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November 25, 1938 – January 18, 2026.
Milan J. Turk, age 87 of New Canaan, CT. died on January 18, 2026, in Danbury, CT. surrounded by his loving family after a brief hospital stay. Milan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Zdenka Cop Turk and Frank Paul Turk. He attended Baton Rouge High School and graduated from Louisiana State University – BS Chemical Engineering (1960); MBA (1962) and Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.
Joy Hunt Luke, age 96 and a long-time resident of New Canaan, CT, died peacefully with her family by her side on December 27th at her home in Redding, CT. She was born on November 13, 1929, in Shanghai, China, to George Penn Hunt and Mabel (Mavis) Wilson Hunt. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband of 65 years, Donald K. “Pete” Luke.
Joy spent her youth living in China, the Philippines, California and Arizona before her parents settled in Wilmington, DE. After graduating from P.S. Dupont High School, she earned her associate degree from Green Mountain Junior College. Following graduation she worked in the legal department at DuPont.
Pamela Gores, widow of architect Landis Gores of the New Canaan Harvard Five, died on Friday at her home in New Canaan, Connecticut. She was 102 years old. Pam is survived by four daughters, Catherine Lynch of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ainslie Gilligan of Scarborough, Maine; Valerie Gores of East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Elizabeth Donovan of Hollywood, Florida; and one son, Karl Whitmarsh, of Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland; ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Pamela Gores was born in Cincinnati to Karl Russel Whitmarsh and Catherine Fowler Clarke on November 13, 1923 and spent her early years in New York City where she attended Miss Hewitt’s classes. She studied at the Low-Heywood school in Stamford and at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Connecticut.
July 31, 1928 – November 1, 2025
Herbert Bruce Taylor of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025. He was born on July 31, 1928, to the late Leroy Taylor and Evelyn Fiddner Taylor. He was preceded in death by his brothers, George Taylor and Kenneth Taylor, and his sisters, Ethel Naslund and Joan Taylor. He is survived by his nieces, Cheryl Douglas, Pamela Solberg, and Kristen Proulx. Herbert was educated in the Bethel, Connecticut, school system and at Danbury State Teachers College.
It is with broken hearts that we share with you that Tom passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the age of 75 yrs old. Tom graduated from NCHS in a work study program. His trade of study was done at Village Body Shop in New Canaan. He continued working there for 30 years. After retirement he began his work at New Canaan Public School transportation department. He made many connections with children and colleagues over the 21 years. He left behind his smile and kindness to everyone he met. Tom is survived by his wife of 45 years Judy. He is survived by his nephews, Jimi and Matt Gilroy and 3 nieces and two granddaughters, Celeste and Stephanie, and 4 great grandchildren, Sissy, Cooper, Joshua and Tierney.