Marc Thorne Passes Away, Weeks After Ending His Term as a Selectman

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Democrats Pick Selectman Rob Richards to Contest First Selectman Office with Incumbent Jayme Stevenson

Darien Democrats Hold Campaign Kickoff Reception on Sunday, Oct 4

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Marc Thorne, who just ended his term as a member of the Board of Selectmen, passed away Monday morning, a day after suffering a severe stroke. His obituary: Marc Thorne, 81, Selectman, Volunteer, Brought ‘Enthusiasm, Kindness and a Gentle Spirit’ (Dec. 17)
“We are all still shocked at the news of Marc’s passing,” First Selectman Jayme Stevenson said. “There are certain people whose warm presence you can always count on and Marc and Barbara Thorne are two of those people. “They care so deeply for our community and each other and have been an inspiration and role model for so many.

Pam Sparkman candidate Selectman 07-20-17

If you don’t know some of Darien’s Democratic candidates for office this year — or even if you do — here’s how they were described at the Democrat’s caucus on Wednesday night. For Selectman candidate Pam Sparkman, Selectman Rob Richards gave a nominating speech. For the other candidates, David Bayne, chairman of the Darien Democratic Town Committee, gave the caucus these short descriptions in nominating them (all Bayne’s remarks are as prepared, and they’re excerpts).

Below the nominating speeches, we’ve attached speeches from Selectmen Marc Thorn and Selectman-nominee Pam Richards. The statements and speeches:
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Selectman Rob Richards was chosen by Democrats on Wednesday as their candidate for First Selectman, opposing incumbent Republican Jayme Stevenson. “My ability to solve problems and smile often has brought our community together and put to bed many longstanding issues,” Richards said in his acceptance speech to the town Democratic Caucus. Richards said he worked with both sides in two of the most contentious community disputes in the past couple of years: The conflict over bringing lights for night games at Darien High School and the battle over whether to have paramedics based in town full-time. In both cases, Richards said he sought out people from both sides, listened to their concerns and worked to promote a compromise or a settlement. “Rob is a listener, a thinker and problem solver,” said Democratic Town Chairman David Bayne in nominating Richards for the job.

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The Darien Democrats invite all voters to meet their candidates for the municipal election at a Campaign Kickoff reception on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the home of Martha and Gary Banks at 17 Harbor Road in Darien. [Correction: Organizers originally gave an incorrect address.]

Candidates for election November 3rd are Marc Thorne and Rob Richards for Board of Selectmen, Diana Maguire for Board of Finance and Kathrine Stein for Board of Education. Marc Thorne and Rob Richards will be new faces on the Board of Selectmen. Thorne has lived in town for almost forty years and has been an active member of the Representative Town Meeting with years of service on the RTM’s Rules and Finance and Budget Committees.