[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Maryland Obituary and Death Notice Collection GenealogyBuff.com - Maryland Obituary and Death Notice Collection - 249 Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Friday, 22 January 2010, at 10:13 a.m. System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC! August 8, 2002 Shephard H. Burge Jr., an activist who worked tirelessly for more than 50 years improving the quality of life for his Cherry Hill neighbors, died of complications from diabetes Aug. 1 at Genesis Eldercare Hammonds Lane Center in Brooklyn Park. He was 83. Known as the "Mayor of Cherry Hill," Mr. Burge had lived in the tightly knit community of 11,000 residents, south of the Hanover Street bridge, since 1946. Born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn., he earned his bachelor's degree in 1940 in health and physical education from Arkansas AM&N at Pine Bluff, now the University of Arkansas. Mr. Burge served with the Army during World War II and was wounded during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific. He was then discharged with the rank of sergeant major. After moving to Baltimore, he worked as a recreation supervisor of social and athletic programs for the Department of Recreation and Parks until joining the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier in 1958. He delivered letters in the city's Arlington section until retiring in 1984. As a child, Mr. Burge demonstrated the charisma and leadership skills that would become so important in his work as an activist, family members said. In 1947, he helped establish the Cherry Hill Coordinating Council, which pressed for educational, health, social, religious and commercial development in the neighborhood. He became the founding editor and publisher in 1957 of the monthly Cherry Hill News, a position he held until declining health in 1992. After a four-year hiatus, he came out of retirement, noting "conflicts in the community" due to a lack of neighborhood information, and established a new monthly, the Cherry Hill Connection. During the mayoral administration of William Donald Schaefer, he was appointed a mayor's representative and was responsible for the Cherry Hill, Mount Winans, Westport and Fairfield neighborhoods. Mr. Burge was known for his patient determination, firmness, and his trademark black homburg. "He was successful because he cared about the community and the people and was very vigilant. He had a profound influence on the life of Cherry Hill," said Rosa L. McCoy, special assistant to Mr. Burge when he was the mayor's representative. "When you spoke of Cherry Hill, people automatically thought of Shep Burge." Mrs. McCoy, also a longtime Cherry Hill resident and activist, pointed to Mr. Burge's many accomplishments and his gentlemanly, yet outspoken, manner in achieving them. "He'd go to any and all meetings to ensure the community got its fair share. He was instrumental in getting a library, social, health, drug abuse, legal and mental health services to come to the neighborhood so people wouldn't have to leave Cherry Hill. He established a minibus service to take patients to their appointments," she said. Tom Saunders, a supervisor at Baltimore's Community Relations Commission, described him as "one of the last of the old-time community leaders who made great accomplishments. ... He was an old community organizer who always had the interest of his community at heart, and you can see those results. "He was a straightforward person who told it as it was and he never held back," Mr. Saunders said. "He really was a legend in his own time. He was always a tremendous asset for Cherry Hill and was determined in building a better community than when he found it. And as Matthew 25, verse 23 says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant,'" said Councilman Melvin L. Stukes, a 6th District Democrat. "Cherry Hill has quite a history, and he's a big part of that history." "He was truly a man for the people throughout his entire life. He was full of ideas, commitment and follow-through. He had the opportunity to make a difference and the talent to make things happen," said a daughter, Cherryale C. Burge of Baltimore. Mr. Burge was an avid Colts, Ravens and Orioles fan. He was a communicant of St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church in Cherry Hill, where a Mass of Christian burial was offered yesterday. Mr. Burge is survived by his wife of 62 years, the former Myrtle Barnes, his college sweetheart; two other daughters, Carmelita Burge Riley of Columbus, Ohio, and Avonee E. Brown of Baltimore; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. June 14, 2002 Dr. Herman Krieger Goldberg, former chief of ophthalmology at Sinai Hospital and ophthalmologist-in-chief at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, died of cardiac arrest Monday while golfing at Suburban Club. He was 91 and lived in Brooklandville. Dr. Goldberg, whose ophthalmological career spanned more than 60 years, was working, advising patients and writing until his death. "He was a very important national and international figure in 20th-century ophthalmology and a beloved figure at Hopkins," said Dr. Morton F. Goldberg, director of Johns Hopkins Hospital's Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Irvin Pollack, former chief of ophthalmology at Sinai, said, "He was one of those rare ophthalmologists who was not just a cataract surgeon, but he was also a specialist in glaucoma, strabismus, cornea and retina." The son of Dr. Harry Goldberg, a respected pediatrician, Dr. Goldberg was born in Baltimore and raised on Eutaw Place. He was a 1928 graduate of City College, and as a member of the varsity baseball, football, basketball and tennis teams developed