A SERVICE IN CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF

WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER

NOVEMBER 2, 1921 - APRIL 18, 2011

“HE CARED”

OLD SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

BALTIMORE,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

ELEVEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING

ORDER OF SERVICE

PRELUDE

Musical Selections for the Organ and the Brass Ensemble

―Miserere Mei,‖ Richard Burchard The Maryland Boychoir ―Great Day,‖ Spiritual, arr. Brazeal Dennard

MUSICAL HONORS The 229th Army Band, Maryland National Guard

Four Ruffles and Flourishes ―The Stars and Stripes Forever‖ ―O God, Our Help in Ages Past‖

MUSICAL SALUTE TO OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION

―, Our Baltimore,‖ Folger McKinsey/Emma Hemberger

Baltimore, where Carroll flourished, and the fame of Calvert grew! Here the old defenders conquered as their valiant swords they drew. Here the starry banner glistened in the sunshine of the sea, in that dawn of golden vision that awoke the song of Key: Here are hearts that beat forever for the city we adore; here the love of men and brothers Baltimore, our Baltimore!

―Maryland, My Maryland,‖ James Ryder Randall

Thou wilt not cower in the dust, Maryland! My Maryland! Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Maryland! My Maryland! Remember Carroll's sacred trust, remember Howard's warlike thrust, and all thy slumberers with the just, Maryland! My Maryland! ―The Star-Spangled Banner,‖ John Stafford Smith/Francis Scott Key

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

HYMN IN PROCESSION ―Glorious things of thee are spoken‖

Words: John Newton (1725-1807), alt. Music: Austria, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

WELCOME The Reverend Mark Stanley, Rector, Old St. Paul’s Church

OPENING PRAYER

Presider The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Presider Let us pray. O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant William Donald, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. People Amen.

The People are seated for the lessons and the psalm THE FIRST LESSON Psalm 37: 23-24, 27

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and God delights in his way; though we stumble we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand. Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever. For the Lord loves justice, and he will not forsake his faithful ones.

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

PSALM 23

People The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in the green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

THE SECOND LESSON Revelation 21:2-7

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ―See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.‖ And the one who was seated on the throne said, ―See, I am making all things new.‖ Also he said, ―Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.‖ Then he said to me, ―It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children.‖

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

All stand to sing SEQUENCE HYMN ―Amazing grace! how sweet the sound‖

EQUENCE YMN S H ―Amazing grace! how sweet the sound‖

Words: John Newton (1725-1807), alt.; st. 5, from A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790 Music: New Britain, from Virginia Harmony (1831) Words: John Newton (1725-1807), alt.; st. 5, from A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790 Music: New Britain, from Virginia Harmony (1831) THE GOSPEL John 11:21-27

THE GOSPEL John 11:21-27 Martha said to Jesus, ―Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.‖ Jesus said to her, Martha said to Jesus, ―Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But ―Your brother will rise again.‖ Martha said to him, ―I know that he will rise again in the even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.‖ Jesus said to her, resurrection on the last day.‖ Jesus said to her, ―I am the resurrection and the life. Those ―Your brother will rise again.‖ Martha said to him, ―I know that he will rise again in the who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes resurrection on the last day.‖ Jesus said to her, ―I am the resurrection and the life. Those in me will never die. Do you believe this?‖ She said to him, ―Yes, Lord, I believe that who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.‖ in me will never die. Do you believe this?‖ She said to him, ―Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.‖ Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Please be seated

SPECIAL MUSIC Choir

―If I Can Help Somebody,‖ Alma Bazel Androzzo, arr. Dr. Nathan Carter

If I can help somebody as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody with a word or song, If I can show somebody he is travelling wrong, Then my living shall not be in vain.

If I can do my duty as a Christian ought, If I can bring back beauty to a world up-wrought, If I can spread love's message that the Master taught, Then my living shall not be in vain.

Then my living shall not be in vain, Then my living shall not be in vain, If I can help somebody as I pass along, Then my living shall not be in vain.

REFLECTIONS Mrs. Lainy Lebow-Sachs The Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski The Honorable

THE HOMILY The Reverend Luther Starnes

THE PRAYERS

The People may sit or kneel and respond to every petition with Amen.

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant, we beseech thee, to thy whole Church in paradise and on earth, thy light and thy peace. Amen.

Grant that all who have been baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection may die to sin and rise to newness of life, and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass with him to our joyful resurrection. Amen. Grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk as yet by faith, that thy Holy Spirit may lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days. Amen.

Give courage and faith to those who are bereaved, that they may have strength to meet the days ahead in the comfort of a reasonable and holy hope, in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those they love. Amen.

Grant us grace to entrust William Donald to thy never-failing love; receive him into the arms of thy mercy, and remember him according to the favor which thou bearest unto thy people. Amen.

Grant us, with all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, to have our consummation and bliss in thy eternal and everlasting glory, and, all thy saints, to receive the crown of life which thou dost promise to all who share in the victory of thy Son Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

All stand for

THE COMMENDATION

Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of mankind; and we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return. For so thou didst ordain when thou createdst me, saying, ―Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.‖ All we go down to the dust; yet even at the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

The Celebrant says

Into thy hands, O merciful Savior, we commend thy servant William Donald. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thine own flock, a sinner of thine own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of thy mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.

