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James Ryan Morrison died Nov. 14, 2021 in Spokane, Washington, with son Jameson and carers Samantha and Syvanna at his side. It was one day after his 97th birthday and three nights after polishing off a whopping great slab of apple pie before going to sleep. He was born Nov. 13, 1924 in Pawling, New York during the Coolidge Administration.
David McKinlay Jones passed away in his home in Tucson on Dec. 27, 2021 from unknown natural causes. Born in 1956 and raised in Darien, Dave graduated from Dartmouth and the University of Arizona with degrees in geology. Over his 40-year career he became a leader in Mexico’s gold exploration industry. Dave was an avid climber, caver, kayaker and guitar player.
Charles H. Dana, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Lake Bluff, Illinois, surrounded by family. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Newton and Edith Dana on July 30, 1939. He moved to Darien in 1954, where he met the love of his life, Ann Harper, and they were married on Nov. 25, 1960.
Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) H. Smith, USAF Ret., and his wife, Emma Jeanne Street Smith (Emmy), both from Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida, have each passed on from life on Earth to the next chapter in their lives together. Dick passed away on Nov. 24, 2021 at age 89, almost a year after Emmy’s passing on Nov. 27, 2020.
Janet Unz Phyfe, 97, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 at Masonicare in Wallingford. Janet grew up in New York City and moved with her family to Darien for her junior year of high school. Her father was a founding member of the Norwalk Skating Club, providing the family hours of shared enjoyment with the skating community. Janet graduated from Low Heywood School and earned her bachelor’s degree at Wheaton College.
Irene “Carol” Kubovic died peacefully on Dec. 25, 2021 at AdventHealth Orlando. She was 82. She was the devoted wife and partner to John Kubovic for over 60 years. Carol was born on the Fourth of July in 1939 in Troy, New York.
Katherine Kelly Young passed away on Dec. 31, 2021 in New Canaan. She was 59. Katy was born on April 11, 1962 in New York City to Robert Jackson Kelly Jr. and Patricia Cohalan Kelly. She grew up in Darien and was a graduate of Darien High School.
Cameron Herbert Repp a resident of Norwalk, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 12, 2021 at the age of 92. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Herbert Nelson Repp and Lavinia Stuart Repp. Cameron attended Hindley Elementary, Deerfield Academy and Kent State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree. He then went onto have several jobs which included working for Walden Books, Yacht Haven, Rings End Lumber, Lloyd Lumber and Creative Cabinetry.
Carol Jean Swanson Brown, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2021. She was 85. Carol was born on March 27, 1935 in Stamford, to Florence (Daly) and Carl Herbert Swanson. Raised in Darien, Carol was a member of the Darien High School class of 1953.
Dorothy Theresa (Hanrahan) Shillinglaw of Darien passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2021 at Stamford Hospital. She was 93. Dorothy was born in the Bronx on Sept. 30, 1928 to the late Edward Francis and Dorothy Josephine (Riley) Hanrahan.
Patrick M. Raffaele, 82, died comfortably at home in Newtown on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. A longtime resident of Darien, Patrick was born on Nov. 25, 1939 in Stamford, where he met his wife, Winifred (Ambrose) Raffaele during their high school years. The two were married for 60 years and raised three children together.
Judith “Judy” Henry passed away on Dec. 8, 2021. She was 79. Judy was born on Oct. 3, 1942 in Syracuse, New York to Eugene and Bertha Stoll and raised in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.
Edith Omicioli, formally a resident of Portland for over 60 years, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, at Hillsborough County Nursing Home in Goffstown, New Hampshire, at the age of 92. She was born Feb. 28, 1929, in Darien to John Levay and Florence (Stevens) Levay. Edith worked at Queens Convalescent Homes in Middletown, Stonehaven, and Portland Connecticut and Elmcrest, also in Portland, before retiring.
Maude Marie Morley passed away on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. She was 92. Born on Sept. 16, 1929 in Regina, Saskatchewan, she was the only daughter of the late Edward and Charlotte Kern.
On Friday, Dec. 10, Richard “Dick” Terhune said goodbye to this world and strode into the light to rejoin the love of his life, Gretchen Reiche Terhune. Dick was 86 years awesome and a resident of OceanView in Falmouth, Maine. Despite the brief illness that laid him low at the end, he was a six-and-a-half-foot hunk blessed with good health, great humor, chronic curiosity and an affectionate, adoring personality that brightened the lives of his beloved family and many, many friends. Dick was born on Jan.