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Raul Antonio Guerra
Dec 20, 2023
Raúl A. Guerra, son of the late Ezequiel Guerra and Carmelina Lemus, was born on April 30, 1960, in Ipala, Guatemala. He departed this world on December 20, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his former wife and mother of his children, Marizabel; his beloved children: Stephanie, Natalie, Christopher, and Matthew; grandchildren: Gianna, Jonathan, and Joshua;...
Joan Catherine Balducci
Dec 20, 2023
Joan C. Balducci, 88, of Hyattsville, passed away December 20th at Malta House Assisted Living Home.
Joan grew up in Washington, DC in an Italian Catholic community. Joan enjoyed many close relations with family and friends. She organized reunions with her Notre Dame Academy high school class, lunched with friends, and hosted many family holiday gatherings. Joan was godmother...
Sue Marie Johnson
Dec 19, 2023
Born 12/1947 -- died 12/19/23. Sue graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 1966 and later obtained a law degree from the University of MD. She was an industry leader for women in the construction industry. She served as the Publicity Chairperson for the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction and attained the...
Victoria C. Evano
Dec 18, 2023
Victoria “Vicky” C. Evano, born on December 12, 1932, in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, passed peacefully on the morning of December 18, 2023 in Silver Spring, MD. She was 91 years old.
Victoria was born to Demitro Cabaong and Calixta Ramos, the 5th of their 7 children. She completed her formal education through grade 6 in the Philippines. In the years to...
Bruce Douglas Kuhl
Dec 15, 2023
Bruce Douglas Kuhl died on Friday, December 15, 2023 in the assisted living section of Riderwood Village in Silver Spring, MD, of Parkinson’s Disease.
Bruce was born in Wichita Falls, TX in 1944, where his father was stationed in the Army. A few years later, his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Bruce later attended Stetson University in DeLand, FL. ...
Betty Jones Carey
Dec 4, 2023
Betty Jones Carey, 82, of Salisbury, MD, died peacefully at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Clara Carey, on Dec. 4, 2023.
Betty is survived by her son, Bill, his wife, Clara and their daughter, Elyse; her daughter, Stephanie, her husband, Craig, and their daughter, Carsyn, and son, Tyler, and several nieces and nephews. She was also...
Charles James Beatty, Jr.
Dec 3, 2023
Charles James Beatty Jr., our source of stability and dependability, sadly passed away on December 3rd, 2023. A most heartfelt man born on July 18th, 1949 from Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the form of an honest giant, Charlie will be dearly missed. The struggles he guided us through, with every sacrifice aimed at serving us and our convenience, will never...
Christopher Charles Lee Birch
Dec 3, 2023
Christopher Charles-Lee Birch, 28, of Hyattsville, MD, embarked on his final adventure on December 3, 2023 in Hyattsville, MD. Born on March 13, 1995, in Woodstock, VA. He lived a life filled with altruism, bravery, candidness, cleverness, conscientiousness, intuition, humility, and kindness.
Christopher leaves behind a trail of cherished memories and a loving family who will miss...
Margaret Eubank
Nov 27, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Eubank, better known as Peggy, passed from this life to the next on November 27, 2023. Peggy was born on December 18, 1947, in Washington, D.C., to Giles Garland Eubank and Anne Mary (MacDonald) Eubank. She was a lifelong resident of Prince George’s County, and graduated from High Point High School. Peggy was predeceased by her parents, Giles...
Major Luis Sotomayor
Nov 21, 2023
Major Luis Sotomayor Machuca, born on October 24, 1955, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, transitioned to eternity on November 21, 2023. His parents, Juan Edmelín Sotomayor and María Manuela Machuca, instilled in him values that shaped a life dedicated to service, compassion, and a deep love for family.
From a young age, Luis harbored a passion for airplanes and flying,...
