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Arthur T. Connolly Sr.

Deerfield, New Hampshire

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Deerfield, New Hampshire
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Arthur T. Connolly Sr. "Coach Conn", of Deerfield, NH, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on July 11, 2025 at the age of 91. Born on May 10, 1934, Arthur devoted much of his early professional career as a social worker in the Boston area. In his later years, he pursued...

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Arthur and JoAnne Connolly were my Godparents. They were wonderful Godparents to me. My mother, Shaunna McDuffee Bennett and my father, Stephen Bennett told me often how they were servants of Christ. How they were good people who put God front and center in their lives. They loved my parents and my parents loved them. I remember the times they came to visit us on Appleton Street in Manchester, New Hampshire and how they both smiled often and how love and kindness poured out of them;...

Just found out about your Dad and also your Mom's passing. So many memories of your family in the "Griffin Road" years of Deerfield. We were all so young! I remember Joey and his brief life here, yet now he is enjoying his parents. I also remember babysitting Arthur Jr., George, Sean, JoAnne, Patrick and Daniel--he was just a baby then! Later, a grown up JoAnne made flower deliveries for me! May you all know the love, mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and until we meet again at...

Mr. Connolly, Thank you for your service RDM Windham NH

My sincerest condolences to the Connolly family, A repository of memories with a life lived with "Art" is what will fill the penetrable void that is inevitably sensed and empathetically recognized with a loved ones passing. Mr. Connolly was my coach at Saint Joseph´s junior high (guided the dispensation for thefeeder school eligibility for me which allowed me the opportunity to run under Trinity high schools cross country team). Under his tutelage, Mr. C. fostered a symbiotic "running...