On February 15, Rabbi Mordechai Lurie of Baltimore at 82. He is survived by wife Leah Lurie (nee Shapiro); children Rabbi Shmuel (Faigie) Lurie, Sorie (Yehuda) Bloch, Rabbi Avraham (Shifra) Lurie, Chevie (Chaim) Jacob, Rabbi Dovid (Nechama) Lurie, Rabbi Reuven (Rochel) Lurie, Giggie (Shmuel Y.) Brandt and Devorah (Aryeh) Halpert; as well as many more loving family members. He was predeceased by parents Samuel and Mary Lurie.