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F. Gordon Lyon,
Vietnam war vet
EASTFORD — F. Gordon Lyon, 81, of Eastford died peacefully May 29, 2021.
He was born Frederick Gordon Lyon Sept. 8, 1939, in Norwich, to Arthur JJ Lyon and Mary “Molly” Holmes Lyon. He graduated from Woodstock Academy in 1957, and then attended and graduated from Eastcoast Aero Tech.
He leaves his wife (Barbara), son (Michael), grandchildren (Hannah and Joshua), brother (Arthur H Lyon), brother-in-law (Bob Dexter), and nieces, nephews and cousins.
As a Vietnam War veteran of U.S. Navy Air, Gordon also worked his farm on Lyon Hill Road in Woodstock for 20 years, and for 35 years in the Experimental Department at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford.
After his retirement, he spent several years in the Maintenance Department at Pomfret School. Gordon was a history enthusiast, enjoyed fishing, and traveling across the U.S., into Canada, along with several trips to visit family in the UK. Gordon was an engaging person, who viewed new faces as a friend he had yet to meet; had a quick, dry wit; and is often remembered for his genuine, deep-belly laugh. One of his favorite pastimes was playing Uno with his grandchildren, enjoying Hannah’s artwork, and helping Josh try to catch the big bass at Crystal Pond.
A private family remembrance will be planned. Donations: CT Alzheimer’s Association, 200 Executive Boulevard Suite 4B, Southington CT, 06489, “In Memory of Gordon Lyon”. Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Beverly Ann Negip
THOMPSON — Beverly Ann (Valade) Negip, 79, of Thompson, and most recently Fort Myers, Fla., died peacefully on March 30, 2021, in Fort Myers.
Mrs. Negip graduated from Tourtellotte Memorial High School (1959). At Tourtellotte ‘Bev’ played basketball all four years. She captained the basketball team her senior year and was also voted best athlete along with her future husband Ed. Bev’s senior yearbook quote foretold what was to come “She’s witty, she’s wise and a good sport, too, Anything in math she’s able to do.”
She received a bachelor’s degree at Central Connecticut State University (1963) and master’s from Eastern Connecticut State College (1973). Mrs. Negip’s field of study was, yes, mathematics. She fulfilled her destiny as a teacher for her entire adult life. Most of her career Mrs. Negip taught high school mathematics at her high school alma matter in Thompson. Even in retirement she could not put down her passion for teaching and spent several years as a math tutor at the Rectory School in Pomfret.
If you knew Bev, you know that when she wasn’t teaching, she was probably talking on the phone. Bev loved to visit and talk with her close circle of friends and remained close with many former students. But the time spent with her family and grandchildren was what ‘Grammy’ most treasured.
Born in Webster, Beverly was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sylvia (Hicks) Valade. She was the wife of the late Edward Negip; mother of the late Judith (Negip) LeVine (1969-2006) and the sister of the late Joseph Valade.
She leaves her son, David Negip (Kate) of Fort Myers; son-in-law, Charles LeVine Jr. of Windham, N.H.; brother, Charles Valade of Sutton, Mass.; sister, Marie (Valade) Czechowski of Webster; nieces and nephews; and four grandchildren, Charles, Nathan, Katherine and Madeline.
Visitation is from 9 to 10 a.m. July 10 at Valade Funeral Home & Crematory, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale. Burial follows in St. Joseph Cemetery. Donations: National Multiple Sclerosis Society of America – www.nationalmssociety.org.
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