Obituary: Raymond Lewis Dudley, 76, of Guilford

GUILFORD, CT — A recent obituary from Guilford is for a descendant of one of Guilford’s founding families and a respected community member.

Raymond Lewis Dudley, 76, was "one of those lucky souls to be rooted in a special place," his obituary reads.

A true son of Guilford.

Dudley was a part of Guilford’s farming community from a very young age in his family’s Clapboard Hill gardens and extended family's dairy farm. After graduating from Guilford High School and later Drew University, he'd earn a Master's Degree in Education from Brown University and then spend 38 years teaching English at Daniel Hand High School.

Dudley was deeply devoted to Guilford: A 20-year Conservation Commission member, Board member of Alder Brook Cemetery, maintained the First Congregational Church on the Green and Dudley Farm Museum grounds, delivered Meals on Wheels, and he was a member of myriad groups from the Guilford Foundation to the Guilford Agricultural Association.