isF rid p.m.; re-p ai Tuesday for placing lacing a a single- ce Sunday d300775 D4 37197 notice, the deadline is 3:00 2 notice ead at ine 3:00 OBITUARIES Placing obituaries: As a service to readers, The Day publishes a free obituary of anyone living in the area at the time of death. The obituary includes the name, age and address, cause of death, a brief description of work, the name of spouse or companion, and funeral arrangements. If more detail is desired, paid obituaries are available. Paid obituaries also appear online with a guestbook to sign and express condolences at www. theday.com.
The Day reserves the right to publish obituaries without re- striction. Funeral directors may e-mail announcements to com, fax to 442-5443, or call 701-4349 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Photos must be received by 3 p.m. the day before publication. Westerly Deborah Lee (Crider) Speedy, beloved wife for 36 years of Bruce C.
Speedy of Jewett City, passed away at the Westerly Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at the age of 63. Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of James Crider Sr. of North Stonington and the late Gloria Crider. Deborah worked as a bus driver for S.E.A.T.
for sev- eral years and was formerly employed at EB General Dynamics in Groton. She was a member of the Pilgrim Baptist Church and a former mem- ber of the North Stonington Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Deborah enjoyed cooking, canning and sewing. In addition to her husband, she will be dearly missed by her two children, Cameron J. Speedy and his wife, Patricia, of Jewett City, and Rebecca L.
Romano and her husband, Daniel, of Gales Ferry; five siblings, James Crider Jr. of Hope Valley, Jeffrey Crider of Bangor, Maine, Diana Kettle and Doreen Winslow, both of North Stonington, and Denise James of Westerly. She also leaves five step-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours are omitted. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m.
on Friday, Feb. 10, at Pilgrims Baptist Church, 27 Chase Hill Road, Ashaway. Burial will be private. Gaffney-Dolan Funeral Home, 59 Spruce Westerly is in charge of the arrange- ments. For online condolences please visit www.gaffney- dolanfuneralhome.com.
Deborah Speedy Mystic Robert Cornelius Danaher, 94, passed away on Feb. 1, 2017, in Mystic. Those who knew him will understand ing member of the law firm of that his family feels they are the luckiest people on earth to After many years with DLT, have had him as their father, grandfather and great-grand- sel to the law firm of Danaher, father. Bob Danaher was a rare Lagnese and Neal, while also combination of joy, warmth, humor and caring. He was the son of the late John A.
and Dorothy K. Danaher of Meriden. Bob was married for more than 72 years to the late Mar- garet Salkeld of Washington, D.C. He is survived by four children and their spouses, R. Cornelius and Eileen Danaher Connecticut Bar Association, of Mystic; James and Andrea Danaher of Lansdale, Anne Connelly and Barrington author for many years of The Parker of Palm Beach, and Hartford Letter which summa- Margaret and George Garikes of Washington, D.C.
He is also survived by his brother, John A. Danaher and his sister, Jeanne Lennhoff, and several nieces and nephews. He loved community, Bob was active in and was extremely proud of his nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. An avid athlete and scholar, and the 4-H Hartford County Bob Danaher attended King- swood School where he was captain of the football team. Following high school, Bob entered Georgetown Universi- Dannel Malloy declared Dec.
ty in Washington, D.C., where he was sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Hoya, cut. and was honored with the Horace Award for Latin and the Morris Historical Medal. World War II interrupted his college career and Mr. Danaher entered the U.S. Navy mers spent in Longport, N.J., in 1943.
Serving as executive officer of the USS Scribner, APD 122, and seeing duty in the Pacific, China, Vietnam and priceless gift of knowing that the Atlantic. Upon completion they were greatly loved, That of his naval duties in 1946, he returned to Georgetown to complete his undergraduate degree and enter Georgetown Quite simply, he was magic. Law Center in an accelerated two-year program. Finishing law school in 1946, he begin a distinguished charity of your choice or The law career that spanned more Georgetown University Robert than 50 years. Initially active in politics, Mr.
Danaher served Department No. 0734, Wash- on the staff of Gov. John Lodge ington, DC 20073. and later as administrative assistant to U.S. Sen.
William A. Purtell. Wishing to enter pri- vate practice, Mr. Danaher specialized as a legal defense attorney and became a found- Danaher, Lewis and Tamoney. Mr.
Danaher was named coun- acting as an adjunct professor at UConn Law School. Further realizing the importance of a strong legal administrative system, he was an incorpo- rator, founding member and chairman of The Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company and chairman of several committees of the eventually serving as trea- surer of the CBA. He was the rized legislation of interest to the Bar Association as enacted by the General Assembly. Understanding the impor- tance of contributing to the numerous nonprofit organiza- tions and served as president of the Hartford Kiwanis Club Camp. In recognition of his stew- ardship to the community and his leadership in the law, Gov.
