Tara

On July 2, 2006, MARY PETRONELLA (nee Sweeney) REDDING passed away peacefully in her home; beloved wife of James P. Redding, Sr., for 60 years; loving and devoted mother of James, Michael, Erin Redding, Eileen Crispino and her husband Danny, Brian Redding and his wife Donna, Barbara Nueslein and her husband James; dear sister of Bernadette Weber and her husband Phil; wonderful grandmother of Truit, Michael, Nico, Daniel, David, Paulette, Deborah, Jessica,...

On June 20, 2006, FRANCES MASINO; beloved wife of the late Angelo Masino; devoted mother of Angela Calamari and Patrick and Angelo Masino; loving grandmother of Christopher, Laura, Michael, Angelo Joseph, Nicole and Anthony. Interment to be held in New York. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: The Tara Howard Foundation c/o Church of the Resurrection.

Tara Cody of Baltimore, daughter of Curtis Cody Jr. and the late Denise Mitchell will marry Eric Brown of Prince George's County son of Mr. Cordosia Brown and Mrs. Delores Brown on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Ft. George G. Meade Main Post Chapel.

On May 2, 2006 PATRICIA "BIG MOM" WARNER beloved wife of Terry Frazier, devoted mother of Ronnie Warner and his wife Jen, Tammie and Tara Warner, loving grandmother of Mikee, Nathan, Randy, Jenna and Derek; cherished daughter of Virginia and Tom Mc Nicholas and sister of Ginny, Kathy, Tom, Jim, and the late Billy. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 9 a.m. Interment in Moreland Memorial Park.

On May 2, 2006, MICHAEL J., dear son of Cynthia Lynn and Joseph George Philpott, Jr.; beloved brother of Amber N. Philpott and Philip Barker; devoted grandson of Kathleen and the late Joseph G. Philpott, Sr. and Norma and Richard Shanklin; loving fiance of Tara Barker. The family will receive friends at FINK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 426 Crain Highway S.W. (at 5th Avenue) on Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at Calvary Christian Church on Saturday at 10:30 A.M. Donations may be made to Edgehill Recovery Retreat, 315 E. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

On Wednesday April 5, 2006, MARGARET FRANCES HOFFMANN Mc INTYRE "Meg", of Stoneleigh, passed away peacefully after a long illness surrounded by her family; beloved daughter of the late John Peter and Elizabeth D. Barry Hoffmann of Chatham, NJ; loving sister and friend of Elizabeth Anne Hoffmann of Baltimore; unspeakably dear mother of Tara Elizabeth Mc Intyre-Klapp of Baltimore, Erin Marie Vincent of Woodbridge, VA and Francis X. Mc Intyre, Jr., of...

There's a lot of emotional baggage being carried around in Swimmers, a remarkable slice-of-life film about a disintegrating Eastern Shore family that is both heartbreaking and, in ways that sort of sneak up on you, quietly hopeful. Eschewing grand gestures in favor of reflective moments more intimate and far more satisfying, this second feature from Easton's Doug Sadler has the courage to allow its characters room to grow while never demanding that they do. The men and women on display here spend a lot of time stumbling and falling, but resolutely - sometimes courageously, sometimes foolishly - push on. Sadler's film, from a script he spent more than five years developing, gives viewers the time and space to rejoice in the characters' minor triumphs, empathize with their often daunting struggles, and reflect on the despair that sometimes beats them down, other times pushes them forward.

On March 27, 2006, EDWARD VERNON SMITH of Severna Park. Beloved husband of the late Thelma Smith; Devoted father of Edward C. Smith and Tara Berman; Loving brother of Earle and Fred Smith; Cherished grandfather of Justin Berman and Luke and Logan Smith. He predeceased by his parents, Edward Smith and Marion Horne. A Graveside Service celebrating his life will be held on Friday, March 31 at 11 A.M. at Glen Haven Memorial Park in Glen Burnie. Donations in his name may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, Fla. 33607.

NEW YORK // IN SPITE OF HER ZIPPERED leopard-print vest, her glitzy resume and the rave reviews she has gotten from showbiz-industry magazines, when Tara Devon Gallagher makes her appearance on a March Saturday, it hardly qualifies as the stuff of movie stardom. She enters a SoHo bistro with her mother and grandmother, who sit down to share brunch. Her nose is running. And once she takes a seat, she can't decide between the pancakes (a house specialty) and the Caesar salad on the menu.