Death date: Oct 18, 2020
Diana Mae (Spalding) Paris, beloved wife of 40 years to Francis J. Paris, passed away at her home in Stafford Springs, CT on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Diana was born in Hebron, CT to Christine (Babcock) Spalding and Frank Spalding Read Obituary
Dear Frank and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. We will miss seeing Diana's smiling face, cheerful words, and eating those yummy and beautiful cookies (they truly were works of art) at coffee hour. Your love and care for each other was so obvious and an example for us all. She will be missed in our church family.
Love and hugs, Mike, Vicki, Katie, and Ben Knapp
Thinking of all of you, Frank, Cheryl, Heather and Jay. We have many wonderful memories of your mother over the years. Wishing all of you peace and comfort during this time. Love, Laurel & Alice
Diana was an amazing colleague in the academic library world. Smart, clever, fearless, curious, tenacious, and diligent, she learned new information technologies continuously and was very generous in sharing both her knowledge and her tricks of the trade. Whenever I couldn't figure out how to complete a large-scale cataloging project, I would drive right over to Manchester Community College's Library and Diana would drop everything to show me how to do it. Diana was a cataloger's cataloger for sure. And then there was the baking! Those giant chocolate chip cookies are a forever memory for me. My condolences to her husband and family -- she spoke of you with great love and fondness. We are losing a wonderful, wonderful person and I feel grateful to have known her as a colleague and a friend.
Dear Frank and the whole family,
A lovelier lady than Diana could not be found anywhere. She sent out loving vibrations wherever she went. She used her many talents to ensure the happiness of others. Her heart was pure. I will miss her dearly.
With love, Pat (Urda) Thompson O'Brien
