Yocum

On January 10, 2006, SHIRLEY LOUISE (nee Rhodes) YOCUM; beloved wife of the late Alphonse Edward Yocum; devoted mother of Lawrence Yocum, Sr., Philip Yocum and his wife Jeannette; loving grandmother of Mark, Jessica, Lawrence and Jillian; dear sister of Joan Donmoyer. Friends may call at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home., 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale) on Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A funeral service will be held Thursday 10 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

WASHINGTON - In baseball circles, especially among pitchers, a visit to Los Angeles Angels team doctor and renowned orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum was often seen as a prelude to surgery and a lengthy disabled list stint. But there were plenty of times that Yocum - who died over the weekend at 65 after battling liver cancer - recommended that a player not undergo surgery and choose rehabilitation first. Orioles reliever Darren O'Day was one of those cases. As an Angels rookie in 2008, O'Day tore the labrum in his pitching shoulder and visited Yocum for a diagnosis and advice.

On March 22, 2005, TERESA L. (nee Lappin) YOCUM, beloved wife of the late Edmund Farley Yocum, devoted mother of Charles E. and Richard K. Yocum. Loving grandmother of Todd E. and Kurt J. Yocum. Dear aunt of Barbara Hamilton, Rita O'Connor and John Lappin A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, April 1st 12 P.M. at St. Johns Catholic Church, Wilde Lake. Interment private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Elizabeth's Nursing and Rehab Center, 3320 Benson Ave., Baltimore, MD 2122714, 2005, CAROLINE YOOR, 46, at her residence.

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold has a bulging disk in his back - which the team believes may have been what has caused the spasms in his neck and tingling and numbness in his fingers. Manager Buck Showalter said Reimold has been treated in Baltimore with a Medrol Dosepak that is designed to alleviate inflammation. If all works as hoped, Reimold could join the team for the series against the Boston Red Sox that begins Friday, Showalter said. “We're going to try a Medrol Dosepak to see if we can get the swelling to go down.

David Fred Yocum, a Baltimore sculptor whose work critics called "outrageous" and "idiosyncratic," died Friday of an infection at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 54 and lived in Otterbein.Mr. Yocum, who took prizes for his abstract clay and neon works, was among the first to restore a $1 house in the southern Baltimore neighborhood in the 1970s."His work evolved from little clay pots to incredible sculptures," said the Rev. Dale W. Dusman, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, where a memorial service was held yesterday.

Teresa Lappin Yocum, a retired personnel manager for a downtown Baltimore department store, died of respiratory failure Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Southwest Baltimore, where she had lived for five years. The former Pleasant Street resident was 89. Born Teresa Madeline Lappin in Rosendale, N.Y., she moved with her family to South Baltimore and was a graduate of St. Mary Star of the Sea parochial school. She then started her career as a "cash girl" -- entrusted with handling money -- at the old Julius Gutman Department Store downtown while attending high school in the evenings at City College.

Lawyers for an Anne Arundel County teacher acquitted on criminal charges of sexually abusing a student say they are close to a settlement that would allow him to remain an employee, and the school system to avoid another public airing of the case.The teacher, Charles A. Yocum, was fired in August 1994 by schools Superintendent Carol A. Parham despite the acquittal. He had remained an employee -- but in an administrative job outside the classroom -- while appealing the action.Yocum's lawyers and representatives of the school system are said to have been trading proposals on a settlement of his appeal since fall, including such issues as job guarantees and whether the accusations would appear in his personnel file.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Right-hander Scott Erickson underwent successful arthroscopic elbow surgery in Los Angeles yesterday and could be ready to rejoin the Orioles' starting rotation in late April. Orthopedic specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum removed several small bone particles from Erickson's inflamed right elbow, including one significant bone chip that probably was the source of the soreness and swelling that sidelined the veteran starter last week. "The operation was successful," said Orioles vice president of baseball operations Syd Thrift.

Anne Arundel County School Superintendent Carol S. Parham is determined to fire a Northeast High School teacher even though he was acquitted in March of child sex abuse charges, the teacher's lawyer said yesterday.Terrence M. Nolan, who is representing Charles A. Yocum, one of four Northeast teachers to be charged with having sex with students, met Wednesday with Dr. Parham. He said yesterday that he believes Ms. Parham will fire his client, forcing the Board of Education to make the final decision.

