Edward Leslie Winpenny Jr. ’46

Ted often said he was proud that he “brought Wall Street to Main Street.” Tired of commuting from New Canaan, Conn., to lower Manhattan, he convinced Merrill Lynch to open one of the brokerage’s first suburban offices in his town and was a top producer there for 65 years.

Ted was instrumental in establishing the New Canaan Community Foundation, which helps fund Connecticut-area charitable and civic groups. Serving on the New Canaan Historical Society’s board of governors, he led its investment committee for 32 years.

Ted’s key leadership helped popularize local paddle tennis, and he and a partner won the men’s doubles national title in 1968. In the meantime, he served as ’46’s dedicated class agent for decades.

At St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in New Canaan, Ted helped run the May Fair and Strawberry Festival each year. He was baptized with full immersion at age 88 at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in his winter hometown of Stuart, Fla.

Ted’s death Oct. 12, 2014, left his wife, Anita Carter Winpenny; daughter Belinda Paris; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The class extends warmest condolences and thanks for his enthusiastic life to them all.