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Kenneth Downer, 83, Retired Greenwich Police Officer
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Kenneth Joseph Downer, 83, a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to many, died peacefully at Stamford Hospital on Friday, Sept. 23 with his family by his side.
Downer was born Oct. 12, 1932 in White Plains and was one of five children born to the late Sherman and Katherine (Cuddy) Downer. He grew up in Mamaroneck and began working at a very young age with his father at Playland, a second home to him for 60 years.
Downer served his country in Germany from 1954 to 1956 as a member of the United States Army. He later joined the Greenwich Police force making …