At the request of Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe, Gov. Ned Lamont has given permission for the town to lower its flags to half-staff for the remainder of the week in honor of Gordon Joseloff, 75, who died today.

Gordon Joseloff, on Nov. 19 ,2013, when turning over the reins as First Selectman to his successor James Marpe. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com
Joseloff, Marpe’s predecessor and publisher of WestportNow.com, had been in hospice care for a couple of weeks at home, suffering from a rare blood cancer he had been diagnosed with three years ago.
“On behalf of all Westporters, I want to express the Town’s sincere condolences to his daughter, Anne-Liisa, and his son, Ben, and to his grandchildren who I know he adored,” Marpe said. “We will all miss Gordon, and we thank him for his friendship and his service to Westport.”
“Gordon’s commitment and dedication to Westport, his hometown, was exemplified in so many ways,” Marpe said.”