Rushton Walter Skakel

RUSHTON WALTER SKAKEL 79, of Hobe Sound passed away Thursday, January 2, 2003 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Born in Chicago, IL, he was formerly of Greenwich, CT and moved to Hobe Sound, FL 20 years ago. Mr. Skakel served in the US Army during WWII. Prior to retirement, he was Chairman of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation for 31 years in New York, NY. He was a member of St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Hobe Sound. He loved to play golf, tennis and ski. Mr. Skakel was a generous, loving, kind man. He was predeceased in 1973 by his first wife, Anne Reynolds Skakel. He is survived by his wife, Anna Mae Skakel of Hobe Sound; his son, Rushton W. Skakel, Jr. and his wife Helen of Bogata, Columbia; daughter, Julie Skakel of Darien, CT; son, Thomas Skakel and his wife Anne of Lennox, MA; son, John Skakel and his wife Eileen of Portland, OR; son, Michael Skakel of CT; son, David Skakel and his wife Kate of Mosier, OR and Stephen Skakel of New Cannan, CT; his stepdaughters, Elizabeth Mallozzi of New Carmen, CT and Jennifer Kennedy of Carbondale, CO; his sisters, Ethel Kennedy of McLean, VA and Ann McCooey of Greenwich, CT; 13 grandchildren; and beloved nieces and nephews. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Saturday, January 4, 11:00 AM at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, FL. Friends may call Thursday, January 9, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Knapp Funeral Home, Greenwich, CT. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenwich, CT on Friday, January 10. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of YOUNG & PRILL FUNERAL HOME, Stuart, FL.