Violet Bessie Dulchinos Izard

IZARD, Violet Bessie Dulchinos Violet Bessie Dulchinos Izard of West Simsbury, went to be with her Lord last Tuesday (August 21, 2007). She was born April 23, 1927 and grew up in Chicopee Falls, MA, daughter of the late Charles and Antonia Dulchinos. An avid reader, traveler, and adventurer, she graduated from American International College in Springfield, MA, and completed her graduate work at the University of Michigan. Her life's vocation was teaching, and she served in Glencoe, IL; in Farmington, where she served as a school principal; and in West Simsbury, where she was a longtime teacher, director, and librarian at The Master's School. She is pre-deceased by Donald R. Izard of Chicago, IL, her husband of 20 years. She is survived by her son, Chris Izard of West Simsbury; her brothers, John Dulchinos and George Dulchinos of Chicopee Falls; and her nieces and nephews, John, George, Cathy, Tony, Lisa, and David Dulchinos, along with many beloved cousins. A worship service celebrating her life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, September 1, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 124 Old Farms Road, Simsbury, CT, where her soul was nourished over the years and where a memorial garden will be planted in her honor. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations will be collected by the family for hospitality gifts to the oncology/hospice wing at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, where she received exemplary care during her battle with cancer-or donations may be made in her honor to Mission Possible, the Dana-Farber Campaign to Conquer Cancer.