Vernon Lee

On December 9, 2003, VERNON LEE GRAVES, beloved father of Wanda Wright, Wanda Douglas, and Sharron Brereton. He is also survived by two sisters, Mary and June, two brothers, Charles and Calvin. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave, on Tuesday after 8:30 A.M. Family will receive friends on Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, 3911 Garrison Boulevard at 11:30 A. M followed by funeral service at 12 noon. See www.marchfh.com

The state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has suspended the license of an assisted-living facility in Baltimore's Hillen community, according to an order issued yesterday by department Secretary John M. Colmers. Four residents of Ann's Loving Care in the 1500 block of Northgate Road were transferred to other licensed facilities, with help from city police, Adult Protective Services and the state Department of Aging, said Wendy Kronmiller, director for the Office of Health Care Quality.

VERNON LEE COLLINS, SR., 68 of Bivalve, MD., died on Monday, March 20th, 2006 at Coastal Hospice at The Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Henry Collins and Margaret Yingling Collins. He was a US Army veteran and a member of the American Legion. He was an auto mechanic with Charlie Irish Chevrolet in Baltimore until disability. He was an avid sports enthusiast and who also loved to watch westerns on television and spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Ardra Marie Collins; five children, Vernon Lee Collins, Jr. and his wife, Jo anne of Bivalve, Joann Lin Celozzi and her husband, Michael of Whiteford, MD, Franklin George Collins and his girlfriend, Michelle Brown of Blades, DE, Robert Keith Collins and his girlfriend, Erika Hicks of Quantico, MD and Sherian Jean Hicks and her husband, Michael of Bivalve; nine grandchildren, Amanda Collins, Vernon Lee Collins, III, Brooke Celozzi, Rachel Celozzi, Sean Collins, Franklin Collins, Brittany Collins, Mikie Hicks, Jr. and Justin Hicks; four sisters, Shirley Collins, Beverly Dixon and Norma Spence all of Essex, MD and Laverne Friedel of Chase, MD and several nieces and nephews, brother and sister in laws.

VERNON LEE COLLINS, SR., 68 of Bivalve, MD., died on Monday, March 20th, 2006 at Coastal Hospice at The Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Henry Collins and Margaret Yingling Collins. He was a US Army veteran and a member of the American Legion. He was an auto mechanic with Charlie Irish Chevrolet in Baltimore until disability. He was an avid sports enthusiast and who also loved to watch westerns on television and spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Ardra Marie Collins; five children, Vernon Lee Collins, Jr. and his wife, Jo anne of Bivalve, Joann Lin Celozzi and her husband, Michael of Whiteford, MD, Franklin George Collins and his girlfriend, Michelle Brown of Blades, DE, Robert Keith Collins and his girlfriend, Erika Hicks of Quantico, MD and Sherian Jean Hicks and her husband, Michael of Bivalve; nine grandchildren, Amanda Collins, Vernon Lee Collins, III, Brooke Celozzi, Rachel Celozzi, Sean Collins, Franklin Collins, Brittany Collins, Mikie Hicks, Jr. and Justin Hicks; four sisters, Shirley Collins, Beverly Dixon and Norma Spence all of Essex, MD and Laverne Friedel of Chase, MD and several nieces and nephews, brother and sister in laws.

Vernon Lee Brown, an active churchman and former RTC administrator at Baltimore City Community College, died Monday heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Mr. Brown, 65, also worked as a city social worker, but he was perhaps better known for his social graces. His Randallstown home was often a place where friends gathered for parties and political discussions, and to watch sports on television."Everyone who knew Vernon can attest to his conservative views and the fact that he would never walk away from a good argument," said his wife, the former Miriam A. Jones, whom he married in 1977.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, Mrs. FRANCES DORSCH SKINNER; beloved wife of the late Vernon Lee Skinner; beloved mother of Vernon Lee Skinner, Jr.; devoted sister of Mary T. Gilcrest and James A. Dorsch; predeceased by two sisters, Pauline J. Anderson and Agnes D. Sorrentino, and two brothers, John C. Dorsch and Philip A. Dorsch. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, August 2, 2003, at St. Luke Episcopal Church, Franklin Square, (217 N. Carey Street). Friends may call one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

A Howard County judge postponed the sentencing of a convicted murderer yesterday after an anonymous correspondent wrote him and a defense lawyer and claimed that the man was innocent.Circuit Judge Raymond J. Kane Jr. delayed the sentencing of Vernon Lee Clark until Oct. 10 to give the public defender's office time to investigate the letter writer's allegations.The writer claimed to be a witness with knowledge of the July 3, 1989, murder of a 23-year-old Elkridge woman."I am a person willing to step forward and admit that Vernon Lee Clark had no involvement in the murder," said the anonymous correspondent's handwritten letter to Barbara Matthews Kreinar, an assistant public defender representing Clark.

