Preston Wayne McEwan died on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the age of 84 years old.
Preston McEwan, 84, died Wednesday. His wake and funeral will be held Saturday.
He was the only child of the late Florence and Arthur McEwan of Middletown, N.Y. Preston was born in Oneonta, N.Y. on Jan. 13, 1932. He graduated from Walton High School, attended Hartwick College in Oneonta and graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of the ROTC at SMU, where he met his future wife of 63 years, Carol Joy Schmidt McEwan.
Preston was a navigator in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and achieved the rank of first lieutenant. After the military his career consisted of various accounting positions in many firms in the area.
He spent many years as treasurer of Darien United Methodist Church; he was a veteran member of the Noroton Heights Fire Department for 50 years and a member of the Darien Senior Men’s Association and the New Canaan Society.
He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He had a tender heart for pets, especially dogs, a passion for photography and a love for the New York Yankees and all things sports.
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— an obituary from Edward Lawrence Funeral Home
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For the past 6 years, Preston and Carol have been living at Sunrise Assisted Living in Stamford. The family is tremendously grateful to the entire Sunrise staff for providing loving care of Preston over the years, including Happy, the resident dog.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; his daughter, Karen McEwan Kansas, of Somerville, N.J.; sons, Jon and his wife, Eila, of Finland and Marc and his wife, Danielle, of Darien. He is also survived by six loving grandsons, Christopher and Matthew Kansas; Bryan, James, Zachary and Joshua McEwan.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Darien. A funeral service will take place at 12 noon at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made in his name to The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. 100 Double Beach Road, Branford CT, 06405 or the Noroton Heights Fire Department, 209 Noroton Ave., Darien CT 06820.