JOHN B. (BREAK) NEWMAN ’38

JOHN B. (BREAK) NEWMAN, the retired president and treasurer of Hazen’s Office Interiors in Middletown, Conn., died Mar. 19, 2007. He was 90. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and received his degree with honors. Active in civic affairs, he served as vice chairman of the board of directors of Middlesex Hospital and in 1988 was named Philanthropist of the Year by the New England Association for Hospital Development. He also served as chair of the board for Liberty Bank, and was involved in numerous other local organizations. Predeceased by his wife, Norma Morris Newman, survivors include his sister and a niece.