Robert C. Wason died at Marlborough Health Care Center on Dec. 27, 2006. He was the son of Walter S. Wason and Ethel Raymond Wason of Greenwich, Conn. He was born in Greenwich on Jan. 25, 1916, and graduated from Greenwich High School. He received a degree in education from the Teachers College of Connecticut (now Central Connecticut State University), and a master's degree from New York University. During World War II, Wason served in the U.S. Army until he transferred to the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd lieutenant. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He was married to Helen F. Downs on June 17, 1942, in Greenwich. The couple had five children, David S. Wason, Tod H. Wason, Elizabeth A. Wason, Nancy L. Wason and Peter S. Wason. Robert Wason taught industrial arts in the Greenwich school system for 26 years. In 1966, he moved his family to Peacham, Vt., where he taught for nine more years at St. Johnsbury Academy. His dedication to teaching continues. He has donated his body to the UConn School of Medicine for anatomical study. He is survived by his wife, Helen; his sons and daughters and their spouses; his eight grandchildren, Norah Wason, Rebecca Lyon, Aimee and Sarah Robear, Abigail Bartell Krone, Asa Bartell, and Brendan and Brianna Wason; and one great-grandson, Elijah Adam Krone. A memorial Eucharist will be held at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Hebron, Conn., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at 11 a.m. Remembrance gifts may be sent to St. Peter's Memorial Fund, 85 Church St., Hebron, CT 06248; or to the charity of one's choice.