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Roland Talmadge Talton Jr., former owner of a Baltimore engineering firm, died Nov. 6 of cardiac and respiratory failure at Upper Chesapeake Bay Medical Center. The longtime Bel Air resident was 89. Born and raised in Pocomoke City, the son of a B&O railroader and a homemaker, Mr. Talton was a 1937 graduate of Pocomoke High School. During World War II, he joined the Army Air Forces and served as an instructor with the 88th Bomb Group. Mr. Talton attended the University of Virginia and Georgetown University.

Roland Talmadge Talton Jr., former owner of a Baltimore engineering firm, died Nov. 6 of cardiac and respiratory failure at Upper Chesapeake Bay Medical Center. The longtime Bel Air resident was 89. Born and raised in Pocomoke City, the son of a B&O railroader and a homemaker, Mr. Talton was a 1937 graduate of Pocomoke High School. During World War II, he joined the Army Air Forces and served as an instructor with the 88th Bomb Group. Mr. Talton attended the University of Virginia and Georgetown University.

On December 2, 2003, BENJAMIN TALMADGE, beloved husband of Anna I. Talmadge (nee Finck), devoted father of Daniel, Glen & Timothy Talmadge, Deborah Sandridge, Denise Dittman and the late Bart Talmadge; cherished grandfather of Elizabeth, Stacy, Shawn, Maryann, Tracy, Michael and Glen; loving great-grandfather of four; dear brother of Ray and Melvin Talmadge. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories-Parkville Friday 5 to 9 PM. A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM Saturday.

On April 11, 2006 TALMAGE E. He is survived by one son Talmadge Makell, two daughters Kay Rice and Tamarra Makell; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; devoted sister Beatrice Randolph; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Ave. on Monday 3-7 p.m. Family will receive friends at Payne Memorial AME Church, Madison Ave. & Laurens St. on Tuesday 10:30 to 11 a.m. with funeral services immediately following.

On April 11, 2006 TALMAGE E. He is survived by one son Talmadge Makell, two daughters Kay Rice and Tamarra Makell; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; devoted sister Beatrice Randolph; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Ave. on Monday 3-7 p.m. Family will receive friends at Payne Memorial AME Church, Madison Ave. & Laurens St. on Tuesday 10:30 to 11 a.m. with funeral services immediately following.

Talmadge H. Pinkney Sr. was a pediatrician who tried to see eye to eye with his pint-sized patients. He'd get on his knees, wink and develop an almost instant camaraderie with them.From the mid-1950s, when he began his practice at the corner of Edmondson Avenue and Monroe Street in West Baltimore, until 1967, Dr. Pinkney was one of the city's few black pediatricians and one of even fewer doctors who made house calls.Dr. Pinkney, 87, who died Sunday at Liberty Medical Center from complications of lung surgery, seemed to enjoy each home visit.

This was an unusual sight, members of the Legislative Black Caucus hustling around the House chambers, taking a head count and firming up support for a bill extending voting rights to convicted felons. They had talked over the strategy and their assignments. They compared notes during their morning meeting. Then they went to work. "It was clicking," Del. James E. Proctor Jr., a Prince George's Democrat, said afterward. "You've never seen that before, and I've been here 11 years." It was classic politicking, and it paid off. The House of Delegates passed the bill 89 to 45. The vote was another victory to go with a string of successful campaigns this legislative session.

Lawrence "Dan" Duke Sr.,86, former chief judge of the State Court of Fulton County, Ga., who once waved a whip in the face of former Gov. Eugene Talmadge to prove a point about racism, died of pneumonia Wednesday. Judge Duke was known for his work defending blacks and prosecuting those who carried out racially charged crimes and for his 1941 confrontation with Talmadge.As an assistant solicitor for the state, Judge Duke won the conviction of several members of the Ku Klux Klan for the flogging death of a black man. After Talmadge threatened to grant the men clemency, Judge Duke waved the whips used in the crime in the governor's face.

