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CBS News
26-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Fallen service members recognized at 58th annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Baltimore County
Ten fallen service members were honored at the 58th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium. Each name was announced one by one on Monday, with special attention given to those who died while on duty within the past year. "No matter how many years pass, the weight of this day never lessens," said Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski. "The importance of us gathering never grows thin, and because of that, the names of our heroes will never be forgotten." There were a few service members mentioned at the beginning of the ceremony who recently passed and will be honored at the 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony. "He lived and he loved" SPC Jacob Mullen, at 25 years old, was killed in January. "It was just really nice to know that even people who have never met him or never heard of him now do know him and have heard of him," said Gold Star mom Linda Mullen. Even though this Memorial Day was difficult for the Mullen family, Linda Mullen said it's important that her son's memory is kept alive. "He lived and he loved with his whole heart," Linda Mullen said. "So that's my new motto: to love like Jacob did. And to make sure that everybody that I know and I love knows that I love them because he did that." "He wanted to die a hero" PFC Charles Hyman, another service member honored, died in June 2024, at the age of 33. Hyman's mother, Carline, said he was a natural-born leader and gave his all to defending America, even though he was born in Jamaica. "He always said he wanted to die a hero," Carline Hyman said. "He said, 'I want to do something amazing that where people will look back and say, 'Charles Hyman did this,'" Remembering the purpose of Memorial Day Mothers of the fallen service members ask that while people are enjoying Memorial Day that they think of those who lost their lives. Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, with the Maryland National Guard, said it's important to value our freedom in memory of those who fought for it. "Let's strive every day to be worthy of their sacrifice. God bless our fallen heroes, God bless the USA," Birckhead said.
CBS News
24-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Remembering Maryland's own Jacob Mullen in honor of Memorial Day
Specialist Jacob Mullen is one of 10 fallen service members who will be honored during the 58th annual Memorial Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium. Mullen, a father, son and fiancé served in the Army for seven years and was previously deployed to Poland. Jacob and Staff Sgt. Shelbe Butner both died during a field training exercise in Georgia on January 30 when their tactical vehicle rolled off a road into standing water. "Hug and love those around you because time is way more fleeting," said his mom, Linda Mullen. "I know it sounds trite and everyone says it but it's not until your 25-year-old son is gone that you realize just how little time you have." He called his mom the night before the field operation. She said he told her he'd be gone until March and that he loved her. That was the last time she heard from him. "My biggest fear in the whole process is that he'll be forgotten," Linda said. She was honored when she got notified her son would be represented during Mondays Memorial Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. "To know that other people are recognizing him in an honorable way, I don't know if I have the right words to express just how much it means to us," she said. A gentle giant Jacob was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Fruitland, MD when he was 10-years-old. "He always considered himself raised in Maryland, from Maryland," said Linda. "Like he was one of those people who wore the Maryland flag, no matter how tacky it can be in clothing. He wore it, proudly." He grew up playing sports like little league lacrosse, football, bocce and his favorite, wrestling. In the Army, he wrestled in some combative tournaments and helped to train other soldiers. His family referred to him as a gentle giant who adored his children. "There was nothing more than he wanted than to be a dad," Linda said. Jacob's fiancé is currently expecting and his baby girl is due in June. "So we're just going to make sure that they know that, that everything we do shows them how much he absolutely would have chosen to be there with them," she said. A little piece of Jacob While her son is no longer here physically, she believes her son sent her a companion that could be. She was watching the local news at her home in Delaware and a shelter dog was highlighted. He too, like her son, was referred to as a gentle giant. "His eyes were the saddest I'd ever seen, and I just remember thinking," she said. "He's so sad and I'm so sad." It was also his name, Hermes, that drew her to him. "My son loved history, loved mythology and Hermes is the mediator he's the only god that could navigate between the land of the living and the dead," she said. Linda visited the mastiff mix and said he seemed so sad. Hermes wasn't walking and didn't know what to do on a leash. She came back daily and after a few days she brought him home. That's when she got the adoption papers. "His projected birthdate was January 30th which was the day Jacob passed," she said. Hermes projected birthdate was the same date, but two years earlier from when her son died. "I feel like every day when I go home and see my dog like a little piece of Jacob is there… he sent him to me," Linda said. Her new companion and her grandbabies are keeping Jacob close to her heart. Jacob Mullen's awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. The 58th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens is Monday, May 26. It's begins at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.
