Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-03
JOSEPH II TANNING DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY

Attorney Joseph Thomas Tanning. 61, died suddenly Wednesday morning at his home, 31 Lincoln avenue. He had been in apparent good health the previous night and on rising had called to Mrs. Tanning in cheerful tone and with no indication of illness, but in a few mo- ments expired from cerebral hemorrha ge Medical Examiner Dr.. Cha rles c. Glider sleeve, the next door .neighbor, was sum- moned when Mrs. Tanning had hurried to the bathroom in response to an alarm ing signal from her husband, and first aid was given; but the end came within a short time.
 MT. Tanning was q native of Proyi- dence, R. T., the son of Patrick and Win | fired Skelly Tanning. Following his mothers death when he was a child he l was brought to Norwich and his home was with his maternal grandparents, MT. | and Mrs, Patrick Skelly, of West Thames street He was graduated from the l West Chelsea school from Norwich Free Academy in 1876 when he was first class
 ical scholar, and from Holy Cross Col 4ege, Worcester, in 1879. At college he l was one of the ranking students espec- | ially in mathematics. also winning the 1 Crompton gold medal, the most. prized
 award of the college course. In 1883 1 Holy Cross conferred on, him the degree | of A., M.
 Following his study of law he prac- 1 ticed for brief time in Wilma ntic,
 then located in Norwich, first in the Gen.
 tral building then after the burning oi | that block. in the offices which were the
 original Y.'' M. c. A. rooms. POS Main
 street, where he had continued up to the | time of his: death. For over fourteen ] years MT. Tanning served as corporal tion
 counsel of the city of Norwich. and sew , enal terms he had acted as town cour- sel for Norwich, also for the towns o1 Sprague and Preston He was for year.
 a merrber of the town board of educa tion, also acting school visitor. He ha. l been member of the board of parE
 since its. institution. For several term
 he acted as president of the Norwicl
 Free Academy Alumni Association.
 April 12th, 1898; MT: Tanning was unit
 ed in marriage with Miss Annie w. MuI
 fin, of Norwich, who survives him, witt five sons, Paul, who has assisted his ia tf1er in his law office since ending hi
 course of study at Holy Cross Colieg
 following the war, Joseph T. Jr, a thir,
 year student at Worcester PoIytechni
 Institute, Richard and Edmund, who ar
 students at Norwich Free Academy, an
 John G., aged five. MT. Tanning leave ! A.
 editor of The Bulletin, also two step
 sisters Miss Emma F. Tanning and Mis-
 Eva I. Tanning, of Providence, the Ia. c
 special teacher in the Providenc
 schools
 MT. Tanning was leading member 0 the democratic party in eastern Connec ticut, a frequent speaker at convention and caucuses, where his apt and eloquen addresses and able presentation of argu ments always made profound impres
 sion on an audience. He was a membe of the New London. County Bar Assecia , tion ; was one of the organizers, the frs ) grand knight and a fourth degree Knigt of White Cross Council Knights of Cc
 lurrnbus member Of St. Jcseph's Soda ity and Literary Association. of the HoI Name Society of St Patrick's church ( | which he was a member; and the frs l chief ranger of Court Sachepl, Forester | Of Am: rica. As. a lawyer he was noted for his at
 curacy, ;wida acquaintance with the be. authorities on forer sic decisions and toI ics ,for,tfe care and conscien tiousness : his research and work, his devotion { the interests of h.y clients and his cou tesy to opponents, a well as his recogn 5 tion. of the high dignity of the law I 3 the last hewas devoted to his profe
 sionaT labors, whirh he held second = no personal or social claims.
 !. MT. Tanning. was a graceful and CT i. tertaining writer. and for time did col I siderable newspaper correspondence, al. | contributed interesting articles to m 2 Purple, the Holy Cross College month Il publication.
 His home life was angularly, happ, l