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Rocco A. Evola, 98, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7 at home in Darien. Born on June 29, 1919 in Flushing, N.Y., he was the son of the late Rocco Gaetano and Maria Smania Evola. Before serving with the U. S. Army during World War II, Rocco attended Pratt Institute. He received a bachelor’s degree in drafting and architecture from New York University.
Martha Best Yorke Lawson passed away peacefully at home on New Years’ Day, Monday, Jan. 1. She was born on May 5, 1928, in Concord, N.C., to Aaron Jones Yorke III and Martha Best Yorke. Mrs. Lawson attended St. Mary’s School in Raleigh and then graduated in 1949 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.
Audrey Beik Beauchamp, a 67-year town resident, passed away on Monday, Jan. 1 in Darien. Born on Nov. 11, 1928 in Greenwich, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Sarah (Conroy) Beik. Audrey graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford.
Gordon F. Satterley, a resident of Darien since 1976, died on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. He was 91 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY on October 24, 1926 to the late Raymond and Lillian Satterley, he spent his early years in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. His family moved to Stewart Manor on Long Island in 1939 where he attended Sewanhaka High School.
Mary Hyde Jenkins Ryan of Clarendon, Vt., died peacefully on Dec. 5, surrounded by her husband and family. She was 69 years old. “Hyde,” or “Heidi” to her family and friends, was born in Greenwich to William P. Jenkins and Mary-Seymour Pynchon. She grew up in Rowayton and Darien with her older brother, William P. Jenkins Jr., and younger brother, Jonathan W. Jenkins.
James M. Baker, husband of Katharin Harvey Baker, passed away Saturday Nov. 18 at Atria Assisted/Senior Living in Darien. Born on Dec. 12, 1921 in New York City, he was the son of James A. and Lavinia Baker. Jim attended Kings School in Stamford and the Gunnery Prep School in Washington, Conn., where he enjoyed playing tennis and hockey. During World War II, James served his country in the Navy with the rank of First Class Petty Officer, performing the duties of a sonar technician from 1942-1945.