Business Journals
28-04-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Fields of Pikesville building with Advance Auto Parts goes up for sale
Good morning readers. I'll share a fact this morning from my daily history calendar. Yesterday marked 252 years since the passage of the Tea Act, the levy that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party and one of many policies that led to the American Revolution. I'm just glad we don't have any conflicts over taxes and fees on international trade these days. It sounds stressful. Now let's get to the news. Pikesville building on busy corner hits the market A roughly 27,000-square-foot commercial building on a busy stretch of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville is up for sale. The two-story Fields of Pikesville at 1401-1407 Riesterstown Road is listed by Gilbert Trout of Timonium's Trout Daniel & Associates for an undisclosed price. The building last sold in 2024 to an entity of Pikesville-based K&S Capital for $2.25 million, property records show. K&S currently lists the building as its headquarters. An Advance Auto Parts with eight years remaining on its lease occupies the ground floor of Fields of Pikesville, along with another office tenant, the listing states. The second floor totals over 8,800 square feet and is currently occupied but can be vacated for a new owner's business. Among other perks, the building was remodeled in 2023 with safety and elevator upgrades, and 35,000 cars travel Reisterstown Road each day. The owners of a Mediterranean-style villa on Gibson Island are putting their waterfront property up for auction next month in hopes that new owners will get more use out of the fully renovated, flowery estate. After 20 years and major renovations, Dr. Mark Rogers and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Rogers, will offer it up via an online auction in May. I have the details (and photos) this morning. Site of historic sit-in to get commemorative plaque The Baltimore National Heritage Area will unveil a plaque this week at a historic location for the Civil Rights movement. The BNHA will put up the marker Tuesday at the old Read's Drug Store on the west side of downtown at 301 E. Lexington St. near the intersection with Howard Street, where the store once stood. The drug store was the site of a 1955 sit-in against segregation by Morgan State University students and members of the Congress of Racial Equality, which would become a key organization in the Civil Rights movement. The sit-in took place five years prior to the famous Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins, making this year the 70th anniversary of Baltimore's historic protest. Goucher College broke ground Thursday on the $50 million Judy C. Lewent '70 Science Center, which will be built as an addition to the 70-year-old Hoffberger Science Building. Our Matt Hooke was at the groundbreaking of the 44,000-square-foot center and explains the plans for the new facility. Ravens draft kicker amid Justin Tucker investigation The Baltimore Ravens have drafted a kicker for the first time in franchise history amid allegations of inappropriate behavior toward massage therapists against the team's longtime kicker Justin Tucker. While Tucker's future remains unclear amid the NFL's investigation, the Ravens drafted placekicker Tyler Loop from the University of Arizona. Loop made 78.3% of his field goals last season for the Wildcats, with a long of 62 yards. The team is waiting for the league to finish its investigation into the allegations of more than a dozen massage therapists before making a decision on Tucker's future, officials said in March. Shore United Bank has hired a new chief financial officer to help the bank cross the important, and costly, $10 billion asset threshold. Charlie Cullum joined Shore United, the third-largest bank headquartered in Maryland, on April 21. The BBJ's Garrett Dvorkin has the background on the new hire. Ellicott City lot closes for construction Parking in Ellicott City is about to get more difficult. Lot B on the historic district's Main Street closes today and will remain shut down until 2027, WMAR reports. Howard County, however, is suspending its typical two-hour parking limit on nearby Maryland Avenue throughout the project. The lot is closed for Ellicott City's Safe and Sound plan, a $150 million effort to prevent disastrous flooding like what hit the city in 2016 and 2018. Rooftop bar to open for season The Lord Baltimore Hotel's rooftop bar will open for the season later this week. LB Skybar, on the hotel's 19th floor, will make its spring debut on Thursday. The venue is open Thursday through Saturday throughout the warmer months. In addition to the clear views of the city from the rooftop bar, there's the added excitement that you may run into some BBJ staffers if you're there on the right evenings.