22, 2012, C. Danaher in the State of Connecti- Most important to Bob, to those who knew him, was his love of family. From family ski- ing trips, to Sunday Elizabeth Park baseball games, to sum- to the evening family dinners, he had an easy, loving pres- ence that gave his children the as a family, they were given the precious gift of each other. He will be greatly missed. The funeral and burial was private.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a family based C. Danaher Scholarship Fund, The Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Mystic, is assisting the family. Robert Danaher Groton James J. Croxton, 84, of Groton, husband to the late Gloria E. Croxton, died Saturday, Feb.
4, at home after a brief illness. Born March 2, 1932, in Grady, he was the son of the late Roy and Audrey (Evans) Croxton and was a resident of Groton since 1956. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1948, serving aboard mine- sweepers, destroyers, but mostly submarines as a honorably discharged in 1952. Following his military service, he was a steel trades supervisor employed for 33 years with General Dynam- ics, retiring in 1986.
Tex was a member of the Bay View Lodge No. 120 in Niantic for more than 55 years and a member of the Valley of Norwich Scottish Rite. He was also a past member of the Loyal Order of Moose No. 344 New London and was an avid gardener. Tex leaves his five children, Dana of Simi Valley, Lar- ry (Pam) of Groton, Lenny of Federal Heights, Wanda of Groton, and Ronald (Kate Hayn) of Norwich; his siblings, Phyllis Dale of Memphis, Texas, Helen Childes of Weath- erford, Texas, Elaine Parson of Phoenix, and Mickie and Rickie Croxton both of Wichita Falls, Texas; 13 grandchildren, Renee (Christopher), Teresa, Andrew, Kyle, Ashton, Mi- chael, Saundra, Luke (Ashley), Shauna, Taylor (Breanna), Alexander, Bethany, and Jenna Fitzgerald; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Rhonda, a son, Davy, and three brothers and three sisters. His family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, immediately followed by a service at 11 a.m. at the Mystic Funeral Home located on Route 1 in Mystic.
Burial will follow with military honors at the Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic. In lieu of flowers, donations may be Road, passed away Friday, Feb. made to the Disabled Ameri- can Veterans (www.dav.org) Please visit www.mysticfu- neralhome.com to leave a note of condolence. James Croxton Obituaries are accepted from funeral directors. The Day as- sumes no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate infor- mation.
The Day reserves the right to revise, edit or reject in- formation proven to be false or misleading. The Day assumes no financial responsibility for non-publication or for typo- graphical errors, but will re- print that part of an ad in which an error occurs if it seriously alters the meaning or effect of the ad. Griswold Beverly M. Gwi- azdowski, 79, of Voluntown 3, 2017, at Backus Hospital. She was born April 2, 1937, Please contact Fulton-Ther- in Danielson, daughter to the late Antonio J.
and Wilda M. (Lamothe) Poirier. She was married to Ronald C. Gwi- azdowski on Oct. 16, 1955.
He survives her. She is also survived by her six children, In Loving Memory Of nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 Who Passed Away Feb. 7,1998 p.m. Wednesday at the Gagne Piechowski Funeral Home, 490 Voluntown Road, Jewett City.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Carrie (McClain) Dozier. Church, Jewett City. The funeral will assemble at the church.
Beverly Gwiazdowski Quaker Hill Marie C. Hutchison, of Quaker Hill, entered eternal life on Feb. 5, 2017. She was born Aug. 20, 1943, in New London, the daughter of the late Salva- tore and Josephine (Cassata) Piscitello.
Marie retired from Johnson Hardware in Groton where she managed the paint department. Family and friends are Carl, Marie, Clint, Crystal, AJ, asked to gather for a memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. on Friday in St. Joseph Church in New London. Interment will follow in Salem Green Cemetery.
The Impellit- teri-Malia Funeral Home, 84 Montauk New London, has been entrusted with her care. A complete obit will appear in edition of The Day. Marie Hutchison New London Vernon L. Dozier 84, beloved hus- band of Arthur Lee Dors- ey) Dozier of New London, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving fam- ily.
He was born in Andrews, S.C., to the late David and A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1 Garvin New London. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church.
Arrangements entrusted to the Lester Gee Funeral Home, 108 Blinman New London. Vernon Dozier Sr. Niantic Gerald Burgess of Niantic passed away at Pend- leton Health Care in Mystic. Burial will take place at a later date. oux Funeral Home at (860) 443-8355 with any inquiries.
