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Rhodanna C. Brokaw
Rhodanna C. Brokaw, 60, former Greenwich resident most recently of Hawthorne, N.Y., died on Aug. 3, 2010.
Brokaw was born on Jan. 27, 1950 to Dr. August and Dorothy Kymmel in New York, N.Y. She worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for various companies in White Plains, N.Y., and Greenwich.
She is survived by her two children, Pamela Brokaw of Cos Cob and Christopher Brokaw of Stamford; one sister, Augustina Kymmel of Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; and a brother, Wesley Kymmel of Hawthorne, N.Y. She was predeceased by her first husband, Samuel Futia in 1969 and by her second husband, Fredrick Brokaw in 1998 and by one brother, Charles Kymmel in 1994.
Graveside Services were held on Aug. 7 at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. Arrangements were made by Hawthorne Funeral Home in Hawthorne.
James William Cox
James William "Jim" Cox, 84, a lifetime resident of Cos Cob, died on Aug. 2, 2010 of natural causes.
He served in the U.S. National Guard in the Field Artillery Unit stationed in Germany from 1947 thru 1950.
Jim was an avid model railroad enthusiast and a member of the Stamford Model Railroad Club for more than 40 years. He worked in the offset printing industry in Stamford for his entire career.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Julie Rose Cox; his three sons: Bruce of Marietta Ga., and Brad and Jimmy of Cos Cob; and two grandchildren, Christopher and Courtney, both of Marietta.
A graveside service was held on Aug. 7 at Putnam cemetery in Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donation be made to the charity of one's choice.
Angelina Mary DelFavero
Angelina Mary D'Andrea DelFavero, a lifelong Greenwich resident, passed away on Aug. 8, 2010 with her family by her side.
She was born in 1914 and married
Bruno DelFavero in 1936. The couple, both lifelong Greenwich residents, raised and are survived by five children: Jane Bell, Elizabeth Livingstone, Francis Montague, Lawrence DelFavero, and Rosemarie Egan. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She will be remembered as a loving, gracious, giving and spirited person who was friendly to everyone.
A funeral Mass will be held today at St. Catherine of Siena of Riverside, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary cemetery in Greenwich.
Brian Derek Forrow
Brian Derek Forrow, 83, U.S. Air Force veteran, attorney and Greenwich resident, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2010, after a brief illness.
He was born on Feb. 6, 1927 to George and Doris Forrow, who came to this country from England in 1926. He graduated from The Stony Brook School, Princeton University and Harvard Law School.
In 1950, Forrow joined at the New York law firm of Cahill Gordon, where he was an associate.
He served as a First Lieutenant (JG) in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 - 53. He then returned to N.Y. and worked for 14 years at Cahill Gordon, and became a partner. Between 1968 and 1992, he also served as senior vice president, general counsel, and a member of the board of directors of Allied Signal and predecessor companies.
Forrow was a member of the New York and Connecticut bars and the bars of various federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the author of articles in The Business Lawyer, the Harvard Law Review, Law and Contemporary Problems, as well as the American Bar Association Journal.
He and his wife Eleanor moved to Greenwich with their four small children in 1962.
Forrow was a founding member of St. Barnabas Church and served as its first senior warden. For many years he was a member of the Representative Town Meeting (District 10). He was also a member and past president of the Retired Men's Association, a member and past President of the Horseneck Club, a member of the First Friday Group, past vice president of The Round Hill Association, and past board member of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, where he sailed his "Fiddler" boats.
Nicknamed "Anchor" by his grandchildren, Forrow will be remembered by family and friends for his steady nature and love of sailing; his humanity, integrity, and great faith; the way he treated everyone he met with kindness, respect and fairness; his passion for the practice of law. He was a cheerful individual who never failed to be grateful for the many blessings in his life.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eleanor Reid Forrow; his children: Katie and Derek; Lisa and her partner John; Lachlan and his wife Susan. He is also survived by his four grandchildren: Melissa, Aden, Avery and Lauren; and his dog, Skipper.
A memorial service was held on Aug. 9 at St. Barnabas Church in Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Episcopal Church Malaria Bed Net Fund @ Episcopal Relief & Development (www.netsforlifeafrica.org), 815 Second Ave., New York, NY 10017.
John Wells Hamilton
John Wells Hamilton, 76, passed away on Aug. 6, 2010.
