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Harvey Lapin, 96

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Harvey Lapin, of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the age of ninety-six. His family and friends mourn the loss of their beloved father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Harvey was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 17, 1927, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. The family moved to Stamford in 1934, where he attended public school. On his sixteenth birthday, he had to drop out of high school to run his father’s supermarket while his father underwent and recovered from surgery.

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Thomas Henry Dubay, 66

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Thomas Henry Dubay, a lifelong resident of New Canaan, CT passed away on December 12, 2023. Tom was born on June 6, 1957 in Stamford Connecticut, to the late Robert Eugene “Sid” Dubay and Rachel Violette Dubay. Tom attended St. Aloysius Catholic School, and graduated from New Canaan High School in 1975. He was most recently employed at the Gulf Station in New Canaan.

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John Alexander Edwards, Jr., 81

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It is with heavy hearts but fond memories that we remember John Alexander Edwards, Jr. of New Canaan, CT. John passed away on December 2, 2023 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was 81. 

John was born November 8, 1942 in Greenwich, CT to John Alexander Edwards and Reid Grandy Edwards. He attended Greenwich Country Day School, followed by Taft and then Boston University.

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Suzanne de Lima Knowles, 77

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Suzanne de Lima Knowles, known by friends and family as Sue II, and by her grandchildren as Nunu, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on October 25, 2023 at the age of 77. Sue II, the eldest daughter of Oscar and Sue de Lima, grew up in North Stamford and attended New Canaan Country School through 9th grade, where she would later send her four children and would serve on its Board of Trustees. She attended high school at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, where she would become friends with Nancy Knowles, whose older brother, Jimmy Knowles, would become the love of Sue II’s life. She graduated from Wheaton College with a BA and received her MA from Middlebury College in Madrid. Sue II was a loving wife and a loyal partner to Jimmy.  She adored him.  She admired his passion for art and innovation, and supported him consistently and wholeheartedly.

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Elisabeth Bellissimo, 92

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On November 14, 2023, in the quiet of her home, and in the company of her family, Elisabeth (Lisa) Bellissimo passed into God’s grace. She was 92 years old. Lisa was predeceased by her beloved parents, Salvatore and Felicia Bellissimo, and her dear sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Anthony “Buddy” Spinosa. Lisa is survived by her brother, Vincent Bellissimo, and many loving nieces and nephews. Born in Vallelonga, Italy, Lisa immigrated to the United States with her family in 1938 at the age of seven.