All posts tagged "obituary"

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  Obituary

  / 2 months ago

  Journalist Tim Jensen, president of the CT Sports Media Alliance, has passed away

  Journalist Timothy A. Jensen, the longest serving president of the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025,...

  By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
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  Cross Country

  / 10 months ago

  Former state champion coach and teacher Richard Hadden has passed away

  Richard Hadden, who helped lead the Avon High girls cross country team to four consecutive state championships and later became the...

  By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 1 year ago

  Nancy J. Grace, 65, Avon

  Nancy Jane Grace, daughter of the late William and Joanne Grace passed peacefully at home on Oct. 2, 2024. Born in...

  By Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 2 years ago

  Ken King, Granby’s first athletic director and coach, dies at age 94

  Kenneth L, King, the first athletic director at Granby Memorial High School, died earlier this month (August 17) at the age...

  By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 2 years ago

  David P. Sinish, 76, Canton

  David Perkins Sinish passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from a sudden and quickly progressin brain...

  By Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 2 years ago

  Two former varsity coaches have passed away

  Two former varsity coaches in the area passed away in the past two weeks. Kenneth M. Lukasiewicz, who coached the Avon...

  By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 4 years ago

  Harry L. “Bud” Ackerman, 88, Riverton

  Harry L. “Bud” Ackerman, Jr., PhD, 88, of Riverton, CT, beloved husband for 60 years of the late Fame S. (Mannix)...

  By Collinsville Press
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  Obituary

  / 10 years ago

  Obituary: Peter James Everett, 44, of Collinsville

  Peter James Everett, age 44 of Collinsville and Fairfield, died suddenly on Saturday, October 3, 2015, as the result of a...

  By Collinsville Press
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  Opinion

  / 10 years ago

  The late Brian Sullivan made an impact in our sports world, too

  All that is left is the memories and the lessons. I’ve been searching through old boxes and a file cabinet in...

  By Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press

• Avon

  / 12 years ago

  Chris May, former girls cross country coach, passes away

  Dr. Christopher May, who coached the Canton High girls cross country team for three years from 1980-82, died suddenly on Thursday,...

  By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press