Aloysius Ahearn

Aloysius Ahearn
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
1975–1977
Preceded byDorothy Miller
Succeeded byDorothy Miller
In office
1979–1981
Preceded byDorothy Miller
Succeeded byJ. Peter Fusscas
Personal details
Bornc. 1926
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died(2020-04-30)April 30, 2020
PartyDemocratic

Aloysius J. Ahearn (c. 1926 – April 30, 2020) was an American politician and educator. Ahearn served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977 and again from 1979 until 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Ahearn was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Felix and Anna (née McCarron) Ahearn.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War.[2] Ahearn taught at English at East Hartford High School from 1960 to 1991, as well as at Manchester Community College during his career as an educator.[2][3]

In 2007, Ahearn published his memoir, From Rags To Patches, which explored his childhood in Boston during the Great Depression.[3]

Aloysius Ahearn died at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester, Connecticut, on April 30, 2020, at the age of 94.[2] Ahearn, a longtime resident of Bolton, Connecticut, had been married to the late Lorna Ahearn, with whom he had two sons, Peter and Michael.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "House District 55 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aloysius J. Ahearn obituary". Hartford Courant. 2020-05-05. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. 1 2 Tsetsi, Kristen J. (2008-03-18). "Self-publishing: An exhilarating experience with pitfalls: self published novelist's guide to some of them". Journal Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-05-25.