Vicchio

Stephen Vicchio is facing a crowd of more than 200 police officers -- from street patrol officers to chiefs -- and talking about Aristotle. "Because Aristotle is The Man," he says. And the police are listening. "Dr. Vicchio may say that Aristotle is The Man," says Tom Cassella, a lieutenant in the Baltimore Police Department. "It's Dr. Vicchio who's The Man." In less than four years -- since Vicchio, 48, a philosophy professor at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, started teaching in a program for police at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Continuing Studies -- he has emerged as one of the nation's leaders in police ethics.

On November 11, 2004, ANTHONY "TONY" CAPRIO; beloved husband of Mary M. Caprio (nee Vicchio); devoted father of Nick Caprio and his wife Terry, Terry Moore and her husband Michael; loving grandfather of Nicole and Courtney Caprio. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Road (Perry Hall), on Saturday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., with a Vigil Service on Sunday at 3 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Church (Fullerton)

On July 2, 2009, ELIZABETH M. DENOLFI (nee Vicchio). She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DeNolfi and devoted mother of John J. DeNolfi and his wife Jackie. She is survived by loving grandchildren, Deborah Janes and her husband Dan, Patricia Kenney and her husband Mel, James DeNolfi, John Appel and family and a great-granddaughter Amanda Janes. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Rd (21211) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Ss. Philip and James Church, 2801 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 on Tuesday at 10 A.M. Interment in Lake View Memorial Park.

Danielle Johnson recognized a good deal when she saw it. It was 1988, she was a sophomore at Lake Clifton-Eastern High School, and the deal was this: Stick to your studies, graduate from high school with decent grades, and we'll guarantee you a college education.Six years later, Ms. Johnson is about to reap the dividends of the deal. On May 21, her 23rd birthday, she'll earn a criminal justice degree from Coppin State College.And because she works full time as a file clerk while taking 18 credits at Coppin, she's accustomed to a busy schedule.

On March 24, 2006, TIMOTHY L. BLACHOWICZ SR., died Friday in York, PA. He was the husband of Nancy S. (Burge) Blachowicz. Mr. Blachowicz was born in Baltimore on May 15, 1935, a son of the late John and Lena (Samecki) Blachowicz. He retired in 1996 from Lever Brothers, in Baltimore, after 36 years of service. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in New Freedom and a member of the Lever Brothers Retiree Association. Mr. Blachowicz leaves two sons; Tim Blachowicz, Jr., of New Freedom, PA and Ronnie Blachowicz of Glen Rock, PA. three daughters; Cindy Vicchio of Stewartstown, PA, Susan Webster of Glen Rock, PA and Janice Thompson of Spring Grove, PA., five grandchildren, three brothers and a sister.

Daniel Mark Epstein, biographer of Nat King Cole, will be one of about 60 authors appearing Sunday at Book Bash '99, an annual fund-raiser for Baltimore County literacy programs.Book Bash '99 takes place from 6 p.m. to 9: 30 p.m. at the Bibelot bookstore in Festival at Woodholme, 1819 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville. Tickets cost $40 per person in advance, $50 at the door.Diane Rehm, public radio talk-show host and author of "Finding My Voice," is honorary author chairwoman of the event. She will appear at a $150-per-person reception from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

AN ASSISTANT honcho from the Motor Vehicle Administration ended up on the hot seat the other day when he came before the state Board of Public Works to talk about the touchy (and timely, if you've been following This Just In) subject of customer service.Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein, who was chairing the board's preliminary meeting, cited Monday's TJI, which described how a 28-year-old Columbia woman named Lori Britton was forced to stand in line for almost two hours at the MVA offices in Glen Burnie with a cast on her leg and crutches under her arms.

Charley Eckman marched through life like a one-man band, all brass. The angels in heaven must be holding their ears today. Such language, Mr. Eckman! Such stories, Mr. Eckman! Oh, but, Mr. Eckman, could you tell us again about the time . . .?Which time? The time Charley refereed North Carolina and Duke in basketball, and Carolina went to its four-corner stall? It was 2-0 after 15 minutes. Everybody was yawning. Charley pulled a folding chair onto the court in the middle of play and sat himself down.

TC W( Let us watch well our beginnings.--Alexander ClarkThe game isn't over till it's over.--Yogi BerraMy wife thinks I spend too much time in the shower. Sometimes I can sense her sneaking nervously into the bathroom to make sure I have not fractured my skull by stepping on a misplaced bar of deodorant soap. This morning I could feel her lurking out there in the steam, deciding if it would be prudent to tap the opaque sliding door before she moved it along its little aluminum track, so that she might properly identify the body.

Today's women's semifinals No. 1 seed Georgetown (16-1) vs. No. 4 Cornell (16-1) Site: Curley Field, Loyola Time: 5:30 p.m. Outlook: The only final four newcomer in the field, Cornell slipped under everyone's radar until beating seven-time defending champ Maryland in the quarterfinals. The Big Red made everyone take notice not just by eliminating the Terrapins, but by clobbering them, 14-4. All season, the Big Red has played a poised, consistent, team game, with top scorer Jaimee Reynolds (55 goals, 17 assists)