A two-engine airplane crashed into a chain-link fence Wednesday after skidding across the runway at Lee Airport in Edgewater, county police said.David Matthew Yocum, 44, was trying to land the plane in a rainstorm on the airport's east runway just before 10 p.m. As he was braking, the plane's wheels began to slip across the water on the runway, police said.Mr. Yocum turned the plane and tried to stop again but crashed into the fence before he could, police said. No one was injured.I= Lee Airport is in the 300 block of Solomon's Island Road.

Experiencing discomfort in his right elbow, reliever Jason Berken will become the fourth Oriole within a 10-day span to see renowned orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum . Berken, who is likely headed to the disabled list, will have an MRI performed either Saturday or Sunday. He'll also consult with Yocum and Orioles team orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens , who is flying to California late Saturday night. "Berken is having some flexor issues," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter . "He hasn't responded real well.

On January 10, 2006, SHIRLEY LOUISE (nee Rhodes) YOCUM; beloved wife of the late Alphonse Edward Yocum; devoted mother of Lawrence Yocum, Sr., Philip Yocum and his wife Jeannette; loving grandmother of Mark, Jessica, Lawrence and Jillian; dear sister of Joan Donmoyer. Friends may call at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home., 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale) on Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A funeral service will be held Thursday 10 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On March 23, 2005, THOMAS RICHARD MORGAN of Lower Lake, CA, beloved son of Anna Louise Copland Morgan and the late Richard D. Morgan. Also survived by a sister, Karen Anna Morgan Yocum; brother-in-law, Frank Joseph Yocum, Jr. and niece Danielle Anna Yocum, all of Churchton, MD; a brother, Anthony "Tony" Patrick Morgan, sister-in-law "Nori" Eleanor Nichols Morgan and three nephews, JR, Harrison and Nicholas Morgan all of Liberty, SC. A Memorial Mass will...

Teresa Lappin Yocum, a retired personnel manager for a downtown Baltimore department store, died of respiratory failure Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Southwest Baltimore, where she had lived for five years. The former Pleasant Street resident was 89. Born Teresa Madeline Lappin in Rosendale, N.Y., she moved with her family to South Baltimore and was a graduate of St. Mary Star of the Sea parochial school. She then started her career as a "cash girl" -- entrusted with handling money -- at the old Julius Gutman Department Store downtown while attending high school in the evenings at City College.

On March 22, 2005, TERESA L. (nee Lappin) YOCUM, beloved wife of the late Edmund Farley Yocum, devoted mother of Charles E. and Richard K. Yocum. Loving grandmother of Todd E. and Kurt J. Yocum. Dear aunt of Barbara Hamilton, Rita O'Connor and John Lappin A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, April 1st 12 P.M. at St. Johns Catholic Church, Wilde Lake. Interment private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Elizabeth's Nursing and Rehab Center, 3320 Benson Ave., Baltimore, MD 2122714, 2005, CAROLINE YOOR, 46, at her residence.

THE SOUNDS of hammers and electric saws filled the air last weekend as more than 1,000 volunteers joined forces with Christmas in April Howard County to paint, clean and repair 35 homes across the county. Saturday was designated National Rebuilding Day, sponsored by Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April, a nonprofit volunteer organization that restores and revitalizes houses of those with low incomes. "The majority of projects that we work on are for elderly or disabled low-to-moderate-income homeowners," said Jeff Harris, a board member of Christmas in April Howard County.

Charles Allen Yocum, one of three Northeast High School teachers charged in the last year with sexually abusing students, was acquitted yesterday in Anne Arundel Circuit Court.The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for 12 hours before deciding that Mr. Yocum, a 30-year-old special education teacher charged with child sex abuse, did not ask a 16-year-old student to perform sex acts on him in his classroom and in a storage room at the Pasadena school in the spring of 1989.Mr. Yocum, who sat stoically throughout the two-day trial, showed no emotion as the jury foreman looked at him and said, "not guilty."

Pitcher Matt Riley, once regarded as the top prospect in the Orioles' farm system before injuries and assorted controversies frustrated club officials and lowered expectations, will undergo ligament-transplant surgery today in Los Angeles. The procedure, commonly referred to as "Tommy John surgery," will be performed this morning by Dr. Lewis Yocum. The announcement came from Syd Thrift, the Orioles' vice president of baseball operations, before last night's game against the Oakland Athletics at Camden Yards.