On Friday, October 28, 2005, ISADORE HERBERT BORGEN, 95, of North Oaks Retirement Community in Pikesville, husband of Evelyn (nee Talmadge); father of Robert Borgen of Davis, CA. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services private. Contributions in his memory, may be made to Associated Jewish Community of Baltimore.

If you want to have sex with your wife, don't worry so much about nibbling on her ear. Instead, take out the trash. According to a new study that just made headlines, more than 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men have little interest in sex, can't have an orgasm or suffer from physical problems related to intercourse.And many of those problems are the result of resentment, disappointment and a lack of communication and trust among couples, sex experts say."Like the saying goes, the most important sex organ is your mind," said Dr. Sujatha Reddy, an Atlanta gynecologist.

On March 7, 2006, RUBY B. (nee Baker). Beloved wife of the late Clair H. Dowling; devoted mother of Sherwood Dowling of Frederick, MD; devoted grandmother of Charles Dowling of Chicago, IL, Talmadge Dowling of Arlington, VA. Friends may call at the Oak Crest Village Chapel on Friday, March 17, 2006 from 10 until 11am at which time Funeral Services will be held. Interment St. Michael Lutheran Church Cemetery. At her request, family and friends at a distance may make donations to their church or favorite charity in her name in lieu of flowers and travel expenses.

April 28, 1917 to January 7, 2006KARL TALMADGE WILSON; was a former College Professor at Coppin State College in Baltimore, Md. He died on January 7, 2006 at the VA Hospital, after a short-term illness. He was 88 years old. He was a member of the United States Army. He attended Tuskegee A & M University and earned a Master's Degree from Loyola College. He was an active member of his community and was a member of the Madison Park Association. He was survived by a son, James Wilson; daughter, Patricia Cutchember and a granddaughter Tatiana Cutchember.

On Friday, October 28, 2005, ISADORE HERBERT BORGEN, 95, of North Oaks Retirement Community in Pikesville, husband of Evelyn (nee Talmadge); father of Robert Borgen of Davis, CA. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services private. Contributions in his memory, may be made to Associated Jewish Community of Baltimore.

Helen Jackson Wilkins Claytor, 98, a pivotal figure in the racial desegregation of the YWCA and its first African-American president, died Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Claytor, a longtime civil rights leader in Grand Rapids, served two terms, from 1967 to 1976, as national president of the Young Women's Christian Association. As a board member and a national organizer since the 1940s, she had been a strong force in the racial integration of the organization at all levels. She went to work for what was then the separate "Negro" branch of the segregated YWCA in Kansas City, Mo., and later joined the newly established race relations office of the national YWCA in New York.

On December 2, 2003, BENJAMIN TALMADGE, beloved husband of Anna I. Talmadge (nee Finck), devoted father of Daniel, Glen & Timothy Talmadge, Deborah Sandridge, Denise Dittman and the late Bart Talmadge; cherished grandfather of Elizabeth, Stacy, Shawn, Maryann, Tracy, Michael and Glen; loving great-grandfather of four; dear brother of Ray and Melvin Talmadge. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories-Parkville Friday 5 to 9 PM. A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM Saturday.

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. raised $600,000 for a likely re-election bid during a reception last night at a Baltimore hotel that attracted a healthy contingent of Democrats. The event at the Hyatt Regency drew a crowd of 500 and brought Ehrlich's fund-raising tally for the past week to $1.4 million. A breakfast reception May 27 featuring former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani took in $800,000. "This was to give us money to put in the bank," said Ehrlich finance chairman John C. Reith, explaining the appeal of the big-ticket fund-raisers compared with the smaller parties Ehrlich relied on during his campaign.

Helen Jackson Wilkins Claytor, 98, a pivotal figure in the racial desegregation of the YWCA and its first African-American president, died Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Claytor, a longtime civil rights leader in Grand Rapids, served two terms, from 1967 to 1976, as national president of the Young Women's Christian Association. As a board member and a national organizer since the 1940s, she had been a strong force in the racial integration of the organization at all levels. She went to work for what was then the separate "Negro" branch of the segregated YWCA in Kansas City, Mo., and later joined the newly established race relations office of the national YWCA in New York.