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Danbury's William Dickens, Comic Who Tried Out For Harlem Globetrotters, Dies At 61 Danbury's William Dickens, Comic Who Tried Out For Harlem Globetrotters, Dies At 61
Danbury's William Dickens, Comic Who Tried Out For Harlem Globetrotters, Dies At 61 A Danbury man who is being remembered for his comedy and "failed" attempts" at becoming a Harlem Globetrotter, has died. William Wallace Dickens III,  better known as Wilbur Dickens, died Friday, June 7 from complications following surgery.  Dickens was born and raised in Danbury where he spent the majority of his life working in the sign industry after his many failed attempts at becoming a Harlem Globetrotter.  His true occupation was providing comic relief. His family thinks he may have missed his true calling on the stage, trading it for his love of neon.  He was a…

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A Life Well-Lived: Mary E. "Polly" McDermott, 87, Of Chappaqua, Weston A Life Well-Lived: Mary E. "Polly" McDermott, 87, Of Chappaqua, Weston
A Life Well-Lived: Mary E. "Polly" McDermott, 87, Of Chappaqua, Weston Mary E. McDermott, known to everyone as “Polly,” died peacefully with her daughters at her side at the age of 87 on Feb. 27, 2019 at Broad Creek Care Center in Hilton Head, SC. She is survived by her two daughters, Megan McDermott (Steven Schafer) and Morna McDermott McNulty (Leonard), and four grandchildren: Merrill Hersam, Maren Hersam, Conor McNulty and Molly McNulty. Polly was born in Philadelphia to Fred and Thelma Bright. She was the middle of three children and had an older sister, Gloria, and younger brother, Freddy, both of whom pre-deceased her. Polly traveled the country extensiv…

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