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Longtime Wilton Schools Employee, Former Stamford Resident, Jack Droney of Darien, 94 Longtime Wilton Schools Employee, Former Stamford Resident, Jack Droney of Darien, 94
Longtime Wilton Schools Employee, Former Stamford Resident, Jack Droney of Darien, 94 Longtime Wilton Schools employee John (Jack) Droney of Darien died peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28. Jack was born April 29, 1925 to John and Kate (Howley) Droney in Bellharbour, County Clare, Ireland. He was the youngest of four children: Mary (Sisty Scarsbrook), Michael, Martin, and Jack. Jack immigrated to the United Ståtes in 1947 with his cousin and lifelong friend, James (Gus) Droney. He arrived in New York but soon ventured to Stamford to work as a carpenter/handyman for his uncle, Tom Howard, while attending night school at Wright Tech to hone his carpentry and maintenance tal…