John V. Hawley Sr., outdoorsman

John V. Hawley Sr. of New Fairfield, a former Georgetown resident, died on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at Harborside Healthcare-Glen Hill in Danbury after a long illness. He was 77 years old and the husband of the late Betty Broadhurst Hawley, who died in February 2003.

Affectionately know as “Hawkeye,” Mr. Hawley was born in Norwalk on Feb. 2, 1928, a son of the late Edgar V. and Eva Mae Mead Hawley, and was raised in Vista, N.Y. He was retired from Dichello Distributors of Orange, where he had been employed for 25 years. He had previously lived in Georgetown and Danbury.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting and was an avid sports fan, especially of the New York Yankees.

Survivors include his five daughters: Vivian Tooker of New Fairfield, Toni Hawley of Ridgefield, Betty Booth of Wilton, Terry Lepoutre of Wilton, and May Hawley of New Milford; one son, John V. Hawley Jr. of Danbury; two brothers, Charles and William Hawley; one sister, Emma Stanek of Danbury; 17 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Services were held on Monday, Feb. 21, at the Bouton Funeral Home, Georgetown. Burial was in Branchville Cemetery.

Donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, Connecticut Affiliate, P.O. Box 100, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.