Greenwich News in Greenwich, Connecticut

Obituaries of Stuart Flexner and James Callaway

Stuart B. Flexner a Greenwich based social historian editor and lexicographer died of cancer December 3 at Greenwich Hospital aged 62 born in Jacksonville Illinois raised in Louisville Kentucky he lived in Greenwich since 1972 and authored many works including Dictionary of American Slang I Hear America Talking and Listening to America. James Thorpe Callaway president of Holland Callaway Advertising died December 8 of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center aged 52 born in St Louis Missouri founder of Lois Holland Callaway and partner in Holland Callaway Advertising with clients such as People magazine Madison Square Garden and Cutty Sark the son-in law and co founder of many ventures survived by his wife Doris and his advertising colleagues. Antoinette Persampieri Caruso a Cos Cob homemaker died of cardiac arrest December 9 at Stamford Hospital aged 54 she lived in Greenwich 31 years born in Mamaroneck New York parishioner of St Roch Church survived by her husband and family.