Alan N. HOUGHTON

HOUGHTON, Alan N.

Alan N. Houghton, 87, of North Branford, formerly of Madison and Lyme, passed away on December 2, 2011. Born on January 17, 1924 in Hartford, he was the devoted husband of the late Elizabeth Jones Houghton for 56 years; the beloved brother of Priscilla H. Flynn of West Hartford and the late Nancy H. Bacon of Palm Desert, California; and the loving father of four children: Alan N. Houghton, Jr. of New York, NY; Elizabeth Houghton Ross of Darien; John B. Houghton of Hingham, MA; and Suzanne Houghton Varney of Mandeville, LA. He was also a caring, dedicated grandfather to his seven grandchildren: Colin, Sam, Sean, Christian, James, Liza and Ian. Alan graduated from The Loomis School, earned his A.B. and A.M. from Harvard University, and did postgraduate studies in the classics at Columbia University. He served his country proudly during World War II as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corp, flying 33 missions over Europe as a B-24 bombardier-navigator. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal. A career independent school educator as well as a Latin and ancient Greek scholar, Alan was on the faculty of the Groton and Loomis Schools before serving as headmaster of Pine Point School in Stonington and Renbrook School in West Hartford. He then served as executive director of the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools until his retirement in 1989.
Funeral services will be private, and a memorial service celebrating his life will occur at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Alan's name to Pine Point School, 89 Barnes Road, Stonington, CT 06378.