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Chester William Fannon III (Chet)
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hester William Fannon III (Chet) of Middleburg, Virginia died peacefully on Saturday, December 3, 2016 with his wife, Kate Armfield Fannon and his sister, Heather Fannon Young by his side. A loving husband to Kate and a respected and cherished father to Kingsley and Chester, Chet was born on October 21st, 1961 in Alexandria, Virginia to Chester William Fannon Jr. (Bill) and Mary Frances Tucker Fannon. His childhood was spent at Laurel Hill in Rappahannock County, Virginia. His love of and years spent on the family farm fostered his lifelong passion for the outdoors, bird hunting, dog training and habitat restoration. He also enjoyed horseback riding and had been an accomplished polo player. Chet was a graduate of the Blue Ridge School in Albemarle County and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and enjoyed a career with Fannon Petroleum. In death, Chet showed the same
courage, integrity and grace that had been the hallmarks of his life. He is remembered with love and missed with heartache by his wife Kate, his daughter Kingsley and son Chester; parents Bill and Mary Frances Fannon; sisters and their husbands, Beth and Jimmy Swindler and Heather and Daron Young; nieces Addie Swindler, Ellie Young, and Claire Young; and nephew Trey Swindler; and beloved in-laws, Howard and Gloria Armfield. Chet’s family received friends on Wednesday evening, December at Royston Funeral Home in Middleburg, Virginia. A memorial service was held on Thursday, December 8 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Virginia. Family and friends were invited to gather for remembrances at the Middleburg Tennis Club after the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Chet’s memory to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) at 700 N. 4th Street, Richmond, VA 23219 or at www.unos.org.
Charles (Chuck) William Borchetta
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harles (Chuck) William Borchetta (1936-2016), of Greenwich, CT died on November 6, 2016. He had dementia. Chuck was born On September 1, 1936 to Charles Borchetta and Virginia Servidio. He was raised in Connecticut, attended Greenwich High School and left Connecticut to attend the University of Oklahoma and UCLA. He served in the US Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. For many years he worked in the insurance field and later became a consultant with a number of health insurance companies. He lived most of his life in Virginia, Alexandria and later the Middleburg area where he enjoyed life in the small com-
munity. Many in the area knew him because he enjoyed talking to people and talked to everyone. He was quite a character! He is survived by his brother Frank (Windsor Locks, CT), sister Geri (Providence, RI), several nephews (David, Tim, Jamie, Chris, Bruce and David), one niece, Theresa (Branford, CT) and his former wife, who was his care giver during the last several years of his life, Sandy Danielson. There will be a Celebration of His Life on Wednesday, December 28, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at the Artists in Middleburg Gallery, 102 W. Washington Street, Middleburg. A mass will also be given at St. Rock’s Church, Greenwich, CT early in January.
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