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Gordon Drazen Obituary

CHESHIRE - Gordon Drazen, 89, of Cheshire died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Masonicare Health Center, Wallingford.

Mr. Drazen was born May 13, 1923, in New Haven, the son of the late David and Ida Drazen was husband to the late Anna Mildred (Milly) Sternlieb Drazen. Gordon, as he was known to his friends, graduated from Hillhouse High School, New Haven and attended Georgia Tech. During World War II, Mr. Drazen served in the infantry with the U.S. Army in Italy. Upon his return to Connecticut, he completed his college degree at The University of Connecticut. A resident of Cheshire since 1952, Mr. Drazen was a member of Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden. Mr. Drazen spent his first career as a civil engineer and project manager. He worked as a vice president at the W.J. Megin Company, Naugatuck and later worked for Morganti Construction, Ridgefield. He then retired from E and F Construction ,Bridgeport. During the 1970s and 1980s, Gordon served on the Cheshire Sewer Commission and later the Cheshire Planning and Zoning Commission. After his retirement in 1982, he started his second career as an orchardist, renewing the plantings at Drazen Orchards, the farm established by his father, David Drazen in 1951. Over the years he expanded and updated the operation to include over 4000 trees and a new farm stand. He was an early adopter of integrated pest management and kept updated with the latest orchard news from the many periodicals to which he subscribed and by consulting others in the farming community.

He is survived by, daughter, Lisa Drazen and son-in-law, Kevin Meehan; son, Eli Drazen and daughter-in-law, Won Hee Lee, all of Cheshire.

There is a memorial service at the Drazen Orchards farm stand on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 3:30 p.m. followed by calling hours until 7 p.m. The family requests that friends, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Gordon Drazen's honor to the charity of their choice.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Record-Journal on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Ada Kerachsky Albright

August 19, 2013

Dear Lisa and Eli,
It is with great sadness that I have just learned of your Dad's passing by coming across this obituary. The last time I tried to call him was several months ago. Now I know why there was no answer. I had no contact information for either of you. Your Dad was a wonderful person, as was your Mom. You might remember that your Aunt Gert and my late mother (Miriam Chasen Kerachsky) were life long friends, going all through school together and remaining close through the years. I was also close to your Aunt Gert. My mother's mother and your sweet grandmother, Sadie, were also close friends. Consequently, I grew up knowing all three of the "Sternlieb sisters." When I was pre-school age, I spent many hours at my late grandmother's little grocery store. Often one of the Sternlieb's would take me to your grandmother's apartment for an afternoon. I cherish my memories of your family and the many happy hours spent with them. I also enjoyed conversations I had with your Dad about apple varieties and some of the work with apples done, as he pointed out, at Cornell's Geneva Experiment Station. My thoughts are with you.

Janice Bruce

December 18, 2012

Dear Lisa and Eli,
I just learned that your wonderful father died. I have loved and admired Gordon and Millile since 1982 when Millie and I started teaching together at Hummiston School.
May God's love and grace uplift and sustain you all during this sad time of loss.
Shalom,
Janice, Jack, and Joan (Ryan) Bruce






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December 14, 2012

You have my deepest sympathy. May good memories provide solace for your family during this challenging time; and may God provide you with the assurance that you will see your loved one again in Paradise. John 17:3

Barbara Angiletta

December 13, 2012

Gordon will truly be missed by his family, friends & the Cheshire Community.

Cinthia Nowakowski

December 13, 2012

My friends and I will miss our talks with Gordon, he was such a smart and worldly man. My condolensces to the family.

Robert Bradley

December 12, 2012

Very sorry to hear of the passing of a great man. I am away on business and am truly sorry I cannot pay my respects in person. Eli, Lisa and family my heartfelt condolences are extended to you from me and my family.

Cousin Bob Bradley and family

Meredith Berger

December 12, 2012

So sorry for your family's loss.

December 12, 2012

May you rest in peace, Mr. Drazen. Your neighbors on Wallingford Road wish your family all best as we remember your wonderful father.

With deepest sympathy, Lisa and Matt Hall, Kathy and Bob Gersowitz and Ken Hall.

Christian Luppi

December 12, 2012

With Deepest Sympathy to the Drazen family. I fondly remember Mr. Drazen, when he worked with my late father Edward Luppi at the W.J. Megin Company. Again, with Deepest Sympathy, Christian Luppi.

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