Elaine Haddad, 92, of Rocky Hill, CT passed away peacefully on December 15, 2022. She was the oldest of six siblings and is survived by three sisters, Jeannette Fitts of Cromwell, CT, Marguerite “Bunny” Sherman (Wayne) of Cromwell, CT, Georgette Armstrong of Lake Placid, FL and by two brothers, Adeeb S. Haddad of Portland, CT and Theodore S. Haddad of Tappahannock, VA.
Elaine was born in Willimantic, CT and received her BA from the University of Connecticut in 1952 and her MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1953. Subsequently, she worked as a clerk-typist at Pratt and Whitney for two years and then, as an assistant to the Head of Johnson Hall at Columbia University in New York City. She returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue her Ph.D. which she obtained in 1962.
She taught Spanish Language and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1960-1963, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1963-1970 and Southern Connecticut State University-New Haven, 1970-1989, the year in which she retired.
Elaine dedicated her life to her family, and she was always there when anyone needed her. She maintained relationships with her many cousins, and continued
to keep close family ties with her family in Lebanon. She was known as “Aunt Elaine” to her 14 nieces and nephews and their children.
After retirement Elaine moved to Rocky Hill to be closer to her siblings. She loved her crosswords, and they were always a conversational piece when anyone was
around. She loved to play Scrabble and could play any card game!
Elaine was also very civic minded, donated to many charities, and cared deeply for humanitarian projects. She was active in the Rocky Hill senior center for many
years.
In lieu of flowers, her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, request that donation be sent to Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main Street, Willimantic, CT
06226.
There will be a memorial gathering to celebrate Elaine’s life and accomplishments on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from 10:00am to 11:30am at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. Willimantic, with her burial immediately following at New Willimantic Cemetery in Willimantic. For an online memorial guestbook, please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com.
Published by Hartford Courant on Dec. 18, 2022.
