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Worth Holden
Leavenworth "Worth" Holden, 88, of Easton and formerly of Annapolis, a designer and builder of boats, died June 26, 2002 at the home of his daughter in Easton after a lengthy illness.
In 1958, Mr. Holden launched the first fiberglass pleasure boat, High Wind, on the Chesapeake Bay, a craft that is still in operation.
Born Nov. 15, 1913, at his parents' home, Gilrock Hall, on Peachblossom Creek in Talbot County, he was the only child of the late Hiram Leavenworth Holden Jr. and Eleanor Tilghman Goldsborough Holden.
Among his forebears were numerous prominent men of colonial Maryland included Tench Francis, an early burgess for Talbot County and later attorney general of Pennsylvania, who died in 1758, and Matthew Tilghman, a Revolutionary leader and a framer of Maryland's first state constitution, who died in 1790.
Mr. Holden graduated from the Gilman School in Baltimore and attended Princeton University with the Class of 1939.
During World War II he worked for Bethlehem Steel Corp. at Sparrows Point.
On Sept. 14, 1946, he married
Mary Katherine Hoyt of Baltimore. For several years they lived in various locales on the East Coast such as New York and Rhode Island. They resided in Annapolis from the late 1950s until they retired to Easton in 1985.
Mr. Holden's great love was the building and sailing of boats of all kinds. During his career he worked in Havre de Grace for the Lavin Co., at the Brooklyn, N.Y., Navy Yard and for other boat companies.
He also designed and built furniture, and while living in Annapolis he was innovative in some of his fine furniture and wood creations.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Willis Ward Holden of Essex, Matthew Goldsborough Holden of San Diego, Calif., and Eleanor Hoyt Holden of Easton; and several grandchildren.
Burial was in Spring Hill cemetery in Easton. A memorial service will be held at a date to be announced.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601.
Richard Housley Jr.
Richard F. Housley Jr., 49, of Annapolis, died of natural causes Aug. 11, 2002 at his home.
Mr. Housley was born in Annapolis on July 27, 1953, and attended Severna Park High School.
He enjoyed drawing and making sketches.
Surviving are his mother, Kitty Housley of Annapolis; one brother, Michael Housley of Arnold; and two sisters, Teri Brewer of Annapolis and Ann Kerr of Arnold. He was the son of the late Richard F. Housley Sr.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, in care of St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Gordon Spriggs
Gordon Spriggs, 45, a resident of Oxon Hill and formerly of Owings, died Aug. 10, 2002 in Riverdale of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Born Feb. 25, 1957, in Calvert County, Mr. Spriggs was educated in Calvert County schools. He was a cement finisher and masonry worker with Local 891 of the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' union.
His hobbies were working on cars and remodeling houses, specializing in deck work.
Survivors include one son, Gordon Spriggs Jr. of Annapolis; one daughter, Evelyn Spriggs of Oxon Hill; his father, Benjamin Spriggs of Owings; his grandmother, Dorothy Spriggs of Owings; five brothers, John and Steven Mackall of Glen Burnie, Eric and Kevin Mackall of Washington, D.C., and Chauncey Spriggs of Owings; and one sister, Maxine Mackall Creek of Lothian. He was the son of the late Evelyn Mackall.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Peter's United Methodist Church, 2785 Chaney Road, Owings, where the funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Cooper's United Methodist Church cemetery on Route 4, in Dunkirk. Arrangements are by the Sewell Funeral Home of Prince Frederick.
Jessica Wacker
Jessica Lynne Wacker, 20, of Severna Park, died at home Aug. 13, 2002 of injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run auto accident on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Route 198 on March 23.
Ms. Wacker was born Feb. 17, 1982, in Silver Spring and raised in Severna Park. She was a 1999 honors graduate of Chesapeake High School. She attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County on an honors scholarship and later took classes at Anne Arundel Community College. She worked at Bill Bateman's Bistro of Severna Park.
Ms. Wacker enjoyed horseback riding, reading, writing poetry and short stories, and music. She also enjoyed church activities and working with animals and children.
Surviving are her parents, Andrew and Monica Johnston of Severna Park; her grandparents, Charles and Gudrun Mills of Greenbelt; her brothers, James Wacker and Joseph Johnston of Severna Park and Wayne and Rand Wacker of California; her sisters, DeAnn Johnson and D'Evi McCauley, also of California.
She was the daughter of the late Paul M. Wacker.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Faith Baptist Church, 7378 Furnace Branch Road, Glen Burnie. Burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108, or the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403.
Stephen Broadwater
Stephen S. Broadwater, 32, of Odenton, a home builder, died Aug. 12, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He had suffered heat stroke on a job site in Annapolis.
Mr. Broadwater was born Dec. 18, 1969, in Maryland. He was the owner and manager of Broadwater Builders.
His interests included spending time with his family, working out, fishing, hunting and flying model planes.
Surviving are his fiancee, Gina Kirchner of Odenton; one son, Stephen S. Broadwater Jr. of Mississippi; two daughters, Tiffany M. Broadwater of Mississippi and Jessica L. Broadwater of Odenton; his parents, Roger Broadwater Sr. of Pennsylvania and Evelyn Broadwater of Odenton; two sisters, Angela Barnes and Nichole Broadwater, and one brother, Roger Broadwater Jr., all of Pennsylvania.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Ave. SW, Glen Burnie, where services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Lakemont cemetery in Davidsonville.
James Gamble Jr.
Dr. James Lawder Gamble Jr., 81, of Gibson Island, a pediatrician and associate professor emeritus at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died of leukemia Aug. 8, 2002 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Gamble was born in Boston, Mass., graduated from Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., and received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.
After completing his internship and residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he became an assistant professor of pediatrics and associate professor of physiology at the Hopkins medical school. He focused his research on renal physiology and wrote a textbook, "Acid-Base Physiology: A Direct Approach, " which was pubished in 1982.
He served in the Army twice as a captain, first from 1946 to 1948 at the Wright Field Aero-Medical Laboratory in Ohio doing research, and a second time at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland in 1953, researching vascular shock.
His interests included sailing, skiing and travel.
In 1947 he was married
to the former Alberta Bergh. They lived in the Roland Park area of Baltimore until 1992 when they spent most of their time on Gibson Island.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, James Gamble III of Gibson Island, Richard Gamble of Annapolis, William Gamble of Providence, R.I., and Marc Gamble of Chicago, Ill.; two daughters, Wendy Gamble of Tucson, Ariz., and Jocelyn Childs of Denver, Colo.; and 14 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Church on Gibson Island.
