EMILIO Q. “MIM” DADDARIO ’39

EMILIO Q. “Mim” DADDARIO, 91, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1958 to 1970, and who was a former Wesleyan trustee as well as mayor of Middletown, Conn., from 1946 to 1948, died July 7, 2010. A member of Eclectic, he received his law degree from the University of Connecticut and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, later returning to serve in military intelligence during the Korean War. He was a star athlete at Wesleyan and played professional football to help pay his way through law school. He was also a highly decorated Army officer and was credited with capturing Mussolini’s chief of staff; he also negotiated the surrender of Milan from the Germans. While in Congress he was known for his support of science research and development. Subsequently, he served as the director of the former congressional Office of Technology Assessment and as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to receiving several honorary degrees, including an honorary doctorate in science from Wesleyan, he served on the Wesleyan Board of Trustees and retired as an Emeritus Trustee. He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award. His wife, Berenice Carbo Daddario, died in 2007. Survivors include three sons, seven grandchildren, and his sister.