A BLESSING The Bishop of Maryland, The Right Reverend Eugene Sutton

CLOSING HYMN ―For all the saints, who from their labors rest‖ CLOSING HYMN ―For all the saints, who from their labors rest‖

Words: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Music: Sine Nomine, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Words: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Music: Sine Nomine, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) POSTLUDE ―Battle Hymn of the Republic‖

ORGAN POSTLUDE Toccata (from Symphonie V, Op. 42, No. 5), Charles Marie Widor

Hymns printed in this service program are by permission of copyright license OneLicense.net #A-712355

IN THE SERVICE

Readers: Mr. Mark Wasserman Dr. Nancy Grasmick Mr. Ron Rogers

Musicians: Ms. Diane Meredith Belcher, Organist-Choirmaster, Old Saint Paul’s Church Brass Ensemble, Mr. Jared Denhard, Director The Maryland Boychoir, Mr. Stephen Holmes, Artistic Director The 229th Army Band, Maryland National Guard, WO1 Daniel Stinchcomb, Commander Morgan State University Choir, Dr. Eric Conway, Director Mr. Jared Denhard, Bagpiper

Honor Guard: The Maryland National Guard Honor Guard, Mr. Jari Villanueva, Director

Ushers: The Maryland Defense Force, BG (MD) Courtney Wilson, Commander

THE COMMITTAL

The Committal will take place following the service at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 East Padonia Road, Timonium, MD 21093

WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER NOVEMBER 2, 1921 – APRIL 18, 2011

Baltimore City Councilman, City Council President, Mayor, Maryland Governor and Comptroller William Donald Schaefer implored his staff for more than 50 years to help people—the most important part of public service. To him, it was even more important than ―Do It Now.‖ To say he was not a typical politician is an understatement. But his populist antics (including wearing silly hats and jumping into the seal pool at the National Aquarium) were designed to engage citizens in their government. And they worked. Tens of thousands of people followed his lead and volunteered at events such as the Baltimore City Fair, community festivals or neighborhood centers. As he left public office in 2007 he was asked how he’d like to be remembered. He summed up his 50 years of public service in two words: ―He Cared.‖ William Donald Schaefer cared about helping people.

Schaefer was born in West Baltimore on November 2, 1921 to William Henry and Tululu Irene Schaefer. An only child, he was educated in Baltimore’s public schools and graduated from in 1939. He earned an LL.B. degree from the School of Law in 1942, and an LL.M. in 1954, following his father into the law. His legal career was delayed when Schaefer enlisted in 1942 during World War II in the Army, achieved officer rank and administered hospitals in and other parts of the front. Discharged in 1946, he remained in the U.S. Army Reserves until 1979, when he retired with the rank of .

After the war, Schaefer moved back to his West Baltimore row house on Edgewood Street, living with his parents, and formed a general practice law firm with two colleagues specializing in real estate law. His love of the City and his friendships with many prominent Baltimore businessmen and politicians led to his initial, and unsuccessful, run for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1950. He ran again in 1954; again, he lost. But in 1955, his concern for city planning and housing issues led him to win a seat on the , representing the 5th District.

In 1967, Schaefer ran successfully for Baltimore City Council president, and four years later he ran successfully for mayor. Schaefer served four terms as mayor, being re- elected in 1975, 1979 and 1983, each time receiving 85% or more of the vote in the general election. Baltimore blossomed under his watch – the was reborn, the National Aquarium became an instant, splashing success, the Baltimore Convention Center was created, and neighborhoods became a focal point of city attention. He was known for his attention to detail, taking note of potholes in the streets, trash in the alleys, and other daily life travails that he demanded be corrected immediately in action memos to his staff. He is holding one of those ―Do It Now‖ memos in the Inner Harbor statue. He often said mayor was his favorite job.

His desire for public service and his genuine concern for people led to his overwhelming election as the 58th in 1986 and his reelection in 1990. His win in the ’86 general election still stands as the greatest margin of victory in modern gubernatorial elections in Maryland. Schaefer never married, but his long-time companion Hilda Mae Snoops served as the State’s official hostess. Mrs. Snoops is credited with engineering much-needed repairs to the governor’s mansion, spearheading efforts to create a public fountain depicting Maryland items on the corner of the grounds, creating and installing a stained glass skylight in the foyer of the mansion, and improving the landscaping of the grounds to compliment the historic mansion. Schaefer’s gubernatorial legacy includes the construction of baseball’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards, legislative approval of the adjacent Ravens football stadium, clean-up initiatives, higher standards for public schools, reorganization of higher education, and creation of the light rail line of electric-powered trains that runs through the heart of Baltimore City and County – what today would be touted as a green initiative.

After leaving the Office of the Governor in January of 1995, Schaefer worked as Of Counsel to the Baltimore law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC. The William Donald Schaefer Chair was established at University of Maryland, College Park’s School of Public Affairs in 1995. Schaefer held the University position until 1999, at which time the program was expanded to include funded internships. Nevertheless, he longed for elected public service.

After the passing of longtime Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in 1998, Schaefer ran for the position and won by a substantial margin. Still a favorite with Maryland voters, he was reelected in 2002. It was during this time that attendance at the Board of Public Works meetings increased tremendously. Mr. Schaefer set a new standard for the checks and balances in government by poring over every request before the Board, grilling State officials about their projects and often challenging the governor. It was this sparring with Governor Glendenning during his first four years as Comptroller that often received press notice. The confrontations ended with the election of Governor Ehrlich, when the Republican and Democrat developed a much warmer, kinder relationship.

Even in defeat, Schaefer made his mark. His successor, Comptroller , calls Schaefer his role model and refers to Schaefer as the Babe Ruth of Maryland politics. In truth, Schaefer was not much of a sports fan. He loved football marching bands for the joy they bring people. He pushed for the sports stadia because he knew they helped people. In short, he pushed aggressively and urgently for programs and projects to help people.

He cared. He cared about helping people. Now you do what you can to help people in tribute to perhaps Maryland’s greatest public servant. Do it now.

WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER

Baltimore City Councilman, 1955-71 Baltimore City Council President, 1967-71 Mayor of Baltimore, 1971-86 Governor of Maryland, 1987-95 , 1999-2007