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Harry Zavos, Devoted Family Man

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Harry Zavos of Stamford passed away peacefully on July 10 surrounded by his family. Born in Levidi Arkadias, Greece to Kosti and Panagiota, he was a devoted family man and beloved husband of Bessie (nee Parhas) for 63 years. He was the loving father of Penny (James) Spanos and Alexandra (Andrew Paspalas); proud and loving grandfather of Robert (Basiliki) Spanos, Alexander (Alyssa) Spanos and Victoria Paspalas; and  adoring “Big Pappou” to great granddaughters Penny and Theodora Spanos. In lieu of flowers, family kindly requests any memorial donations bemade to the Church of the Archangels, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06905. — an obituary from Edward Lawrence Funeral Home

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Dr. Alfred Wolfsohn, Physician Formerly With Internal Medicine Associates in Darien

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Dr. Alfred W. Wolfsohn was born in Berlin, Germany in 1929 and died on July 12, 2018. He practiced internal medicine and gastroenterology in Stamford since 1960, as a founder and member of the Stamford Medical Group from 1965-1999 and worked with Internal Medicine Associates of Darien from 1999-2007. He was a United States Naval Officer, serving in the medical branch in Newport, RI. Dr. Wolfsohn loved the practice of medicine and cherished teaching Yale, Brown, NY Medical and Columbia medical students. He was a recipient of the Yale Distinguished Teaching award.

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Sara Baker, Grew Up in Darien, Passionate About Voter Rights, Women’s Rights, Avid Gardener

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Sara “Sally” Elisabeth Baker passed away on July 2, 2018. Born in Charleston, WV; raised in Darien and Rockport, MA, by the late Roland and Eleanor Glenn. She lived in New York City for 20 years and the last 25 in Arlington, VA. She used her background in theater and her astute attention to detail to advance her career in public relations and event coordination at Philip Morris, Newsweek, the United Way, and The Diane Rehm Show. Often adorned in her signature color purple, Sally traveled the globe.

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Frank Grunert, 79, Formerly a Mechanic at H&L Chevrolet, From Complications After a Vehicle Accident

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Frank Grunert, 79, passed away on July 5, 2018 at Mountain Valley Hospice Facility in Gloversville, NY from complications following a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident. Frank was born on June 20, 1939 in Greenwich, the son of the late Robert and Constance (Wilkins) Grunert. He was a skilled auto mechanic and was previously employed at Allen Bros in Greenwich and H&L Chevrolet in Darien. He was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Granville and a proud member of AA.

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Edward Handler III, 81, Leading Patent and Trademark Lawyer, West Point Graduate, Former RTM Member [UPDATED]

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Edward J. Handler III of Darien, formerly of Short Hills, NJ, passed away peacefully in his family home at the age of 81. Mr. Handler was born on April 20, 1937. He was raised in Parkchester, the Bronx and attended Xavier High School in Manhattan and Braden’s Preparatory School in Cornwall, NY. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Class of 1960. Mr. Handler earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1964.

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Graeme Lindsay, a Darien Rugby Coach, Former Darien Resident

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Graeme James Lindsay passed away peacefully in his sleep, June 30, 2018 at his home. Born in Oamaru, New Zealand to Norma and Stuart (deceased) Lindsay. Graeme attended St. Kevin’s College, and went on to become a Fulbright scholar and attend Massey University. He moved to the U.S. in 1975 with the NZ Meat Board and went on to run the NZ Lamb Co.

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Joan Duffield, 89, Longtime Darien Resident, Worked at Stores Downtown and in Preschool

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Joan D. Duffield, 89, of Darien, died peacefully at her home on June 29. Joan resided in Darien for the past 50 years, spending the last three years at Maplewood of Darien. She was born on Jan. 25, 1929 in Philadelphia to George and Helen Dippy. Joan graduated from high school in Scarsdale, NY and then went on to receive a B.A. from Hood College. She devoted her time in both high school and college playing field hockey, basketball and softball, excelling in all three.

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Debra Tracey, 54, Former Darien Resident, Greenwich Teacher

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Debra Ann Tracey, 54, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on Saturday June 23 at Bridgeport Hospital. Debra was born in Bronx, New York on Sept. 19, 1963 to Joan Baigis and John Murphy. Debra was a Pre-K teacher at the Putnam Indian Field School in Greenwich for 28 years. She taught with enthusiasm and compassion and was passionate about working with children.

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Barbara Souders, 88, Volunteer for 25 Years at Norwalk Hospital

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Barbara H. Souders, 88, of Darien passed away at her home on June 23 with her loving husband, William, by her side. She was born on March 24, 1930 in Oak Park, IL to the late William and Lucille Huskey. Barbara attended Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, where she met her husband and the love of her life, Bill. They married and eventually moved to New Canaan with their three children, Susan, Scott and Sally.  Barbara worked as an administrative assistant before she became a homemaker.

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Linda Davidson, Former Darien Resident, US News & World Report Advertising Analyst

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Linda Bush Davidson Head passed away on June 8, in the John Muir Medical Center in Concord, CA, from complications of colon cancer, attended by her son Carey and daughter-in-law Jill. She had lived in Concord for the last 10 months, having moved there recently from Hamilton, NY. Linda was born in Boston and grew up in various locations before settling in Southwestern Connecticut. While born with a severe hearing loss that later resulted in total lifelong loss of hearing, in her youth she loved reading and summer vacations in Rockport, MA. Linda graduated from high school in Greenwich and obtained her higher education at Gallaudet College and American University.

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Frances Williams, 84, Longtime Resident, Owned and Ran Executive Secretarial Services

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Frances E. Williams (Bower), 84, of Darien died at home on March 28, surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer. Fran was born in Trumansburg, N.Y. on May 13, 1932 to Frank and Helen Bower. She graduated from Trumansburg High School, attended Oberlin College in Ohio and later lived in Venezuela for some time. She married Thomas M. Williams on Dec. 24, 1967 and had one daughter, Karen.

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Heiden Beckwith obituary 03-20-17

Heiden Beckwith, 88, Former Darien Resident Active in St Luke’s Church, Girl Scouts

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Heiden Beckwith died peacefully on March 17, surrounded by her son, three daughters, and spouses, most of her nine grandchildren, and her three-week-old great-grandson. She was 88 years old and had lived in Woodcrest Village in New London, N.H. for four years, where the residents and staff became her beloved second family. Heidi, as she was known, was born in Milwaukee to German immigrant parents. She attended the University of Wisconsin ’50, majored in Journalism and met her husband, Andy ‘49. They married in 1950 and initially settled in Milwaukee, and had their first two children, Mark and Andrea.

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Daniel Doolittle obituary 03-19-17

Daniel Doolittle, 81, Former DHS Hockey Coach, Brother of Darien Town Clerk

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Daniel M. Doolittle, 81, of Kennebunk, Maine, originally of Darien, died on Monday, March 6 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, Maine. He was the brother of Darien Town Clerk Donna E. Rajczewski of Darien. Dan was born on May 20, 1935 to Dwight N. and Dorothy M. (Smith) Doolittle in Stamford. He attended Darien High School until 1953 and graduated from Williston Academy, Northampton, Mass., in 1955. Dan attended St.