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Born in Hartford, CT. to James and Anna Chrzanowski Downey where he resided for his first 20 years. John then bought his first house in South Windsor where he resided for the next 9yrs.

Kirstin Downey, a former Civil Beat reporter, is a regular contributing columnist specializing in history, culture and the arts, and the occasional political issue. A former Washington Post ...