An Incalculable Loss

Patricia Dowd, 57, San Jose Calif., auditor in Silicon Valley • Marion Krueger, 85, Kirkland, Wash., great-grandmother with an easy laugh • Jermaine Ferro, 77, Lee County, Fla., wife with little time to enjoy a new marriage • Cornelius Lawyer, 84, Belevue, Wash., sharecropper's son • Loretta Mendoza Dionisio, 68, Los Angeles, cancer survivor born in the Philippines • Patricia Frieson, 61, Chicago, former nurse • Luis Juarez, 54, Romeoville, Ill., traveled often in the United States and Mexico • Merle C. Dry, 55, Tulsa, Okla., ordained minister • Alan Lund, 81, Washington, conductor with "the most amazing ear" • Black N Mild, 44, New Orleans, bounce D.J. and radio personality • Michael Mika, 73, Chicago, Vietnam verteran • John Cofrancesco, 52, New Jersey, administrator at a nursing facility • Donald Raymond Haws, 88, Jacksonville, Fla. administered Holy Eucharist to hospital patients • Fred Walter Gray, 75, Benton County, Wash., liked his bascon and hash browns crispy • JoAnne Stokes-Smith, 87, Charleston, S.C., loved to travel and covered much of the globe. Ronald W. Lewis, 68, New Orleans, preserver of that city's performance traditions • John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, 59, Washington, D.C., member of a Franciscan monastery • Carl Redd, 62, Chicago, squeezed in every moment he could with his only grandchild • Larry Rathgeb, 90, West Bloomfield Hills, Mich., engineer behind the first 200-m.p.h. stock car • Alvin Elton, 56, Chicago, followed in his father's footsteps as a pipefitter • Arnold Obey, 73, San Juan, Puerto Rico, educator and marathoner • Donald J. Horsfall, 72, Rydal, Pa., co-wrote niine books about computing • Kevin Charles Patz, 64, Seattle, active in the AIDS Foundation • Mike Longo, 83, New York City, jazz pianist, composer and educator • Walter Robb, 91, New York City, former General Electric Co. executive• Dave Edwards, 48, New York City, college basketball assist wizard • Dez-Ann Romain, 36, New York City, inovative high school principal • Laneeka Barksdale, 47, Detroit, ballroom dancing star • Carole Brookins, 76, Palm Beach Fla., early woman on Wall Street and a World Bank official • George Freeman Winfield, 72, Shelburne, Vt., could make anything grow • Harold L. Upjohn, 91, Burlingame, Calif., conducted clinical research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Terrence McNally, 81, Sarasota, Fla., Tony-winning playwright of gay life • Josheph Graham, 67, Chicago, school custondian • Theresa Elloie, 63 New Orleans, renowned for her business making detailed pins and corsages • Sterling Maddox Jr., 78, Camden, S.C., avid observer and participant in South Carolina politics • Gerald Anthony Morales, 91, Louisiana, an encyclopedic knowledge of old Hollywood • Landon Spradlin, 66, Concord, N.C., preacher and blues guitarist • Maria Linda Villanueva Sun, 61, Newport News, Va., organized food programs for children in the Philippines • Susan Rokus, 73, Hamilton, Virginia, reading tutor focused on student success • Freddy Rodriguez Sr., 89, Denver, played the saxophone at Denver's oldest jazz club for 40 years • Christine McLaurin, 86, Chicago, never at a loss for words • Peggy Rakestraw, 72, Matteson, Ill., loved reading, especially mystery novels • Wanda Bailey, 63, Crete, Ill., one of nine siblings • Rocco Patrick Ursino, 90, Bellevue, Wash., preceded in death by his wife of 65 years • Sandy Pratt, 92, Bellevue, Wash., engineer forever chasing the wind • Leroy Perryman Jr., 74, Hazel Crest, Ill., ultimate entertainer • Mary Virginia McKeon, 65, Chicago, devoured art in every medium • Roger Lehne, 93, Fargo, N.D., could be a real jokester • MIchael Sorkin, 71, New York City, champion of social justice