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Maureen Howell Tracy, 78

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April 3, 1946 – January 9, 2025

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Maureen Howell Tracy, 78, of Darien, Connecticut, on January 9, 2025, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Maureen was born on April 3, 1946, in New York City, to Elsworth Seaman Howell and Elizabeth Roper Howell. She grew up in Darien, where her kindness, intellect, and enthusiasm for life began to shine. Maureen attended the Dana Hall School and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Throughout her life, Maureen dedicated herself to serving others with empathy and compassion.

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Richard Lane Ahern, 95

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Richard Lane Ahern, a New Canaan resident since 1972, passed away on January 2, 2025. Richard, an entrepreneur in the paper industry, lived a full, vibrant and vigorous life. He loved his family, Catholic faith, friendships locally and those forged in his extensive business trips to the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa and the Caribbean. 

Born in New York City on June 5, 1929, Richard was the eldest of three to Katherine Sullivan Ahern and James Michael Ahern. Educated in Scarsdale, NY and Pittsfield, MA public schools followed by three Jesuit prep schools, Cranwell in Lenox, Mass, Loyola in Chicago and graduating from Fordham Prep in the Bronx. The multiple schools were the result of his father‘s untimely death shortly after the family moved to Chicago when he was sixteen.

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George Browne Post, 102

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George Browne Post passed away peacefully on December 5th, 2024, at the age of 102, shortly after a joyful Thanksgiving with family. 

Mr. Post was born in New York City to George B. Post III and Irene Emery (née Gibson) on October 7th, 1922, and educated at the Buckley School ‘37, St. Marks School ‘41, and Harvard College ‘45. His maternal grandparents were suffragist Irene Langhorne and Charles Dana Gibson, the illustrator who created the iconic Gibson Girl, a symbol of the independent, modern woman of the early 20th century. His great-grandfather was George B. Post, Beaux-Art architect of the New York Stock Exchange and Wisconsin State Capitol. He temporarily left his studies to enlist in the Army Air Forces, serving as a lieutenant in the Pacific Theater during World War II.  After the war, he was a writer for Time Magazine and Reader’s Digest and left behind volumes of illustrated journals about his fascinating life.

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Anthony Grasso Sr., 95

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Anthony Grasso Sr., 95 a resident of New Canaan, CT died peacefully at his home with his  family by his side on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Anthony was born August 8, 1929, in New Canaan where he spent his lifelong years.  He and his brother Richard were owner/operators of Grasso Brothers Paving Company of Fairfield County, established in 1972, passed on to his son Joseph Grasso, Sr.  and recently to his grandson, Joseph Grasso, Jr.
He was known for his hard work, dedication and passion for others and a witty sense of humor. But more than anything he was a devoted husband, father and family man.  He loved spending time with his family, sharing stories of his life. He was always there to offer guidance, support and encouragement no matter what challenges one faced.

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Charles Wright, 86

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Charles David Wright of New Canaan, CT died peacefully at Bridges by EPOCH in Norwalk on Thursday morning, December 12, 2024. He was 86 years old. Born on April 1, 1938, to Percy Charles Wright and Lylah Fisch Wright in Pittsburg, CA, he was predeceased by his brother and his sister, Richard and Janet Wright. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Deborah McCormick Wright, his son David and his wife Catherine Wang of Walnut Creek, CA, his daughter Eleanor of Brighton, MA, his granddaughters Keilah and Sophie Wright, and many loving family members and friends. 

After graduating from Pittsburg High School, he attended UC Davis and UC Berkeley and served briefly in the US Marine Corps. His career path took him from Sacramento to Philadelphia where he worked for National Drug Company, a subsidiary of Richardson-Vicks, Chuck crisscrossed the globe, building relationships, collecting coins, dolls, flags and beer cans for his kids, and overseeing the company’s Human Resources function throughout Latin American the Far East.