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Robert I. ‘Ric’ Cottom Jr., historian, author and WYPR commentator, dies
Robert I. “Ric” Cottom Jr., an esteemed historian, author and publisher who entertained WYPR for more than two decades with his historical vignettes, died of coronary artery disease May 31 at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The Roland Park resident was 77. “Ric …