through architecture • George Valentine, 66, Washington, D.C., lawyer who mentored others • James Quigley, 77, Chicago, rebel of the family • Sherman Pittman,61, Chicago, dedicated his life to his church and his neighborhood • Susan McPherson Gottsegen, 74, Palm Beach, Fla., loyal and generous friend to many • Andreas Koutsoudakis, 59, New York City, trailblazer for TriBeCa • Bob Barnum, 64, St. Petersburg, Fla., leader in Florida Pride events • Noel Sinkiat, 64, Olney, Md., nurse planning for retirement • Thomas E. Englin, 85, Cumming, Ga., created many wonderful memories for his family • Robert Manley Argo Jr., 75, South Bay, Calif., member of Del Amo Flyers • Michael McKinnell, 84, Beverly, Mass., architect of Boston's monumental City Hall • Huguette Dorsey,94, Somerville, N.j., coached several championship-winning junior high girls basketball teams • Lynne Sierra, 68, Roselle, Ill., grandmother who was always full of ideas • Louvenia Henderson, 44, Tonawanda, N.Y., proud single mother of three • Carol Sue Rubin, 69, West Bloomfield, Mich., loved travel, mahjong and crossword puzzles • Marion Lucille Kujda, 92, Royal Oak, Mich., would use chalk and oil paints to capture family portraits • Alice Chavdarian, 92, Michigan, loving, generous and adventurous spirit • Bassey Offiong, 25, Michigan, saw friends at their best but brought out their best • Bobby Joseph Hebert, 81, Cut Off, La., a 33-year career with the Louisiana Department of Transportation • Minette Goff Cooper, 79, Louisiana, loved big and told people she loved them all the time • Jessica Beatriz Cortez, 32, Los Angeles, immigrated to the United States three years ago • Marie Caronia, 84, Inwood, N.Y., iconic figure in the Inwood community • April Dunn, 33, Baton Rouge, La., advocate for disability rights • Cerdric Dixon, 48, New York City, police detective in Harlem with a gift for interrogation • William Helmreich, 74, Great Neck, N.Y., sociologist who walked New York City • Harvey Bayard, 88, New York, grew up directly across the street from the old Yankee Stadium • Maxwell M. Mozell, 90, Syracuse, N.Y., founded the Association for Chemoreception Sciences • Timothy J. Liszewski, 60, Columbia, S.C., active member of the South Carolina Progressive Network • Eastern Stewart Jr., 71, Annapolis, Md., veteran with a gift for peacemaking • Freda Ocran, 51, New York City, nurse with a zest for travel and knowledge • Douglas Hickok, 57, Pennsylvania, military's first virus casualty • Luiza Ogorodnik, 84, Skokie, Ill., emigrated from Ukraine • Thomas A. Real, 61, Newtown, Pa., was at peace on his Harley • Julian Anguiano-Maya, 51, Chicago, life of the party • Sandra Piotrowski, 77, Tinley Park, Ill., worked as a meatcutter for Jewel supermarkets • Robert Rust, 88, Greensburg, Ind., competitive athlete, up until his last years • Melvin Pumphrey, 80, Chicago Heights, Ill., relished his role as a mentor • Angel Escamilla, 67, Naperville, Ill., assistant pastor • Marguerite M. Horgus, 86, Sweetgrass, Mont., her hospitality was known throughout Toole Country and beyond • Joseph Micajah Thomas II, 88, New York City, represented theatrical, TV and movie personalities • Beryl Bernay, 94, New York City, actress and children's TV host • John Joseph Reed Jr., 74, Edmonds, Wash., passionate about retaining his town's small-town atmosphere • Sidney Siegel, 92, Woodbury, N.Y., pioneer in the promotional products industry • Robert M. Weintraub, 96, New York, a long career in the import-export business • Joe Diffie, 61, Nashville, Grammy-winning country music star • Herman Boehm, 86, Florida, retired architect always eager to travel • Horace Saunders, 96, Mount Airy, Md., tailor • Gary Holmberg, 77, Mount Airy, Md., retired firefighter • Chad