The state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has suspended the license of an assisted-living facility in Baltimore's Hillen community, according to an order issued yesterday by department Secretary John M. Colmers. Four residents of Ann's Loving Care in the 1500 block of Northgate Road were transferred to other licensed facilities, with help from city police, Adult Protective Services and the state Department of Aging, said Wendy Kronmiller, director for the Office of Health Care Quality.

Nathaniel Hurt left court yesterday a free man while his five-year prison sentence is appealed, maintaining he was "not a villain" for killing a 13-year-old boy he called "a terror."But Baltimore Circuit Judge Ellen M. Heller said in sentencing him yesterday that while she sympathized with the plight of senior citizens living in crime-plagued communities, Hurt, 62, had no right to take the law into his own hands when he fired a .357-caliber Magnum at a crowd of teen-agers who had been vandalizing his car Oct. 10.Vernon Lee Holmes Jr., who Hurt said was among a group of youths who had harassed him for more than a month, was shot in the back.

Man who killed boy deserves no sympathyWe sympathize with Baltimoreans who face harassment caused by our out-of-control youth.However, for Nathaniel Hurt to imply he has no regrets for taking the life of a 13-year-old boy who threw rocks at his car is appalling ("Man charged in shooting of boy, 13, has no regrets," Oct. 16).Imagine if we all took someone's life each time we became frustrated and angry. We would live in fear each time we upset someone or rubbed them the wrong way.As responsible adults we must find ways to help our angry, out-of-control youth.

On December 9, 2003, VERNON LEE GRAVES, beloved father of Wanda Wright, Wanda Douglas, and Sharron Brereton. He is also survived by two sisters, Mary and June, two brothers, Charles and Calvin. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave, on Tuesday after 8:30 A.M. Family will receive friends on Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, 3911 Garrison Boulevard at 11:30 A. M followed by funeral service at 12 noon. See www.marchfh.com

On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, Mrs. FRANCES DORSCH SKINNER; beloved wife of the late Vernon Lee Skinner; beloved mother of Vernon Lee Skinner, Jr.; devoted sister of Mary T. Gilcrest and James A. Dorsch; predeceased by two sisters, Pauline J. Anderson and Agnes D. Sorrentino, and two brothers, John C. Dorsch and Philip A. Dorsch. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, August 2, 2003, at St. Luke Episcopal Church, Franklin Square, (217 N. Carey Street). Friends may call one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

Suddenly on May 6, 2003, DAVID LEE VERNON, son of Mark David Vernon and Carol Elaine Randall. Brother of Christopher Michael Vernon and Shawn Edward Vernon. Services and Interment private. Arrangements by Slack Funeral Home, P.A., 410-465-4400.

Vernon Lee Brown, an active churchman and former RTC administrator at Baltimore City Community College, died Monday heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Mr. Brown, 65, also worked as a city social worker, but he was perhaps better known for his social graces. His Randallstown home was often a place where friends gathered for parties and political discussions, and to watch sports on television."Everyone who knew Vernon can attest to his conservative views and the fact that he would never walk away from a good argument," said his wife, the former Miriam A. Jones, whom he married in 1977.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening will commute the five-year prison term of Nathaniel Hurt, the East Baltimore man who fatally shot a teen-ager out of frustration in 1994 after weeks of harassment by unruly youths, the governor's office announced yesterday.Glendening said he will sign the commutation order Jan. 6, meaning that Hurt, who has been in prison for 14 months, will remain incarcerated until then.Aides said the governor was announcing his decision now because, under the Maryland Constitution, he must publicize a pending commutation before taking action.

Nathaniel Hurt left court yesterday a free man while his five-year prison sentence is appealed, maintaining he was "not a villain" for killing a 13-year-old boy he called "a terror."But Baltimore Circuit Judge Ellen M. Heller said in sentencing him yesterday that while she sympathized with the plight of senior citizens living in crime-plagued communities, Hurt, 62, had no right to take the law into his own hands when he fired a .357-caliber Magnum at a crowd of teen-agers who had been vandalizing his car Oct. 10.Vernon Lee Holmes Jr., who Hurt said was among a group of youths who had harassed him for more than a month, was shot in the back.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening will commute the five-year prison term of Nathaniel Hurt, the East Baltimore man who fatally shot a teen-ager out of frustration in 1994 after weeks of harassment by unruly youths, the governor's office announced yesterday.Glendening said he will sign the commutation order Jan. 6, meaning that Hurt, who has been in prison for 14 months, will remain incarcerated until then.Aides said the governor was announcing his decision now because, under the Maryland Constitution, he must publicize a pending commutation before taking action.

Man who killed boy deserves no sympathyWe sympathize with Baltimoreans who face harassment caused by our out-of-control youth.However, for Nathaniel Hurt to imply he has no regrets for taking the life of a 13-year-old boy who threw rocks at his car is appalling ("Man charged in shooting of boy, 13, has no regrets," Oct. 16).Imagine if we all took someone's life each time we became frustrated and angry. We would live in fear each time we upset someone or rubbed them the wrong way.As responsible adults we must find ways to help our angry, out-of-control youth.