Lucia Kuesel obituary 04-07-17

Lucia Kuesel, 88, Former Darien Resident, One of Ogilvy & Mather’s First Employees

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Lucia Elodia Kuesel (“Ellie”), a former Darien resident, died Tuesday, March 28. Mrs. Kuesel was born in Brooklyn on May 1, 1928, daughter of Howard L. Fisher of Brooklyn and Elodia Baldwin Fisher originally of Cuthbert, Georgia. She graduated from Manhasset High School on Long Island in 1946, Southern Seminary Junior College in Virginia in 1948 and Duke University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. At Southern Sem she was an active equestrian jumper and at Duke she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. After graduation, she worked in several jobs in New York City, notably with the Ogilvy, Benson & Mather advertising agency as one of its initial employees.

James Leet 04-06-17

James Leet, 94, Former Darien Resident, Worked for Airlines, Active in Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs

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James Oliver Leet passed away on March 30. he was 94. Born on July 29, 1922 in Ramsey County, N.D to Louis and Carrie Johnson Leet, Jim and his older sister, Margaret, grew up on the Leet family farm. He met his future wife, Jean Stroup, at North Dakota State University. Following college his spirit of adventure drew him to the growing aviation industry and he joined Pan American World Airways.

Terrence Ahearn obit 04-02-17

Terrence Ahearn, Exxon Executive Who Flew Combat Missions Over Vietnam

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Terrence “Terry” J. Ahearn, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 25, 2017 after more than a two-and-half year battle. A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Terry earned a B.A. from The Citadel in 1963 and was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force where he served for six years as a navigator, and flew 143 combat missions over Vietnam. Subsequently, he earned a J.D. from Boston College School of Law where he was a member of the law review. He then joined Humble Oil & Refining (later Exxon Corporation) in Texas, serving in various high-level positions during a career that spanned thirty years. One of the highlights of his career was the seven years he was stationed in Hong Kong, where he served as general counsel of Exxon Chemical Asia Pacific during the late ’70s and early ’80s.