Capule, 49, Fond du Lac, Wis., I.T. project manager remembered for his love of trivia • Robert Garff, 77, Utah, former speaker of the Utah House, auto executive and philanthropist • Phillip Thomas, 48, Chicago, his Walmart co-workers were like family • Alan Merill, 69, New York City, songwriter of “I Love Rock 'n' Roll” • Peter Sakas, 67, Northbrook, Ill., ran an animal hospital • Joseph Yaggi, 65, Indiana, mentor and friend to many • Mary Roman, 84, Norwalk, Conn., shotput champion and fixture in local politics • Lorena Borjas, 59, New York City, transgender immigrant activist • James T. Goodrich, 73, New York City, surgeon who separated conjoined twins • Janice Preschel, 60, Teaneck, N.J., founded a food pantry • Jean-Claude Henrion, 72, Atlantis, Fla., always rode Harley-Davidsons • Joseph J. Deren Jr., 75, Turners Falls, Mass., retired meter-reader • Gerald Cassidy, 66, Peachtree Corners, Ca., owner of Shamrock Salvage & Appraisal Inc. • David Reissig, 82, Vermont, retired from the U.S. Customs Agency after 28 years • Angelo Piro, 87, New York City, known for serenading friends with Tony Bennett songs • Sandra Lee deBlecourt, 61, Maryland, loved taking care of people • Jose Vazquez, 51, Chicago, husband and father • Alberto Castro, 86, Melrose Parks, Ill., made time to create and listen to music • Jerry Manley, 58, Price Frederic, Md., retired police sergeant • Wallace Roney, 59, Paterson, N.J., jazz trumpet virtuoso • Cristina, 64, New York City, downtown New York singer with a cult following • Robert H. Westphal, 75, Fond du Lac, Wis., statesman in the construction industry • Clair Dunlap, 89, Washington, pilot still teaching people to fly at 88 • Marylou Armer, 43, Sonoma Valley, Calif., veteran police detective • Regina D. Cullen, 81, Shrewsbury, Mass., small in stature but strong in spirit • Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, 54, New York City, beloved public school teacher • Frank Gabrin, 60, New York City, emergency room doctor who died in husband's arms • Sterling E. Matthews, 60, Midlothian, Va., cancer survivor who served as a deacon • Alby Kass, 89, California, lead singer of a Yiddish folk group • Roger Eckart, 78, Indiana, retired firefighter and old-school barber • Martin Douglas, 71, New York City, maestro of a steel-pan band • Daniel Spector, 68, Memphis, mentor to other Memphis artists • Mary Minervini, 91, Oak Lawn, Ill., sign-language interpreter • Salomon S. Podgurskey, 84, Morristown, N.J., loved to figure out how things worked • Dale E. Thurman, 65, Lexington, Ky., tailor known for his exacting work and strong opinions • Ellis Marsalis, 85, New Orleans, jazz pianist and patriarch of a family of musicians • Richard Passman, 94, Silver Spring, , Md., rocket engineer in the early days of supersonic flight • David Driskell, 88, Hyattsville, Md., champion of African-American art • Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, Saddle River, N.J., master of jazz guitar • Tarlach Mac-Niallais, 57, New York City, Belfast-born fighter for L.B.G.T. and disability rights • Antonio Checo, 67, New York City social worker • Albert Petrocelli, 73, New York City, fire chief who answered the call on 9/11 • Adam Schlesinger, 52, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., songwriter for rock, film and the stage • Frederick Brown Starr, 87, Greensboro, N.C., liked the mental challenges of business • Douglas Alan Roberts, 69, Vancouver, Wash., authority on aviation • Muriel M. Going, 92, Cedarburg, Wis., taught her girls sheepshead and canasta • Beverly Collins, 83, Portland, Maine, longtime registered nurse and hospital volunteer • Scott Melter, 60, Wyoming, Minn., worked as an engineer with Comcast • Florencio Almazo Morán, 65, New