Stephen Godfrey Ekern died Thursday of complications from diabetes at his home in Colchester, CT. He was 44. Mr. Ekern was born May 10, 1963 in Tarrytown, NY, the son of Anita E. Ekern and the late George P. Ekern of Darien, CT.

He grew up in Darien and graduated from Darien High School in 1981, where he was a member of the baseball team and the 1979 State Championship football team. He also played trumpet in the orchestra and band. He attended Colgate University and later received a law degree from the Univ. of Connecticut School of Law.

Mr. Ekern specialized in employment and insurance law and spent his career working for law firms and insurance companies in Hartford. He had his own law practice in Colchester at the time of his death. Mr. Ekern was a devoted husband and father and an enthusiastic supporter of his son’s athletics.

Mr. Ekern is survived by his son, Robert George Ekern, his wife, Sarah, as well as his mother, Anita Ekern, of Darien, brother and sister-in-law, Nigel and Kimberley Ekern of Darien, and his sister, Adrienne Ekern of New York City.

A funeral service is planned for Monday, October 29th at 11:30 a.m. at the Noroton Presbyterian Chapel, 2011 Post Road in Darien. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien.

Memorial donations are asked to be made to a trust for his son’s education -- The Robert G. Ekern Education Trust, c/o Greg Lang, Esq., 26 Maple Avenue North, Westport, CT 06880.

Funeral Home:

Edward Lawrence Funeral Home

2119 Post Road

Darien, CT

USA 06820