Nicholas Patrick Wayne "Nick" Merritt, 24, a resident of North Beach, MD passed away April 4, 2012 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Nick was born December 26, 1987 in Washington, D.C., and raised in North Beach.

He attended Beach and Windy Hill Elementary Schools and graduated from Northern High School in 2005. He was active in sports with the Beach Buccaneers and played football and basketball at Northern. He attended barber school in Bladensburg, MD and was a licensed barber with Town and Country Barber Shop in Bowie, MD. He was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his sister Nicole and his grandfather Lewis.

Nick is survived by his parents Tamara M. "Tammy" and Gary J. Williams, and his sister Nicole L. Williams, all of North Beach; grandparents Lewis W. Merritt of Greenbelt, MD and Sharon L. Walton of Lanham, MD; great-grandmother Natalie Reynolds of Greenbelt, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Friends will be received from 7-8 P.M. Thursday April 12, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD. A memorial service and celebration of Nick's life will follow at 8:00 P.M. Interment will be private.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.