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Donald Rich, 81, Interior Designer, Antiques Dealer, Won World Championships for American Saddlebred Horses

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Donald A. Rich, 81, of Darien passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, Jan. 14. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey on June 17, 1937 to the late Edward Henry and Lila Estler Rich. Donald attended Rutgers University, Art School of Newark, New Jersey, and The New York School of Interior Design in New York City. He worked as a residential and commercial interior designer for all of his professional career, owning Donald A. Rich Interiors & Antiques in Greenwich and New Canaan for the past several decades.

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Ronald Wilson Sr, 85, Worked for Post Office in Darien

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Ronald D. Wilson Sr., 85, of Durham, North Carolina passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, at Duke University Hospital after an extended illness. Ronald was born in Norwalk to Lelia Travers and George Wilson Sr. He graduated from Norwalk High School and joined the U.S. Navy. He married Elmira Darden in 1954 and their loving marriage bore eight children. Ronald was an industrious employee at several companies most notably UPS and the U.S. Postal Service in Darien.

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Ann Nastasi, 97, Worked for New York Times, Would Read It Front to Back

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Ann M. Nastasi passed away in her sleep on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019 at the age of 97. 

She was born in 1921 to Maria and Mario Russo, who had immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. She grew up in Queens and worked for the New York Times, where she became secretary to the editor. She left her job and moved to Darien to marry her beloved John Nastasi. She continued reading the New York Times most of her life as she had been accustomed to reading it from cover to cover.

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Doris Gahwyler, 94, Longtime Darien Resident Who Loved Animals and the Arts

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Doris Gahwyler, beloved by family and friends, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Jan. 8 at her home in Darien. She was 94 years old and a town resident for over half a century. Doris was born in Switzerland on May 23, 1924 and spent her formative years in the city of Lenzburg and her summers in Thun, Switzerland. She studied in Zurich, became a nurse and met the love of her life, Dr. Max Gahwyler, in the early 1940s.

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Dorothy Lothrop, 95, Loved Quilting, Golf, Travel, Reading, Gardening, the Arts

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Dorothy Elizabeth Zuck Lothrop, a former 30-year resident of Westport and wife of the late James Denny Lothrop, died peacefully on Jan. 2 in her home at Atria Darien. She was 95 years old. Dorothy was born on June 15, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois to Ralph Everett and Marion Ethel Patterson Zuck. She spent her childhood living in the same home, next door to her best friend, and surrounded by a large extended family.

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Frederick Glotzer, 86, Longtime Member of Masonic Lodge in Darien

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Frederick Glotzer, 86, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. He was born on Aug. 14, 1932 and graduated from Mount Hermon School for boys (now Northfield Mount Hermon School) in 1949. In school, he was member of the choir, glee club and played trumpet in the football marching band.

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Paul Hargreaves Jr, Former Darien Firefighter, 57, DHS Class of ’79

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Paul Joseph Hargreaves Jr., 57, died Sunday, Dec. 30 in Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. Born on Aug. 11, 1961 in Newton, Massachusetts he lived his younger years in North Reading, MA; Perrysville, Pennsylvania and Marlborough, Massachusetts.  In 1975 his family moved to Darien, which was the family home until 1990. Paul graduated from Darien High School in 1979, were he was a firefighter in the Darien Fire Department.

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Ruth Scribner, 92, Longtime Active Member of St Paul’s Episcopal Church

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Ruth (Fletcher) Scribner, age 92, formerly of Trumbull, stepped into heaven on Jan. 4, 2019 at the Jewish Home in Bridgeport. Ruth was born in Birmingham, Alabama to the Samuel and Ruth Fletcher and later moved to Connecticut.  She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in zoology and bacteriology. Ruth married Albert Scribner on March 17, 1951.  The joy of her life was being a devoted wife and loving mother.  She raised a very close-knit and happy family. Ruth’s most important relationship was with Jesus Christ whom she loved and walked with for over 50 years.  She was a longtime parishioner of St.

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Dr Donald King, 84, Radiologist Who Pioneered Medical Use of Ultrasound, Air Force Major

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Donald Latham King, age 84, former professor of radiology at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University and 45-year resident of Darien, died peacefully on Dec. 31 at home with his family. He was the son of Alan Forrest King and Annabel Baldwin Latham King, born in Pasadena, California on Oct. 31, 1934. He was raised in San Marino, California and graduated from South Pasadena-San Marino High School in 1952.

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Cathy Savoca, Jazz Saxophone Player, Directed Music Education at Darien Arts Center

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Cathy Savoca, a longtime resident of Darien, died Friday, Dec. 28 at Stamford Hospital. Born in 1949 in Darien, Cathy graduated from Darien High School and followed her pursuit of music at Berklee College of Music. She received her bachelor’s degree in 1981. After Berklee, Cathy focused on her love of Jazz, playing the sax in gigs from California to New York.

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Albert Lynch Jr, 78, Earned Two Bronze Stars in Vietnam War, West Point Graduate, Managed Law Firms

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Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Albert F. Lynch, Jr., passed away at Stamford Hospital on Dec. 27, 2018 following an unexpected complication of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was brave throughout his life and especially during his illness and was and is our family’s biggest role model and supporter. Born on Nov. 7, 1940, Al was the son of Albert F. Lynch and Margaret Maloney Lynch.