Cunningham, Scott

Scott Earnest Cunningham May 31, 1950 - May 30, 2022

Son of Robert and Barbara Cunningham, Scott Earnest

Cunningham was born and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey. He graduated from Tenafly High School in 1968, where he was talented at math, receiving a nearly perfect score on his SATS. He played trombone in his youth and was an avid music lover. He earned his

Bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest College in Illinois in 1972, and his Master’s degree from Western New England College. He lived many years in North Granby, CT and Bradenton, FL.

After college, he began working at United Technologies Aerospace Systems up until his retirement from Hamilton Sundstrand in 2013. Through his work, he traveled around the world, and was known as a great softball player with the company team. He cared deeply about the people he worked with. Additionally, he coowned and operated Antiques on the Farmington, and considered the vendors part of his extended family.

Scott was a hard worker who did it all for his loved ones, and loved to party and play with family and friends. He helped to keep the ever expanding family together through annual family trips to Cape Cod. He also kept family traditions around Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Easter, and Christmas, where he would

go over the top with fine foods and was almost always running the grill.

He leaves his wife Elaine Cunningham; children Ian and Felicia Cunningham, Rachel and Kirk Brightly, Geoffrey and Ellen Rose Cunningham, step daughters Leesa and Thomas Huff, Stefanie and Eric Hein, grandchildren Nekearel, Amelia, Vena, Janel, and Dean Brightly, Silas and Isaac Cunningham, Chad and Sophie Huff, Mackenzie and Brooke Hein, great grandson Kaeleb Clarke, brother Mark Cunningham and Silvia Mestres, sisters Amy Porter, Laurie Cunningham and Ruth and Mario Caban, brother-in-law Alan and Jeanne Berman, sister-in-law Helene Sheehan, first wife Jane Stone, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family is inviting family and friends to a graveside service on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Cutler Family Cemetery, 155 Hurlbut Street, West Hartford, CT 06110 with an after service Celebration of Life gathering at the Elmwood Community Center, Laurel Hall, Room 29-211, 1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110.