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Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82
Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Kenneth McGahren, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1.  An architect, artist, and lover of nature, his last moments were spent in the tranquil, wooded setting of the home he built in 2017 in Pound Ridge. Ken was born on September 27, 1939 in Bayonne, NJ, youngest of 4 brothers born to Eugene and Cecilia (Paulson) McGahren. He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City in 1968 and was registered to practice in New York and Connecticut. His early work focused on transportation projects in the New York Metro region as well as municipal transport facilities in Portla…
Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer
Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer Margot (Benz) Cantrall, 82, died on March 22 in Danbury Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born in New York City on August 21, 1937 to Max and Louise (Steudle) Benz, who emigrated from Germany in the 1920s. Margot grew up in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx and attended both Hunter High School and Hunter College, graduating with a BA in Chemistry in 1959. That same year she joined Lederle Laboratories — part of American Cyanamid, where she met her future husband, Edward Cantrall, also a chemist. She was a member of the team which developed Ethambutol, a. well-known anti-…
Johnathan Malizia Of New Canaan Dies At 32 Johnathan Malizia Of New Canaan Dies At 32
Johnathan Malizia Of New Canaan Dies At 32 Johnathan M. Malizia, a longtime resident of New Canaan, died on Tuesday, March 12 at Norwalk Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 32. He was born in Stamford on October 29, 1986, the son of Kenneth and Maureen Winters Malizia of New Canaan. He graduated from New Canaan High School in 2004 and began working for his father’s local cleaning business. He loved music, traveling, fishing, animals and being with friends who also shared these passions. In addition to his parents, John is survived by his brother Austin Malizia of Stamford, and sister Jordan Malizia of New York City. A Mass o…