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Dr. Gary Heussler ‘09 Memorial
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Connecticut
Created February 11th, 2024

In August of 2022 we tragically lost our brother Gary. A close friend, fellow stag and all around amazing person. Anyone who was fortunate enough to know Gary could tell you how brilliant, funny and full of life that he was. Gary was a great friend, brother, son and uncle. A brilliant mind dedicated to the research and teaching of biology. An avid athlete and ferocious fan of the NY Mets. A literal walking encyclopedia of Simpsons knowledge. Gary was always a pleasure to be around and after 5 minutes with him, he’d have you in stitches and feeling as if you’d been friends with him forever. He was truly one of a kind. A group of Gary’s close friends and classmates from Fairfield University, came up with the idea of honoring Gary’s memory with a tree and a plaque located on the Grauert Field Rugby Pitch at Fairfield University, where Gary could be forever remembered. In order to get this done Fairfield has asked that we raise funds to pay for the memorial a long with a donation to a cause at Fairfield near and dear to Gary. We are asking all of Gary’s friends and acquaintances to join us in creating a lasting memory to our brother Gary at the place where it all started for us. Please consider supporting our cause, any support is appreciated. Thank you!

Steve Liguori ‘09, Chris Diana ‘09, Fred Seitz ‘09, Chris Caporale ‘09, Michael Verrusio ‘09, Denis Walsh ‘09, AJ Bellucci ‘09 and Kevin Tarca ‘09

Updates

May 6th, 2024
STEVEN LIGUORI, Organizer

On behalf of all the boys, I’d like to thank you all from the bottom of hearts for supporting this cause and honoring Gary. Due to your generosity we will be able to make a sizable donation to Fairfield in Gary’s name that will benefit students for years to come. Additionally we will have a permanent memorial to remember him and keep his memory alive. As the memorial progresses I will keep you all updated, again thank you all for your generous donations! 

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Patrick Shanley
Patrick Shanley donated $100
8 months ago
STEVEN LIGUORI
STEVEN LIGUORI Bronze: Donate at least $100 to earn this badge. donated $250

In honor of one of the best guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. Let’s Go Mets!

8 months ago
Samantha Ahronian
Samantha Ahronian donated $50
8 months ago
Jen Clinton
Jen Clinton donated $100

Thank you for the happy memories, Gary. You brought joy to a lot of people!

8 months ago
Thomas Vitlo
Thomas Vitlo donated $50
8 months ago
Chris Diana
Chris Diana donated $1,000

For being there for all the big moments and being part of the 151 family

8 months ago

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Dr. Gary Heussler ‘09 Memorial
$7,775 raised of $7,500 goal
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