Thanks Larry, I had been looking for her obit, but hadn't found it yet. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lance <[email protected]> To: ilfrankl <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Mar 29, 2014 9:51 pm Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] Bill B Brayfield 1930 1996 (ADDL) This is his Wife's DR. CLOTEAN H. BRAYFIELD - SHELBURNE - Dr. Clotean H. Brayfield, 81, a longtime resident of Windsor, Conn., and recently of Shelburne, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Clo was born on Nov. 4, 1931, in San Bernadino, Calif., to William Gordon Helm and Myrtle A. (Kleeberger) Helm. She grew up in Bakersfield, Calif., graduated from East Bakersfield High in 1949, and went on to Stanford University, graduating with honors in 1953. That same year she married the love of her life, Bill Benjamin Brayfield, a Stanford alum and Korean War officer. After his service in the U.S. and abroad, they attended Columbia University, and Clo earned an MSW. Besides a long career as a clinical and school social worker in New York City and Connecticut, she volunteered countless hours to local and national education, community, civil rights, and political causes, including the desegregation of the Hartford region public schools. In addition, while raising four daughters, Clo earned a Doctorate of Education from the University of Massachusetts in 1978. As a program administrator for CREC in Hartford, Conn., she helped design and oversee regional special education programs that served infants through adults. After retiring from CREC, Clo became a Special Education Surrogate Parent, advocating tirelessly for foster children in Connecticut public schools. She also enjoyed traveling the world, reading, crossword puzzles, gardening, going to the movies and new restaurants, and visiting with family and friends. In 2008, she moved to Wake Robin in Vermont, making many friends there. A lifelong lover of cats, she volunteered at the Humane Society of Chittenden County, and was named Adult Volunteer of the Year in 2010. Besides giving her time, Clo donated generously to numerous organizations that supported human and animal rights. She will be greatly missed for her passion for learning, warm friendship, keen wit and intelligence, activism, and practical advice, and even more as the matriarch of a big and busy clan. Clotean is survived by her daughters, Liesse Brayfield, Maris BrayfieldKittell, and Mary-Elizabeth Sciorra; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and her cat, Amber. She was predeceased by her daughter, Beth Brayfield in 1982; and in 1996 by Bill Brayfield, her husband of 43 years. A Circle of Remembrance ceremony at Wake Robin will be held in early January to celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the animal shelter or . Published in The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont on Dec. 23, 2012 ============= U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Theodore Townshend Brayfield Name: Theodore Townshend Brayfield County: Cochise State: Arizona Birthplace: Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America Birth Date: 13 Oct 1888 Race: Caucasian (White) Age: 23 Occupation: Clerk Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Short/Slender Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue / Brown Date of Card: 5 Jun 1917 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 12:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILFRANKL] Bill B Brayfield 1930 1996 This is the son of Theodore Brayfield, and the grandson of Dr. Benjamin F. Brayfield and Irena Cockrum. The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, July 9, 1996 Bill B. Brayfield , of Windsor, CT, died of cancer at St. Francis Hospital, on July 7, 1996. He was born on Aug. 27, 1930, in Bisbee, AZ. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degree from Stanford University, CA, and did graduate work at Columbia University after a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. He came to teach in the History department at the University of Hartford in 1961, and retired as Chairman of the department in 1995. During his tenure at the University of Hartford, he served as Chairman of the Faculty Senate Committee, and assisted in founding the CT History Day program for the public school students. His many professional associations include the American Association of University Professors, the American Historical Association, New England Historical Association, the New England Association of Slavic Studies, the CT Humanities Council, and the CT Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Brayfield attended Quaker meeting in West Hartford. He is survived by Clotean, hi! s wife of 43 years; and daughters, Liesse Medor of Hamden and Maris Kittell of Jericho, VT, and Carry Brayfield of Windsor. He had nine grandchildren including Belle Brayfield , who he raised since her mother, Beth's death in 1982. He will be mourned privately by his family and friends. There will be a memorial service for him at the University of Hartford in September, 1996. Memorial contributions in his memory may be sent to the American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, or the NACCP Defense and Education Fund, 99 Hudson St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10013, or the University of Hartford Library Fund, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford 06117. Carmon Windsor Funeral Home has care of arrangements. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message