Roland J.O. Vaillancourt, a retired graphic artist and North Baltimore neighborhood activist, died of liver disease Friday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Towson resident was 79.

Born in Berlin, he earned a diploma from Indiana State Teachers College in Terra Haute. He served in the Navy and later, as a civilian, did Army intelligence work at Fort Holabird. He then earned a bachelor of arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

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