Michael Bennett D'Agostino

It is with heavy hearts and deepest sadness that we announce that Michael, age 46, beloved husband of Eloise Bune D'Agostino and father of their cherished twins Arabella and Octavia, passed away suddenly, but peacefully at home on December 28th. He is the son of Sheila and John D'Agostino of West Hartford where he was born and attended Duffy School, graduated from Kingswood Oxford School and then from Bucknell University. He began his career in the Manhattan financial world becoming a vice-president at Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. and working at the New York Stock Exchange before founding Tentrr, Inc. which created a web based camping experience across the nation. Michael's cousin Chris describes him as a "big bright light in the world," and he truly was. As a gifted and talented writer, entrepreneur, chef, singer, actor, carpenter, sailor and loving and devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend with a charismatic personality, he will be always remembered. Only this summer Michael finished beautifully restoring a 22 foot sailboat of which he was so proud, and was just finishing work refurbishing an old barn on the property of his new home to which he added a great family exercise salon. His father found much joy in helping with these projects. Michael and Eloise were a beautiful couple who turned heads wherever they went. In their fifteen wonderful years of marriage between Manhattan and Bovina, NY, they travelled, entertained, and celebrated life more than most people do in a much longer lifetime and were partners in every way. Now they were finding greatest joy in raising their two most charming and adorable twin daughters, the lights of their lives, in Westport, CT. Besides his wife, children and parents, Michael leaves to mourn brother Ryan and his wife, Sarah, sister Lindsay Coluccio and her husband, Rett, sister Elizabeth Carpenter and her husband, Joseph; his wife's parents Sarah and Anthony Bune, brothers-in-law Delius and his partner, Jody, Tertius and his wife, Susan, as well as nieces and nephews, John, Bennett, Casey, Dylan, Quinn, Daisy, Joey, Magnus, and Paloma. Due to COVID there will be a private funeral service for family. A reception to celebrate Michael's wonderful life is planned for a later time. Calling hours, socially distanced and masked, will be held on Monday, January 4th from 4:00 to 6:30 at the Harding Funeral Home, 210 Post Road E., Westport. A livestream of the funeral will be available at 10:00 am on January 5th at https://event.locallive.tv/events/43691. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Wish.org or Gilda's Club of New York, in the name of Bennett D'Agostino.