Arthur Glick
Arthur Glick was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Alexander and Irene (Greenberg) Glick. In 1953 he moved to Danbury, Connecticut and went to work for Davis & Geck, In 2005, he and his wife moved with two children to Palm Coast, Florida, where he lived until his death on January 12, 2019. Mr. Glick leaves behind his widow, Angeles (Hernandez) Glick and six children, Elizabeth Schlecter, Lawrence Glick, Victoria Kotrotsios, Arlene Rhodenbeck, Joseph Glick, and Sukhwa Glick. Mr. Glick was predeceased by two of his children – Myung Glick and Sunghoon Glick. He also leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. While at Davis & Geck, Mr. Glick was instrumental in the development of the company’s most significant contribution to the surgical field in the invention of the synthetic absorbable suture in the 1970s. Its Dexon brand of sutures was made with a manmade organic material called polyglycolic acid. He would go on to seek approval for, and granted approval of, twenty-two patents. In early 1980, he and his wife founded, in Connecticut, Healing the Children, an International Organization that provides critical medical care to children all around the world. The family will receive friends on Wednesday (this evening) from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home, 511 Old Kings Road S., Flagler Beach. For online condolences, go to :www.craigflaglerpalms.com. Donations in his memory may be made to: Healing the Children, PO Box
608432, Orlando, FL, 32860 or to a charity of one’s choice.
Lois Ann LeCates, 85 and former longtime Ridgefield resident, died peacefully at The Villiage at Brookfield Commons on Monday, January 14, 2019. She was the loving wife of the late George H. LeCates, Jr. Lois was born in Norwalk on August
19, 1932, the daughter of the late Arthur and Vera (Seiler) Tucker. She was a graduate of Norwalk High School, Class of
1950 and worked at C.R. Gibson for several years. Lois enjoyed doll collecting, loved animals and adored her family.
Survivors include her son, George LeCates, III and his wife Evelyn of New Milford, daughter Tracy Ann Petry and her husband Martin of NC, brother Alan Tucker and his wife Judy of Norwalk, granddaughter Christine LeCates Hudson and her husband Ryan, and many nieces and nephews. Lois was also predeceased by her daughter Diane LeCates and her granddaughter Angela Karen D’Aquila.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 19, 10:30 a.m. at Magner Funeral Home,
12 Mott Ave., Norwalk with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lois’ name may be made to the Animal Welfare Society, 8 Dodd Rd., New Milford,
06776, or support AWS when you shop Amazon Smile. For directions or to leave an online condolence, please go to www. magnerfuneralhome.com