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Cayla Harris

Cayla

Cayla Harris is the obituary writer for The Baltimore Banner. Before coming to Baltimore, she spent four years in Austin, Texas covering state politics for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. She also previously covered New York politics for the Albany Times Union. Cayla is a New Jersey native and a graduate of the George Washington University, where she studied journalism and Spanish.

Latest content by Cayla Harris

Douglas DeLeaver at the wedding of his daughter, Shareese, in 2012.
Douglas DeLeaver, trailblazer in Black law enforcement who mentored officers, dies at 77
Douglas DeLeaver, a proud husband and father who spent his life blazing trails for Black law enforcement officers in Maryland and across the country, died Oct. 16 of heart failure. He was 77.
Richard Manning Berkeley in the town of Tiberius in Israel Beside the Sea of Galilee.
Richard Berkeley, a devoted husband and father, reminded loved ones that ‘every day is a gift’
Richard Berkeley, of Baltimore, was a man of faith who prioritized his family above all else. He was a passionate investor, proud alumnus of the University of Virginia and an outdoorsman who loved fishing. He died on Oct. 14 at the age of 72.
Eric Maul in 2020. During the pandemic, he posted videos of himself playing for a series called Flutin’ ‘n’ Tootin’.
Eric Maul, a flutist who wanted a space for queer classical music, dies at 33
Eric Maul of Millersville was an exceptional flutist, a cherished son and brother, and a light in every room he walked into, family said. He died unexpectedly on Sept. 12 at his home in Provincetown, Mass. He was 33.
Rachel Yaffe in a photo posted to her Instagram page in September 2022.
Rachel Yaffe, a social media influencer who shared her life with cancer, dies at 27
Lutherville native Rachel Yaffe used TikTok to inspire others to live a positive, healthy lifestyle and chronicled living with a fatal disease. She died on Oct. 11 from a rare liver cancer at age 27.
Matthew and Kathy Schmale on their wedding day, June 12, 1983.
Couple killed in 5-alarm fire were part of Hampden’s ‘heart and soul’
Kathy and Matthew Schmale, both 63, died early Tuesday in a five-alarm fire that affected at least eight homes on Keswick Road in Hampden, family said.
Stanton Gill rides a scooter during the wedding of his daughter, Kelly MacBride-Gill, in 2024.
Stanton Gill, revered entomologist and educator, dies at 72
Stanton Andrew Gill’s loved ones remember him as thoughtful and kind, always the first to call a new faculty member and welcome them to the department.

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