James Smith III is the very first Marcher to be portrayed. On January 3rd, 1997, his third birthday, he was taken to the barber shop to get his first big boy haircut with Mommy. While they waited, two men barged into the shop with 9mm semi-automatics blazing. A bullet ricocheted and entered little James' head. He died in hospital two days later. Painted April 14-15, 2013.

Ron Waggener is the only brother I will ever know. He served in Vietnam, enjoyed gardening, but most importantly possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of opera and symphonic music that was staggering in its completeness. On March 26, 2004, he was returning home from a friends when an unknown man drove up to him, got out of the car, had a few words, shot him the head 4 times, and sped away.He died in shock trauma March 31st, 2004, but not before the Mozart opera "Abduction From the Seraglio" had finished. I was there. I brought him cassettes of Mozart operas every night. I listen to it every March 31st. It's "our" opera.

Monae Turnage was just 13 years old. She already wanted to be a pediatrician when she graduated college. But in February of 2012, a younger cousin and his friend brought a police issue rifle they had found lying around at an uncle's house. She tried to get the boys to put the firearm down. It went off, shattering her heart and killing her instantly. Painted late April 2013.

Marine Sergeant and young father of two Tyrone Brown had served two tours in Iraq. He had returned home and was enjoying a night out when he got into a disagreement with an off duty policeman who was also drinking in the same bar. The officer encountered the Sergeant in a nearby alley where he shot the veteran 13 times with his service weapon.

John Browning (1962-2008) was a successful real estate attorney living in a quiet area in Baltimore County, where he and his stay at home wife, Tamara Browning (1963-2008) were raising three healthy sons. Thirteen year old Gregory Browning (1994-2008) played on his middle school lacrosse team. Eleven year old brother Benjamin Browning (1996-2008) may have looked forward to doing the same in a year or two. The eldest son shot them all with the family 9mm early in February 2008 so he could attend a party his father had forbidden him to go to earlier that day. Painted early may 2013.

Reverend Mary Marguerite Kohn 1950-2012) was the beloved pastor to her Lutheran congregation in Howard County. She and right hand volunteer Brenda Brewington (1953-2012) were setting up their church food pantry when a man barged in, fatally shot both women, then ran to the far side of the church parking lot where he shot himself. Painted mid-May 2013.

Brenda Brewington (1953-2012) was a devoted Sunday school teacher and valued aide for the Reverend Marguerite Mary Kohn (1950-2012) at their Lutheran church in Howard County. She and the Reverend were just setting up the church food pantry when a man rushed in, fatally shot both women, then ran across the church parking lot where he shot himself. Painted early June 2013.

Sixteen month old Carter Scott (2012-2013) enjoyed going bye-bye with Daddy as they drove around picking up supplies for the coming Memorial day weekend. Father received a phone call and parked in an apartment complex parking lot to meet someone. Suddenly three men rushed toward the car, guns blazing. The toddler was struck in the leg. Despite efforts by bystanders, Carter Scott died before emergency crews arrived. Painted mid-June 2013

MTA bus driver Kendra Diggs (1976-2013) loved to garden. She looked forward to marrying her police officer fiance, by whom she had a young son. But a domestic dispute became so threatening, Kendra called the police. As she stood outside describing to a police officer what was happening, her fiance pointed his rifle out the window and felled her with a single shot to the head, then proceeded to hold emergency crews away until Kendra's death was certain. Painted late June-early July 2013.

Second year police officer Vincent Adolpho (1961-1985) chased and cornered a carjacking suspect when the suspect grappled with Vincent and managed to shoot him in the back when he was spun around. Bullet proof vests only covered the chest area at the time. They have been updated since. Painted July 2013.