Raymond Earl Baldwin Jr.

BALDWIN Raymond Earl Baldwin Jr., passed away on Monday, March 6, 2006 at Bridgeport Manor. Born in New Haven on August 10, 1927, Ray was the loving husband of Marion "Mimi" Swearingen Baldwin. Son of the late, former Governor of Connecticut, U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, Raymond E. Baldwin and Edith Lindholm Baldwin. He grew up in Stratford and graduated from The Kent School in 1945. He received his bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1950. Ray was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during World War II, and the Korean War on the aircraft carrier, USS Philippine Sea as an Air Intelligence Officer. After his military service in Korea, he attended Yale Law School and received his Jurist Doctorate in 1956. Ray and Mimi would have been married 50 years in September, and together they raised their five children in Fairfield. A member of the Bridgeport, Connecticut and American Bar Associations for nearly fifty years, he practiced law with Pullman and Comley in Bridgeport from 1956 to 2002. He was a former member of The University Club of Bridgeport, the Fairfield Rotary Club, the Fairfield Beach Club, and was a member, and past president, of The Brooklawn Country Club. Ray was also a member, and former president, of the Connecticut Seniors Golf Association and a former member of the U.S. Seniors Golf Association. Ray was an original member of St.Timothy's Episcopal Church where he served on the Vestry and as Junior Warden. He was predeceased by an infant son, John Andrew; and his two brothers, Lucian Earl and Tyler Baldwin. Ray treasured his family: oldest son, Raymond E. Baldwin III and his wife, Susan, of Milford, son Peter and his wife, Christine, of Exeter, N.H., son, James and his wife, Louise, of Fairfield, only daughter, Kathryn and her husband, Cary McConnell, of Reading, Mass., and youngest son, William and his wife, Sedef, who reside in New York City. One of his greatest joys was spending time with his eleven grandchildren, who will forever lovingly remember their "Grumps": Ali, Cory, Calvin, Alex, Nick, Grace, Andrew, James, Charlie, Estelle and Annie. Ray leaves behind two sisters-in-law, Frances "Frannie" Baldwin of Fairfield, and Elizabeth Baldwin of Avon; his cousin, Lyman Hoops and his wife, Lois, of Old Lyme; and several nieces and nephews. Ray leaves a legacy of wonderful memories for all who knew him. We smile as we recall his humor, his wit, improvisations on and off the dance floor and his never-ending love for family and friends - a life woven with continuous threads of honor, grace and humor. Following a private interment in the Memorial Garden, a memorial service will take place on Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made either to St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 4670 Congress Street, Fairfield, CT 06824 or The Brooklawn Caddie Scholarship Fund, c/o The Brooklawn Country Club, 500 Algonquin Rd, Fairfield, CT 06825. Arrangements by the Redgate - Hennessy Funeral Home, Trumbull.