Tildon

On December 30, 2005, JOYCE TILDON; beloved wife of Llewellyn Tildon. On Thursday friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENS FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd. from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Friday, Mrs. Tildon will lie in state at Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3100 Walbrook Ave., where the family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)655-0015.

On April 2, 2009, GERTRUDE; beloved sister of Dorothy Tildon, and devoted aunt of Llewellyn, Edward, and Richard Tildon. She is also survived by daughter-in-law, Clorie Tildon, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the JAMES A. MORTON & SONS FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 1701 Laurens Street, Tuesday, 4 to 7 P.M. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at Union Memorial United Methodist Church, 2500 Harlem Avenue. The family will receive friends 10:30 to 11 A.M. Funeral service immediately following.

On December 15, 2007, CHARLES G. TILDON, JR.; beloved husband of Louise S. Tildon; loving father of Charles "Chuck" G. Tildon III. Charles is also survived by a loving daughter-in-law, Maria Tildon, two grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, 10 A.M. at The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St. where Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 A.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care 6601 N. Charles, Baltimore, MD, 21204 in memory of Charles G. Tildon Jr.

On December 15, 2007, CHARLES G. TILDON, JR.; beloved husband of Louise S. Tildon; loving father of Charles "Chuck" G. Tildon III. Charles is also survived by a loving daughter-in-law, Maria Tildon, two grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, 10 A.M. at The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St. where Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 A.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care 6601 N. Charles, Baltimore, MD, 21204 in memory of Charles G. Tildon Jr.

Ask anybody: J. Tyson Tildon has a very low tolerance for mediocrity. Regardless of his accomplishments, the 71-year-old scientist who recently left the Baltimore school board always believes he can do more. As if studying biochemistry as a Fulbright scholar in Paris weren't enough, a year later Tildon enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University to earn his doctorate in the field. And although he is father to three children, he adopted a 20-year-old college student because she was fatherless and had a promising future in medicine.

J. Tyson Tildon, 65, an award-winning scientist and professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland medical school, will be the chairman of the new nine-member Baltimore Board of School Commissioners."

J. Tyson Tildon, a retired scientist who has led the Baltimore school board through the first four years of comprehensive reform, stepped down as school board chairman last night, and was replaced by fellow board member Patricia L. Welch. Welch, 59, dean of the school of education at Morgan State University, has been on the board since it was created in June 1997 through joint appointments by the mayor of Baltimore and the governor. That marked the beginning of a five-year, heavily state-subsidized overhaul of public education in the city.

Charles G. Tildon Jr., the civic activist whose vision of racial equality and educational opportunity carried him to the presidency of Baltimore City Community College and beyond, died yesterday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 81. Mr. Tildon, who chaired the political action group Marylanders Organized for Responsibility and Equity (MORE), was also a founder of BLEWS, the Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore - one of many community interests that kept him active after he retired from his college post in 1985.

Dr. J. Tyson Tildon, whose low tolerance for mediocrity propelled him to the leadership of the city's school board through often contentious reform, died of cancer yesterday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Homeland resident was 74. A neuroscientist who studied the regulation of energy metabolism, he was remembered as an academic traditionalist who believed that the city had the power to cure its ills while insisting that Baltimore's public school students learn a day's classwork.

A FEW weeks ago, when Baltimore school board Chairman J. Tyson Tildon came up with the idea of recruiting retired educators to fill classrooms in the city this fall, Robert C. Embry Jr. challenged him:If you can get 100 retirees back in the saddle, Embry said, "I'll carry you on my shoulders up the center of Charles Street."Embry, president of the Abell Foundation and a former president of the Board of School Commissioners, had better get in shape. More than 200 former teachers and administrators showed up for an orientation Aug. 23, and applications are still coming in, according to Helen Patterson, a retired administrator recruited by Tildon to coordinate the effort.

Charles G. Tildon Jr., the civic activist whose vision of racial equality and educational opportunity carried him to the presidency of Baltimore City Community College and beyond, died yesterday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 81. Mr. Tildon, who chaired the political action group Marylanders Organized for Responsibility and Equity (MORE), was also a founder of BLEWS, the Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore - one of many community interests that kept him active after he retired from his college post in 1985.

Masks were the center of attention at the annual fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sure, there were some great ones on the faces of several guests at the party at the American Visionary Art Museum, but the masks that had everyone talking were those on display, as part of NAMI's "Many Faces of Mental Illness Mask Project." These masks were created by artists, business people, health providers and other members of the community to show their thoughts about mental illness.

City projecting large surplus The once-explosive city real estate market has left Baltimore government with a $60.6 million budget surplus this year, officials said. Restaurant closes after arrests Kawasaki, a three-star Japanese restaurant near downtown Baltimore, closed after its owners were arrested on federal charges of employing illegal immigrants and stealing their tips. J. Tyson Tildon dies at 74 J. Tyson Tildon, whose low tolerance for mediocrity propelled him to lead the city's school board through often contentious reform, died of cancer at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

WORLD Attacks kill scores of Iraqis At least 75 Iraqis were killed in a series of attacks, and the U.S. ambassador said that recent violence had pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war. pg 1a NATIONAL Court rules on abortion protests The Supreme Court ended a 20-year-old lawsuit against militant anti-abortion groups, ruling that their use of physical violence outside clinics did not violate the anti-racketeering laws. pg 3a MARYLAND J. Tyson Tildon, 74, dies J. Tyson Tildon, 74, whose low tolerance for mediocrity propelled him to lead the city's school board through often contentious reform, died of cancer yesterday at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Dr. J. Tyson Tildon, whose low tolerance for mediocrity propelled him to the leadership of the city's school board through often contentious reform, died of cancer yesterday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Homeland resident was 74. A neuroscientist who studied the regulation of energy metabolism, he was remembered as an academic traditionalist who believed that the city had the power to cure its ills while insisting that Baltimore's public school students learn a day's classwork.

On December 30, 2005, JOYCE TILDON; beloved wife of Llewellyn Tildon. On Thursday friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENS FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd. from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Friday, Mrs. Tildon will lie in state at Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3100 Walbrook Ave., where the family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)655-0015.

On April 2, 2009, GERTRUDE; beloved sister of Dorothy Tildon, and devoted aunt of Llewellyn, Edward, and Richard Tildon. She is also survived by daughter-in-law, Clorie Tildon, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the JAMES A. MORTON & SONS FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 1701 Laurens Street, Tuesday, 4 to 7 P.M. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at Union Memorial United Methodist Church, 2500 Harlem Avenue. The family will receive friends 10:30 to 11 A.M. Funeral service immediately following.

An article in yesterday's editions incorrectly quoted Tyson Tildon, president of the Baltimore school board, on the board's plans for possible cuts in the budgets of City College and the School for the Arts.In fact, Tildon said there are no plans to cut $2.2 million from the budgets of those two schools in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 3/26/98

The Baltimore school system has named 15 Welch-Tildon Student Ambassadors through a program that recognizes well-rounded high school students. The program is named after two recent chairs of the city school board, Patricia L. Welch and J. Tyson Tildon. The student ambassadors, all high school juniors, were selected based on academics, leadership, character and communication skills. The student ambassadors will represent Baltimore City public schools in various ways throughout their junior year.

Ask anybody: J. Tyson Tildon has a very low tolerance for mediocrity. Regardless of his accomplishments, the 71-year-old scientist who recently left the Baltimore school board always believes he can do more. As if studying biochemistry as a Fulbright scholar in Paris weren't enough, a year later Tildon enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University to earn his doctorate in the field. And although he is father to three children, he adopted a 20-year-old college student because she was fatherless and had a promising future in medicine.