Alfred Abbott Lawton

Alfred A. Lawton of Williamsburg Virginia, formerly of New Canaan, Connecticut, born January 20, 1922 passed away April 28, 2016. He was born in Hinsdale, Ill. The son of Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Lawton. He attended Davenport High School and the University of Iowa under graduate then law school and was a member of the Iowa Bar.

He served in the Navy during World War II on the USS Massachusetts and left the military in 1945.

He married Elaine Swedberg of Rock Island, Ill in September 1948 and they moved to New Canaan, CT to start a family and to begin his career in advertising with Kenyon and Eckhart, then McCann Erickson. Alf found that owning the products was better than advertising them and formed Cromwell Products with products like Mr. Plumber, 409 Cleaner and others. When it came time to retire he sold his product line to Clorox Co. Alf was an avid skier and had a house in Londonderry, VT for weekend ski trips with his family till he retired and moved to Virginia. He also loved golf; he and Elaine traveled the world playing golf but called his home course Woodway Country Club in Darien, CT. He continued to play golf into his 90's and had an 18 hole in one's over his many years on the links.

Alf led a full and happy life, filled with many friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine who passed away in 2003 and his son Tom who passed away in 2015. His daughter Nancy Lawton resides in Houston, Texas.

A memorial service will be held at Williamsburg Lands - 5700 Williamsburg Landings Drive

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Aspetuck Land Trust at PO Box 444 - Westport, CT 06881, would be appreciated, it is a 700 acre land trust that his son Tom helped develop and retired from after 23 years. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.nelsencares.com.

Arrangements under the direction of Nelsen Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA.