Deaf Deaths

Robyn Mason, 51, was injured in an accident along with her boyfriend Jeffery Meeker. Both are deaf. The investigation into the accident is ongoing.  Mason worked at a private agency which provide housing services for Deafs with intellectal disabilities.  She was 1984 graduate student of Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in Augustine, Florida. She left behind family, friends, and her fur babies. Sleep In Peace.

A Hyattsville man who is deaf died after his home caught fire early Sunday morning, his brother and nephew say. Firefighters responded to the fire around 5:28 a.m. in the 5900 block of Riggs Road. They say the fire started in the home’s basement before spreading to its first and second floors. Firefighters rescued one man, 55-year-old Norman Rogers III, from the home’s second floor and took him to a nearby hospital, where he later died. His mother and nephew made it out alive and the nephew was unable to […]

An investigation revealed that Eric M. Sugrowe was struck and killed by a Freightliner truck hauling two trailers at  the northbound lanes of I-270 only before the departure for Fingerboard Road/Md. 80 at about 3:45 a.m., according to a state police press release. He worked at Community Support Services for the Deaf in Baltimore, MD. He was 26.

A deaf man was hit and killed by two vehicles in District Heights. He was later identified as Manny Cortez of Brooklyn, New York. The victim was later identified as 25-year-old Manuel Cortez of Brooklyn, New York on September 17, Both the drivers of the SUV and the Mercedes were not injured and remained at the scene. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances leading up to the collision. He was 25.

Grant David Whitaker was killed by a friend during a camping trip to secure some property. The murder occurred during an argument between both men in which left one dead and other on the run. Both are Deaf and were friends for short time before the brutal murder. Whitaker was from Mackinaw, Illinois and Maverick William Fisher, a 21-year-old man from Elko, Nevada. Whitaker was killed on August 20, 2019. He was 25. RIP Grant Whitaker

Police said the victim, identified as Toriano Judge, 37, was found unconscious outside his home, just a few houses down from where he was shot and killed. Judge was shot by Raheem Fulton after an argument over a phone that was left behind in robbery against Judge in his home. It was reported that Judge used the cellphone as evidence to identity of the person who stole from his home.  Fulton confronted him at a local store to retrieve the phone from Judge which led to the shooting in broad […]

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of a great woman. Long time friend, mentor, and Board memeber Toby Witte-Dix. Toby passed away this morning after fighting a serious illness. Toby was a wonderful friend to many and a central part of Deafblind Camp. Please continue to pray for peace for her family.  On April 28, 2018, Toby F. Witte-Dix went to be with her Lord. She is the beloved wife of Raymond Lee Dix, loving mother of William (Tony) Anthony Witte and his […]

An Anderson High School teacher created a lasting impact on his students’ in under one school year of teaching American Sign Language. Roscoe “Rocky” Murray, who had been deaf, died Monday afternoon in a wreck on Interstate 69 near exit 222. Murray was accelerating onto the interstate his way home to Fishers later college. Troopers believe Murray didn’t realize traffic on the highway’s southbound lanes had ceased due to a construction zone. Murray’s CRV ran into the rear of a vacant semi tanker stopped from the street. The crash closed […]

A deaf New Jersey man, Umar King, was killed when stolen SUV crashed into him while he waits for his ride home from overnight shit at Newark Airport. The driver and passengers ran after the crash occurred. All suspects were later caught and charged for the police chase and death of an innocent man. King was well-known in the deaf community. So many folks came to pay respects to King as they celebrated his life at the funeral at The Heavenly Temple COGIC on January 31. King attended Model Secondary […]

A deaf elderly man dies in a house fire which also injured his daughter. She was located in the next house with burns and was taken to the hospital. Her condition was unknown.  Henry Wayne Webb was deaf and legally blind. He died at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, WXIX Channel 19 reports. He was found by firefighters on the first floor of the home, which is located in the city’s Carthage neighborhood. Firefighters tell WLWT Channel 5 they responded to the fire at the two-story home at 3:30 a.m. Sunday. District 3 […]