Recent Obituaries From New Canaan: McDonagh, Strassmann, Gatti

NEW CANAAN, CT — Recent obituaries from New Canaan.

Michael Joseph McDonagh, 81, a longtime television producer and advertising sales executive who also served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was deeply involved in church service and Irish community life, died on Apr. 5, 2025.

Paul A. Strassmann, 96, a pioneering information systems executive, author, and Pentagon and NASA CIO who began as a teenage resistance fighter and later transformed corporate and government IT strategy, died on Apr. 4, 2025.

John George Gatti, 86, a longtime New York City building contractor and passionate golfer and card player with decades-long ties to Wykagyl Country Club, NYAC, and the Huckleberry Indians, died on Mar. 30, 2025.

Ingrid Elaine O’Reilly (Jones), 77, a dedicated educator and tutor with a passion for math, travel, and family gatherings, died on Jan. 20, 2025.