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These are just a few of the many people from Northwest Connecticut who died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19.
Andre Ferguson, the executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott Waterbury Downtown, died at age 49 from COVID-19. Photo contributed by Marriott
Andre Ferguson, executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott in Waterbury, died April 3 from COVID-19 at age 49.
Ferguson worked at the hotel when it was a Holiday Inn during the 1980s and ’90s. After spending time in Arkansas, Ferguson returned to Waterbury to be closer to family and took a job at the Marriott as a line cook, the only open position at the time.
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Hutvagner, center, is shown in 2018 with Darlene Ragozzine, left, and then state representative candidate Kevin McDuffie at the Connecticut Democratic Convention in Hartford. Hutvagner, a longtime volunteer in Beacon Falls, died Dec. 7 due to complications from COVID-19. -REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN ARCHIVES
BEACON FALLS Whether supporting his children from the sidelines when they played sports growing up, volunteering with the Beacon Falls Lions Club, serving on a town board, or giving his time to benefit Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, Lawrence “Larry” Hutvagner was known for his caring and giving nature.
“He was always there for his kids and the community,” said Matt Hutvagner about his father.