Elwin Cornell was the 40th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1959-60. “Red” as he was commonly known, was born on June 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the … Read more
Ray was born May 14, 1917 in Lisbon to George and Clara (Kaempffe) Helmboldt, the youngest of three boys. After attending a two room school house in Lisbon, Ray went … Read more
Victor Manych, was the 54th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in the 1973-74 year. Manych was born March 23, 1911, in New York City, the son of Czechoslovakian … Read more
Harrison Noyes, Jr., publisher of the Norwich Bulletin, was the 53rd President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in the 1972-73 year. Below is Mr. Noyes’ obituary from legacy.com Harrison … Read more
The 1969 Norwich Native Son Monsignor Terence Finnegan was present at the battle of Pearl Harbor in 1941, and served in the Guadalcanal Campaign, and later in Europe. He was Chief of … Read more
The 1972 Norwich Native Son Dr. James Moore was a World War II veteran. He’s a member of the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame, and led the Racers to their first … Read more
The 1973 Norwich Native Son was Connecticut Dept. of Transportation Commissioner James Shugrue. He was born in Norwich, the son of John F. and Abigail (Fogarty) Shugrue and attended local schools. “Bud” Shugrue served … Read more
1976 Norwich Native Son Walter Brown graduated with a degree in Business from Syracuse University which he attended on a full baseball scholarship. He served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy … Read more
1979 Norwich Native Son Robert Brand served as an officer in the U.S. Army First Infantry Division in World War II during the North Africa and Sicily campaigns. Mr. Brand graduated from … Read more