Simple needs, apparently met

Dominic's interests were reading, tending his lawn, enjoying the warmth of the sun, watching basketball and Nascar racing and hanging out at his favorite lawnmower shop.

How will you spend YOUR retirement?

Though the punishment from a lifetime of hand work and kneeling on sail loft floors left Roy wracked with arthritis, his passion for cooking remained. Renowned for his clam chowder, clam fritters, and lobster bisque, he added canning to his repertoire, gifting all with fabulous pickles, jams, and jellies and his own version of "V-6" juice (six vegetables, not eight). Model making, sailboats of course, and painting, boats and oceans of course, filled his retirement days.

A three-time hospice graduate!

Upon their first meeting by a patient's bedside, Joe is reported to have told one of the other residents, "There is the woman I am going to marry."

Read more about Vicki Pastorelle, interesting gal!

Sad and in the North, too

While playing for the Norwich Yellow Jackets one day, major league scouts who were there to watch Gene DeSautels, who later played for the Boston Red Sox, were overheard to say, "the colored fellow was better." Unfortunately, because of practices in existence at the time, "Burch" was never given an opportunity to play for the major leagues.

'Diaperman' dead at 56

He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Linda, and mourned by the city of Plainfield and wherever the language of funk is spoken.

Here's more about P-Funk's Garry Shider!

OMG, one can die from them?!

He was born Jan. 14, 1953. Nino was an accomplished musician and played frequently throughout the region, including most recently drumming on the Calvary Chapel worship teams. He widely travelled the country and died from the complications of life.

Do you battle rocks as well?

His tomatoes were unmatched, although he found constant challenge from rocks, which appeared in untold numbers, and generations of wildlife that consumed more than their fair share of his produce.

Read more about Stephen J. O'Leary.