Audrey Condie

Audrey Condie passed with peace on September 13th at her Fairfield home. She is predeceased by her loving husband Robert in 2005 and is survived by sons Paul of Lemoore, CA, Richard Preach (Katie) of Lindenhurst , NY, and Jonathan (Suzanne) of Higganum, CT, and grandchildren: Jason, Aaron, Nathan and Shana Dittamo and great grandchild: Alex Dittamo. She is also survived by her younger sister Pauline. She was also predeceased by her loving son David and brother Leslie of Sidcup, England.
Audrey was born in Grimsby, England in 1927 and met American GI Robert Condie at a USO dance in June of 1944 where she volunteered as a coat check girl. Robert smiled at 17 year old Audrey and said "I am going to marry you!" They married in July 1945 and moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut where Robert was raised and eventually bought a home in Fairfield. Not long after her arrival her mom and dad Thomas and Ethel Hall and sister Pauline also moved to Connecticut.
Audrey threw her energies into raising their children. The Condie house was the local place to be for her sons friends. It was a mini Boys Town with constant card games, horseshoes, laughter and Rock and Roll rehearsals in the basement. The Condie kitchen was never closed.
She was an accomplished award winning artist. Her many portraits, still life and country scene paintings are displayed across the country. She exhibited her craft in many art shows throughout Fairfield County. She worked for many years in retail at Silvers of Westport and loved talking with customers. Whenever a celebrity like Paul Newman or Jessica Tandy would come in to shop, Audrey would always be sent over to take care of them. She thoroughly enjoyed this. After meeting Paul Newman she painted an incredible portrait of him. That portrait is now going to be donated to his Hole in the Wall Camp to be displayed.
She was an avid reader and loved to travel and go to Broadway shows with her close friends. Her interest in the Condie family tree going back to General Daniel Sickles who fought in the Civil War was contagious. Her late daughter in law Alberta Gonzales (Paul's wife) turned into the family genealogist. Her cross country travels with her husband Robert and sister Pauline in a small 1981 Toyota Corolla were full of very funny stories. They pitched tents every night had a lot of laughs. In later years they would annually drive along with their son Jon and his wife Suzanne and grandson Aaron to Anna Maria Island in Florida and enjoy the relaxation, fishing and sunshine. She will be always remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother whose greatest passion was helping others.
A viewing will be held on Wednesday Sept 26th from 5 - 7pm at Spear Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday Sept 27th at 10am at St. Anthony's Padua Church, 149 South Pine Creek Road, Fairfield CT with interment following the mass at St. Thomas Cemetery, Fairfield, CT.
She leaves us rich in memories.