PHOTOS: 2022 local deaths of note

27 Feb 1996: D.C. United General Manager Kevin Payne presented two of his top players Marco Ethcheverry and Chicho Suarez, both from Bolivia, at a press conference at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Kevin Payne, D.C. United’s founding president and general manager, died Christmas Day. He was 69. (Getty Images/Doug Pensinger)

Dr. Aquilur Rahman, a founder of the Montgomery County Muslim Council and Montgomery County Muslim Foundation, passed away on Dec. 22 after he had been diagnosed with leukemia in August. (Courtesy Montgomery County Muslim Foundation)

Former Montgomery County, Maryland, police chief Donald E. Brooks died on Dec. 19 at the age of 96, Montgomery County police said. (Courtesy Montgomery County Police Department)

Bruce H. Lee, president and CEO of Silver Spring, Maryland-based Lee Development Group, died Dec. 19 after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer, company officials said. (Courtesy Lee Development Group)

Donald McEachin listens to debate on the floor of the Virginia state Senate in Richmond, Va., Feb. 25, 2015. McEachin died Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Cecilia Marshall, widow of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, laughs while watching a slide show about her husband during a meeting to rally support for renaming Baltimore-Washington International Airport after Thurgood Marshall, one of the state’s most famous native sons and the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, in Annapolis, Md., March 28, 2005. The Supreme Court says Cecilia “Cissy” Marshall has died. She was 94. (AP Photo/Matthew S. Gunby, File)

Prince George’s County Sheriff Melvin C. High has died. He was 78. (Courtesy Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office)

Virginia McLaurin breaks into dance with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House in a video posted in 2016. McLaurin, one of D.C.’s most famous citizens, died Monday, according to a statement from her family. She was 113. (Courtesy White House video capture via Twitter)

Del. Sheila Hixson (D-Montgomery), Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) gather for a photo at the swearing-in ceremony of Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) in 2007. Former state Del. Sheila Hixson (D), a political trailblazer who became one of the most influential women in Annapolis at a time when there weren’t many, died at the age of 89. (Courtesy Executive Office of the Governor)

FILE – Washington Redskins defensive end Dave Butz is shown in a 1975 photo. All-Pro defensive lineman and two-time Washington Super Bowl champion Dave Butz has died. He was 72. A spokesman for the Washington Commanders confirmed that Butz’s family informed the team about his death Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. It was not immediately known where Butz died or the cause of his death. (AP Photo/File)

Vanilla Beane, who was nicknamed “the hat lady,” in D.C. has died at 103. Beane became known as a fashion icon and created unique hats for women. Among her loyal customers was civil rights activist Dorothy Height. (Jacquelyn Martin)

Norman Causey, long time Federal News Network host and columnist who went by Mike, and a fixture in the Washington, D.C. news scene for more than half a century, died Monday. He was 82 years old. (Federal News Network)

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Maury Wills poses March 27, 1962. Wills, a D.C. native who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win three World Series titles with his base-stealing prowess, has died. The team says Wills died Monday night, Sept. 19, 2022, in Sedona, Ariz. He was 89. (AP Photo)

David Harrington, a former Maryland senator who was also chair of the Prince George’s County Council and president of the county’s Chamber of Commerce, has died. He was 68. (Courtesy Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce)

Charlie Waddell, a long time community activist and public servant in Loudoun County, died July 19 at the age 90-years-old. He leaves behind 34 years of accomplishments for his community, including 26 years in the Virginia State Senate. (Courtesy Loudoun Funeral Chapels)

Former Mayor Kerry Donley pictured with his wife Eva in May of 2015. (Courtesy Kerry Donley Mayoral Campaign via Twitter). Donley, who served as Alexandria’s mayor for six years, died at his home on July 13, 2022. He was 66. Donley’s service to the city started as a councilmember in 1988, just a few years before he would become vice mayor (1994), city mayor (1996) and return to the vice mayoral position in 2009. In a statement, current Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson noted Donley’s status as “a fixture in the community.” (Courtesy Kerry Donley Mayoral Campaign via Twitter)

Brigman “Brig” Owens (23), of Washington Commanders in August 1975. The former safety died on Wednesday morning, the team announced. He was 79. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis)

Tony Siragusa, defensive tackle for the Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens, holds the Vince Lombardi trophy as he rides with his wife, Kathy, in a parade in his hometown of Kenilworth, N.J. on March 4, 2001. Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died at age 55. Siragusa’s broadcast agent, Jim Ornstein, confirmed the death Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky, File)

Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker Jaylon Ferguson walks off the field after an NFL Football rookie camp, Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Owings Mills, Md. Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died at age 26, his agent confirmed Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)

Michael “Batman” Beatty, a DJ who spun tunes in Ocean City, Maryland, for decades, died after battling cancer. (Courtesy The Dispatch)

Wendy Rieger, the NBC 4 anchor known for her quick wit and the connection she forged with colleagues and viewers, died on April 16, 2022. She was 65. (Photo by Susan Biddle/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Former Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. died after being hit by a dump truck as he was crossing a South Florida highway. Haskins was 24. PHOTO: Dwayne Haskins Jr. #7 of the Washington Football Team attempts a pass against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField on December 20, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Head coach Gene Shue of the Los Angeles Clippers instructs his team during the NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Great Western Forum, in Los Angeles, California on January 1, 1989. Gene Shue, former Washington Bullets head coach and University of Maryland Hall of Famer, died Monday at the age of 90. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/NBAE/Getty Images)

Bruce Johnson, who anchored the news on CBS affiliate WUSA9 for 44 years, has died. He was 71. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, remembered Johnson as a giant of D.C. journalism. (Mayor Muriel Bowser via Twitter)

Rep. Emmett Burns, D-Baltimore County, seen tidying up his desk after the first day of the 2014 Maryland legislative session in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. The former legislator and NAACP leader died on Thursday, March 17, 2022. He was 81. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pat Goss owned Goss’ Garage, a car repair shop in Maryland, and appeared on MotorWeek for more than 40 seasons. (Courtesy MotorWeek)

One of the D.C. area’s pioneering news women has died. Renee Poussaint died Saturday at the age of 77. (Courtesy C-SPAN)

Stephen H. Sachs, the 40th attorney general of Maryland and a mentor to a countless number of Democratic political reformers, died in his Baltimore apartment Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2o22 after a brief illness. He was 87. (Courtesy Maryland Matters / Maryland State Archives photo)