MALCOLM GORDON

1943 - 2022

GORDON--Dr. Malcolm, died on July 2, 2022 in South Norwalk, CT, at the age of 96. Malcolm was born in Boston to Barnett David Gordon and Ruth Myers Gordon. A 1943 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Malcolm attended MIT, where he was one of the top handful of students in his class after his only year there, before receiving his MD from Boston University School of Medicine in 1948. He joined his father's textile business, MKM Knitting Mill, and moved to Puerto Rico in 1955 to establish and manage a manufacturing plant in Cayey. He re-entered medicine at age 50, practicing geriatric psychiatry in nursing homes throughout Connecticut and finally in diverse private practice. Malcolm lived life to its fullest, fearlessly pursuing adventure and accumulating life-long friendships. Amateur aviator, explorer, skier, accomplished musician, lifelong learner, and tinkerer, but most of all sailor, he was also a man of deep ethical convictions and a generous, compassionate heart, who sponsored refugees of foreign conflict and sponsored exchange students seeking a better education. Malcolm's first marriage, to Mona Catherine Leo, with whom he had three sons, ended in divorce. He is survived by his wife, Nan Miller; sons, Andrew, Michael (Ellen), and Richard Gordon (Min Xiao); Jethro Miller (Renata); grandchildren, Rebecca Miller (Montgomery Miller), Laura Gordon (Jamison Pereira), Maddy Gordon (John Servinskas), Jonathan Gordon, Cleo Gordon, Sophie Miller, Max Gordon, and Noah Miller; and great-grandson, Adin Gordon Miller. Malcolm's family will hold a celebration of his life in October. Those who would like to commemorate Malcolm may do so by making a gift to the charity of their choice.