Nathan M. "Nate" Pierpont Jr.

PIERPONT, Nathan M., Jr. "Nate" Nathan M. Pierpont, Jr. "Nate", 82, of Clinton, formerly of Middlebury and Southbury, passed away on Tuesday (January 13, 2009) at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Pierpont was born on May 16, 1926 in Waterbury, son of the late Nathan M. and Frances (Minor) Pierpont. He was married to Virginia (Chittenden) Pierpont for 57 years. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He graduated from the Loomis School and Yale University. Until his retirement, he was an officer and partner at the Chittenden Insurance Agency in Naugatuck. Nate was a member of the Yale Whiffenpoofs - Class of '50. He continued a long and happy association with members of the Whiffenpoofs over the years. He served as class agent of Yale'50 for 25 years and most recently had enjoyed being a member of SLOT (Seems Like Old Times), a singing group comprised of former Whiffenpoofs in and around the class of '50. He was a member of the choir at the Middlebury Congregational Church for 45 years and served as deacon, trustee and moderator. He was president of the Waterbury Visiting Nurses Assoc. and president of the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), also a member of the Kiwanis Club. He acted and sang in a number of musicals in the late 50's and early 60's in the Middlebury Comic Opera Group. Mr. Pierpont is survived by his sister Barbara (Pierpont) Salom of Lima, PA, two sons; Charles E. Pierpont and his wife Whitney of New Canaan, Timothy M. Pierpont and his wife Andrea of Corte Madera, CA., his daughter Lucy C. Pierpont and her partner Lisa of Waterbury, four grandchildren; Eliot, Sloane, Hayley and Kasey. He also leaves behind nieces, nephews and many friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 17 at 1 p.m. at the Westbrook Congregational Church, Westbrook. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Health Care, Inc., 50 Brookside Rd., Waterbury or to the Charles P. Luckey Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Middlebury Congregational Church or to the charity of one's choice. Interment will be in Middlebury, CT. Arrangements by Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, Centerbrook.