BALTIMORE, MD – William Donald Schaefer will be remembered as a statesman who embodied public service and spent more than a generation improving the lives of men, women and children throughout Maryland, especially his beloved City of Baltimore.

The news of the passing of former Governor and Baltimore Mayor Schaefer will leave a void in the hearts of Marylanders. He is a reminder of a time when politics was dominated by a desire to serve your neighbors.

Gov. Schaefer, as a community activist and politician, helped to turn around Baltimore. In the process he showed an entire generation of young people what could be done with a dream and a profound passion for service.

I know I join countless individuals in expressing my deepest sympathies and regret at the passing of a true giant of a man.