Obituaries | 1970-1979

PERCY H. HARVEY, an attorney and education advocate, died of lung cancer Oct. 3, 2005, at age 55. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he was an attorney with Stokes Bartholomew Evans and Petree in Memphis, Tenn., where he specialized in health care law, real estate financing, corporate law, and government relations. Predeceased by his first wife, Peggy Prater, he is survived by his wife, Toni Blount Harvey, a daughter from his first marriage, his mother, a brother, and eight sisters.

WAYNE W. HOWARD, a comic book artist who later became a graphic artist, died Dec. 9, 2007, at age 58. He received his degree with honors and was known for Midnight Tales, a mystery comic book. Among those who survive are his wife, Carol Zavednak Howard, his mother-in-law, several brothers-in-law, and a large extended family,

JAMES K. HORTON, MD, a physician in Louisville, Ky., died Oct. 7, 2009. He was 60. He earned his medical degree from Howard University and had a practice in family medicine. Among those who survive are his wife, Jacqui Horton, two sons, a granddaughter, his mother, and four siblings.

HARRY S. GOLD, executive director of business and legal affairs for Disney Theatrical Productions, died Oct. 10, 2008. He was 50. After receiving his law degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, he was a management associate at Niko Associates/Marvin A. Krauss Associates. He joined Disney in 1997 just as the company was solidifying its place on Broadway with The Lion King. He handled the business and legal affairs of that show, as well as The Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins. His parents survive.

WENDY S. GLABMAN, a pianist, died May 29, 2004, after a 27-year struggle with brain cancer. After attending Wesleyan, she studied at the University of Chicago and at Wake Forest University. She also studied piano with Nadia Boulanger. She is survived by her parents, a sister, two brothers, and two nieces.

EDWARD GROSSI, a financial adviser and consultant, died Mar. 31, 2008, at age 59. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and had also been in the music business for many years. He is survived by a daughter, his father, and a brother.

JONATHAN GRAY, a mortgage and finance analyst for the investment firm of AllianceBernstein, died Oct. 29, 2007. He was 59. After receiving an MBA from New York University, he joined Sanford C. Bernstein and Co. (later AllianceBernstein) as a securities analyst following the savings and loan industry. He stayed with the firm his entire career, expanding his coverage to include other enterprises as well as the mortgage industry, and was frequently called to testify before Congress on pending finance regulation. Among those who survive are his wife, Bonnie Ellin Gray, two sons, his mother, and a sister.

ANN G. FARRAR, home in Wilton, CT, on the evening of July 17 of ovarian cancer. She was 49. Ann (or Nan, as she was known to many) was born Thanksgiving Day in 1956 in New Haven to William Gregg Farrar and Lucy Brady Farrar. She grew up in Guilford, CT, where she attended Guilford schools, and to which she has maintained close ties throughout her life. Ann also loved Cushings Island, Portland, Maine, and Kington, England, where she had spent significant time throughout her life. She graduated from Wesleyan University, cum laude, in 1978, and went to live in Madrid, Spain where she worked for several years for the Fulbright Commission. With this experience she began her lifelong interest in international education, an interest encouraged by her aunt, Barbara Burn, a pioneer in the field. Ann attended Harvard University School of Education, earning an M.Ed in Education Administration in 1982, and then the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, earning an M.A. in International Development in 1984. Ann worked in international programs in Costa Rica, Mexico, Washington DC and El Salvador before joining Save the Children Federation in Westport Connecticut, as Program Manager/Operations Director for the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Ann belonged to the Congregational Church in Wilton. An optimist by nature, Ann looked for the best in every person and every situation. She had a tremendous appetite for new and different experiences, paid attention to the big picture while working to perfect the little details, and was a people person, making sure that she connected with everybody who entered her life in whatever capacity. With the onset of her cancer, this active empathy for others increased and became a sustaining force. Ann had a special talent for creating fun, and savored both the ridiculous and the sublime in daily life. Above all, Ann was a family person; her daughters, Marian and Alexandra, were the center of her world, and other family members were kept very close. Ann leaves her mother, Lucy Farrar of Guilford, CT, sisters Barbara Preneta of Farmington, CT, and Virginia Balser of Danbury, CT, brother William Farrar of South Pasadena, California, three nieces and three nephews, many aunts, uncles and cousins, her devoted former husband Jorge Obando of Washington DC, stepson Jordi Obando of Norwalk, CT, two step-granddaughters, and her most treasured daughters Marian and Alexandra Obando of Wilton CT. In lieu of flowers, Ann wished for donations to be sent to one of two organizations that were important to her. Donations in her honor to Save the Children’s programs in Latin America may be made to the Ann Farrar Memorial Fund online at www.savethechildren.org or by mail to 54 Wilton Rd, Westport CT 06880, attention Bibiana de Dios. Donations in her honor may also be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 1400, NY, NY 10122. A celebration of Ann’s life was held at the Congregational Church in Wilton, CT, on Wednesday July 26 at 2 pm.

JAMES A. FAIRBROTHER, a media and advertising executive, died Dec. 27, 2010, at age 55. He received his degree magna cum laude and with honors, and he had received numerous national awards for his creative work with his firm, Fairbrother & Company. Survivors include his wife, Eileen (Ivy) Fairbrother, and four children.

MILES D. EHRLICH, an editor, writer, and environmentalist, died July 15, 2008, at age 50. Survivors include his mother, eight brothers and sisters, seven nieces and nephews, and a close friend, Susan Johnson.