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Michael J. Wilt, an insurance man and avid sports fan, died Sunday of a cardiac arrest at Northwest Hospital Center. He was 40. Mr. Wilt was born in Meriden, Conn., and raised in Norwich, N.Y., where he graduated in 1988 from Norwich High School. He earned a degree in education in 1992 from the State University of New York at Potsdam. For the past 12 years, Mr. Wilt had been employed in insurance sales for Aegon NV, the Dutch insurance company whose North American headquarters is in Baltimore.

— The Ravens' promising Super Bowl journey ended in an all-too-familiar way — a punch in the gut from their fiercest rival. Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall scored on a 2-yard touchdown with 1:33 remaining as the fifth-seeded Ravens collapsed to the No. 2 Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-24, in a painful American Football Conference divisional playoff game at Heinz Field. The Steelers advance to the AFC championship against the winner of Sunday's game between New England and the New York Jets.

On February 17, 2003, GEORGE B. WILT, JR.; beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Wilt; devoted father of Michael Wilt, Richard Wilt, Susan Hurt, Janet Zuraski, Carol Sohns and Karen Longo; cherished grandfather of Michael, Daniel, Jonathan, Michelle, Tracy, Christina, Christopher, Ricky, Daniel, Shawn, Nicky, Amber, Jennifer, Crystal and Evan; loving great grandfather of Cody, Lindsay, Dylan, Kelly and Samantha. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories - Parkville, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Friday.

Michael J. Wilt, an insurance man and avid sports fan, died July 4 of a cardiac arrest at Northwest Hospital Center. He was 40. Mr. Wilt was born in Meriden, Conn., and raised in Norwich, N.Y., where he graduated in 1988 from Norwich High School. He earned a degree in education in 1992 from the State University of New York at Potsdam. For the past 12 years, Mr. Wilt had been employed in insurance sales for Aegon NV, the Dutch insurance company whose North American headquarters is in Baltimore.

On November 2, 2004 WESLEY GREY WILT beloved husband Julia Wilt (nee Cimino); loving father of Deborah Zacharko and her husband Harry and the late Frank Wilt; cherished grandfather of Sarah and Scott Zacharko. Visitation will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service Saturday 10:30 a.m. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery.

On September 17, 2006, BRANDI L. WILT of Hampstead, MD, daughter of Samuel E. Wilt, Jr., and Cheryl A.Wilt (nee Davis), devoted mother of daughters, Chloey and Hope Colvin of Hampstead, sister of , Samuel E. Wilt, III, of Hampstead, and boyfriend Adam Colvin. Friends may call Wednesday, September 20 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD, 21074. Funeral services Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 9:30 A.M at the funeral home. Interment in Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Marriottsville, MD.

On Tuesday, December 30, 2003, RUTH HELEN SCHIETLIN WILT, 90, of Montross, VA formerly of Baltimore. Mrs. Wilt was the widow of Keith Grey Wilt. She is survived by her sons and their wives, Wesley Grey and Julie Wilt of Montross and Frederick Lee and Barbara Wilt of Chambersburg, PA; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson. A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M., on Tuesday, January 6, at the Lilly-Zeiler Funeral Home, 1901 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Interment will follow in the Holly Hill Memorial Garden Cemetery.

On August 18, 2005, GLENDINE V. WILT, beloved daughter of Pauline and the late Charles Wilt, loving mother of Sandra Burke, Vicki Forbes, James Burke and the late Terri Burke. Devoted grandmother of Stacy, Kevin, Justin, Paige, Tabitha and George. Admiring great-grandmother of Kealynn, Madison and Sarah, sister of Charles, Ronald, Eddie, Freddie and Wayne Wilt. Visitation will be at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue on Sunday and Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. and where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.

In his 1991-1992 Basketball Abstract, David Heeren ranks Wilt Chamberlain No. 1 on the all-time list for total rebounds and rebounds per game.But in Heeren's formula for rebounding efficiency, rating a player's rebounding totals compared with available rebounds during his time on the court, 11-year journeyman Swen Nater ranks No. 1.Charles Oakley is second and Moses Malone third. Chamberlain is seventh on the list, Bill Russell 10th.

