Alice Gail Hayden

On September 16, 2023 Alice stepped out of her body and onto the path to see what was next.
Alice Gail Hayden, born in Hartford January 20th 1937 to Frances Harvey and Haskell Hayden. The younger sister of Veterinarian Harvey Hayden, still practicing in Sharon, CT, cousin to Faith Fisler of D.C. area.
Alice loved telling family stories around the dinner table and had an amazing memory, able to list off her grandparents going back some 10+ generations. She prized her Hayden genealogy book, tracing Hayden's back to not only their arrival in Massachusetts 1630 but their lineage in England before that. She was a a descendant of William Hayden of the Pequot war, founder of Hayden Station CT, who was in turn a descendant of the order of the knights who settled Heydon in Norfolk also known as Stinton England.
A graduate of Suffield High (1954) and UConn (1959) where she received her accounting degree. She worked for Connecticut General and after marrying Arthur Carter, of Guilford, she served as a civilian contractor (1961). In the late 60s they opened an attorney's office together on Whitfield Street, here in Guilford.
After their divorce she completed her C.P.A. exams and was a self employed accountant, primarily handling personal and estate taxes as well as payroll. She lived in Madison for thirteen years with her partner Donald Reddick (predeceased). She was a wonderful watercolorist and member of the "Friday Night Painters" for many decades, a group started under Dan Rice.
Alice is survived by her sons: Richard, Daniel (wife Sue), and Robert Carter as well as her grandchildren, Diana (28), Hayden (23), Marly (21) and Benjamin Levi (7).
Within the last few years she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the third time in her life and dealt with further health complications. She passed away while in home hospice under the loving care of her family and nurses. Even through her illness she maintained her quality of kindness and great sense of humor. She is dearly missed already.
A memorial service with the family will be held at Hawley Lincoln Memorial on Thursday September 28th 1-3 PM at 1315 Boston Post Road, Guilford.
It was Alice's request that those attending do not wear black, she wished for a celebration of her life not a mourning of her passing.