York City, one--man army • Jennifer Robin Arnold, 67, New York City, Broadway costume dresser • John Nakawatase, 62, Lincolnwood, Ill., coach and Scout leader • Jesus Roman Melendez, 49, New York, famous in family circles for his birria beef stew • Ralph Plaisance, 87, Massapequa, N.Y., “we called him the Grand Poobah” • Audrey Malone, 68, Chicago, sang gospel music as a member of the Malone Sisters • Terrence George Driscoll, 87, Plymouth, Mich., father figure • Lucius Hall, 87, Chicago, dubbed the “pistol-packing preacher” • Ronnie Estes, 73, Stevensville, Md., always wanted to be near the ocean • Anita Fial, 87, New York City, marketing expert who brought exotic foods to green grocers • Patricia Bosworth, 86, New York City, actress who wrote biographies of famous friends • Azade Kilic, 69, New York, two-time cancer survivor • Marco DiFranco, 50, Chicago, police officer who was never at a loss for words • John E. Broadly, 84, Scituate, Mass., honored to march with the American Legion in many parades • Julia Maye Alexander, 81, Upland Calif., taught math, English and history for over 30 years • Bruce W. Sowalski, 68, Sand Lake, N.Y., found his special place at Big Bowman Pond • Samuel Kramer, 91, Potomac, Md., congregation's founding member • Sean Boynes, 46, Annapolis, Md., pharmacy manager with young daughters • Norma Hoza, 101, Wilmette, Ill., mom to six sons • Nancy Ferguson, 77, Chicago, true community activist • Hamrold L. Hayes, 96, Fort Wright, Ky., original member of the Navy's elite Underwater Demolition Team • Glenn Daniel Bellitto, 62, New York, town councilman • Robert Lee Amos, 66, Columbus, Ind., expert marksman and firearms instructor • Lula Fitzpatrick, 85, Dolton, Ill., part of a tightknit family • Judith Plotkin-Goldberg, 88, Massachusetts, noted voiceover artist for radio and TV • Coby Adolph, 44, Chicago, entrepreneur and adventurer • Steven J. Huber, 64, Jefferson City, Mo., loved creating perfect smiles • Charles Miles, 72, Chatham, Ill., retired therapist and mentor • Don Whan, 67, Indiana, sports fan who loved Purdue University • Albert K. Webster, 82, New York City, executive behind New York Philharmonic's economic growth • Kevin Masterson, 74, New York City, joined Goldman Sachs in 1975 • Randy G. Addison, 64, Carrollton, Ga., survived being shot in the line of duty in 1984 • Ronald Willenkamp, 75, Wisconsin, proud to have logged over five million miles behind the wheel • Lloyd Paul Leftwich, 91, Louisiana, inveterate harmonica player • Helen Molina, 85, Washington, all-around supporter of the Washington Huskies • Ronald Burdette Culp, 84, Redding, Calif., helped countless people by providing housing support • Norman Walker Jr., 80, China Township, Mich., shared his produce with food pantries and his neighbors • Peter Bainum, 82, Bethesda, Md., former aerospace engineering professor at Howard University • Ann Kolb, 78, New York, leader in integrating schools • Helen Kafkis, 91, Chicago, known for her Greek chicken and stuffed peppers • John A. Bailargeon, 72, Dennisport, Mass., true outdoorsman • Viraf Darukhanawalla, 77, Hoffman Estates, Ill. worker at O'Hare International Airport • Chester Dwulet, 68, Burlington, Mass., proud Union Ironworker of Local 7 for 45 years • John Timpothy Barr, 76, Rochester Hills, Mich., trustee for the Retired Detroit Police and Firefighters Association • Julie Butler, 62, New York City, veterinarian who served Harlem • Lila A. Fenwick, 87, New York City, first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School • Vincent Lionti, 60, New York City, Met Opera violist and youth orchestra conductor • Ann Youngerman Smoler, 87, New York City, had a passion for social justice • Thomas Waters, 56, New York City, armed