Aloysius J. Ahearn (c. 1926 – April 30, 2020) was an American politician and educator. Ahearn served in the
Connecticut House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977 and again from 1979 until 1981 as a member of the
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Ahearn was born in
Boston,
Massachusetts, to Felix and Anna (
née
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McCarron) Ahearn.
He served in the
United States Army during
World War II and the
Korean War.
[ Ahearn taught at English at East Hartford High School from 1960 to 1991, as well as at Manchester Community College during his career as an educator.][
In 2007, Ahearn published his memoir, "From Rags To Riches," which explored his childhood in Boston during the ]Great Depression
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.[ Ahearn, a longtime resident of Bolton, Connecticut, had been married to the late Lorna Ahearn, with whom he had two sons, Peter and Michael.][
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2020 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Educators from Connecticut
Schoolteachers from Connecticut
American memoirists
Writers from Connecticut
United States Army personnel of World War II
United States Army personnel of the Korean War
People from Bolton, Connecticut
Politicians from Boston
Year of birth uncertain
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