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About Arnold Maxwell Schwolsky
- Arnold's birth and death information are available at "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZG1-6MC : 9 December 2014), Arnold Schwolsky, 01 Jul 1998; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartfort and at "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK71-QSZH : accessed 5 May 2019), Arnold M Schwolsky, Connecticut, United States, 03 Jul 1998; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Hartford Courant, The, born-digital text.
- Arnold's exact date and place of birth is available at "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23R6-VGV : 13 March 2018), Arnold Maxwell Schwolsky, 28 Nov 1917; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 18093, page 203, State Archives, Boston.
- Arnold's obituary is available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96020464, and provided below in its entirety:
- "The Hartford Courant, July 3, 1998
- "Arnold M. Schwolsky, notable area lawyer, died Wednesday (July 1, 1998). He was 80 years old.
- "Born in Boston in 1917 to Myer and Ida Schwolsky, he was a lifelong resident of the Hartford area, and distinguished himself as a student athlete at Hall High School and at the University of Connecticut, where he played football and captained the baseball team. There he met and married Ruby Morris, his wife of 56 years.
- "They have two children, Rick and Elena (Elin), and two grandchildren, Jonah and Angelica.
- "He was predeased by his sister Marjorie Schwolsky Weinstein, son-in-law Clarence Fitch, and daughter-in-law Mollie Beattie.
- "He came from a family of lawyers including his father and three uncles and received his law degree from UConn.
- "During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan.
- "He returned to enter private practice in Unionville where he relished his role as a small town lawyer; at the same time following his passion for criminal law into public service as a part time Assistant Public Defender in Hartford.
- "Later he was appointed Assistant State's Attorney in Hartford, and served on the State Board of Parole. After retiring he was appointed as a magistrate in the court system. He was a n active supporter of many civil rights and civil liberties groups, especially those espousing the cause of legal rights for the disadvantaged. He also actively supported local political candidates. He enjoyed sports throughout his life, and was an avid and accomplished golfer.
- "In 1986 he was enrolled in the Greater Hartford Hall of Fame for Jewish Sports Figures. He also engaged in sculpture, enjoyed travel and theater, and took great joy and interest in other peoples' lives. He was a member of the Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations and served on the board of editors of the Connecticut Bar Journal.
- "He was also co-chairman of the Legal Aid Committee of the Hartford County Bar Association, and a member of the District Attorneys Association and the American Judicature Society.
- "A memorial service will be Saturday, July 11, 1998, 3 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House, 144 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford. Donations can be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave. , Montgomery, AL 36104. The family will be at home through this weekend to receive friends."
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Arnold Maxwell Schwolsky's Timeline
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November 28, 1917
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Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1998 |
July 1, 1998
Age 80
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Simsbury, Harford, Connecticut, United States
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