Xavier Francis Byrd - Obituary

avier Frances Byrd, "X", age 7, of Linthicum, Maryland, gained his angel wings on Saturday, January 14, 2017. X was a student at the Maryland School for the Blind and was a former student at PACT: World of Care at Kennedy Krieger. Xavier's hobbies included an extensive shoe collection and being awesome. Xavier is survived by his parents, Anthony and Adrianne Woods Byrd, his sister, Quinn, and his grandparents, Rawley and Shirley Byrd and Pat and Dave Polen. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Xavier's life on Saturday, January 21, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. Anthony and Adrianne would like everyone to come dressed casually, wear light-colored clothes, or wear an X-men or superhero shirt and/or crazy-colored shoes. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: 1. Kennedy Krieger Institute 707 North Broadway Baltimore, Maryland 21205 Attn: Office of Philanthropy 2. Chive Charities, https://chivecharities.org/, 3. PACT World of Care at Kennedy Krieger, https://www.kennedykrieger.org/community/community-programs/pact/program-services/world-of-care, 4. Johns Hopkins University Children's Center; https://secure.jhu.edu/form/fjhm 5. Maryland School for the Blind, https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/donatetomsb