Retired Rheumatologist and ex-hockey player!
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Retired divorce mediation attorney; active in non-profit boards over the years; consultant on non-profit fundraising; life-long tennis enthusiast; photography a hobby; trying to enjoy life, and family, breathe deeply, and stay healthy as I approach 90 (all too quickly)!
Frederick Erickson was born in Wisconsin in 1941 and raised in rural Minnesota. He attended Northwestern University, receiving bachelors, master’s and Ph.D. degrees there. He became an applied anthropologist and applied linguist, working primarily in schools of education. He is also a clergyman, ordained in the Episcopal Church as a permanent deacon. Teaching at a number of research universities, he retired in 2011 from the University of California in Los Angeles, where he also served as archdeacon for deacons in the Episcopal Church there. In 2023 he and his wife Joanne Straceski moved from Washington DC to the Seabury retirement community in Bloomfield.
Richard Woodworth Obituary
Published by Legacy Remembers on May 31, 2025.
Richard Mack Woodworth, 89, of Bloomfield, Conn., passed away peacefully on May 21 after a bout with cancer.
He was born on Feb. 7, 1936 in Schenectady, N.Y., son of John Lieuallen and Francis Mack Woodworth. Raised in the Syracuse suburb of Fayetteville, he earned his B.A., cum laude, from Middlebury College, where he was salutatorian of his class and editor-in-chief of the Campus newspaper.
He spent 10 years as a reporter for daily newspapers in Jamestown, Geneva and Rochester, N.Y., before becoming managing editor of the weekly Brighton-Pittsford Post for three years.
In 1971 he moved to Connecticut to become the editor of the West Hartford News and executive editor of Imprint Newspapers, positions he held until 1986. During his tenures, the Brighton-Pittsford Post won the national first-place award for general excellence as a “model suburban newspaper” from Suburban Newspapers of America and the West Hartford News was awarded national first prize for general excellence in its circulation class by the National Newspaper Association.
He founded Wood Pond Press as the successor to Imprint Publications in 1984. With his wife, Nancy, he was co-author and publisher of numerous editions of seven regional guidebooks, spanning the East Coast from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, to Key West, Fla.
In West Hartford, he served as president of the Connecticut Editorial Association of weekly newspapers and director of the New England Press Association. He also was on the board of the Auto Club of Hartford (AAA), the Bank of Hartford, the 1892 Club, the Greater Hartford Tourism District, the Children’s Museum of Hartford, the West Hartford YMCA, and the Noah Webster House and Historical Society of West Hartford. He was a member of Asylum Hill Congregational Church, where he sang with its Sanctuary Choir.
With co-authors Ellsworth S. Grant and Miriam Butterworth, he wrote and edited Celebrate! West Hartford: An Illustrated Story in honor of the town’s 2004 sesquicentennial celebration, of which he was co-chairman. He was twice honored with the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce’s Noah Webster Award for service to the community.
He was married to Nancy Dale Webster of Montreal, Quebec, who died a week before their 57th wedding anniversary in 2017. He is survived by his two sons, Jay (partner Marcio Pinto) of West Hartford, and Cameron (Monica Smith) of Girona, Spain. He was predeceased by his brother, Daniel K. Woodworth of Towson, Md.
WALT ANSEL grew up in a boatbuilding and sailing family in Mystic Connecticut. He has taught restoration and boat building at the WoodenBoat School for 25 years. Walt is recently retired from directing the HB duPont Shipyard at Mystic Seaport. He has worked on restoring the Whaleship CW Morgan, Dragger Roann and the Grand Banks Schooner LA Dunton. He has built dories, whaleboats and skiffs; some with his boatbuilder father Will. Walt lives in Mystic with his genealogist wife Carol and two beloved grey farm cats. They are proud parents of a son Douglas, a film maker in LA and a daughter Evelyn who is a maritime curator and author. Walt spends too much time at sea catching striped bass.
Bill joined the Old Guard last year. He graduated from the University of Connecticut, School of Engineering with a BSEE Bill Rose in 1977 and has been active in the electronics industry starting in 1978. He has held positions in design and development of electronic products as a design engineer, and in management at the Director and VP level at Leviton, Hubbell, Coleco, and Grumman Aerospace. He was also a founder and VP of Engineering at Infravision, a startup company that developed systems for embedding data in video streams. In 2001 he founded WJR Consulting and continues to provide consulting services to the streaming video industry.