Gerald Burgess New London Dawn Kim- berly Reynolds, 44, longtime resident of New London, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 2, 2017, in her home in Willimantic. She was born in Falmouth, on Oct. 28, 1972, the daughter of Pamela Jersey. Besides her mother, she is survived by her siblings, Jen- nifer Demsey, Pamela Gill and Mathew Bonaiuto.
She leaves behind her beloved children, Alexander Jamrog, Corey Reynolds, Aaron Reynolds and Christina Reynolds, along with her goddaughters, Kayla and Tori Pecora, and several nieces and nephews. A private ser- vice will be held for her family later in the week. Contributions would be greatly appreciated and will go toward the cost of services and the immediate needs. To make a donation please go to GoFundMe.com/ Dawn Kimberly-Memorial Fund. Dawn Reynolds Old Lyme John Daniel Pennella, husband of Lynne Bland Pennella, died Jan.
19, 2017, as a result of his injuries after being struck by a car while crossing the street. John worked for many years at Dominion Power in Waterford, before moving to Florida with his family. John was predeceased by his mother, Joan M. Pennella. He will be sadly missed by his father, Daniel Pennella; stepmother Arlene Pennella; children Danielle, Matthew, Johnais, and John (Jr.) Pennella; and stepchildren Amanda Swart, Samantha Delmas, Andrevia Chadwick and Vetrell Chadwick; as well as his sister, Susan Steady (Brian); stepsister Kristen Morrison; step- brother Eric Leander; and many nephews, nieces, and cousins.
A private service was held in Ocala, Fla. To share a message of condolence or remem- brance with his family, please visit www.dinotofuneral.com. John Pennella Medford, Ore. (AP) Har- old Hayes, an Army medic and the last survivor of a group of medics and nurses who spent nine weeks evading capture in Nazi-occupied Albania during World War II, has died. He was 94.
All 30 men and women in the group eventually made it out, but it was kept secret to protect partisan fighters who helped them. daughter, Margaret Bleakley, told The New York Times that he died Jan. 22 in a hospital in Medford, fol- lowing an operation to remove a blood clot from his leg. Hayes was among 13 medics, 13 nurses and four crew mem- bers to board a twin-engine cargo plane in Nov. 8, 1943, in Sicily expecting a two-hour flight to help wounded troops in Italy.
sure something any of us said Hayes in a 2013 interview with the Medford Mail Tribune. thought we would be in Italy for a very short time, then re- Bad weather caused the plane to go off course, and it was attacked by German fight- ers before ducking back into the clouds, finally running low on fuel and landing 25 miles inland. pilot made a skillful Hayes said. it came to an abrupt stop when the wheels bogged down in the mud. It turned up on its nose and fell back A 23-year-old crew chief was the only casualty, unable to walk with a knee injury, and the others carried him for much of their 600-mile trek out.
Along the way they suffered dysentery, lack of food, lice, and the dangers of German patrols and getting caught up in civil war. were caught in the mid- dle of all Hayes said. days we walked 24 hours without They were listed as missing in action and letters went out to their families. In late November, Brit- ish intelligence in Albania learned the American plane had crashed and those aboard were alive. American and Brit- ish rescue plans were devel- oped.
On Jan. 9, 1944, 10 nurses and 17 medics and crew mem- bers boarded a British launch and crossed to Italy. Three nurses who remained behind in the German-occupied city of Berat made it across in March 1944, riding pack mules to the coast and then a torpedo boat across the Adriatic. The escape was kept clas- sified for years because some partisans who helped the Americans were shot by Ger- mans and, after the war, those suspected of helping the Americans were executed by Enver Hoxha, Com- munist dictator. He died in 1985.
many years, I say anything about what hap- pened in Hayes told The New York Times in a 2015 telephone interview. Survivor of WWII secret escape from Nazis dies in Oregon at age 94 By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer Tokyo Masaya Nakamura, the of who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91. Nakamura, who died on Jan. 22, held an honorary position at Bandai Namco, formed in 2005 from a merger of two game companies.
He founded Namco in 1955. Its beginnings were humble just two mechanical horses on the rooftop of a department store. But it went on to pioneer game arcades and amusem*nt parks. Pac-Man, designed by vid- eo game maker Toru Iwatani, went on sale in 1980. Guinness World Record has named it the most successful coin-operated arcade game.
The idea for the game came from the image of a pizza with a slice carved out. It launched at a time when there were few rival games, such as Space In- vaders. estimated to have been played more than 10 bil- lion times. Pac-Man is iconic in Japanese culture, having in- spired T-shirts and other mer- chandise, animation shows and the nickname for Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. Nakamura reportedly chose the word to represent the munching of the Pac-Man devouring its prey.
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