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Obituaries | April 20, 2008

Obituaries (starting April 20, 2008)

by Melissa Bailey | April 20, 2008 10:30 AM | Permalink

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Obituaries | April 18, 2008

Geovana Alexandra Tapia Gualán, 22

by Staff | April 18, 2008 8:34 AM | Permalink

The community of the St. Rose's Church of Lima gathered to commemorate the life of a young church member whose life was cut short by leukemia on April 14.

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Obituaries | March 6, 2008

Obituaries (starting March 6, 2008)

by Melissa Bailey | March 6, 2008 10:38 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | February 21, 2008

Chuck Allen Remembered

by Paul Bass | February 21, 2008 11:01 AM | Permalink

“New Haven and Harlem,” Father Blunt said, “have come together.”

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Obituaries | February 11, 2008

Chuck Allen Passes

by Paul Bass | February 11, 2008 12:08 PM | Permalink

He was the ultimate political survivor.

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Obituaries | January 4, 2008

A "Cultural Capital" Builder

by Staff | January 4, 2008 9:03 AM | Permalink

Behind the scenes, Sumner Crosby was one of the people who helped make New Haven the cultural capital of Connecticut. Following are rememberances of Crosby written upon his passing, by an old ally and friend, Alderwoman Frances "Bitsie" Clark; and three other friends and colleagues.

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Obituaries | January 2, 2008

Obituaries

by Staff | January 2, 2008 6:23 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | December 12, 2007

A Dixieland Send-Off

by Paul Bass | December 12, 2007 5:25 PM | Permalink

New Orleans jazz filled Grove Street for a send-off to Stanton Wheeler, a legal pioneer.

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Obituaries | December 11, 2007

Obituaries (starting Dec. 11, 2007)

by Melissa Bailey | December 11, 2007 5:44 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | November 7, 2007

The "Cause" Kept Him Young

by Paul Bass | November 7, 2007 1:58 PM | Permalink

Edwin "Doc" Edmonds, New Haven's premier civil-rights figure of the mid-20th century, has died. He made it to 90 years old, with a long life of community service behind him.

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Obituaries | October 22, 2007

Catherine Roraback Knew Who Was Watching

by Paul Bass | October 22, 2007 7:45 AM | Permalink

Catherine Roraback was suspicious when someone grabbed her pocketbook one night on Temple Street. Everyone in New Haven in those days, it seems, had reason to feel suspicious. Paranoid, even. Especially someone like Roraback. When the police returned her pocketbook days later, Roraback's suspicions deepened.

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Obituaries | October 7, 2007

Obituaries (starting Oct. 7, 2007)

by Staff | October 7, 2007 4:56 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | September 5, 2007

Holahan Remembered

by Melissa Bailey | September 5, 2007 7:23 AM | Permalink

He helped restore the flying horses on the city carousel, blazed walking trails through East Rock Park, and kept an eye on City Hall as a congenial "goad." The former East Rock alderman and recent mayoral candidate was remembered Tuesday for a life of activism and public service.

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Obituaries | July 10, 2007

Obituaries (starting July 10, 2007)

by Paul Bass | July 10, 2007 8:18 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | July 6, 2007

City Soldier Laid To Rest

by Melissa Bailey | July 6, 2007 2:46 PM | Permalink

Army Specialist Andre Craig, Jr., whose life was cut short by an explosive device in Baghdad, was remembered Friday as a father, husband and an "inspiration." His funeral sent ripples through the city and Dwight neighborhood, where many have family and friends serving abroad.

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Obituaries | June 8, 2007

Mourned "Yuppy" Owner Re-Fashioned The City

by Melissa Bailey | June 8, 2007 3:58 PM | Permalink

As Ricardo “Reno” Beamon was buried Friday, one mourner had this to say about the young man who turned his life around to become a styling downtown entrepreneur: “He changed the dressing game in New Haven.”

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Obituaries | June 7, 2007

Obituaries (starting June 7, 2007)

by Melissa Bailey | June 7, 2007 2:45 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | June 2, 2007

Obituaries (starting April 1, 2007)

by Melissa Bailey | June 2, 2007 6:24 PM | Permalink

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Obituaries | May 23, 2007

"People Who Came In As Customers Left As Friends"

by Paul Bass | May 23, 2007 2:34 PM | Permalink

Anyone who had the fortune of knowing the woman with the red lipstick and sunglasses behind the cash register at M&T Deli knows how true those words are. Thelma Sarnov's beloved son Mark said them at a modest graveside ceremony.

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Obituaries | April 2, 2007

Sockless Pals Recall & Celebrate "Mr. Downtown"

by Allan Appel | April 2, 2007 8:38 AM | Permalink

"What makes a place your home? Those things that make it unique and different. People and locations. And Billy was unique. He was authentically a Yankee Doodle pigs-in-a-blanket, a Louis' Lunch hamburger, Sally's and Pepe's pizza kind of guy. He lived and died his friends, his family, and his city."

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