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Charles Kevin Synnott, 80, of Hampton, beloved husband of Regis Delaney Synnott, passed away on January 1, 2026 at Windham Hospital after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. He was born in Waterbury to the late Charles Martin Synnott and Margaret Carolan Synnott. Kevin, as he was known to everyone, was raised in Cheshire and graduated from Cheshire High School. He attended Post College. He received a Master's Degree from University of Hartford and a Master's Degree and Doctorate from the University of Connecticut. Over the years he taught at several colleges including Albertus Magnus, Springfield College, Rhode Island College and Eastern Connecticut State University. His great loves were teaching, writing and making people laugh. Kevin was also a proud veteran having served in the army during the Vietnam era. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Hampton.
In addition to his wife of 40 years, Kevin is survived by his sister, Carol Buckley and her husband, Dennis, his sister, Monica Synnott, his brother-in-law, Thomas Delaney and his wife, Leslie, his sister-in-law, Kathleen Richards and her husband, Stan, numerous nieces and nephews, and many wonderful friends who were there for him to the very end. He was predeceased by his brother, James Neil Synnott.
The family would like to thank Dr. Dinesh Kapur and the staff at ECHO, Dr. Susan Kim and her staff at Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Nazer Qureshi, HHC neurosurgeon for all their care and support for Kevin in his cancer journey.
Calling hours will be from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, January 12 at Potters Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St, Willimantic, funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, January 13 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 41 Cedar Swamp Rd., Hampton. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory can be sent to his dearest charity Haitian Health Foundation, 97 Sherman St., Norwich, CT 06360..
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George Box
February 27, 2026
Kevin was a neighbor, another member of the Grove Street Gang. We had been exchanging messages and greetings via Face Book for several years. I didn't know until recently of his passing. I send condolences and good memories to his remaining friends and family
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Brian Northrop
January 9, 2026
My Deepest Sympathy´s to
Regis and family on the passing of Kevin.
Timing is so important in life, and I had just been talking with my brother John Northrop and he had been telling me that he had been reading interesting historical stories written by Kevin, on Facebook. I normally do not use FB, but ventured in, and read with interest the incredible recollections Kevin wrote about. I knew every thing he wrote about that´s how memories and nostalgia work together. And then I remembered a conversation I had with Kevin many years ago. I recalled the difficulties he experienced and knowing what he achieved and what a really good person he was how proud his entire family should be, where I become sad, is in not reaching out and making contact with a very good man and friend from a different time- it would have been a wonderful reunion of memories. I am sending along sympathies from my brother as well for he was saddened to hear of Kevin´s passing.
Rest in Peace old friend
God Bless
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