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June Higgins Obituary
Born in Dayton, Ohio to Ray and Evelyn Baker, June grew up in the Mohawk River Valley of New York. She graduated from Vassar College in 1959 and earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rochester in 1967. Her more than 30 year career in education was spent at Central Connecticut State University.
June is survived by George, her loving husband of 63 years, her son David Higgins and wife Jane, her daughter Amanda Higgins Martin and husband Chris, her niece Margit MacDougall and husband Alan, three grandchildren Bennett, Sam, Georgia and grandnephew Ian.
Gifts in memory of Dr. June Baker Higgins may be made to the CCSU Foundation, Inc. and mailed to the CCSU Foundation, Inc. at P.O. Box 612, New Britain, CT 06050, c/o the June Baker Higgins Scholarship. Online gifts may be made by the following link and searching by the scholarship name: www.ccsu.edu/give.
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Deb Brookhouser
May 3, 2023
What a treasure it was to know Aunt June. Her laughter and great intelligence will be sorely missed. All my love.
Larry Head
May 2, 2023
John and I are sending our sincere condolences to George and the entire family. We are thinking about you and the times we shared together in Connecticut. I will always cherish my cap that June knitted for me. Larry Head & John McGann
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