James “Jim” Morgan, the cofounder and CEO of the insurance company Heritage Financial Consultants, died last month of ALS. He was 86.

James “Mack” Alsobrooks, a salesman and father of U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, died April 7 of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 78.

Melvin Edwards, the pioneering sculptor whose steel works explored Black history and racial violence, died at 88 after spending his final years in Baltimore.

Paula Hollinger, a nurse who served in the Maryland General Assembly for nearly three decades, died March 25 of leukemia. She was 85.

Joan Berzoff, a social work professor and the mother of Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, died last week at age 76.

Charles Marks, a serial entrepreneur and the father of Create Baltimore CEO Robyn Murphy, died on March 4 of complications from dementia. He was 85.

Harvey Doster, known for his panache and commitment to students at Towson University and Saint Timothy’s School, died in his sleep Feb. 19 after taking a fall at home. He was 73.

Larry Aaronson, a community advocate and college professor who worked primarily in Howard and Baltimore counties, died March 9 of complications from dementia. He was 84.

Christine Koniezhny, a Friends Upper School assistant principal for academics who continued teaching through her battle with ALS, died earlier this month. She was 61.

Tim Smith, a Towson-based math tutor who loved music and running, died Feb. 4 of cancer. He was 67.

Donald Steinwachs, a professor and chair emeritus in health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School, died Feb. 28 of progressive aphasia, a form of dementia. He was 79.

Thea Osato, a prolific artist who painted the windows of iconic Baltimore shops, died March 4. She was 69.

Carl Thistel, the former director of social work at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, died Feb. 19 of Alzheimer's disease. He was 94.

Former Lt. Gov. Melvin “Mickey” Steinberg, who served in state government for nearly three decades and later pursued a career as a lobbyist, died Tuesday after a short stay in hospice. He was 92.

Matthews Wright, an educator, consultant and Baltimore community leader, died Feb. 19 of a massive pulmonary thromboembolism. He was 79.

Kitty Washburne, who served for 14 years as headmistress of The Bryn Mawr Lower School, died Feb. 19. She was 97.

Elaine Johnson Coates, the first Black woman to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, died Feb. 14. She was 88.

Ray Reiner, who taught instrumental music at Middle River Junior High School and other Baltimore County schools for over 30 years, died last month at age 97.

Amethyst Stephenson was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband in their Ellicott City home Feb. 8, police say. Her loved ones remember her as an optimistic, loving mom who advocated for children with disabilities.

Four years after police fatally shot 18-year-old Donnell Rochester, his mother continues calling on city and state officials to punish the officers involved.