Alan Reed-Erickson

Alan N. Reed-Erickson, 70, died Wednesday, October 3, from complications of Alzheimer's. Born in Rochester, Alan was raised in Middletown CT, and attended Woodrow Wilson High.  He received his Bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and his Master's from Antioch New England. Alan was particularly proud of achieving Eagle Scout status, and of lettering in three sports in high school, setting records for his school in swimming, which earned him a swimming scholarship to CCSU. Alan's career always involved a focus on helping and encouraging people to be the best version of themselves. It ranged from working with children with autism in a Connecticut hospital setting, to his last professional position as Executive Director of the Monarch School of New England. In between, he was a house parent in a CT group home for developmentally disabled young men, a parole officer for adults, a probation officer for youth released from NHYDC, the director of Teen Haven, (a Rochester group home),...