BEVERLY BRADSHAW CARBONELLA

CARBONELLA, BEVERLY BRADSHAW Beverly Bradshaw Carbonella, of Provincetown, MA, died peacefully May 18, 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island with her children by her side. Daughter of the late James F. and Mildred Ryan Bradshaw of Naugatuck, CT., Beverly was raised in Winsted, Connecticut. She graduated from the Gilbert School and Pratt Institute, the school of Art and Design. After graduating, she apprenticed with Dean Cornwell, the famous illustrator and muralist. In 1962, Beverly became the fashion director of the Edw. Malley Co. During her tenure there, she gave large fashion shows, one of the most successful was a joint venture with Modern Bride Magazine, attended by more than 1,000 people. A notable picture of Beverly appeared in a full page ad for the Edw. Malley Co. in the New Haven Register. The model was late, and the picture had to be taken so Beverly stepped in. Beverly was petite and the coat was too long so she kneeled in the car instead of standing (photo above). Beverly was a member of the Owenego Beach Club in Branford, where she met John V. Cassidento, a law student at the University of Connecticut Law School. John and Beverly later married and settled in Wooster Square in 1963, eventually buying and restoring 20 Academy Street, which was the former Italian Consulate. They had a son John, and a daughter Christina. At that time, Wooster Square was one of New Haven’s earliest urban renewal projects. In 1969, Wooster Square became the first Historic District in New Haven, and Beverly was appointed a Historic District Commissioner by Mayor Biagio DeLieto. Beverly was co-founder of the Cherry Blossom Festival, created to celebrate the planting of 72 Yoshino cherry trees around the square in 1973. In 2013, 40 years after its inception, she was given a special award at the festival for her long standing support and dedication to the community. The festival is now sponsored by the Historic Wooster Square Association, of which she was a founding member, and was attended by over 5,000 people this past April. Beverly was an Advisory Board Member for the New Haven Preservation Trust and co-founded the Court Street Association. She hosted many receptions for the New Haven Museum, an annual neighborhood Christmas party, and she was an active fundraiser for the Greater New Haven Cat Project. She volunteered also at the Highland Museum in Truro, MA and was a long time Summer resident of Provincetown, MA. Beverly fell in love with Wooster Square because it reminded her of Brooklyn, New York, where she went to school, surrounded by brownstones and historic houses. Her love of Wooster Square never abated, and she was dedicated to the community and its preservation for nearly 50 years. Beverly was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt and grandmother and leaves a diverse and extensive group of close friends with an aching heart. She was generous, kind, funny, loving and genuinely interested in others. She is survived by her son, John and his wife Jennifer Cassidento, and granddaughters, Anna and Sofia of Hamilton, MA, her daughter Christina and her husband D. Randall Greene and grandchildren, Kaila and John of Seekonk, MA, and her sisters-in-law Lucille Barone of North Haven, CT and Lillian Bradshaw of Stamford, CT. She was predeceased by husbands, the Honorable John V. Cassidento and S. Joseph Carbonella. She was also predeceased by her brother, retired FBI Special Agent William C. Bradshaw. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Michael’s Church 29 Wooster Place, New Haven CT, on Saturday, May 30 at 11am. There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Historic Wooster Square Association, Inc., 42 Academy St. New Haven, CT 06511, info@historicwoostersquare.com. Sign Beverly’s guest book online at www.iovanne.com. The IOVANNE FUNERAL HOME, INC, is in care of Beverly’s arrangements.