Obituary for Hugh James Nocton
Hugh James Nocton was born February 17, 1942, and died on November 13, 2019 from complications from Dementia.
These I Have Loved by Hugh Nocton
My cat purring on my lap,
a baseball, caught on the run,
in the webbing of my glove.
The tugging on my line by a powerful force
unseen beneath the surface of the pond,
salt air on my wet skin
under a blue August sky,
rain on the roof.
Saturday morning,
the autumn scent of burning leaves,
the cathedral silence of the forest
blanketed in snow,
the blazing fire on a black winter’s night.
Every book that held a mirror to my soul,
the shared laughter of old friends reminiscing,
the unconditioned love in my mother’s eyes.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at the Atwater Memory Care Unit, the Skyview Unit, and McLean Hospice at McLean Home in Simsbury for their loving care and devotion to Hugh. Hugh Nocton was predeceased by his sister Kathleen and his parents Kathleen (Duke) Nocton and Hubert Vincent Nocton. Hugh is survived by his adoring sisters Margaret Nocton-Barr and her spouse Mark Barr, Patricia Nocton, and his three children Matthew Nocton, Anne-Marie Nocton, and Amy Nocton and her husband, Jason Courtmanche. He is also survived by his six grandchildren: Emmett, Madeleine-Willow, Bradley, Dylan, Elsa, and Cormac as well as his nephew, Shawn Barr and Shawn’s wife Megan.
A Catholic Mass will be held in Hugh’s honor at 11 a.m. on January 4, 2020 at St. Catherine’s of Siena Church 265 Stratton Brook Rd, West Simsbury, CT 06092. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at 565 Ashford Center Road, Ashford, CT 06278 or online at https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/get-involved/ or The Alzheimer’s Association at https://www.alz.org/
These I Have Loved by Hugh Nocton
My cat purring on my lap,
a baseball, caught on the run,
in the webbing of my glove.
The tugging on my line by a powerful force
unseen beneath the surface of the pond,
salt air on my wet skin
under a blue August sky,
rain on the roof.
Saturday morning,
the autumn scent of burning leaves,
the cathedral silence of the forest
blanketed in snow,
the blazing fire on a black winter’s night.
Every book that held a mirror to my soul,
the shared laughter of old friends reminiscing,
the unconditioned love in my mother’s eyes.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at the Atwater Memory Care Unit, the Skyview Unit, and McLean Hospice at McLean Home in Simsbury for their loving care and devotion to Hugh. Hugh Nocton was predeceased by his sister Kathleen and his parents Kathleen (Duke) Nocton and Hubert Vincent Nocton. Hugh is survived by his adoring sisters Margaret Nocton-Barr and her spouse Mark Barr, Patricia Nocton, and his three children Matthew Nocton, Anne-Marie Nocton, and Amy Nocton and her husband, Jason Courtmanche. He is also survived by his six grandchildren: Emmett, Madeleine-Willow, Bradley, Dylan, Elsa, and Cormac as well as his nephew, Shawn Barr and Shawn’s wife Megan.
A Catholic Mass will be held in Hugh’s honor at 11 a.m. on January 4, 2020 at St. Catherine’s of Siena Church 265 Stratton Brook Rd, West Simsbury, CT 06092. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at 565 Ashford Center Road, Ashford, CT 06278 or online at https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/get-involved/ or The Alzheimer’s Association at https://www.alz.org/