Paul R. North Jr.

1927 - 2025

Paul R. North Jr.
July 8, 1927 ~ January 17, 2025
Paul R. North, Jr., a retired lawyer and U.S. Navy veteran, died peacefully at home with his family in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on Jan. 17. He was 97.
Born in New Haven in 1927, North attended Hillhouse High School and graduated from Yale College in 1949 with a B.A. in Economics. In 1945, after his freshman year, he left Yale to serve in the U.S. Navy as World War II was ending. After Yale he went to UConn Law School in Hartford and interrupted his graduate education when he was called up by the Navy to serve as a Fire Controlman on a minesweeper in the Mediterranean during the Korean War years. He then returned to UConn to finish his law degree. He joined the firm of Clark, Hall & Peck in New Haven and began his life-long career in real-estate law. In later years, he and his friend and colleague Daniel H. Dennis formed the law firm Dennis & North and continued working together until their retirements. He was a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
North was predeceased by his wife, Rita Campbell North, who died in 2002. He was the son of Mary Crowley North and Paul R. North, Sr., who served as Democratic Registrar of Voters for the City of New Haven during the 1960s and 1970s. He is survived by his four children-Gwen North Reiss (Paul W. Reiss) of New Canaan, Peter D. North of Naugatuck, David A. North of Naugatuck, and Paul J. North of New Haven; four grandchildren-Eliza (Michael) Grant, Caroline (Brady) Summers, Daniel (Michaela) North, and Maggie North; and four great-grandchildren-Dylan, Henry, Maeve, and Clara.
Visiting hours will be on Fri., Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Keenan Funeral Home in West Haven, Connecticut. A private burial will be held in the spring.