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Starr Brinckerhoff obituary 08-16-17

Starr Brinckerhoff, 46, Owner of Starr Landscaping, Longtime Darien Resident

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Starr E. Brinckerhoff, 46, a long-time resident of Darien and most recently Sandgate Vt., passed away Aug. 11, 2017. Born in New York City on Oct. 1, 1970, Starr was the son of Starr E. Brinckerhoff, Sr. and Sherrard Ralli, growing up and attending school in Darien, and graduating from Darien High School. The owner and operator of Starr Landscaping company for 26 years in Connecticut and Vermont, Starr took great pride in his work and customers’ properties.

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Barbara Lamanno obituary

Barbara Lamanno, 76, Darien Native and DHS Cheerleader, in Choir, Glee Club

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Mrs. Barbara Ann Lamanno, 76, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away early Saturday morning, Aug. 5 at her home in Sheffield, Mass. Born in Noroton on June 4, 1941, she was the daughter of Frank and Jeannette Lineburgh Selas.  She was a graduate of Darien High School, where she was a member of the a cappella glee club, the choir, was a cheerleader as well as a baton twirler. Barbara loved all things fashion.  Regardless of the event she was always glamorous.  She topped off every outfit with a fancy hat. She loved celebrating the holidays; holidays incorporated two of her favorite things — decorating but more importantly spending time with family and friends.  One of the activities she enjoyed doing was coloring with her grandchildren.

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Katharine Wilson obituary 08-07-17

Katharine Wilson, Former Darien Resident, Avid Golfer, Tennis Player, Trap Shooter

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Katharine Gordon Wilson of Vero Beach, Fl. and formerly Darien, died peacefully on July 27 from complications from a stroke. Born in 1920, at the base of Mount Hood, Oregon, she was one of six children of Colin John Gordon and Katharine Forbes Jones. Kate was a past Trustee of Bennett College and Wee Burn Country Club and a long time member of Riomar Country Club, US Woman’s Seniors and Westchester Fairfield Golf Association. She was a determined and avid athlete and excelled in golf, tennis, and trapshooting.

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Elmer Harris III, 76, Former Darien Resident, Active in Church and Local Government

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Elmer C. “Bubba” Harris, III, 76, of Mobile, died July 31 at Bedford Care Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. Elmer C. “Bubba” Harris III was born in Hattiesburg on April 11, 1941 to Elmer Cecil Harris Jr. and Maureen Woodward Harris. Mr. Harris graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in chemical engineering. He married his high school sweetheart, Patsy Bullock Harris (Trish) and started to work for International Paper Co. in Moss Point, Miss.

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Madelon Zizek obituary 08-02-17

Madelon Zisek, 92, Secretary in Darien First Selectman’s Office for 23 Years

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Madelon Teresa Zisek was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on July 31. She was 92. Madelon was born May 28, 1925 in Palisade, N.J. and grew up in Chelsea, N.Y. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School in New York City. In 1951, she married Emil Zisek and they made their home in Norwalk, where they raised their family. After 23 years, she retired as secretary to the First Selectman of Darien.

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Peter Hill, 78, Grew Up in Darien, Chief Technology Officer for MasterCard

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Peter Rohrbach Hill, 78, died on July 19, 2017 in the VITAS Inpatient Hospice facility in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. following a major stroke. The son of Margaret and John Hill, Peter grew up in Darien and graduated from Hamilton College in 1960, where he won the college’s Mathematics Award and served as president of his fraternity. He then attended Columbia University Engineering School, where he earned a masters of science degree in 1962. Following graduation from Columbia, he worked for 17 years at IBM Corporation in New York and then in California as a software developer and manager.