Cornelius J. Scanlon

77, died February 28, 2002. Husband of Patricia (McDavitt) Scanlon. Neil was born in South Boston on February 16, 1925. For nearly forty years, he was a law professor at the University of Connecticut, where he also served as acting dean in the late 1960's. He mediated for the State Board of Education in teacher-board negotiations and served as an alternate member of the State Board of Labor Relations. Neil was the first chairperson of the Hartford Archdiocese's Council of Arbitration and the first chairperson of the Simsbury Housing Authority, helping to develop the Owen L. Murphy housing for the elderly. During WW II, Neil earned nine combat decorations while serving as lieutenant-navigator, flying 32 combat missions over Europe. He earned his B.A. from Boston College in 1948, his M Ed from Boston State Teachers College in 1951, his L.L.B. from Boston College Law School in 1956, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1958. In addition to his wife, he is survived by their six children, Gail Zeisser, Charles, Penny, Connie Ettelson, Neil and Steven as well as their spouses and several dearly beloved grandchildren, Christopher and Michael Zeisser, and Tamara, C.J, Adriana, and Inti Scanlon. Neil was the oldest of nine children of whom four survive, James, John., Frank, and Anne. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 880 Hopmeadow Street, SIMSBURY, Sunday, March 3, 4-7 pm Funeral will be Monday, March 4, 8:15 am. from the Vincent Funeral Home, Simsbury followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 in St Mary's Church, Simsbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations maybe made to The Development Office, UCONN School of Law, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford CT 06105 (for the repayment of student loans in memory of Cornelius J. Scanlon) or American Catholic, 270 Farmington Avenue, Suite 306H, Farmington, CT 06032.