The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-02
CHIEF CONRAN Late Police Executive of Garden City, l.. l. Visited Waterbury On Several Occasions Married
 Local Woman
By THE OUT EASTER

The death last week of Chief Aloysius Thomas Conran of the Garden City, Long Island, police department, is of particular inter est to certain Waterbury people because of relationship and old time friendship. You see Al, tall and athletic and quick in step, frequently visited Waterbury from his New York home, spending the time with relatives, and meeting and fomenting friendships with others that has lasted during all of these years. He was of the kind that made friends quickly. While not native of the city, neverthe- less, he loved old Waterbury, and always went out of his way to do little something for anyone he met coming from here. We knew him well; he never forgot the friendship that followed chance meeting when both of us were young and fresh in youth.
 Years ago he married Miss Marie Murphy of the Baldwin street section of our own city. They established their home in New York city. Later they took up their residence in Garden City and it was here that Al branched into police work from his trade. He was the directing head of the small force appointed. at the time. clever thoughts on police routine But his exceptional work and and regulation made him such an outstanding figure among the off, cials of the state police associa- tion that he was looked up to with much pride and guidance by many of his associates.
 His death occurred last We'd nes morning as announced in The Democrat. The funeral took place Friday. A large number of rela- tives and friends from Waterbury were in attendance. So were many other friends and relatives from New York city. The funeral was one of the largest Garden City ever had seen.
 The account of the funeral as given in one of the local papers, follows:
 "Officials of Garden City, hun- dreds of residents of the com munity, policemen of four depart ments, and officials of neighboring communities. joined in doing hon. or to Chief Aloysius Thomas Con- ran. organizer and only chief of the Garden City force, who was buried this morning after mass was said at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church.
 "The burial took place at Holy Rood cemetery, Westbury, after the large funeral cortege had passed from the late chiefs home, at 233 Seventh street to the church, and then, under motor cycle escort, had proceeded to the cemetery.
 Streets around the Conran home and the church were blocked of with detour signs just before the procession started at 9:S0 o'clock this morning. The first president, and the first police commissioner of Garden City, un- der whose direction Chief Conran organized the department. were among the honorary pallbearers. They were ex Commissioner Charles NaiSawald, and former Village President George L. Hub- bell.
 "Other honorary pallbearers were former Police Commissioner Francis Hamlin, Mayor George M. Estabrook of Hampstead, Po- lice Surgeon Dr. Eben Breed. Chief Abram w. Skidmore and Inspectors Frank E. McCahill, Harold R. King and William Yochum of the Nassau police de- partment; Police Commissioner Eugene Geer of Hampstead and Inspector Flynn of Troop L, New York state police.
 Heading the cortege were the color and standard bearers, Pa- trolmen Harry Leigh and Paul Berg. Tn the honor guard at the head of the procession were pa- trolmen Albert Bosch and Frank Blekicki. Patrolmen James Payne