the affordable housing movement with data and analysis • Luke Workoff, 33, Huntington, N.Y., his relentless passion was for his family and friends • Jose Diaz-Ayala, 38, Palm Beach, Fla., served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for 14 years • Antonio Nieves, 73, Chicago, always seemed to be busy with some home project • Jeanne Hammond Byrnes, 97, Danbury, Conn., received numerous awards for her accounting skills • Alice Coopersmith Furst, 87, Kentfield, Calif., in the first class of girls admitted to the Bronx High School of Science • Bobby Lee Barber, 84, Buckley, Wash., Seahawks season-ticket holder • Thomas A. Adamavich, 78, Sheboygan, Wis., especially proud of his Lithuanian heritage, • Kyra Swartz, 33, New York, volunteered for pet rescue organizations • Rhoda Hatch, 73, Chicago, first in her family to graduate college • Regina Dix-Parsons, 75, Schedectady, N.Y., stalwart church gospel singer • Lakisha Willis White, 45, Orlando, Fla., was helping to raise some of her dozen grandchildren • Barbara Yazbeck Vethacke, 74, St. Clair Shores, Mich., she was known to many as Babs • June Beverly Hill, 85, Sacramento, no one made creamed potatoes or fried sweet corn the way she did • Kimarlee Nguyen, 33, Everett, Mass., writer who inspired her Brooklyn high school students • Kamal Ahmed, 69, New York City, hotel banquet worker and Bangladeshi leader • Raymond Copeland, 46, New York City, sanitation worker living his fullest days • Israel Sauz, 22, Broken Arrow, Okla., new father • Lester Eber, 82, New York, worked for over six decades in the wine and liquor industry • Harry P. Misthos, 87, San Fransisco Bay Area, Calif., loved the ocean and enjoyed swimming and boating • Leo Sreebny, 98, Seattle, preferred bolo ties to neckties, suspenders to belts • Robert Barghaan, 88, New York City, could fix almost anything • Patricia H. Thatcher, 79, Clinton Park, N.Y., sang in her church choir for 42 years • Howard Alexander Nelson Jr., 84, New Orleans, strong advocate for health care policy • Allan Joseph Dickson Jr., 67 New Jersey, loved the Jersey Shore music scene • John Cassano, 70, Palos Park, Ill., family jokester • Eugene Lamar Limbrick, 41, Colorado Springs, loved automobiles, especially trucks • Jim J. Wolf Sr., 72, South Holland, Ill., known as “Big Wolf” to the basketball players he coached • Robert LeBlanc, 87, Cambridge, Mass., worked in construction and served in the Army • Antoinette Marie Lutz, 91, Chester, Conn., candy striper at St. Raphael's Hospital • Vincent G. Frainee, 68, Redlands, Calif., owned Frainee Water Trucks for 44 years • Andrew Kowalczyk, 63, Coral Gables, Fla., a heart of service • Jana Prince, 43, Gretna, La., social worker who dedicated her lifeto others • Joseph Migliucci, 81, White Plains, N.Y., fourth-generation owner of Mario's restaurant, a Bronx institution • Reuben Gutoff, 92, New York City, founded Strategy Associates • Gerard Rosenberg, 85, New York City, retired New York Supreme Court justice • Marty Derer, 56, New Jersey, loved to referee basketball games • Harold Reisner, 78, Pittsburgh, took furniture repair to the level of an art form • Clark Osojnicki, 56, Stillwater, Minn., well known in the world of agility dog training • Kevin John Cahill, 83, New York City, directed Alba House Cornerstone Bookstore in lower Manhattan • Janissa Delacruz, 31, Haverstraw, N.Y., known for having a smile on her face • Clifford J. Williams, 81, Schaghticoke, N.Y., member for over 46 years of the Operating Engineers Union, Local No. 106 • Robert L. Crahen, 87, Waunakee, Wis., nicknamed “Boxcar Bob” for his luck in shaking dice • Elizabeth Batista, 56, Waterbury, Conn., unwavering faith and dedication to the Catholic Church • Timothy Branscomb, 