a lasting interest in athletics. Dr. Goldberg earned his bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1932 and his medical degree from Hopkins School of Medicine in 1936. He completed his internship and residency in ophthalmology at Wilmer in 1940, and also was a resident in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He served in the Navy at Bethesda Naval Hospital from 1944 until 1946, with the rank of lieutenant. "He was a very competitive person, but in a very quiet way. He emulated his father and tried to mold his values after him," said Dr. Paul M. Leand of Pikesville, a surgeon and his son-in-law. Dr. Goldberg had a private practice, first at a Cathedral Street office and later at Sinai Hospital, where he was chief of ophthalmology from 1941 to 1979. He also was an associate professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Hopkins School of Medicine. He single-handedly directed a resident training program at Sinai for 30 years, and also at Wilmer. The programs were later amalgamated. "Herman was a superb teacher and the kindest, most gentle, most generous man I ever knew. He loved the residents and they loved him," said Dr. Morton F. Goldberg, who is not related to him. "Patients loved him and his wonderful bedside matter. He was just a great person in all respects." He established the Krieger Eye Institute at Sinai Hospital with the help of his uncle, the late Baltimore philanthropist Zanvyl Krieger. Dr. Goldberg also developed an interest in dyslexia and wrote acclaimed textbooks and more than 40 articles on the subject. Again with Mr. Krieger's help, he spearheaded the development of Kennedy Krieger, which specializes in treating brain-and learning-disabled children. "Early on, he saw that learning disabilities were often associated with systemic or genetic medical conditions. This led him to propose to the chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Hopkins that a special center should be dedicated to learning-disabled children," Dr. Pollack said. "Herman enlisted the support of Mr. Krieger, and the Kennedy Krieger Institute subsequently rose to national prominence." Although Dr. Goldberg stopped performing surgery in 1979, he remained a diagnostician and referring physician for patients. In the 1960s, as a volunteer with FOCUS (Foreign Ophthalmological Care from the United States), Dr. Goldberg traveled to Haiti and treated the indigent blind. At the Friendship Center Senior Center in Naples, Fla., where he spent winters, Dr. Goldberg volunteered in a clinic, advising indigent patients without charge. Services were held yesterday. Dr. Goldberg is survived by a son, Harry Goldberg of Pikesville; two daughters, Barbara G. Leand of Pikesville and Cecelia G. Robb of San Jose, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. June 21, 2002 Edward Wilson Gordon, a retired steel inspector and fan of Western novels, died of heart failure Sunday at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Roland Park. He was 84 and lived in Owings Mills. Born in Owings Mills and reared on West 24th Street in the city, Mr. Gordon was a 1934 graduate of City College and had served in the Maryland National Guard. He retired in 1979 from Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point plant, where he had worked for 25 years as a steel inspector. Mr. Gordon especially enjoyed reading Westerns by Louis L'Amour and novels by Tom Clancy. He was an avid fisherman and Orioles fan. Services were held yesterday. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, the former Bertha Berryman; two sons, Edward W. Gordon of Laurel, Del., and Larry W. Gordon of Manchester; three daughters, Vicki L. Ferguson of Eldersburg, Janis Lee Bradley of Sykesville and Judy R. Ward of Mardela Springs; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. June 10, 2002 John H. Grover, a Baltimore-born truck driver, died Friday of respiratory failure at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass. He was 73. Mr. Grover, who was raised in the Westport area of the city, served in the military in two wars. He entered the Navy near the end of World War II, a week after his 17th birthday in 1945, and attained the rank of machinist's mate second class by the time of his discharge in 1949. Mr. Grover was an inactive reservist until 1950, when he joined the Army for three years during the Korean conflict and attained the rank of sergeant. From 1954 to 1974, he worked as a long-distance driver for Safeway Systems United Van Lines in Newport, R.I., then managed a recycling plant in Portsmouth, R.I., until retiring in 1983. He lived in Newport from 1953 to 1989 and then in Topock, Ariz., for a decade before moving to Yarmouthport, Mass. Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hallett Funeral Home in South Yarmouth, Mass. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Lois M. Sant; a son, John M. Grover of South Yarmouth; a daughter, Christine A. Blake of Yarmouthport; two brothers, Leonard P. Grover of Linthicum Heights and Norman Grover of Stevensville; two sisters, Gloria Thompson and Charlene Griffen, both of Pasadena; and five grandchildren. January 10, 2002 J. Harold Grady, who spent three years in office as Baltimore's 40th mayor before resigning to become a judge, died of cancer yesterday at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 84 and had lived in Homeland. The former Goodale Road resident, who had lived at the Mercy Ridge retirement community in Timonium since July, spent 22 years on the bench - including four as chief judge of what became the Baltimore Circuit Court - until retiring in 1984. "He felt very comfortable with the law and very uncomfortable as mayor," said former Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesandro