Thomas Buchanan Hood Jr., 65, Died; Longtime Westporter, Public Servant, Artist, Sailor
Thomas Buchanan Hood Jr., 65, a longtime resident of Westport, CT died on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Thomas was born in New Brunswick, NJ, and was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Buchanan Hood and Janice (Dowdy) Hood.
Thomas received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (“NJIT”). He later received an MBA from the University of Connecticut, and a Masters of Architecture from NJIT. Thomas had 40+ years of experience in the design, planning & construction of buildings, software engineering, advanced product development, marketing, and consulting.
Thomas enjoyed being involved in his community. He served two terms as a member of the Westport Flood and Erosion Control Board, and was appointed to the Westport Zoning Board of Appeals in 2018. He was also a member of the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston for more than 30 years; he served as a trustee for the church and sang in the church choir.
Thomas’s favorite activities were spending time with his family, painting, cooking, and being near the water. He was an avid sailor and member of both the Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, CT and the Mantoloking Yacht Club in Mantoloking, NJ.
Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Mary Jane (Pascale) Hood, and their children, Elizabeth (James Ifert) of Philadelphia, PA, Thomas and Meredith, both of Brooklyn, NY. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Hood Benz (Charles) of Mantoloking, NJ, and extended family.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 6 from 4 - 8 PM at the Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Avenue, Norwalk, CT. A memorial service in his honor will be held on Friday, October 7 at 11 AM at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston, 49 Weston Rd, Westport, CT.
Memorial contributions can be made to The American Diabetes Association.
Sirens: Accident Reported on I-95’s Southbound Lanes after Exit 17
First responders were dispatched to I-95 in the southbound lanes, between exits 17 and 16, for the report of a car accident with injuries at 2:30 this afternoon. No other information was made available by the State DoT.
Morning Weather Report
Today
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tomorrow
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Staples Soccer Scores Big Come-From-Behind Win Against Fairfield Warde
The match on Friday was looking pretty grim for the Wreckers as early in the second period Warde broke the 0-0 tie at the half with two quick goals. In a very physical game Staples would not back down despite the 2-0 deficit with the clock in Warde's favor. With only twelve minutes left to play the Wreckers started their comeback.
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Dylan Hoke (Junior) scored 2 PK’s. He created the first one for himself and then Avery Mueller (Junior) created the second with a fantastic drive into the box to earn the second penalty. Avery scored the third goal off great combination play from Chase Watkins (Junior) and Ethan Cukier (Senior). Keeper Nick Sikorski (Junior) made 5 saves.
The Wreckers would go on to score the winning goal with just a few minutes left on the clock to pull out a big win, 3-0 over Fairfield. The crowd, which grew when members of the girls team came by to cheer on the boys, was elated by the brilliant come-from-behind victory.
Said Staples new coach Russel Oost-Lievense who took the reigns from long time (legendary) Coach Dan Woog, "This year has been an amazing learning curve for the boys and coaching staff. Obviously it would be a lot of new faces after graduating a very strong class of 18 seniors. We expected there to be bumps transitioning into the role and that there certainly has! How this team has coped with the tough start is a testament to them and we could not be more proud of how these boys have come together and started to keep playing the style we want despite the results. It has definitely taken time to transition them into the style we want, but there is a very good bond starting to form and looking forward to seeing how we can push on from this result. The coaching staff and captains Ben Douglas, Hunter Smith, Alex Laskin and the others from top to bottom have been fantastic in all of this"
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