He was born in Spangler, Pa. on Dec. 3, 1933 to Helen Wells Hamilton and Dr. John Leckey Hamilton, and spent his formative years in Allison Park, Pa. and at the Wells Farm (Colliers, W.Va.) which was settled by Richard Wells in 1772 and still remains, after seven generations, in the family today.
Hamilton graduated from Shady Side Academy in 1951, then went on to attend Yale University, where he lived at Davenport College and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. After graduating from Yale in 1955, he decided to make a career on Wall Street, which became a lifetime passion.
He started his career with a regional investment firm in Cleveland, Ohio, then moved his family, to Shrewsbury, N.J. to join Lehman Brothers on Wall Street in late 1959. From 1959 - 72, he commuted from New Jersey to Wall Street, where he worked with several investment firms until moving to Dallas, Texas with Dean Witter in 1972.
He resumed his Wall Street career in 1975, with many old friends at Dean Witter, Drexel Burnham and Oppenheimer, while commuting from Greenwich.
On Aug. 23, 1980, Hamilton and Debbie Zenor were married
at the Old Presque Isle Light House in Presque Isle, Mich., just down the road from his family's summer cottage of nearly 100 years on Grand Lake. They were planning to celebrate their 30th anniversary there later this month.
Hamilton and his wife, together with son Brock, started their investment management firm, Hamilton Advisors, Inc., which also celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Hamilton was a member of the Greenwich Country Club, the Campfire Club of America, the International Order of Characters and the Dinosaurs and the Alpena Country Club. Always ready with sharp wit and a sharp pen---then computer---Hamilton was a prolific writer. His eagerly awaited commentaries offered his insight, philosophy and commentary on politics, history, the economy and the markets, his family said, often drawing parallels between past and present.
On Feb. 17, 2010, for example, he wrote, "Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts, " which he began by quoting a passage from Virgil's Aeneid, 19 B.C., proceeded on to a discussion of the euro, Greek government spending and the U.S. debt.
As recently as June 4, 2010, in his Commentary titled "Subito Finito, " an Italian phrase meaning "immediately finished, " he wrote his observations on stock volatility and the May 6 "Flash Crash.
Hamilton loved the finest of things, his family said, from visiting Brenner's Park in Baden Baden, Germany with his wife and Villa D'Este on Lake Como, Italy to good Texas barbeque. He also took great delight in photography, and his photographs were cherished gifts at Christmas.
In addition to his wife Debbie, he is survived by his two daughters, Nancy W. Hamilton and her husband, Charles L. Babcock, IV) of Houston, Texas, and Elizabeth Lavezzorio and her husband Nicholas of Lake Forest, Ill.; and two sons, John Brock Hamilton of Ridgefield and John Stewart Hamilton and his wife Kym of Ligonier, Pa.
He is also survived by his 10 grandchildren: Ellie Sztykiel and her husband Adam; Dr. Baker H. Hamilton and his wife Emily; 1st Lt. J. Wells Hamilton USMC; Nicholas and William Lavezzorio; Ben Phillips, Katherine and Barbara Babcock; Andrew and Sam Langworthy; as well as three brothers: Hebert H. Hamilton, Dr. Lewis L. Hamilton, Richard G. Hamilton and their families.
Hamilton's family will gather later this summer at the cottage in Presque Isle, Mich. for a small private memorial.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Greenwich Hospital Center for Integrative Medicine, 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT. 06830, Attention: Development Department or to Greenwich Hospital Development at the same address.
Ruth Woiler Lewis
Ruth Woiler Lewis, a Greenwich Hospital nurse and Greenwich resident, passed away peacefully on Aug.2, 2010 surrounded by her family.
Lewis was born on May 9, 1925 in Somerville, Mass. to Isadore Woiler and Nettie Newman.
She thoroughly enjoyed reading, cooking and baking, and above all was a wonderful confidante, her family said. She will be remembered as a woman who was dedicated to her family and her job as a private duty nurse at Greenwich Hospital.
She is survived by her two sons, Stewart Lewis of Upper Grandview, N.Y., his wife, Alicia and daughters Liana and Sarina; and Kenneth Lewis of Stamford, his wife, Catherine and son, Joshua. She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard L. Lewis.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (www.myasthenia.org).
