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Article: City man was very handy, loved working with kids?
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- New Haven Register
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- October 5, 2009
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NEW HAVEN -- William Freeman Sr. was a stern but fair man who
loved to work with children. "He was popular with all the
neighborhood kids," said a daughter, Damonne Jones of New Haven. "He
was very handy and taught them about fixing their bicycles and how
to do various repair jobs around the house. He also helped many of
them find their first jobs. And he was on a first-name basis with
everyone in his neighborhood."
Freeman died Sept. 11 at age 80.
Born Feb. 9, 1929, in Virginia, a son of Leon and Mable Freeman,
he moved to New Haven as a young man and worked at Olin Corp. and
Southern Connecticut State University. He lived in New Haven most of
his life.
An old co-worker and longtime friend, ...