Happy Birthday To Leonia's Dr. Robin Cook
LEONIA, N.J. — Happy birthday to Leonia's Dr. Robin Cook.
Cook was born on May 4, 1940, in New York City.
He turns 76 on Wednesday.
The author's family moved to Leonia at the age of 8.
He would go on to graduate from Wesleyan University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, with his medical background inspiring his writing.
Cook began writing fiction in 1970 and his novels have covered controversial issues, such as organ donation, fertility treatment, genetic engineering, in vitro fertilization, research funding, managed care, medical malpractice, drug research, or…
Muriel (Cissie) Wakeman, 97, Longtime Darien Resident
DARIEN, Conn. — Longtime Darien resident Muriel (Cissie) Wakeman died on Friday, April 29. She was 97.
She was born on May 2, 1918, in Stratford, Conn., to Frank C. and Martha Swindells Evitts.
Wakeman attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs and the University of Bridgeport before earning an associate's degree from Edgewood Park College in New York.
After college, she worked as a journalist at The Fairfield News, where she met her husband, Norman Burr Wakeman.
She later served as clerk of probate in Stratford.
She also was a member of the Noroton Presbyterian Church for 62 …
Rev. John Chalupa, 100, Longtime Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Longtime Bridgeport resident Rev. John Chalupa died on Monday, May 2. He was 100.
Born in Lansford, Pa., Chalupa was a resident of Bridgeport for more than 60 years before moving to Middlebrook Farm assisted living facility in Trumbull.
He attended mission school in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia for two years, graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. and gained his Bachelor Degree and later his Masters of Divinity Degree from Mt. Airy Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa.
Chalupa served churches in New York and New Jersey before becoming pastor of Ho…
