Obituary: Thomas Wayne “Wayno” Downey, 86, of Guilford Patch 3/16/2021 Ellyn Santiago
Thomas Wayne “Wayno” Downey, 86, passed away March 11, 2021. He was the husband and life partner of his high school sweetheart, Joan Helen Rabbitt Downey, for more than sixty years. Born December 12, 1934, in Fitchburg, MA, Wayne was the son of Thomas and Mildred Downey.
Wayne’s life and love was between Guilford, CT and the camp on Branch Lake in Maine.
He began his educational career at Milford High School(‘52), The Hopkins School (‘53), Yale College (‘57), Yale School of Medicine (‘61); continuing education at the University of Minnesota (Pediatrics) and Department of Psychiatry at Yale.