Photos: 2017 local deaths of note

Shirley Phillips, who co-founded Phillips Seafood, died on Christmas morning at 95. (Courtesy Facebook/Phillips Crab House) — Shirley Phillips, who co-founded Phillips Seafood, died on Christmas morning at 95. She was one of the founders of what would become an Ocean City, Maryland institution and a huge seafood company. (Courtesy Facebook/Phillips Crab House)

Johnny Fox, a sword-swallowing magician, well-known for his performances at the Maryland Renaissance Festival , in Crownsville, Maryland, died of cancer on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Maryland. He was 64. He performed at Coney Island’s freak show and around the world. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP

FILE - In this June 23, 2015, file photo, Ottawa Senators then-general manager Bryan Murray speaks with reporters after a meeting of NHL hockey GMs in Las Vegas. While the NHL holds its annual month-long “Hockey Fights Cancer” initiative, the Senators are a reminder that the fight doesn’t stop. The Senators have been particularly hard hit by the disease as assistant coach Mark Reeds died last year at 55, former general manager Murray continues his fight against terminal colon cancer and public-address announcer “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz battled leukemia. Recently, goaltender Craig Anderson’s wife, Nicholle, was diagnosed with cancer. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) — The hockey world is mourning the loss of Canadian Executive and Coach Bryan Murray, who coached the Washington Capitals for nine seasons starting in 1981. FILE – In this June 23, 2015, file photo, Ottawa Senators then-general manager Bryan Murray speaks with reporters after a meeting of NHL hockey GMs in Las Vegas. While the NHL holds its annual month-long “Hockey Fights Cancer” initiative, the Senators are a reminder that the fight doesn’t stop. The Senators have been particularly hard hit by the disease as assistant coach Mark Reeds died last year at 55, former general manager Murray continues his fight against terminal colon cancer and public-address announcer “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz battled leukemia. Recently, goaltender Craig Anderson’s wife, Nicholle, was diagnosed with cancer. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Photo shows Jim Vance — NBC Washington anchor Jim Vance died at age 75. Vance anchored for NBC Washington for more than four decades.

In Memoriam: David Vincent, 67, an extraordinary baseball historian & @Nationals official scorer: https://t.co/jwsjVX75uM @Retrosheet #SABR pic.twitter.com/wDhyKf7qkO
— SABR (@sabr) July 3, 2017

The baseball statistician and Nationals’ lead official scorer David Vincent, called “the Sultan of Swat Stats” because of his knowledge of home run history, died July 2 from stomach cancer. He was 67.