CT House of Reps Pays Tribute to Branford's Buonocore

The late Dominic A. Buonocore was given the customary respects by the Connecticut House Chamber during a ceremony led by Branford state Rep. Lonnie Reed.

Reed, joined by Buonocore’s family members and a member of the Branford Representative Town Meeting (RTM), led the House of Representatives in a memorial that included a moment of silence. She also passed a resolution expressing sympathy on the death of former Branford's former state representative, who passed away in October of last year.

“Dom Buonocore belongs to that treasured generation of citizens dedicated to public service and civic responsibility,” Reed said. “In addition to serving in several elected offices, he was also a beloved and winning baseball and basketball coach. His contributions to our town and to our state are countless. We will miss him and remember him always.”

Buonocore served the 102nd House District from 1993 to 1997 on the General Law, Executive Nominations, Planning and Development and Labor and Public Employees committtees.

In June of last year, one of the town's basketball courts was .

Reed is in her second term serving the 102nd Assembly District and serves as the House vice-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee.