Daniel Dennis,

Beloved father. Daniel H.. Dennis Jr., 88. of North Haven, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1921 he was the son of the late Daniel H.. Dennis and Florence Noonan Dennis, brother of the late Clare Dennis McFarland Codeanne. and step-son of the late Mary Elizabeth McCarthy Dennis. He was the husband of the late Mary Hart Dennis, to whom he was married for over 60 years and is survived by six children, Doreen Dennis Booker (Lashon Booker) of Alexandria, VA, Lynn Dennis at York, ME, Daniell Dennis (Sera Dennis) of Wallingford, CT Sheila Dennis (Tom Henry) of Ashfield, MA, Sharon Dennis (Bob Cohn) of Bethesda, MD, and Caroline Dennis of Fairfield, CT. He is also survived by six grandchildren and three step grandchildren. Dennis graduated from Hamden High School and Providence College before enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War II and served as a B24 Liberator bomber pilot, flying missions over Germany and Austria. His plane was shot down over the Brenner Pass in Decemher of 1944 and he was held as a prisoner of war at the Luckenwalde prison camp until May of 1945. Dennis was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and was decorated with the Purple Heart and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for his service in World War II. He married Mary Hart on June 30, 1945, and graduated from University of Connecticut Law School (then known as Hartford College of Law) in 1948. That same year, he joined Clark Hall & Peck, a New Haven law firm, where he was a partner for over 30 years. Following Clark Hall & Peck, Dennis formed Dennis & North, with his dear friend and colleague, Paul North, where he continued to practice law until their retirement. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at l0 am St. Rita Church. Friends are asked to go directly to church. Burial in All Saints Cemetery. Calling hours are Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. in SISK BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME 3105 WHITNEY AVE. Hamden• IN lieu of flowers contributions to the St. Raphael Foundation 1450 Chapel St. New Haven, 06511 or to The American Red Cross South Central Chapter 703 Whitney Ave. New Haven, 06511.

Daniel Dennis,

November 27, 1921 - January 24, 2010