Hamden Hall past parent Betty Trachtenberg of Hamden, died at her home on March 14 at the age of 89.

Hamden Hall past parent John E. Sizemore of New Haven, died on March 13, at the Arden House in Hamden. He was 84.

Christopher Tracy of Guilford, a Hamden Hall past parent, died on March 5 at the age of 63.

Joseph Onorato of Madison passed away peacefully at his home on March 10, 2023 with his family by his side.

Karen O'Brien Lenois of North Haven, died on March 1 at Yale-New Haven Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 79 years old.

Dr. H. Michael (Mike) Fiskio, Class of 1953, died on January 27, 2023, at the age of 87, at home in Middlebury, Vt. He was born in New Haven, CT. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and three children. He was predeceased by his brother and Hamden Hall alumnus Peter Fiskio Jr., Class of 1950.

He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland in 1960. He then joined the U.S. Army, where he served in the Dental Corps from 1960 to1962. Following his discharge, he opened a dental practice in New Haven, CT.

Hamden Hall extends condolences to the Fiskio family. To read full obituary, please click here.

Edward M. Shay, Class of 1977, died peacefully on January 11, 2023 after a long battle with brain cancer. 

Ted was born in the Morris Cove section of New Haven, and spent most of his childhood in Orange. At the time of his passing, he was living in Guilford with his wife, Sybil, and three children, Michael, Alexandra, and Teddy.

Ted went on to graduate from Providence College with a business degree. Having a need to be active, he became an electrician. 

Ted followed in his dad's footsteps and grew up playing hockey. He was a member of the Hamden Hall Hockey Teams where he formed a large group of life-long friends that stayed close. In 2018, Ted and his teammates were inducted into the Hamden Hall Sports Hall of Fame.


Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to Ted's family and friends. To read Ted's obituary, please click here.

Rear Admiral Clifford DeWolf of Litchfield, Arizona, died on April 13, 2019, and is buried in the National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Clifford is an alumnus of the Hamden Hall Class of 1946. He was married to the former Marcia Staub of Waterford, Conn., and they had five children.

Clifford, a native of New Haven, graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1950. He also attended Georgetown University where he earned a Juris Doctor Degree in 1957. Following his graduation from the Coast Guard Academy as an Ensign in 1950, he was subsequently promoted as follows: Lieutenant (junior grade) in 1952; Lieutenant in 1955; Lieutenant Commander in 1961; Commander on July 1, 1966; Captain on February 1, 1972. His date of rank as Rear Admiral began July 1, 1978.