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Tucker H. Machette, 82, Of Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. – Tucker H. Machette died Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was 82.
Machette was born June 6, 1932 in White Plains, N.Y. He attended Williston Academy, graduated from Pleasantville Hight School and went on to play football at Lehigh University, where he earned a B.S. in 1959. He worked as a national sales manager at ITT Rayonier until retirement. An accomplished skier, he was a member of the National Ski Patrol. Every summer weekend he could be found on his beloved sailboats.
He will be remembered by his wife of 58 years, Terry Wingate Machette; his children, Marc and Liz Mache…
Ira V. Jones, Jr., Formerly Of Bridgeport, 85
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Ira V. Jones, Jr., of Fairfield, died on Friday, March 6, 2015. He was 85.
Jones was born on Nov. 21, 1929 to Ira V. Jones and Virginia Banks in Valhalla, N.Y. Jones had been a resident of Bridgeport for thirty years.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Morton's Mortuary Chapel, 25 Margaret E. Morton Lane, Bridgeport, Conn, with Pastor Donna Wade officiating. The viewing precedes the service from 10 a.m. To 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Local Poet Releases Book Featuring Mamaroneck Harbor
MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Michael Collins, Westchester resident, acclaimed author of the poetry collection "Psalmandala" and professor at New York University, has released “Harbor Mandala,” his new poetry book written during his regular walks around Mamaroneck Harbor.
The collection of poems is available now for pre-order until April 17 for $12.49, and it will ship in mid-June. “Harbor Mandala” depicts the harbor as a place where nature and civilization meet, an association that can also represent borders between consciousness and unconsciousness, dream and waking, instinct and rationality, and l…
