Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Funeral services to be held today for George R. Snowden Jr., owner of Snowden Funeral Home.
George R. Snowden Sr., the patriarch of Snowden Funeral Home in Rockville, a family business where he became known as a comforting presence to generations of families from around the region, will be laid to rest today. Snowden died Sept. 17 after suffering a massive heart attack at his home on Van Buren Street, his sister, Irene S. Curry said. He was 78. A viewing was held Monday. A second viewing will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. today, followed by funeral services, at Inter-Denominational Church of God, 19201 Woodfield Road, in Gaithersburg. Interment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery at 13801 Georgia Ave. in Aspen Hill. Last week, Curry remembered her brother for the thoughtfulness, generosity and warmth that he extended to families who …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Jelani Prather, who died in a crash on Interstate 270 last week, will be laid to rest on Monday.
On Wednesday morning, in their Douglas Avenue home, surrounded by photos and memories, Jelani Prather’s family remembered a man who, at 36 years old, seemed to have begun to find his place in life. It was a life of increased responsibility, with a new wife and a mortgage and a baby on the way. But it also was a life that his family said Prather lived with a youthful exuberance for motorcycles and gadgetry, a constant need for neatness and a love for his family. It was a life cut short on Sept. 16 when police say the 2011 Scion xB that Prather was driving struck the back of a tanker truck stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 270 in Rockville. Prather, a motorcycle officer with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District in …
Monday, May 23, 2011
He was known as "The Wig Man"
Daniel Vovak, who made a name for himself campaigning in a white wig, died Saturday at a Rockville hospice, the Baltimore Sun reported. Vovak sought the Republican nomination for county executive in 2010, losing to Douglas Rosenfeld. He has previously sought other positions including U.S. senator in both Maryland and Illinois. He was a at-large member of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee. He gained the nickname "The Wig Man" because of the white wig he wore at every public function. Eventually, Vovak gave up the hairpiece but wanted to keep a variation of the name. He adopted the nickname "The Whig Man," in a move to identify with the GOP's roots. Vovak announced he was fighting cancer in December on his blog, Montgomery …
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Hanna is credited with designing the city's seal and remembered as a champion for biotechnology and the arts
William E. Hanna Jr., a former Rockville mayor and longtime member of the County Council who is credited with helping to foster the county’s biotechnology industry and championing the arts and affordable housing died on Saturday. The Rockville City Council honored Hanna, who would have turned 90 years old on Jan. 25, with a moment of silence during Tuesday’s meeting. “He was quite a treasure to the city and will be surely missed,” Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said, recalling that it was Hanna who decided that the city should have an identity. “[He was] truly responsible for our—well I guess that you’d call it our logo, our seal, for our flag,” Marcuccio said. “He’s the one that decided we need a bird, which we have: The Rock Hawk. I don’t even …
the lady in red
8:46 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I live in Texas, but was looking for some info on this site & just found out of this death. It saddens me to know this. This business has buried most of my family, the last one was my Mom 2005. I feel like you're relatives that I don't see often. May God bless your family. You are the only one's I would trust my family with. May Mr. Snowden R.I.P. more ›