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Obituary: Barbara Gowdy Tongue
SWAN S ISLAND - Barbara Gowdy Tongue passed away peacefully in her home Dec. 7, 2020. Born March 9, 1933 in Hartford, .
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Barbara Gowdy Tongue
SWAN’S ISLAND – Barbara Gowdy Tongue passed away peacefully in her home Dec. 7, 2020. Born March 9, 1933 in Hartford, Conn. to Jane Faltin Gowdy and Richard Parsons Gowdy, Barbara grew up in the West Hartford area with her parents, brother David, and dog Inky.
She was a graduate of the Oxford School, Colby Junior College (now Colby Sawyer), and Katharine Gibbs School. She married Thomas T. Tongue of Baltimore, Md. in 1959, and they started their family at Avon Old Farms where Tom taught and coached.