Dr. Paul Vincent Sequeira, 80, of New Britain died Friday (Dec. 11, 2020) at the Hospital of Central CT. 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 […]
John David Gonzalez, age 59, died tragically, and unexpectedly in the ICU at UConn Health Center of complications of toxic shock. A healthy, athletic man he went to an urgent care center on Friday, for what appeared to be symptoms of Lyme disease. He was rushed to the ER and found to be septic. Despite […]
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New Britain Herald
William “Bill” Maurice Grover, 80, of Rocky Hill, formerly of East Lyme, beloved husband for 57 years of Virginia “Ginger” (Heslin) Grover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, after a valiant struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and finally a brief fight with COVID-19. He had a remarkable career with Aetna and Travelers for 35 years, finishing his tenure as a vice president. Born on March 25, 1940, in South Berwick, Maine, he was the son of Roger M. and Sally (Willson) Grover. Bill was a graduate of Old Lyme High School, class of 1958, where he lettered in soccer, basketball and baseball and also served as student council president. In 1962 he graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, majoring in Business Administration. In July 1959, while working at the White Sand Beach Store in Old Lyme, Bill met Ginger, the love of his life. They were engaged in 1962 and then married in August 1963. They welcomed a baby boy (Roger)
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.