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Obituary: Emily Seward Boro March 30, 1941 – May 19, 2013

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The daughter of James Morgan Seward and Ina Gwyn Storey Seward, Emily Boro was the Director of Editorial Operations at the New England Journal of Medicine and the Managing Editor of M.D. Computing. Ms. Boro raised her family in West Newton, Mass., and retired to Old Lyme, Conn., to a life with her husband, dear friends, books, bridge, cats, daughters-in-law and … [Read more...] about Obituary: Emily Seward Boro March 30, 1941 – May 19, 2013

Death of Frank Hamilton Jr. Announced, Pearl Harbor Survivor, One of Founders of High Hopes

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Frank Hamilton Jr. of Old Lyme, Conn., and Harbour Island, Bahamas, passed away in his 95th year on Monday, April 15, 2013. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Frank Watrous Hamilton, Jr. was born on January 27, 1918 in New London, Conn., to Major Frank W. Hamilton, Sr. and Evelyn Hislop Hamilton. Frank Jr. graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1936. He went on … [Read more...] about Death of Frank Hamilton Jr. Announced, Pearl Harbor Survivor, One of Founders of High Hopes

Death of Donald Porter Announced, Former WW2 B-24 Fighter Pilot

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Donald Lindsay Porter passed away peacefully on March 18, 2013.  The son of Frank Porter and Grace Day Porter Leavitt, he was born on May 14, 1922 and grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He served as a B-24 pilot in World War II, flying thirty-two missions over Germany. After the war, Don met Margaret Edwards, the love of his life, at the University of Northern Iowa.  They … [Read more...] about Death of Donald Porter Announced, Former WW2 B-24 Fighter Pilot