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Alan James Beal of San Jose, California passed away on Sept. 1 from complications of COVID-19. He was born in Darien on Nov. 1, 1939 to James and Edna (Maut) Beal and came to San Jose after World War II. Alan graduated from Lincoln High School in San Jose and graduated with honors from Santa Clara University.
Wilbur A. Lewis, 90, resident of Brightview on New Canaan, CT, formerly a longtime resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away peacefully on July 2, 2020. “Web” was born on Aug. 27, 1929 in Cincinnati to Albert and Marie Lewis. Web grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Withrow High School in 1947. He received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster, where he met his wife, Nancy Bachtell.
Shirley R. Sanders, 85, widow of Henry Marshall Sanders, of Exeter and formerly of Darien, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Riverwoods in Exeter, New Hampshire. She was born on Sept. 7, 1934 at Fort Monroe, Virginia to Edward Galen and Doris Evelyn (Broadstreet) Reese. She was a graduate of Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia, Class of 1952, and went on to attended Mary Washington College. Shirley was formerly an editorial assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Beatrice “Bea” Loretta Jordan Czako passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020, surrounded by her children. She was 89. Bea was born on Nov. 7, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of Darien. She was the daughter of the late William J. and Mary Loretta Lord Jordan.
Robert P. E. van Marx of North Branford, and formerly of Darien, died Aug. 19, 2020. He was 92. He was born in Amsterdam on Feb. 14, 1928. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School and from Yale University, Class of 1950.
Victor J. Martini of Shelton, and a longtime Darien resident, peacefully entered eternal rest on Aug. 31, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. Vic was born in Greenwich on Aug. 27, 1938, the son of the late Victor and Rose Gasparino Martini. He attended schools in Greenwich.
Paul F Darrah, age 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Paul was born July 26, 1928 in Louisville, Ohio to Joseph and Rolene Darrah He was the second oldest of 9 children. At an early age he was inspired by a family friend for a life at sea and joined the U.S. Navy after finishing high school. He traveled around the world in service to his country for 28 years, attended Officer Candidate School and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander.
Patricia Ann Powell of Darien, beloved wife of Frank A. Powell, passed away on August 30, 2020. She was 74. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Patricia was the daughter of William and Katherine (Pisano) Tierney. Before her marriage to Frank, Patricia worked at All-State Insurance as a rater. After raising her children, she earned a certification in early childhood development.
Alan J. Edly, 84, passed away on June 14, 2020. Born June 22, 1935 in New York City, Alan is the son of Alexander and Grace (Hauss) Edly. Al attended Xavier High School in New York City and went on to graduate magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross in 1957. In 1963 he received an MBA from New York University. Al began his career as a staff accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co.
Suzanne Forsey Moore, a 45-year La Jolla, California resident, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Aug. 20, with family at her side. Suzanne is deeply missed by her loving family and her many life-long friends.Suzanne was born in Lockport, New York on March 14, 1926 to Rosaltha Mary Goble Forsey of New York and William J. Forsey of Wilham, England. Suzanne married her beloved husband, Ward F. Moore in 1944, just prior to his deployment to Europe. As a young woman in the early 1960’s, Suzanne worked with the Harkrider Modeling Agency out of New York City and was featured in LIFE magazine and various other travel magazines.
John J. Fitzpatrick, former a long-time resident of Darien, died on Aug. 12, after a brief illness. He was 87. John was born on May 17, 1933 in New York City. He attended and graduated from Iona Prep and Villanova University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.John served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Carole Dunn Tyler, 82, a lifelong Darien resident, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2020 at Waveny Care Center. Born in 1938 to Helen Gaffney Dunn and Joseph Dunn, Carole graduated Darien High School in 1956. She loved the Town of Darien, raising her three children there. She especially loved spending days at Pear Tree Point Beach.
Howard W. Moore, 96, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2020 at the Knollwood Nursing Center in Paxton, Massachusetts. He was born June 21, 1924, in Greensboro, NC, the son of George R. and Lalla R. (Patterson) Moore and had lived in Paxton since 1963 before moving in 2014 to the Briarwood Continuing Care Community. Howard grew up in Richmond, Virginia during the Great Depression, and first exhibited his propensity for public service when he served as student council president at Binford Junior High School and president of his class at Thomas Jefferson High School. He matriculated at the University of Richmond until, like most of his generation, his college education was interrupted by World War II. Howard joined the U.S. Navy through the V12 program, was recognized as a superior navigator.
Rodney “Rod” Fisk Beckwith passed away on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. He was 84. He was born on Oct. 24, 1935 in Passaic, New Jersey to Raymond Fisk and Nancy Oberdorf Beckwith who predeceased him.
Genevieve Ann Alcott Causse Causse, a Darien resident, passed away Aug. 9 at the age of 82. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she attended public schools and Holland Hall private school before getting her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater. Geni loved classical music, skiing, drawing house plans, traveling Chris-Craft wooden boats, trains, transatlantic crossings on the Queen Mary 2, reading, and gardening. Her husband, Andre Causse, predeceased her in 2017.