This morning, I searched for Uncle Pippi’s date-of-death online. I want to give it to the priest that is presiding over Mom’s funeral, as I want him to try to personalize her tribute with family history. I didn’t feel like searching through my documents-upon-documents of my own research. Blaming laziness, I did an online search which immediately brought me to a version of the Darien High School newspaper. Shows you how useless searches can be at times, since this has nothing to do with his death. Needless to say, I thanked Pippi for helping me today, as he helps Mom with her coffin, leaping to the end zone, and victory.

HISTORY OF RIVALRY REVEALED
An excerpt from the NEIRAD, Darien High School newspaper, November 1984.
NCHS COFFIN

An angry Darien team traveled to New Canaan in 1936, hoping to stop their mentors. Darien students came to the game with a coffin marked N.C.H.S. and Darien even managed to score, but it looked like all they would manage was a 6-6 tie. Then late in the game, the Wave’s Jackie Craighead intercepted and returned it 50 yards to the New Canaan 5. With Darien’s fans up and screaming, three line plunges would not crack the end zone. On fourth down, with the game, the season and revenge riding on one play, Pippy D’Arrigo leaped into the end zone, and Darien had the victory.