Jan V. Huyck

HUYCK, Jan V. Jan V. Huyck, 73, died Tuesday (June 24, 2008), while on vacation in Eastern Europe. He was the husband of Norma (Bork) Huyck, to whom he was married for 52 years. Born in Iowa, he was the son of the late Harlan and Berene Huyck. Jan lived in South Glastonbury as well as Naples, FL. He and his wife, along with their two daughters, lived in Wethersfield for 34 years. He worked for Travelers Insurance Company in the personal lines automobile management division for 30 years prior to his retirement. He also served in the Navy as a Communications Officer and Assistant Operations Officer on the ships USS Waccamaw AO-109 and US Nitro AE-23. While in the Navy, Jan visited over 50 countries, which gave him a global appreciation for the world. He graduated from Iowa State University. Jan is a member of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in Naples, FL and the Masonic Lodge. He was active in civic and government activities, served as a volunteer for the Wethersfield Republican party and was selected for a term as Town Chairman. He sang in his church choir for approximately 20 years. He was a caring and committed husband and father who loved travel, the beach and his family and friends. Besides his wife Norma, he leaves two children, Myrna Gagnon Elderkin and her husband William, and her daughter Jennifer in Seekonk, MA; and Brenda Hebert and her husband Norman, and their children Christopher and Mark in Glastonbury. He also leaves William's children Jade and Ashley, and her daughter Alana in Rhode Island, and a sister Judith Travis in Peoria, IL. Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service to be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2 at the First Church of Christ, 250 Main Street, Wethersfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 4002018 Des Moines, IA 50340-2018 would be appreciated.