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Raymond Stimpson Obituary
He was born in New Britain on Feb. 23 1937, the son of the late Raymond Henry Stimpson and Lillian (Bacon) Stimpson Sokolowski. He was a U.S. Navy and Army veteran. Ray was a plumbing and heating contractor and had taught at Kaynor Tech in Waterbury from 1980-1986. He was a Southington Volunteer Firefighter for Company 2 and a member of the American Legion Kiltonic Post 72.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kenneth and wife, Jane Stimpson, of Camden, N.Y.; a daughter, Cathy and husband, Wayne Lewis, of Meriden; two sisters, Lorraine Hendricks, of Rocky Hill and Lois Ewald, of North Madison; grandchildren, Anson Chastain Stimpson, Raymond and Becky Stimpson, Zachary, Bryeanna, Jason and Preston Lewis, Joshua Stimpson, Joshua, Ryan, James and Justin Finn. He was predeceased by a son, Brian Stimpson; and a sister, Dorothy Peterson.
A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Wilcox Cemetery in East Berlin. Calling hours will be on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to CT Hospice, 100 Doublebeach Road, Branford, CT 06405. For online condolences and directions visit www.dellavecchiafh.com
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James Daddona
August 16, 2011
Great teacher leader a real roll model very sorry for your loss he was well liked by all students at kaynor tech
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