Stanley Virgil Greimann
Stanley Virgil Greimann's birth on October 23, 1929 happened to coincide with the legendary collapse of the stock market. The son of Helen and Fred, Stan grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota where he helped in the barnyard and fields while also excelling in school. Co-valedictorian of his class, Stanley went off to St. Olaf College then to Yale University where he studied architecture and city planning. New Haven was also where he met his wife and life-long companion, Millie. Their 57 years of marriage began in Dwight Chapel on the Yale campus. Stan and Millie later moved to Guilford, CT where Stan designed and built a home on Lovers Lane. While living on the shoreline, Stan continued in his profession as planner. With great heart, diligence, and vision, he worked for more than 26 years for the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency currently based in Old Saybrook, negotiating with towns along the shoreline on the basics of housing, transportation, the elderly, environmental concerns, and other issues of land use and planning. He retired in 1999 to pursue his other passions. First among his many loves was enjoying his family. Beyond being a nurturing and compassionate father, he was the only grandfather of his three grandchildren. He exercised a deep faith, explored foreign lands, drew building plans, made scale models, grew orchids, collected first editions, studied history, shaped bonsai, tended goldfish, grew vegetables and perennials, painted watercolorsand just simply exuded tenderness and care toward everyone and everything he touched. He is survived by his wife, Millie Greimann, of N. Branford, CT; his children Garth (and Lindsay), Amy (and Reed) Carlson, and Eric; and his grandchildren Mallory (and Jamie) McManus, Hannah, and Reid. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Helen Greimann and his brother, Wesley Greimann. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green, New Haven. Stanley will be interred next to his parents in his much-beloved Minnesota. Arrangements in care of BEECHER & BENNETT FUNERAL HOME, 2300 Whitney Ave. Hamden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Stan's name to the Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc, 220 Main St., Old Saybrook, CT, 06475.
Dear Garth, We are sorry to hear of your father’s passing. I remember him as a calm and dignified man, even when we were overrunning his house during some of our 4-H meetings a long time ago. Our prayers are with you and the rest of your family.
Dear Millie, Garth, Amy, and Eric: Stan made the world a better place in many ways. I think of him every time I walk down Lovers Lane, or use the Amtrak station in Saybrook, or run into Eric in Cambridge… My thoughts are with you all. Beth
Dear Mrs. Greimann and family: I was very saddened to hear of Stan’s passing. Please accept my sincere condolences. I recall Stan’s fine and sensitive planning work at CRERPA. I’m sure that that beautiful region is even more lastingly beautiful because of Stan’s thoughtful and caring planning skill. Dick Carpenter, former Executive Director, South Western Regional Planning Agency, norwalk, CT
I did not know Stanley Greimann in person but I learned a great deal about him from his son Eric. More than that,through seeing the exceptional traits of his son I always thought he must have been complex, brilliant, and nuanced in the way he chose his own gently departing path.
Millie, Please know that the Larrabee family in Kansas has had your family lifted in prayer for the last few months. We know this has been a very difficult time. I hope you find some comfort in knowing that you are surrounded in your family’s love, friends, and God’s eternal promises. All our love, David and Cathy Larrabee
Millie, What a beautifully written obit on Stan. Lorin and I will be at the service on Friday. You are in my thoughts Fondly, Elaine
What a fine son Mr. Greimann and his wife, Millie, raised — my friend Eric. I remember meeting and being charmed by Eric’s parents when we stopped in for a visit at their little retreat home in Chesterfield, Massachusetts: their creation and so beautifully sited. My thoughts go out to the family at this difficult time.
Dear Aunt Millie & Family – so sorry to hear of Uncle Stan’s passing. Our throughts are with you all. We will miss Stan, he was a wonderful person. We will see you at the service on Friday. Love, your niece, Barbara
Mille We sre saddened to hear of Stanley’s passing. He was a true gentleman and good friend. Having known you and Stan has has been for us a great pleasure.
I had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Greimann, as I am close friends with his son, Eric. I remember Mr. Greimann as embodying a radiant calm that few possess. My own children, ages 4 and 7, lost both their maternal grandparents years ago, so it was especially delightful for them to have Mr. Greimann show them his wonderful carp pond in the beautiful garden he and his wife nurtured in Old Saybrook. We also enjoyed being their guests for brunch in their new home in North Branford, where Mr. Greimann shared his memoiries of growing up in Minnesota. We will miss him and offer own deepest condolences to his family.
Mrs. Greimann and your family, My condolances and sympathy are with you on your loss of Stan. I was a colleague with Stan in the 1970s and 1980s, administering the regional planning program from the State perspective. Stan was a wise, sensative man who sought the best for the Estuary region in his working with others. He warmly spoke of his family and his visions in the context of his upbringing. (We shared thoughts with each other from our common pasts of having been raised on farms.) My thoughts are with you all.
Dear Aunt Millie, Eric, Amy, Garth and family, We are so sorry to learn of Uncle Stan’s passing. He was a wonderful uncle and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Craig and Jan
Very sorry to hear of Uncle Stans passing. My sincerest condolences to all of you. I know he will be missed by many.
I think of Stan fondly. As a young regional planner, I always felt welcome by Stan when we met at statewide meetings and at a regional planning get-together at his house in Guilford. I am sorry to hear of his passing. Peter Dorpalen, Executive Director, Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley, Waterbury, CT
Dear Cousin, Thank you so much for your information. I am so sorry for your loss.
Dear Cousin, Thank you so much for your information. I am so sorry for your loss.
Dear Garth, We are sorry to hear of your father’s passing. I remember him as a calm and dignified man, even when we were overrunning his house during some of our 4-H meetings a long time ago. Our prayers are with you and the rest of your family.