Edith McClure Obituary (1938 – 2022) – Hartford, CT

Edith F. McClure (Edie/Duppie) passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 18, 2022. Born in Manhattan on February 17, 1938, to Kenneth Crane Faile and Edith Lefferts Faile, Edie leaves behind her two sons Phillip H. McClure, Jr. and Bradford C. McClure, her daughter Catherine C. Lyle, and their spouses, her six grandchildren, her sister Sarah Fogarty, nieces and nephews, and friends and loved ones that will miss her dearly. Edie graduated from Miss Porters School of Farmington Connecticut and Smith College. After having several professional lives including being an accountant, the president of the Farmington Art Guild, and teaching at Miss Porters School, Edie went back to school in 1980 to get her law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. After graduating from Law School, she worked at the Greater Hartford Legal Aid and Roisman and Rosenburg which soon became Roisman, Rosenburg and McClure and ultimately Roisman and McClure. Upon her “retirement,” she returned to volunteer at the Greater Hartford Legal Aid. As a part of her legal work, Edie headed the family law division of the Hartford County Bar Association, was part of the founding team for the Special Masters Program in Connecticut which aided individuals in quickly adjudicating divorce and was a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In addition to her legal work, Edie was an active member of the First Church of Christ in Farmington Connecticut. In 2004, she traveled to Freetown, Sierra Leone to visit the Hope Day School where they saw a school struggling to provide education in a building needing major repairs. Responding to an appeal for financial support, the team rallied and donated funds to construct a new building. The Hope Day School stands strong today. Underlying all of her work and passion projects was her unlimited love as a mother, grandmother, friend and her unrelenting zest for life. This was seen by her involvement in her many diverse interests including flying, building her own kayak, fly fishing, fly tying, skiing, hiking and traveling. As a Master Gardner she was often seen at the Kolp Community Gardens Plots with her dogs and grandkids. As an avid quilter, she gave her wonderfully colored works of art to friends, family and charities. Never taking herself to seriously, she found great humor calling herself and her friends “hookers” as they went to rug hooking clinics. While it is hard to put into words how much one person meant to so many, and we have missed sharing some of the parts of this incredible woman, we can all agree that she is now, and forever, peacefully casting on a river or carving the perfect turn. The family will have a celebration of life on June 24th at 11:30am at the Sarah Porter Memorial, 75 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032. If you have a quilt, rug hooking, knitting or other amazing piece of work that Edie gave to you we encourage you to bring it so we can decorate the space with her love. In lieu of flowers, family, friends and inspired strangers are invited to make a donation to the Appalachian Mountain Club, 10 City Square, Boston, MA 02129, or via their website: Https://www.outdoors.org/donate/tribute-gifts so that we can all spend a bit more time on the trail of life. Arrangements are being handled by The Ahern Funeral Homes, Inc., www.ahernfuneralhome.com.