Raymond J. Mauer

MAUER Raymond J. Mauer of Stratford, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at Bridgeport Hospital, after a long illness. Born in Detroit, Mich., on January 2, 1917, he graduated from the University of Detroit with a degree in marketing in 1940. He married Gertrude (Sherry) Sheridan in 1942 and embarked on an advertising career with Campbell-Ewald, moving to Greenwich and the company's New York office in 1950. He enjoyed a long career as creative director/copy chief with Cunningham and Walsh, BBDO and as vice president and creative director of Geyer Oswald, later Lennen & Newell. In a brief foray into the film production business with Archer Productions in the early 1950s, he wrote the script for the critically acclaimed and historically innovative civil defense film, "Duck and Cover." Upon his retirement in 1982, Mr. Mauer enjoyed greeting residents at the beach pass station at Greenwich Point, where he had sailed his Rhodes 18 many years before. In 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Mauer moved to Conroe, Texas and 12 years later to Stratford. In addition to his loving wife of 64 years, he is survived by three sons, Anthony and his wife, Ann Russell, of Virginia Beach, Va., Paul and his wife, Maureen, of Conroe, Texas and Michael of San Francisco, Calif; two daughters, Patricia Fitzpatrick and her husband, Edward, of Palos Verdes, Calif. and Sherry Petersen and her husband, Allan, of Stratford; 14 grandchildren, Lara, Kimberly, Brian, Allison, Maureen, Paul, Wendy, John, James, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret, Kathryn, and Patrick; and two great-grandchildren, Christian and Brendan. Friends may greet the family on Friday, February 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford and meet directly at St. Mark's Church on Saturday, February 18 at 10 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be private. To make and online condolence please visit us at www.adzimafuneralhome.com.