On April 19, 2003, JOHN GEORGE; beloved husband of the late Dolores Wanner Wilt; devoted father of Jack and Fran, Dan and Sandy, Bruce and Barbara, Barb and Ollie, Paul and Veda, Kevin and Kathy, Greg and Gina, Susan and Dave and Mary and Dave; loving grandfather to 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brother to the late Libby Linck and loving sister Josephine Johnson of Winter Springs, FL., Friends and relatives are invited to join in a...

It seems like a very long time ago that the Orioles announced the deal to acquire Kevin Millwood from the Texas Rangers and conducted a conference call to introduce the veteran right-hander to the local media, but one thing about that evening still stands out. Millwood didn't sound too thrilled to be coming to Baltimore. It became obvious when he got to spring training that he's just a very low-key guy, so maybe we all just assumed too much about his lack of enthusiasm during that call and ensuing interviews, or maybe he saw all this coming.

The families of two Western Maryland coal miners who died in a 2007 accident filed a lawsuit Thursday against the strip mine's operator, contending that unsafe conditions led to their deaths. The $4 million suit was brought by the widows and children of Michael R. Wilt and Dale Jones. The two men were working in a coal pit in Barton on April 17, 2007, when an unstable "highwall" collapsed, raining some 93,000 tons of rock and material on their heavy-equipment vehicles. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration cited the operator, Tri-Star Mining Inc., for violations that it said contributed to the accident.

Question: My mom's thriving gardenia started wilting, though the leaves are still green. It sits on a window sill. I'm sure it's getting winter drafts. Would the floor be warmer? Answer: The floor may not be better since heat rises. Gardenias like bright, not direct, sunlight. Try placing the gardenia on a well-lit table away from the drafty window with a steady 62-63 degree temperature. Watering could also be an issue. Advise your mother to avoid over-watering the plant, especially now in the winter when it uses less.

Every year during the NBA playoffs, Don Ohl's eyes brighten, his step quickens and his heart beats a little faster - but not dangerously so for Ohl, 73, a survivor of six-way bypass surgery. The playoffs always brought out the best in the one-time star of the Baltimore Bullets. More than 40 years later, the man nicknamed "Waxie" for his crew cut still holds the Washington Wizards' franchise record for highest postseason scoring average. In 13 playoff games for Baltimore in 1965 and 1966, Ohl averaged 26.2 points, stellar work for a 6-foot-3 guard who practically carried those upstart Bullets on his back at crunch time.

My third-year raspberry canes wilted and died last year, and they're starting to wilt again. I've never gotten raspberries. Is this hopeless? There is a simple nontoxic solution. Raspberry cane borers puncture canes and insert eggs about 6 inches from the ends. When eggs hatch, the larvae tunnels down to the base of the cane, causing tips to wilt. Canes weaken and usually die before bearing fruit. To stop the borer, prune off the wilted tips several inches below the visible puncture marks.

Thomas N. "Stretch" Longstreth, whose career teaching English and coaching at St. Paul's School spanned more than four decades, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted-living facility in Media, Pa. He was 72. Mr. Longstreth, the son of an engineer and a homemaker, was born and raised in Gladwyne, Pa. He was a 1955 graduate of Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia and earned a bachelor's degree in 1959 from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass....

On July 3, 2006, BEULAH CECILIA WILT (nee Persons) devoted wife of the late Sheldon E. Wilt, devoted mother of Lorna Walter and her husband Charles and Cynthia Jakum, loving grandmother of Melissa Yarworth, Michele Kimmey, Jennifer Alisea and Michael Walter, loving great-grandmother of ten. Friends may call at the CVACH/ROSEDALE FUNERAL HOME, 1211 Chesaco Avenue on Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday 10:45...

Salary: $25,000 Age: 37 Years on job: Two How he got started: Having grown up in the restaurant business, Wilt says his job working in the meat department at Whole Foods is a natural progression. His family owned a few eateries in Pigtown and Brooklyn, where he started at the age of 8 washing dishes. He eventually began helping elsewhere, including cooking. When the restaurants closed in the 1980s, he went through the management-training program at McDonald's. He then moved on to various city restaurants working as a short-order cook.