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George Henry Webb, Jr., 94

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George Henry Webb, Jr., (94) of Princeton, New Jersey and former resident of Darien and New Canaan, CT died on August 14, 2026 after a brief illness at the PennMed Hospital. 

George was born on May 7, 1932 and grew up in Oradell, NJ.    As a  youth, he greatly enjoyed his years at Camp Dudley in Westport, NY where both his father (and eventually his son) were also campers.  He attended Oradell Junior High School, until he transferred to Phillips Academy, Andover at age 11.  After graduating from Andover in June of 1950, he enrolled at Princeton University, where he majored in Chemical Engineering, graduating in 1954.  After a summer with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, he enrolled in the US Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI.  After completing that program, he served on the USS Soley (DD 707) as an Ensign.  He spent the next 3 exciting years on the Soley as a Deck Officer and Electronics Officer.  After two long cruises on the Indian Ocean, his ship returned home, each time around the tip of Africa because the Suez Canal had been closed by sunken vessels. After the Navy he returned to Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati and pursued technical engineering for a year.  He then took a job at Pfizer, working as an engineer in the Brooklyn, NY fermentation pilot plant.  Rather than commute to Brooklyn from his Oradell home, he joined a group of 18 other college graduates in an all-male residence in NYC called Rainsford House, which was owned by St. George’s Church, located directly across the street from the church at 208 East 16th Street.  Each man was required to perform a weekly evening of community service.  George was elected President of the House after his first year.   During this time, he attended  evening classes at NYU where he earned an MBA.  Following two wonderful years at Rainsford House, he and two friends (one from Rainsford House and the other from the USS Soley) shared an apartment at 125 West 11th Street.  Two years later, he moved alone to East 86th Street.  By this time he had left Pfizer and joined McKinsey & Co. as a consultant.  After several impactful years with McKinsey, he took a job as an engineer with Industrial Biochemicals in, Metuchen, NJ.  Two years later, having played a key role in identifying and responding to costly leaks at the plant, George was elected President of Industrial Biochemicals.  Drawing  on his experience at Pfizer, he dramatically improved yields in the fermentation plant and was then ready for a new challenge. 

He soon met and married Judy Chase from Houston and took a job as General Manager of the Early Learning Division of General Learning, a subsidiary of Time, Inc.  After 2 years with General Learning, he decided to change industries again and joined Bill Owen as an Executive Recruiter.  This change went well, and two years later, George formed his own recruiting firm in New York City  with two partners.  Several years later George Webb Associates was based on the top floor at 280 Park Avenue, by which time the firm had established an excellent reputation as a recruiter of senior executives.  After a few years, the firm grew to five partners.  It thrived for over 30 years and with George’s retirement in sight, it was sold to Korn Ferry in the early 2000’s.

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Michael Glynne Allen, 88

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Michael Glynne Allen, 88, passed away peacefully on August 10th at Stamford Hospital. 

He leaves behind his much-loved partner of 22 years, Joan Gray, his son Mark Allen and his wife Jody Allen, daughter Sarah Allen Cruz and her husband Dinis Cruz and grandchildren Sophia Cruz and Emily Cruz. 

Michael was born July 10, 1938 in Eltham, South London. He was the only child of Lucy and Merlyn Allen who were both from South Wales. During the London blitz in World War II his house was bombed and he and Lucy were evacuated to South Wales for the rest of the war. 

He received a scholarship to Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, where he played rugby. He went to London University and then onto Cambridge University (Peterhouse College) for a degree in Physics. 

With his first wife Diana he moved to Wales, where his daughter Sarah was born, to work as a consultant for British Steel. He then moved to London to take up a role as a management consultant for McKinsey.

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Lia McCarthy deNey, 64

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May 3, 1962 – July 31, 2026
With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Lia McCarthy deNey, who passed away peacefully on July 31, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. She was 64. Born on May 3, 1962, in Boxford, Massachusetts, Lia was the beloved daughter of Cornelius Joseph and Alice McCarthy. She attended The Governor’s Academy before continuing her education at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she formed lifelong friendships and began building the life that reflected her intelligence, warmth, and determination. Lia was a woman whose grace and generous heart left an unforgettable mark on everyone fortunate enough to know her.

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Rosemarie Andronaco Festo, 93

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Rosemarie Andronaco Festo, ascended into the heavens on August 6, 2026, due to age related health complications. Born June 10th, 1933, she was raised a proud New Canaan resident and lived there all her life. She is remembered for her humor, compassion, her great love for family and friends, and her charitable work. She attended Center Elementary School, Saxe Junior High School and graduated from New Canaan High School class of 1951. She worked at Katzenbach and Warren for several years after her school years ended until she started her family.

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Gerald P. Dulski, 81

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Gerald P. Dulski, 81, of New Canaan, CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.  The family extends sincere gratitude to the doctors and nurses of Stamford Hospital who provided exemplary and attentive care in his last days, as well as his caregiver Nutchari Seepomma, whose dedication to his health and comfort in the last year is immeasurable. A New Canaan resident of 37 years, Gerald was born on August 6, 1944 in Stamford, CT, where he attended Holy Name of Jesus grammar school.  He graduated from Stamford Catholic High School in 1963 where he was an All-American football player, playing both offensive and defensive positions.  He received his B.S.B.A from American International College (Springfield, MA) in 1967, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and played four years of college football on scholarship.  He received his MBA from St. John’s University (New York, NY). 

After beginning his finance career at Dean Witter in New York City while living in Norwalk, CT, life took Gerald to Pensacola, FL in the 1970s with his first wife Lydia and his two young daughters Tracy and Kerri, originally to work with his father Stanley in real estate development.  After his father’s illness scuttled the projects, Gerald found success starting his own business in the roughneck equipment hauling industry.   

In 1980 he moved back to Rocky Hill, CT, where he rebooted his financial career at Connecticut Bank and Trust in Hartford.  It was during this time that he met the love of his life, his wife of 41 years, Joan.  They were married on June 7, 1985.  His career quickly advanced in the “wild west” of 1980s municipal bond trading, moving to Advest and rising to the position of regional sales director, overseeing 1500 salesmen and millions in trading authority.  In 1988 his career moved from Hartford to New York City, and he moved to New Canaan in 1989 with his wife Joan and their young son Jay.  Gerald then joined Eurobrokers Maxcor in 1994 to work with his brother Walter Dulski, starting a proprietary municipal bond trading group in Stamford for the firm, acting as the securities principal.  He remained at Maxcor for the next 10 years, narrowly missing the 9/11 terrorist attacks for a doctor’s appointment.  The thoughts and prayers of the Dulski family have been and will always be with the families of the 65 Eurobrokers employees who lost their lives in the attacks, as well as the thousands of other victims.  Gerald retired from Maxcor in 2004 after the company closed their proprietary trading in anticipation of an eventual sale to the Cantor Fitzgerald spinoff BG Global. Gerald was a lover of the outdoors ever since his time as a game warden with his older brother Stanley in high school and college at the Mianus River Gorge in Bedford, NY, the birthplace of the Nature Conservancy.  He was an avid fisherman and shared many fond memories with his son Jay, whether hiking at the Gorge, camping out with the Indian Guides and Boy Scouts, catching snapper blues at Cummins Park, or trout fishing in the New Canaan annual derby. Gerald was also a talented singer, first tenor, singing for 10 years side by side with his son Jay in the choir at St.