J. DANFORD ANTHONY JR. ’57

J. DANFORD ANTHONY JR., a preeminent tax attorney, former member of the Wesleyan Alumni Council, and active volunteer for charitable institutions in the Hartford, Conn., area, died Apr. 1, 2012, at age 76. A member of Beta Theta Pi, and the son of Julian D. Anthony of the class of 1928, he received his law degree from Harvard University. He served in the air wing of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. After clerking for a U.S. Tax Court judge, he joined the Hartford, Conn., law firm of Day, Berry, and Howard and was made a partner in 1971. He remained with the firm until his retirement in 2004, specializing in the tax treatment of financial intermediaries, tax-exempt organizations, and public financings. Admitted to practice in numerous courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, he served on many professional committees nationwide. He was emeritus director and former chairman of the board of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, as well as director and trustee of many Hartford area charitable and cultural institutions.  He also sang in the Hartford Chorale for a number of years. Among those who survive are his wife, Nora Brown Anthony, three children, three grandchildren, his brother, and several nieces and nephews, including Susan H. Anthony ’87.