Cory M. Cotugno

1944 - 2016

Cory M. Cotugno, 72, of Wethersfield, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and dear friend, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Maple View Manor, Rocky Hill. Cory was born May 1, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Michael Thomas Cotugno and Eleanor Straub Poirier. He has resided in the Hartford area since 1963 where he was employed for many years at the Hartford Courant retiring in 2002. Cory had many passions including photography and gyros, but his greatest passion was for airplanes, both actual and models. While in San Diego, in 1974, he won a Piper Cub airplane in a raffle, and flew it back to Johnny Cake Airport in Harwinton, CT. Cory was a member of the New England Air Museum. He volunteered in its reconstruction following the 1979 tornado. He had a collection of model aircraft which he built and painted himself, along with a collection of model buses. Cory will be dearly missed by his son, Cory Clement Cotugno of Gig Harbor, WA; his daughter, Christine Michelle Cotugno and son-in-law Bruce Chandler, of Springfield, MA; an adored granddaughter, Jessica Tate-Cotugno; a cherished great granddaughter, Carmen Tate-Jones and two dear friends, Dana M. Roarke of Wethersfield and Danila Reese of Ocala, FL. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of Cory's family. Memorial donations can be made to charities involving Dogs, Children with Cancer, or New England Air Museum. Cory's funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Rd., Wethersfield. To extend online condolences, share a memory and/or light a memorial candle, please visit farleysullivan.com.