Sarah Elizabeth Plunkett

Sarah Elizabeth Holt Plunkett, affectionately called Betty, the older of two girls, was born in Baltimore, Md., November 20, 1937 to the late Calvin and Matilda Holt and succumbed on October 6, 2004 at the Genesis Eldercare, Perring Parkway.Her early education was received in the Baltimore City Public Schools graduating from Douglas High School and her higher education was received at Morgan State College (now Morgan State University), from which she graduated with a B.A. Degree in Economics and Master of Business Administration Degree. Her formal education was filled with achievement and success.Betty “grew up” in the Metropolitan United Methodist Church and participated in their worship services and special programs. While a young woman, Betty married Sherman Plunkett, a professional football player for the Baltimore Colts. Theirs was a good and exciting marriage, traveling extensively throughout the United States and to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, The Bahamas and other foreign countries. Though Betty and Sherman had no children of their own, they lovingly reared her cousin, Donald Warner, into manhood. Sherman passed away in 1989.As a profession, Betty became a Medical Technologist and was employed in that position at the following hospitals: Johns Hopkins, Provident, Veteran’s, Kernan’s Walter Reed, South Baltimore General and lastly retiring from Sinai Hospital. Her work experience also was in the payroll department of Sinai Hospital.Betty loved dogs and cared for them properly…walking them daily, two at a time, providing them with nutritious food and taking them to the veterinarian for their periodic visits. Stray and homeless dogs would be taken to her home and receive the same care.An avid sports fan, Betty’s pastime activities included: football, being a spectator at the Baltimore Colts games and in later years watching football games on television with her neighbors Scott and Sherri Kyte; tennis, having sponsored youth players in out-of-state tournaments; and bowling, being and enthusiastic player.To Betty, no persons could put sounds together in more beautiful and pleasing arrangements than Frank Sinatra and Monteverdi, whose music she listened to for hours. Trips to Atlantic City were also on her “to do lists.”She was a “symbolic giant” in her deeds. Many persons were the recipients of her generosity and caring. In times of need, she always answered, “the Call.” Betty was a woman of strong conviction; her word was her bond. Her friendships were lasting, as evident with her devoted friend, Shirley Cosby Huffine, Esq.Betty leaves to cherish her memory: a niece, Duxburn; two nephews, Dondi and Derrick; a godchild, Danny; cousins, Donald Warner and Deborah Carlisle; other relatives and a host of friends.

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Sarah Elizabeth Plunkett

November 20, 1937 - October 6, 2004