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In loving memory of

Ezra Bunch

March 30, 1985 — August 1, 2012

Ezra Ko'nay Bunch (March 30, 1985–Aug 1, 2012) is remembered as a Baltimore son whose life mattered — a young man with family ties whose memory endures beyond the short public record.

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A life held close in memory

Ezra Ko'nay Bunch was born March 30, 1985, and raised in Baltimore. Public records show him listed as the adult dependent son of Jerome A. Bunch, and contemporary news accounts identify him as a 27-year-old Baltimore resident at the time of his death. While the available public record about Ezra is limited, it confirms he was a real person with family connections and a life lived in the Baltimore community.

In late July 2012 Ezra suffered severe injuries and was taken to Sinai Hospital, where he remained under medical care. He died on August 1, 2012. News coverage from the time notes the dates and location involved; those reports and burial records together establish the basic facts while leaving many personal details private.

Because there is no published family obituary or funeral-home notice that can be confidently matched to his exact name and date of death in the public record I located, much of Ezra’s fuller life story — his friendships, daily routines, joys, struggles, and hopes — is not preserved in the sources available online. That absence does not diminish the fact of his personhood: Ezra was a son and a member of his local community, and his loss affected people who knew him personally.

This page honors Ezra by recording verified facts with restraint and respect. For those who loved him and keep his memory, may this brief remembrance acknowledge his place in the lives of family and friends and offer quiet recognition that his life mattered.

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Ezra is remembered with heartfelt sympathy. He deserved to be known for a life that mattered, and may his memory continue to be held with love.

Dean T.