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Mrs. Downey NowFighting For LifeBy JAMES V. HEALION The Korean War was at itsNEW BRITAIN, Conn. (UPI) height and Downey left for the — Mary Downey was fighting Par East in November 1952 and for her life today, probably with that Christmas became a dis-the same steel resolve that sped mal one for Mary Downey and her to her oldest son’s side in son, William, and daughter, a Chinese prison five times in Joan.20 years. Please turn to Page 3Mrs. Downey, 75, a retired teacher whom a colleague said Thursday taught love” to her sixth grade pupils throughout her career, has lapsed into a deep coma at the New Britain General Hospital.The change was a marked one from Monday night when her son, John, 42, stepped into her room after an 11,000 mile flight from China, the realization of all her dreams.Peace At Last When sleep claimed Mary Downey that night, she found tranquility for the first time in20 years.TTie Downeys were a growing family in 1939 when tragedy struck First. Mrs. Dcwnev’s husband, a probate judge, was hilled in an automobile wreck and she was left with three children —John, William and Joan.John Downey went from the exclusive Choate School in Wallingford to Yale where professors, impressed with his personality, athletics and intelligence, pointed him out to Central Intelligence Agency recruiters in 1951.
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Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut, US
Fri, Mar 16, 1973
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