p.m.).The only lasting significance to the game is to get a preview on how CBS will cover professional football after four years on the sidelines, and in the midst of that preview will be announcers Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms.The former NBC pair will make their debut as CBS' No. 1 football-broadcasting team with some curiosity attached to their performance.

On September 17, 2009; LUTHER SIMMS loving husband of Audrey Simms; he is also survived by his loving children Robin Simms, Rosalind (Gregory) Draft, Shelly (Walter) Moore, Terry (Michelle) Simms, Sr., and William (Linda) Green; two sisters Dorothy Braxton and Francis Sewell, brother Richard Jones; eleven grandchildren, a host of great-grand and other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 9 A.M where family will receive friends from to 5 to 7 P.M. Family will also receive friends on Wednesday at St. Mark U.M.C.

The days of felt-bottomed wading shoes are nearly over. Blame rock snot. A replacement is available. Praise Simms and its "Aquastealth" technology. The invasive algae formally named didymo but better known by its nickname, "rock snot," showed up last year in the Gunpowder River. The nasty goo covers rocks and trout habitat, ruining pristine waterways. Unless anglers scrub carefully after fishing, rock snot nestles into felt fibers and hitchhikes from place to place. But Simms (simmsfishing.

On June 26, 2009, MICHAL NAOMI SIMMS; beloved wife of Sherman Simms, Jr. On Wednesday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (WEST), 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 4 to 8 PM. On Thursday, Mrs. Simms will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene West Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 AM with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)233-2400.

On June 18, 2009, CLARENCE EDWARD SIMMS, JR., beloved husband of Joann Simms. On Monday, friends may call at the Vaughan C. Green Funeral Services, 8728 Liberty Road, from 5 to 8 P.M. On Tuesday the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11, at New Psalmist Baptist Church, 4501 1/2

Baltimore police have arrested a second person in connection with a March shooting outside a nightclub in Mount Vernon that authorities say was sparked when women bumped into one another on the dance floor. Kimberly Moody, 22, of Gwynn Oak was arrested Monday and charged with assault, conspiracy to commit assault, a handgun violation and accessory after the fact in the March 7 fatal shooting of Sctario Tia Edwards outside of Coconuts Cafe, in the 300 block of W. Madison St. Moody's role in the shooting was not immediately clear.

On May 10, 2009, ANNIE MAE SIMMS, survived by children, Thomas (Margaret) Simms, Reginald (Linda) Simms and Seena (Robert) Black of SC. and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Thursday from 6 to 8 P.M. Services will be held Friday at the Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 2720 West North Avenue, 10:00 A.M. wake 10:30 A.M. funeral. www.wyliefuneralhome.com

A Randallstown woman has been charged in the shooting outside a Mount Vernon nightclub this month that left one woman dead and two others injured. Sharone Latrice Newton, 34, of the 3900 block of Lumo Road is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sctario Tia Edwards outside Coconuts Cafe in the 300 block of W. Madison St. on March 7. According to charging documents, Brendi Simms, Sheray Belt and their friends were dancing in the...

On February 14, 2009 RACHEL MAE SIMMS Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Friday at 11:30 A.M. followed by funeral services at 12:00 noon

The Tennessee Titans are not only determined to sign quarterback Kerry Collins (right) to a new contract that brings him back in 2009, but they also will make a significant effort to sign Chris Simms, who, like Collins, is scheduled to be a free agent after this season, team sources told ESPN. If Collins leads the Titans to the playoffs, the team will offer him a contract that conditionally pays him as a starter. The team has no plans to abandon former top draft choice Vince Young, but his status as a starter depends on Collins' performance the rest of the season, the sources told ESPN.

Man guilty of involuntary manslaughter in stabbing A 20-year-old Baltimore man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in an altercation that led to the fatal stabbing of a Marine reservist, prosecutors said in a news release yesterday. Maurice Crosby of the 5200 block of Ready Ave. could face up to 10 years in prison for his part in the death of Michael L. Simms in June 2007, the Baltimore state's attorney's office said. The jury acquitted Crosby of first-degree murder in Simms' death, the news release said.