New Haven Alder Tom Ficklin dies at 75

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Alder Tom Ficklin from New Haven’s Beaver Hills neighborhood died Wednesday night, city officials confirmed.

“Alder Ficklin was a champion for the Beaver Hills community and involved in New Haven’s civic life in so many ways,” Mayor Justin Elicker said in a statement. ​”He was passionate about serving his neighborhood and the city at large and improving the lives of our residents. At the same time, he was also an incredibly kind and warm individual in all his interactions with others, which we could use a lot more in our politics and society today. He will be missed and the City of New Haven extends our deepest condolences to the entire Ficklin family.”

Ficklin was born in Pittsburgh. According to Yale University , he attended Connecticut’s Choate School, where he graduated in 1967. He then earned his political science degree from Bucknell University in 1971 and master’s from Yale Divinity School in 1975.

The mayor’s office said Ficklin’s death was unexpected but believed he died from natural causes. He was 75.

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