32, Chicago, always busy looking out for others • Paul Warech, 86, Vineland, N.J., widely surmised he could have played Major League Baseball • Marlon Alston, 46, Chicago, bus driver and school security guard • Hailey Herrera, 25, New York City, budding therapist with a gift for empathy • James V. Walsh, 78, New Jersey, volunteered his time to church car raffles, fund-raisers and picnics • Liudas Karolis Mikalonis, 86, Berkley, Mich., immigrated to New York from a German refugee camp after World War II • Gene Zahas, 78, Oakland, Calif., fierce advocate for educational opportunity • Mario Araujo, 49, Chicago, Chicaco firefighter • William D. Greeke, 55, Massachusetts, thought it was important to know a person's life story • Beatrice Rubin, 96, New Jerskey, her size belied her strength and spirit Jack Butler, 78, Indiana, lived in the house he grew up in • Susan Grey Hopp Crowfoot, 97, Westwood, N.J., took great joy in writing leittle ditties under her pen name, Penelope Penwiper • James David Gewirtzman, 72, New City, N.Y., spent some of his happiest hours hiking in the Adirondacks • Henry F. Graff, 98, Greenwich, Conn., Columbia University historian of U.S. presidents • Mari Jo Davitto, 82, Thorton, Ill., people were here hoobby • Yaakov Perlow, 89, New York City, leader of the Novominsker Hasidic dynasty • Joseph F. Kelly, 81, New York City, did two tours through the Panama Canal to Antarctica • John Prine, 73, Nashville, country-folk singer who was a favourite of Bob Dylan • Perry Buchalter, 63, Florida, quiet hero • Monica Maley, 74, Rehoboth Beach, Del., loved animals, had dogs and cats, and rode horses • Thomas Tarbell Russell, 83, Longmeadow, Mass., mentored by the computer science pioneer Grace Hopper • Ruth Skapinok, 85, Roseville, Calif., backyard birds were known to eat from her hand • Faralyn Havir, 92, Minnesota, her favourite thing was meeting new people • Torin Jamal Howard, 26, Waterbury, Conn., gentle giant, athlete and musician • James O'Brien Johnson, 74, Joplin, Mo., pastor of Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ • Joseph W. Hammond, 64, Chicaco, stopped working to look after his aging parents • Morris Loeb,90, Northbrook, Ill., endlessly curious, never freally finished • Dante Dennis Flagello, 62, Rome, Ga., his greatest accomplishment was his relationship with his wife • Tommie Adams, 71, Chicago, moved antiques for more than 25 years • Myra Helen Robinson, 57, Detroit, more adept than many knew • Roger Mckinney-Wagner, 73, Lowell, Mass., professor at the Salter School • Sean Christian Keville, 47, New Providence, N.J., enjoyed talking sports with his family • John Herman Clomax, Jr., 62, Newark, one of the few African-American corporate bond traders on Wall Street • José Torres, 73, New York City, restauranteur favored by salsa music's stars • Stuart Cohen, 73, New York City, Brooklyn cabbie who found a home in Budhism • Johnnie D. Veasley, 76, Country Club Hills, Ill., teacher's aide • Mary M. Desole, 93, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., member of the Literacy Volunteers of America • Vera Flint, 97, Beverly, Mass., face behind the counter at a family-owned grocery store • Mike Field, 59, Valley Stream, N.Y., fierst responder during 9/11 attacks • Chianti Jackson Harpool, 51, Baltimore, social worker and then a political fundraiser • Conrad Duncker, 99, Chicago longtime dentist • Peter Kafkis, 91, Chicago, worked mostly factory jobs to support his family • Clara Louise Bennett, 91, Albany, Ga., sang her grandchildren a song on the first day of school each year • Ilona Murai Kerman, 96, New York City, featured in multiple Broadway productions • Muricio Valdivia, 52, Chicaco, waned everyone to feel welcome • Robert