Obituary of William J. Brought

William J. Brought September 20, 1957 - July 18, 2004 William J. Brought, age 46, of Brookfield died unexpectedly Sunday morning at Danbury Hospital. He was born on September 20, 1957 in Cornwall NY. He was the son of Francis C. Brought of Brookfield and the late Antoinette Barbarotto Brought. In addition to his father, he is survived by his stepmother Patricia Swift Brought; his sisters Sheri Brought of Danbury; Sandra Brink, her husband Alan Brink and their daughter Amanda, also of Danbury; his foster sister Ruth C. May of McKinney TX; and his extended family of Patricia's children, Merritt Jeffrey Swift of New Milford; Allyson Farrell, her husband Peter Farrell and their children David, Collin, Kaylee and Kyla of Bantam CT; Aaron Swift and his fiancé Susan Getchell of New Milford; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. Bill graduated from Henry Abbott Technical School in 1976. He worked for many years using his self-taught computer skills. As a salesperson for Radio Shack, The Wiz and later J. C. Penney, he won numerous sales awards. Throughout his career, he was commended for his knowledge of product, salesmanship and excellent customer service skills. Bill was a caring person who took great joy in helping others any way he could. In constant pain after becoming disabled at the age of 42, he did his best to maintain a positive attitude and continued to live a productive life. One of the ways he did that was by working part-time from home managing a student computer network for the Learning Incentive School in West Hartford CT. His many hobbies included model building, watching Nascar races with his best friend Art Tallaksen of Brookfield, and spending time working on his computer. Bill's smile will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Funeral Information A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Route 25, Brookfield on Saturday, July 24th at 11:00 AM. Cremains will be interred in St. Paul's Memorial Garden immediately following the service. Donations Information In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of William Brought to HELP for Pets, Inc., P.O. Box 4424, Danbury CT 06813.