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James D. Killian

Unionville, Connecticut

1927 - 2022

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James D. (Jim) Killian passed away peacefully at UCONN Health Center on November 8th, 2022 at the age of 94. Jim was born in Hartford, CT on December 2nd, 1927 to Edward F. and Annie (Nemser) Killian. He graduated from Saint Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield in 1946, received his B.A. in English from...

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You were a wonderfully talented, dedicated and inspiring teacher. I still have good memories of your class, way back in 1961.

The '77 class of Piedmont High School would like to remember and honor English teacher Mr. Killian as one of the best teachers who gave students their first exposure to such English classics as the Canterbury Tales and helped students experience the genius of Shakespeare's plays. The following phrase was carved in the side of the dark brown wood podium he used in class and is forever etched in our then young minds and still remembered today: "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or...

One of the greats. Thank you, Mr Killian