Educational Excellence Since 1912
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Joan Rice Douglas Gordon, Class of 1945
Joan Rice Douglas Gordon, Hamden Hall alumna from the Class of 1945, died on July 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. She was 95.
Joan graduated from Hamden Hall at the age of 16 and went on to graduate from Albertus Magnus in 1949. She went to work at Yale in the College of Business Dean's office where she met her future husband Charles. They married in 1952 and had four children. Charles died in 1979 and Joan married her second husband, Louis John Gordon in 1983.
She is survived by three of her four children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to Joan's family.
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Joan graduated from Hamden Hall at the age of 16 and went on to graduate from Albertus Magnus in 1949. She went to work at Yale in the College of Business Dean's office where she met her future husband Charles. They married in 1952 and had four children. Charles died in 1979 and Joan married her second husband, Louis John Gordon in 1983.
She is survived by three of her four children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to Joan's family.
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
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Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