During his career Bill has developed well over 100 products, been awarded 17 patents and has held various roles in electronics industry standards organizations including:
- President, High Definition A/V Networking Alliance (HANA) and Chairman of HANA’s Marketing and Technical Working Groups
- Chairman of the Consumer Technology Association Technology and Standards Council
- Chairman, IEEE Task Force on unlicensed use of TV Broadcast spectrum
Born in Queens, NY Bill moved to West Hartford from Long Island in 1982 where he raised his children with his wife of 43 years. His interests include spending time with his now extended family, golf, bowling, and DIY projects.
Here are his slides: Daniel Bissell Presentation Slides
Lawrence Ward became University of Hartford’s seventh President on July 1, 2024. He previously served as Vice President for Learner Success and Dean of Campus Life at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs at American University’s Kogodd School of Business in Washington, D.C.
Ward earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UConn, his Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan, and his Doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania.
He has held multiple leadership positions in higher education: as member of the NCAA Board of Governors, chair of the NCAA Division III Management Council, and Trustee at Albertus Magnuss College in New Haven, CT.
Several years ago Bob and Jane took a 22 day trip across China. Along the way they had four plane rides, an overnight train ride, stayed overnight at a farmers home and three days on the Yancey River as the river was rising 3 feet per day. Some of the highlights of the trip was visiting: panda museum, Tibet, terra-cotta warriors, the Great Wall of China along with several other interesting stops.
Bob is a West Hartford native who graduated from Hall High and started working in Hartford for the Connecticut Natural Gas company. He moved to Pittsfield as Senior Vice President of the Berkshire Gas Company. His next move was to Washington DC area where he was President of a natural gas trade association. His latest venture was flipping 30 homes in the West Hartford area.
Bob has been very involved helping civic and community groups and he served as President for: two local Homeowners Associations, two Chamber of Commerce, Avon Canton Rotary, Seniors Job Bank and The Old Guard. He is very active with his church and helped coordinate the refurbishing of the Church steeple. He is also active on several Old Guard committees: Habitat, MOW, UConn Hospital Volunteer, Food Share and most importantly—Golf.
Bob is married to Jane with three children, five grandkids and one great grandchild.
Renee Bernasconi is President & CEO of Seabury, Inc., a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Bloomfield, Connecticut. She holds an MBA in Healthcare Management, is a licensed administrator, and has spent her career in senior living and aging services, focusing on mission-driven leadership, community, and innovation. Renee serves on the Connecticut Department of Social Services Advisory Committee, is a member of the LeadingAge Connecticut Board. She was instrumental in changing state legislation to enable Life Plan at Home programs in Connecticut—the first such program in the state and the fifth in the country.
Kevin Rennie writes a political column for the Sunday edition of The Hartford Courant since 2002. He has operated the popular political website DailyRuctions.com since 2010. Kevin’s stories have led to corruption investigations, resignations, and criminal convictions, reminders that there are many ways to serve the public interest without holding elective office.
Kevin was elected to represent the 14th House District in the Connecticut General Assembly for three consecutive terms starting in 1988. In 1994, he became the first Republican to win election to the State Senate from the 3rd Senate District in 70 years. He served one term and is no longer a Republican.
In 2002 scandals involving the administration of Governor John G. Rowland began to unfurl. Kevin’s column provided news of Rowland’s disappointing abuse of his position as the Waterbury Republican began descent to resignation and prison. In 2008, Kevin’s columns on Senator Christopher Dodd’s concealed Irish real estate dealings made international news.
Kevin is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and the University of Connecticut School of Law. He lives and practices law in South Windsor.
Robert Cave is a Program Coordinator at Bloomberg LP. He graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with a degree in Information Technology and a minor in Computer Science and has nearly 20 years of experience in the cyber security field.
Rob’s career has taken him around the country, working for leaders in various industries including JPMorgan Chase, Cigna, and Activision (now part of Microsoft). He achieved various certifications in the field including Certified Forensic Analyst, Certified Forensic Examiner, Advanced Smartphone Forensics Certification, Python Coder. He has been an expert witness for legal consul with regards to digital forensics and digital acquisition. He also has worked with federal and state law enforcement including the Secret Service.
Rob currently resides in Queens NYC with his wife and newborn son, Jack. In his spare time (haha) he enjoys cooking, baking, and playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends.
In today’s times two things are true: you cannot get through the day without interacting with the digital world and it is not altogether a safe place. How can we navigate the Internet and still protect ourselves from the threats therein?