Mona Blake
Nov 16, 2023
Mona Blake was born October 27, 1934 in Harlem Hospital New York City to progressive parents Charles White and Shirley Blacker who were involved in social activism and sharing socialist beliefs in tolerance and equality. Both migrated to New York to strive for a better life. One’s family originated from the share cropper fields of Georgia/Alabama and the other from the Jewish ghettos of Russia, now Ukraine. Although her parents union dissolved before she started school, their values in social justice foreshadowed her own. Shirley Blacker later married Elmer Hurst Williams who she met through his sister, Edna, a civil rights icon in Des Moines, IA. The Williams’ moved to the Bronx and her brother Larry was born April 1940. Soon thereafter they moved to Springfield, MA. Mona often spoke lovingly about her father’s unique roots in Bellows Falls, VT and his experiences training 5- Gaited show horses with his father. She admired his blue-collar work ethic and her mother’s efforts as a unionized garment worker. Mona was a diligent student and attended Brookings Elementary School, Buckingham Junior High School and Classical High School in Springfield, MA. She later spoke nostalgically about the diverse ethnicities of Springfield families and the progressive attitudes of Reverend Cleage (father to Pearl) who gave the youth a voice. She played basketball in school and in summer did activities at Camp Unity, one of the first multiracial camps in the US and New York. The camp was founded by the mostly Jewish International Ladies Garment Workers her mother was a member of, and also had a legacy of fostering diversity of class, religion and social ideology. Camp theatrical and music arts programs were influenced by accomplished guests including names like Paul Robeson, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte and Lorraine Hansberry who exchanged their time for free resort stays. It is noteworthy that Mona was an accomplished pianist who could have received a music scholarship and she had a gift for sketching and drawing. Mona met her first husband, James Somers at Camp Unity and they married after high school and had a son, Michael Paul. Michael also shared similar artistic gifts. Early college years were spent at University of Massachusetts where she studied to be an educator despite her career counselor’s discouraging comments about black female teachers. Sadly her marriage ended and she was invited by Springfield friend Sid Hall to Washington, DC to transfer to Howard University to complete her BA degree. She lived on Adams Street with Larry and his wife. Family connection and higher education was foundational to the Williams’ siblings. During the Howard years there was a flurry of activity from the civil rights movement and Muhammad Ali and Stokely Carmichael spoke to students on campus; Nina Simone performed. Mona met her future husband, a professor by the name of Dr. Elias Blake, Jr., who shared her social justice values. They both were profoundly inspired by attending the March on Washington. They wed in May 1964 in Ft. Valley, GA at sister-in-law Allene Blake-Lawson’s house. The Blake siblings also shared similar values for family and higher education. The two families would spend many holidays together in DC or GA for decades. After marriage Mona started teaching history at Spingarn HS in DC and continued her education at Catholic University before the Blakes moved to Reston, VA. Around this time, Dr. Blake co-founded the ISE think tank to research Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and equal opportunity in education. In 1969 Mona Blake was a co-founder of Reston Black Focus, created to raise awareness and support “a diverse integrated community where men can comfortably and meaningfully live, work and raise families” and to “lose the fears of the unknown other”. November 1972 son Elias Ayinde was born in D.C. Mona soon thereafter was appointed the first black woman on the Fairfax County School Board from 1972 - 1975 and she sought to change a policy for testing black children for sickle cell anemia. Life long friendships were forged from her Reston experiences. The Blakes were called to Atlanta, GA from 1977 to 1987 to be the first family of Clark College. During this time Mona decided to attend Emory University Law School where she received a Juris Doctorate and taught law in Clark’s expanded mass media program. She also obtained a real estate license.Mona passed the bar in GA, VA and DC and started a practiced privately between 1980 - 1986. Additionally she served as the Deputy Director of Elections for the State of Georgia from 1983-1984 working closely with secretary of state and senator Max Cleland. While practicing law she took on cases in business, housing, domestic relations and juvenile courts, keeping in tune with her ideals of fairness and empowerment for the marginalized and ...
Arthur Simon
Nov 14, 2023
Arthur Simon was born on July 28, 1930, in Eugene, Oregon to Rev. Martin Simon and Ruth (Tolzmann) Simon. Art and his brother Paul enjoyed being part of many family efforts, including helping their father with his publications, “The Christian Parent” and “My Chum”.
After graduating from Dana College, he attended Concordia Seminary and was ordained as a Lutheran...
Cheryl Lynn Alford
Nov 7, 2023
Cheryl Lynn AlfordDecember 21, 1956-November 7, 2023Cheryl (Sherry) Lynn Alford, age 66, passed away peacefully at Casey House Hospice, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, after a battle with cancer. She was born on December 21, 1956, to Joyce (Carr) Rusk, and William (Bill) Marvin Carr. Long before Sherry’s battle with cancer, she was a home maker to her best friend...
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