Lifelong Savage Resident Loses Battle With Leukemia
The Gazette reports former Savage firefighter Gerald Curry died Dec. 30.
The Gazette reports former Savage firefighter Gerald Curry died Dec. 30.
The service began at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church on North Charles Street.
Crowds gathered early outside Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Wednesday to get a seat for the funeral service of William Donald Schaefer, the former mayor, governor and state comptroller who died last week at age 89. "Keeping Baltimore safe and clean was an obsession for the mayor," said his longtime aide, Lainy M. LeBow-Sachs, during the funeral service. "Can you imagine if he had a Blackberry?" LeBow-Sachs told the hundreds in attendance that Schaefer bestowed several management tips on all who worked with him. Among them were: Do it now, never be afraid to fail, never be territorial, pay attention to every detail and give back through volunteerism. Sen. Barbara Mikulski said Schaefer loved talking to people on their front stoops. "He…
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