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*****July 17, 2003*****

Mildred Cheek Brown
  Mildred Cheek Brown of Brandywine died July 13 at the age of 87.
  Brown was an active member of Immanuel Methodist Church in Brandywine and a 
past president of United Methodist Women.
  She was born Nov. 15, 1915, in Hillsboro, N.C., and is survived by her 
husband, Horace Franklin Brown; her son, Horace F. Brown Jr.; her daughters, 
Victoria Peckham and Robin Bridges; her sisters, Vivian Bryant, Gladys McGhee 
and Pearl Lombardi; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
  Burial took place at the church cemetery of Immanuel Methodist Church July 16, 
with Raymond Funeral Service in LaPlata handling the funeral arrangements.
  Memorial contributions can be sent to: Immanuel Methodist Church, 17400 
Aquasco Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. 



*****July 24, 2003*****

  Mary Buffalo, who crusaded for state legislation to protect the rights of 
aging foster parents, died June 17. She was 72. 
  Buffalo, a Salisbury resident, and her husband, Willie Jr., lobbied 
extensively for the passage of what came to be known as the Buffalo and Thomas 
Bill passed in the Maryland state legislature in 1986. The bill requires foster 
parents in the state of Maryland to have the option to adopt the child when that 
child becomes eligible.
  "We had a child known as Angel Thomas since she was six weeks old," said 
Willie Buffalo Jr. "Social services wanted to move her out and we fought against 
it." 
  One daughter, Clarice Williams, preceded her in death. 
  Buffalo is survived by her husband Willie Buffalo Sr. of Salisbury and three 
daughters, Tanya Buffalo of Seaford, Barbara Ann Moses and Carolyn Jean Buffalo, 
both of Goldsboro, N.C. She is also survived by a stepson, Willie Buffalo Jr. of 
Philadelphia, a goddaughter, Vanessa Collick of Pocomoke City, 10 grandchildren, 
nine great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and loved ones. 



*****July 31, 2003*****

Keith D. "Dough" Reid
  Keith Reid, a former soldier and auto mechanic, died July 19 after being 
hospitalized with an illness. He was 44 years old.
  A Lanham resident for the past 19 years, Reid was born in the District Aug. 
28, 1958, to Annie and Lorenzo Reid. After graduating from DuVal High School in 
Lanham, Reid enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was trained and served as a 
mechanic. 
  In 1983, he got a job with the U.S. Postal Service as a clerk, which he held 
until becoming and automotive technician in 1996. 
  Reid was a member of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. He is survived by 
his wife; his two daughters, Lakeiva and Latoria; his mother; sister Melba Reid; 
brother David Lilliston; and father and mother-in-law, Joseph and Agnes 
Marshall.