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Ravens-Loving Dad-To-Be Dies At 28 As Family Prepares To Say Goodbye In Maryland
Michael Handlmaier was supposed to be getting ready to become a dad.
Instead, loved ones in Maryland are preparing to say goodbye to the 28-year-old newlywed, who died on Saturday, Aug. 15, following what his mother described as a sudden cardiac arrest.
Handlmaier and his wife, Amanda, had been married for just five months and were preparing to welcome their first child, a baby girl, in November, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign created for the family.
"It is with a broken heart that we share the news that our beloved son, Michael, passed away at the age of 28 following a …
Virginia Teen Went To Sleep Days After Turning 19, Never Woke Up
Four days. That was all the time Soren Anderson got to spend as a 19-year-old.
The Virginia teen died on Friday, Aug. 14, just four days after celebrating his 19th birthday on Aug. 10, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by the mother of his best friend in Chantilly.
Anderson went to sleep and never woke up, organizer Samira Rutherford said.
Now, those who loved him are grappling with a loss that came without warning while rallying around his family to help them say goodbye.
“Soren was a kind, funny, bright, and loving young man,” Rutherford wrote. “He had a way of bringing lig…
Susannah Keefe, Go Bananas Dancing Founder, Dies At 52 In Northern Virginia
Virginia lost a little of its "Sueshine" this month.
Susannah Gayle Keefe, the beloved Arlington mother, wife, dance teacher, and founder of Go Bananas Dancing, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 52 after being reported missing.
Now, the community she spent years getting on its feet is rallying around the family she loved most.
A GoFundMe campaign launched in Keefe's memory has raised more than $37,000 from more than 270 donors, with contributions earmarked for future educational opportunities for her two sons.
"We are heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Susannah and deeply grateful for the e…