III, whose father, Thomas J. D'Alesandro Jr., was defeated by Judge Grady in the 1959 mayoral election. "He was a man of intellect, a sense of humor and was always approachable. And you always knew you were dealing with a man who was fair." "He accomplished a great deal as state's attorney, mayor and chief judge in a most unassuming way," said J. Robert Brown, a Social Security Administration administrative judge and friend. "He was an intelligent and fair judge, well-read in the law and a credit to the ... bench," said Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. In the early 1950s, Judge Grady attracted wide attention in the legal community as a prosecutor in the state's case against G. Edward Grammer, who was convicted of murdering his wife and using an automobile accident on Taylor Avenue as a cover-up. Grammer was put to death in 1954. "I could always rely heavily on his judgment, and he was always a dominant figure both literally and physically at the trial table," said Anselm Sodaro, the city state's attorney during the Grammer trial, who later became chief judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore. After succeeding Judge Sodaro as the city's top prosecutor, Judge Grady was drafted to run for mayor in 1959. That year, he rode to victory on a wave of political change, defeating three-time Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesandro Jr. in the hotly contested Democratic primary by a 33,000-vote margin. In the general election, Judge Grady defeated Republican Theodore R. McKeldin, former mayor and governor, by more than 81,000 votes. The election of Judge Grady, who was backed by Irv Kovens, also had historic consequences. It marked the eclipse of James H. "Jack" Pollack's political machine and the rise of Mr. Kovens as a kingmaker. When Judge Grady and his running mates, Philip H. Goodman and Dr. R. Walter Graham Jr. - popularized as the Three Gs for Good Government - were elected, they gave every appearance of being a united team. Before the administration finished its first year, it became apparent that the team was not pulling together. Mr. Goodman, the City Council president who succeeded him as mayor, and Dr. Graham, the comptroller, were complaining that Judge Grady was not consulting them on important matters, and they began disagreeing with the administration line on occasion. The city's financial problems afflicted the new mayor. To save money, he discontinued free public baths and merged the Park Police into the Baltimore Police Department. He also speeded up land acquisition and construction of the Jones Falls Expressway and the Baltimore Civic Center, later renamed the Baltimore Arena. Judge Grady left City Hall in November 1962, three years into his term, when he was appointed to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, forerunner of the Circuit Court. "He was possibly the smartest mayor I ever worked with - yet he was uncomfortable with the job - and became the best judge I've ever known," said state Comptroller William Donald Schaefer, former mayor and governor. "He was used to being a state's attorney and not dealing with politicians who came into his office with their hats on and put their feet up on the desk. He took one look at that and said, 'That's not for me,'" said Mr. Schaefer. "Harold was a very nice and decent guy who was in a better position as a judge rather than in elective office. The political pressures which swirled around him were not suited for his personality," said Walter Sondheim, now senior adviser to the Greater Baltimore Committee. Former Gov. Marvin Mandel, who was in law school at the University of Maryland with Judge Grady, said: "He was very competent as a judge and did an excellent job throughout his career. He was courteous and kind and at the same time very effective. He made great contributions to Baltimore and the state." "He was a bright guy who always played it down. He was even-tempered, very well-liked and respected as a judge," said Elsbeth L. Bothe, retired Baltimore Circuit Court judge. "He preferred civil cases for the most part because they were more gentlemanly." Born in Williamsport, Pa., he was a 1934 graduate of Forest Park High School and graduated from Loyola College in 1938. He received his commission as a reserve officer in the Navy in 1941, and the next year entered the U.S. Department of Justice after graduating from law school. Judge Grady was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 until 1946, when he resigned to practice law in Baltimore. He was appointed assistant state's attorney for Baltimore in 1947 and deputy state's attorney in 1955. He was named state's attorney the next year, to complete Judge Sodaro's term, and elected to that post in 1958, the year before the mayoral race. After retiring as chief judge of the city Circuit Court in 1984, Judge Grady became a partner in the Baltimore law firm of Siskind, Grady, Rosen & Hoover, and continued to go to his office at 2 E. Fayette St. until late last year, when he retired. He was married in 1942 to Patricia Grogan, who died in 1994. Judge Grady was a communicant of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., where a Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday. He is survived by two sons, Joseph H. Grady Jr. of Saratoga, Calif., and Thomas L. Grady of Baltimore; two daughters, Maureen Callahan of Point Pleasant, N.J., and Kathleen Ann Donovan of Timonium; two sisters, Marianna Davis of Lutherville and Maxine Eagan of Towson; and five grandchildren. USA Yearbooks by State and County [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Maryland Obituary and Death Notice Collection is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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