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The latest from Cayla Harris
Matt Tacka, longtime WYPR host and producer, dies at 55
Matt Tacka, who worked as a host and producer at WYPR for over a decade, died Saturday of respiratory failure. He was 55.
The legendary bartender at an Annapolis pub
Iris “P Nut” Cormier, a beloved bartender at Drummer’s Lot Pub in Annapolis, died this month. He was 66.
Bolton Hill knew her as ‘L.’ A note on a windshield introduced them to Laurie.
Laurie Gillespie, known to her neighbors as ‘L,’ lived out of her car in Bolton Hill for the past five years. After she died last month, her car turned into a makeshift memorial and tribute to her life.
The outspoken rabbi who spent 6 decades leading Baltimore’s Jewish community
Rabbi Gustav “Gus” Buchdahl, who served for 37 years at Temple Emanuel and continued to teach at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, died June 7 at age 91.
The Rev. Annie Chambers was ‘the mother of the movement’ supporting Baltimoreans in need
Rev. Annie Chambers, a Baltimore civil rights icon who advocated for the poor, died July 2 of an infection. She was 84.
The trailblazing Maryland ACLU director who fought for racial justice
Susan Goering, the former executive director of the ACLU of Maryland, died June 21 of cancer. She was 73.
Ron Singer, owner of popular Mount Vernon gay bar Leon’s, dies
Ron Singer, the owner of the popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom in Baltimore, dies at 66.
The longtime Hopkins professor who fought for animal testing alternatives
Alan Goldberg, the founder of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University, died June 9 of pneumonia. He was 86.
Stan Saunders, longtime WJZ sports anchor, was recognized long after he left the air
Stan Saunders, a longtime WJZ sports anchor and media teacher in Baltimore, died last week. He was 72.
The UMBC lawyer who navigated job conflicts and discrimination cases with fairness and poise
Hoye, a competitive spirit who loved putting on a good outfit and orchestrating pranks, died May 30. She was 50.
The Integrity Title founder who inspired Black women to enter the real estate industry
Shina Parker, who founded Integrity Title and blazed a path for Black women in the real estate industry, died May 28 of natural causes. She was 63.
HeartSmiles founder Joni Holifield, champion for Baltimore youth, dies at 47
Joni Holifield, the founder and executive director of the youth-focused nonprofit HeartSmiles, died this week after a battle with ovarian cancer.
Winningest coach in McDaniel College basketball history dies at 54
Kevin Curley, the longtime McDaniel College basketball coach who amassed the most wins in school history, died May 27 of cancer. He was 54.
This Bolton Hill landscape architect filled her neighborhood with flowers and plants
Susan Van Buren, a landscape architect and longtime Bolton Hill resident who cared for a massive home garden, died April 15 of liver cancer. She was 78.
Santa Wayne, a beloved Christmastime fixture at Marley Station Mall, dies at 77
Santa Wayne, who made the holidays cheery for generations of Marylanders, died Thursday of heart complications. He was 77.
The Baltimore County principal who told faculty to teach their best lessons on the first day
Fred Cogswell, a former Baltimore County Public Schools teacher and principal, died April 25 of heart failure at age 83.
The family businessman who spent his life sailing around Gibson Island
Bill Passano Jr., the former president of the medical printing and publishing companies Waverly Press and Williams & Wilkins, died May 6 of a respiratory infection. He was 97.
The Baltimore educator who helped low-income students go to college
Ellen Dolvey Howard, whose career in Baltimore-area schools and educational programs spanned more than five decades, died April 22 at age 97.
Former hospice chaplain weaves end-of-life stories into a musical comedy
Benjamin Kintisch, a Columbia man who worked as a hospice chaplain, used the stories he heard from patients to create a musical about life, death and legacy. “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” will be performed in Baltimore on May 9.
The Johns Hopkins radiologist who advanced ultrasound technology
Roger Sanders, an esteemed sonographer who worked in the Baltimore region for more than three decades, died last month at 89.