Dugal, 58, Oak Park, Ill., advocate for others with disabilities • Sharyn Lynn Vogel, 74, Aurora, Colo., photographer, gourmet cook, sparkling hostess and traveler • Robert Charles Bazzell, 88, Novi, Mich., helped drive the family car along Route 66 • Claudia Obermiller, 73, Nebraska, deep-hearted country girl • Reggie Bagala, 54, Lockport, La., Republican freshman in the state Legislature • Richard Joseph Lenihan Jr., 55, Pearl River, N.Y., man of faith and a proud Irish-American • Deyrold Arteaga, 66, Central Valley, N.Y., made friends everywhere he went • Estelle Kestenbaum, 91, Leonia, N.J., secretary to a New Jersey judge • Artemis Nazarian, 88, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., opened a Los Angeles preschool • Myles Coker, 69, New York City, freed from life in prison • Richard Alexander Ross Jr., 66, Boynton Beach Fla., lifelong karate instructor • Helen Boles Days, 96, Wynnewood, Pa., made what she had work for her • Marcus Edward Cooper Jr., 83, Louisiana, he loved his wife and said, “Yes, dear” a lot • Nelson Perdomo, 44, Middlesex County, N.J., veteran corrections officer and father of three • Rosemarie Amerosi, 87, New York City, retired bank teller • Timothy H. Gray, 66, Orleans, Ind., worked for the Orange County Highway Department • Tommie Brown, 82, Gary, Ind., security worker who died the same day as his wife • Doris Brown, 79, Gary, Ind., wife who died on the same day as her husband • Marie Scanian Walker, 99, Louisiana, never drew attention to herself • Frances M. Pilot, 81, Wall, N.J., known as Big Momma to all who loved her • George J. Foerst Jr., 99, New Jersey, called “The Captain” by friends and family • John B. Ahrens, 96, Newton, Mass., lifelong pacifist • Parker Knoll, 68, Indiana, a decades-long career in ministry • Kerri Ann Kennedy-Tompkins, 48, Garrison, N.Y., worked as a special education teacher for many years • Rosemarie Franzese, 70, Nevada, former hairstylist and avid New York Yankees fan • Bernard David Seckler, 95, Newton, Mass., math reader for Recordings for the Blind • Samuel Hargress Jr., 84, New York City, owner of Paris Blues, a beloved Harlem jazz joint • Michael Lee Jordan, 69, McLeansville, N.C., retired from Sears Outlet Stores as an assistant manager • Merrick Dowson, 67, San Fransisco Bay Area, Calif., nothing delighted him more than picking up the bill • Wesley Richard Fahrbach II, 69, Fremont, Ohio, known throughout Ohio for his knowledge of local history • Harley E. Acker, 79, Troupsburg, N.Y., discovered his true calling when he started driving a school bus • Arola Rawls, 81, Chicago, caretaker of her neighbourhood • Roger Liddell, 65, Flint, Mich., brought smiles to everyone he interacted with • Luther Coleman, 108, Evergreen Park, Ill., man who seemed to know everything • Denise Camille Buczek, 72, Bristol, Conn., loved writing birthday and holiday cards, powems and lists • Charles Constantino, 86, Menlo Park, N.J., worked 40 years for The New York Times • Ben Doherty, 83, Boston, stockbroker who founded Doherty Financial Services • John Horton Conway, 82, New Brunswick, N.J., mathematician known as the “magical genius“ • Stanley Chera, 77, New York City, developer and friend of the president • Robert Browne, 72, New York City, Realtor and philanthropist who socialized with celebrities • Wynn Handman, 97, New York City, acting teacher and a founder of the American Place Theater • Adam Kovacs, 72, New York City, cartoonist and an expert on musicals • Peter Brown, 53, New Jersey, manager of the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home • Irene Gasior, 94, Pennsylvania, great-grandmother with a flair for pizzelles • Stanley L. Morse, 88, Stark County, Ohio, trombonist who once turned down an