Atty.
James W. Bracnaro age 90 1/2, born August 14, 1922, died
February 5, 2013,
161 Summerfield Gardens, Shelton, CT 06484Connecticut Post
February 7, 2013
OBITUARIES
Atty.
James W. Bracnaro age 90 1/2, born August 14, 1922, died
February 5, 2013,
161 Summerfield Gardens, Shelton, CT 06484
BRACNARO, Atty. James W.
Atty. James W. Bracnaro (Jimmy Bracnaro), husband of the late Sylvia
LaPia Bracnaro, died at the age of 90. He was born in Derby and lived in
Shelton most of his life. He was the son of the late Rocco and Letizia
Bracnaro, both from Calabria, Italy. Predeceasing him were brothers and
sisters Bruno, Alphonse, Frank, Rose, and
Constance Sardo. He left a son
Robert, a teacher in Milford, and a daughter Darlene, wife of Anthony
Dioguardi, a New Haven dentist. He was a past Captain of both the
Shelton High School football and baseball teams. In football, he led the
state one year in points scored, and as broken field runner ran up nine
runs of 50 yards of more. In baseball, he hit ten home runs. He
graduated from Yale where he played against Army and its great back,
Glen Davis. At Yale, he played on the same baseball team as the first
President Bush, and played in the first College World Series against
California. His timely base hit for Yale against the Brooklyn Dodgers in
an exhibition game in New Haven almost beat the Dodgers. He was also
Connecticut Checkers Champion, and played semi pro baseball for several
years. He was a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) naval officer in WWII and was
the recipient of several military awards and medals, including one for
participation in the recapture of Bataan and Corregitor. He attended
Duke, New England, and Suffolk Law Schools, receiving both Bachelor's
and
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