FORMER TRUSTEE | Edith Gaberman Sudarsky ’39
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DITH GABERMAN SUDARSKY on March 16, at her home in Bloomfield, Conn. “Gay” as she was known, had a long history of involvement and generosity at Loomis Chaffee, beginning with her time as a student from Hartford at The Chaffee School. There, Gay was involved in the theater, the school newspaper, and debating. After graduation, Gay earned a bachelor’s degree at Connecticut College in 1943, and in her late 50s, earned a master’s degree in public health from University of Connecticut in 1981. Gay married Joseph Sudarsky in 1945 and together they raised three children. Committed to serving the needs of her community, Gay was active in Child Family Services, West Hartford Children’s Museum, League of Women Voters, and served on the boards of the Bushnell Memorial and Connecticut Public Television. She served as Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Cancer Society director and Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford president. Gay was corporator of The Institute of Living, and clerk of the Public Health and Safety Committee of the Connecticut
Squadron, the Westport Y’s Men, the Westport Kiwanis Club, and Saugatuck Congregational Church. Brad was predeceased by his wife, Hope Robinson Anschutz; and his sister, Carol Anschutz. He is survived by his three sons: Edward B. Anschutz II, Steven B. Anschutz ’70, Bruce R. Anschutz, and their wives; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held at the Saugatuck Congregational Church in Westport on February 5.
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John Scott Flint on March 6. A four-year student from West Cornwall, Conn., John was involved in the Stagehands Union, Chess Club, Darwin Club, Cercle Français, Founders Committee, and Rifle Club. He was active in Allyn senior basketball, second football team, and baseball. He was a member of the Loomis Chaffee Common Good Society. After Loomis, John attended Yale University and Tufts University Medical School. He interned at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas, and had
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General Assembly. Along with her family, Gay was involved with the Gross-Sudarsky Charitable Foundation, and she and her husband created a golf tournament to benefit UConn cancer research. Commitresidency at Undercliff Hospital in Meriden, Conn., and at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. John’s military career began as an enlisted serviceman in World War II, and he was later drafted to serve as a doctor during the Korean conflict. After a brief private practice, John returned to the military, eventually achieving the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force, until he retired from service in 1978. During his military service, John was assigned to numerous Air Force bases, including Lackland in Texas, Lowry in Colorado, Chanute in Illinois, and Wiesbaden in Germany. John served as deputy command surgeon at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, as hospital commander at MacDill in Florida, and as chief of hospital services in Elgin, Fla., his favorite assignment. After retiring from the military to St. Petersburg, Fla., John was medical director for Operation PAR and was one of the top addiction medication specialists in the state of Florida. After 15 years at Operation PAR, John volunteered as an ombudsman advocating for and protecting the health,
ted to educational concerns, Gay served as a Trustee at Loomis Chaffee from 1965 to 1986 and as an honorary Trustee thereafter. She was instrumental in the planning of the two-school merger, and in the planning of Chaffee Hall. She received the school’s Distinguished Service Award in 1986. In addition, Gay was a member of the Chaffee Advisory Committee and the John Metcalf Taylor Society. She also served as a trustee at Connecticut College. Gay is preceded in death by Joe, her husband of 67 years. She is survived by her three children, Lewis Richard Sudarsky ’66, Betty Sudarsky Bradley ’69, Deborah Sudarsky Wheery ’74, and their spouses; and her five grandchildren. Her connections to Loomis include her sister, Naomi Gaberman Vogel ’45, her brother-in-law, R. David Sudarsky ’43, and cousin Robert A. Weinerman ’40 who are all deceased. She is survived by extended family members Lawrence A. Vogel ’70, Lisa E. Vogel ’73, and Eliot Davis Moses ’75. Funeral services were held in the Silberman Chapel of Congregation Beth Israel on March 18 in West Hartford. ©
safety, and welfare rights of long-term care residents in Florida. John was an avid golfer and lifelong bridge player, and he enjoyed the outdoors and ballroom dancing. John will be remembered as a kind and generous man, possessed of wit and humor, who was greatly admired and loved by many. He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Shirley Jean Morris; his second wife, Madonna Spahr; and his third wife, Frances Lancaster. He is survived by his sons, Scott, Chris, Jay, and Hugh; three granddaughters; and a grandson. A memorial service was held on March 14 in St. Petersburg, Fla., with internment in Bentonville, Ark.
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Franklin B. Bristol Jr., on December 26, 2013. Originally from Middlebury, Conn., Franklin was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army infantry unit in the South Pacific. He graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Throughout his career, loomischaffee.org | 67