offer to join Duke Ellington's orchestra • Margaret Laughlin, 91, Massachuseetts, had a mystic's direct sense of wonder and oneness • Cynthia Whiting, 66, La Plata, Md., retiree determined to spoil her granddaughter • Steve Joltin, 75, Rockville, Md., I.T. manager with “an eye for beautiful and unusual things” • Gerald Glenn, 66, Richmond, Va., police officer turned pastor • Maclear Jacoby Jr., 93, Washington, D.C., inspiring math teacher • Doris Mae Burkhart Kale, 98, Pennsylvania, excelled in the kitchen • Josephine Posnanski, 98, New Jersey, loved to dance • Phil Langley, 83, Frankfort, Ill., member of Harness Racing Hall of Fame • Vinton Timely Mason,86, Beaumont, Mich., co-owned the Bark-and-All logging company • Maria Garcia-Rodelo, 52, Nevada, would walk her children to school every morning • Fernando Miteff, 60, New York City, graffiti artist with a generous spirit • John Watson, 73, Philadelphia, anywhere he went, he took pictures • Joyce Posson Winston, 93, North Bergen, N.J., editor at the Ladies' Home Journal • John B. Lynch, 76, Wilmington, Mass., lifelong educator • Orlando Moncada, 56, Bronxville, N.Y., left Peru and grabbed hold of the American dream • John Schoffstall, 41, Terre Haute, Ind., volunteer youth football coach • Theodore Gaffney, 92, Washington, D.C., photographer of the Freedom Riders • Alan A. Potanka, 68, Berlin, Conn., collector of stamps and coins • Harold Davis Jr., 63, Chicago, radio host and youth advocate • Michael Giangrande Sr., 78, Bellmore, N.Y., “Mayor of Martin Avenue” • Timothy Ross, 68, Michigan, worked more than 30 years for General Motors • Sherell Stokes, 54, Chicago, active in her church • Larry Jones, 61, Chicago, longtime high school referee • Shirley S. D'Stefan, 90, Florham Park, N.J., reader of books on birds and other wildlife • Billy Ross, 53, Milwaukee, staff member and mentor at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission • Helen Silvia, 96, Brockton, Mass., known as the “fashionista” in her nursing home • Davis Begaye, 48, Cudei, N.M., worked at the Home Depot • Rose Mary Infantino, 88, Rye Brook, N.Y., daughter of Italian immigrants • Ann Sullivan, 91, Woodland Hills, Calif., animator for Disney films, including “The Little Mermaid” • Norman Gulamerican, 92, New Providence, N.J., art supply businessman with a romantic streak • Kenneth L. Jewel, 78, Mountain Lakes, N.J., exceptional radiologist • Jerzy Glowczewski, 97, New York City, last of the WWII Polish fighter pilots • Joan M. Heaney, 77, Upper Brookville, N.Y., built the family heating-oil business into a successful company • Delia Regina DiTullio, 91, Jamaica Plain, Mass., always put her children first • Jeanne Stone Rusnak, 84, Endicott, N.Y., classy lady with style and elegance • Anita Robinson, 94, Minnesota, shared her knowledge and love of reading • William U. Roulette Ill, 93, Stroudsburg, Pa., enjoyed being a waterman on his work boat on Chesapeake Bay • Antoinette Meyer, 95, Crownsville, Md., trailblazing deputy sheriff • Michael Wrotniak Jr., 92, Glen Cove, N.Y., brought the family to church every week • Marvin L. Thomas, 81, Sun Lakes, Ariz., a million-dollar smile • Edmon C. Carmichael, 79, Detroit, pillar in the Detroit community • Linda Nute, 61, Hazel Crest, Ill., home helper for many years • Lela Reed, 95, Country Club Hills, Ill., babysitter for the local church • Joan Cecile Berngen, 69, Burbank, Ill., known for her amazing sense of humor • Gwendolyn A. Carmichael, 72, Detroit, definition of love, loyalty, and the ability to serve others • James Lowell Miller Jr., 64, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, known as the bonfire builder • Dolores A. Vail, 89, Torrington, Conn., her hobbies included reading, especially