Richard Amill ’54

Richard Amill ’54, of Norwalk, Conn.; Apr. 19. He had a long career in educational textbook publishing and held leadership positions at Time Inc., Silver Burdett, Cowles Media Company, Macmillan, Random House, and McGraw Hill. He later founded Learning Supplements, a pioneer in K-12 digital learning. He taught reading skills in-person to students in Bridgeport, Conn., and served as a mentor to elementary, middle, and high school students in Norwalk into his late 80s. He was a volunteer at Norwalk Hospital, the Whittingham Cancer Center, the Connecticut Food Bank, Read Aloud Program, Norwalk Reads, Homes With Hope, Gillespie Center, and OpenDoors Shelter. He was both member and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Weston, Conn., and loved to read, especially anything related to World War II or John Grisham. A lifelong New York Yankees fan, having attended hundreds of Yankees games, he never left a game early in case of a game-winning rally. He is survived by a daughter, two sons and daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren.