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SANDISFIELD, Mass. – Scott Philip Brignolo 63, of Sandisfield, Mass., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at his home.
Scott was born on Jan. 29, 1957, to Armondo Gildo and Bruna Louise Brignolo (Brusasca) in Torrington, Conn. Growing up, Scott was a top notch athlete for the Torrington Red Raiders and excelled as a baseball player. Scott was a part of the legendary P-38 state championship team. He later played baseball for Sacred Heart and Teikyo Post University.
Scott worked as a machine setter/operator for The Torrington Company/Timken/RBC. He was a hard worker at home also, maintaining his home and property in Sandisfield where he lived with his wife Pam. Scott was a loving, caring father to his two sons, Jeremy and Thomas, and gave his all to raise them as respectful, hard working people.
New Britain Herald
Dr. Paul Vincent Sequeira, 80, of New Britain died Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at the Hospital of Central Conn.
He was born in Nairobi, Kenya where he served in the 11th Battalion of the King’s African Rifles, and worked for the game department protecting the wildlife. He received a scholarship that allowed him to move to New York to attend Adelphi University. He would transition from a career in biology, to his true passion of education. While working in the New York public schools for over 25 years as a teacher, principal, and superintendent he would earn his doctorate degree in education from Columbia University. After teaching at Western Connecticut State University he moved to Connecticut to serve as the Superintendent of Schools in New Britain, and sixteen years guiding the development of Waterbury public schools. He served on boards of the Hospital of Central Conn., Teikyo Post University, and was a member of the esteemed New Britain Saturday Night Club.