The Roberto Clemente Middle School community in Germantown is mourning the loss of longtime Building Service employee Charles “Charlie” Ellison Jr., a familiar and deeply respected presence at the school for decades. Ellison passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at his home in Germantown. He was 70 years old.
Donna Rae Garff Marriott, a longtime Bethesda resident and the wife of Marriott International Chairman Emeritus J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., has passed away. Bethesda-based Marriott International announced that Donna Marriott died peacefully on December 30, 2025, at her Bethesda home, surrounded by loved ones. She was 90.
The Stained Glass Pub community is grieving the loss of longtime team member Sherri Fisher, who passed away on December 3, 2025, surrounded by her family. The restaurant announced her passing in an emotional message, calling Sherri “truly irreplaceable” and “more than a team member — she was family.”
Mark Pappas, the beloved founder of Pappas Restaurants and a fixture of Maryland’s dining community for more than half a century, has passed away at the age of 93. The restaurant’s social media page announced that he died peacefully over the weekend, surrounded by loved ones.
Kyriakos Savvas “Jerry” Tselios, a former co-owner of the longtime Wheaton staple Ferdinand’s Restaurant and a cherished member of the local Greek community, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025. He was 77.
The Montgomery County and greater Washington, D.C. restaurant community is mourning the sudden loss of Maurizio Luise, the Director of Operations for Cava Mezze, who passed away unexpectedly just after midnight on November 8, 2025. He was 46 years old. A fundraiser has been created to help his wife and children.
Former National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Paul Tagliabue died Friday morning at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, his family announced and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Tagliabue, who was a longtime resident of Montgomery County, was 84 years old.
Robert (Bob) David Youngentob, the Executive Chairman and founding partner of Bethesda-based EYA, LLC, passed away on October 18, 2025, at the age of 64, following a battle with cancer, according to an online obituary. Youngentob, a longtime Montgomery County resident and one of the region’s most respected developers, was widely recognized for shaping urban living across the Washington metropolitan area.
A founder of Maryland’s Muslim community, Mrs. Sakina A. Mohammed, wife of (late) Dr. Azizali F. Mohammed, died peacefully at home on 3:12 pm on Friday October 3, 2025 at age 92. She was the beloved mother of Zeba (Stephen), Afroze, Arshad (Lois), and Mehnaz (Mini) and sister of Mr. Amin Nathani.
Amina Jehan Baig, a pioneering philanthropist and beloved pillar of Montgomery County’s Muslim community, passed away on Sunday at the age of 68 after a courageous battle with leukemia. She died at home in Burtonsville under hospice care, surrounded by family and friends.
A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of Ashley Salazar, a Clarksburg resident who was killed in fatal wrong-way crash at northbound I-270 at Germantown Road early Friday morning, July 5. (more…)