Penelope Malone Zaback, 73; Mother of Wilton Resident

Penelope Malone Zaback passed away on Nov. 14, 2014, at age 73, after a long battle with illness, including Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The family and those privileged to have known Penny have been humbled and awed by the courage, determination and grace she showed, never allowing her illness to define her.

Penny is survived by her loving husband and best friend, Robert “Bobby” Zaback, of Water Mill, NY and devoted children Nicholas C. Malone and wife Suzy of Sudbury, MA; Sara M. Moore and husband Chris of Fairfield, CT and Amanda M. Bennie and husband Anthony of Wilton, CT, and grandchildren Christopher, Katherine and Jack Malone, Charley Moore, Nick Osmun and Todd Bennie. Penny is also survived by her sister Candy T. Fitts of Southbury, CT and her nephew Alan O. Fitts of Washington, DC and Paris, France.

Born Penelope Sheila Todd in Harrogate, England in 1941 to Donovan and Evelyn Duval Todd, she worked for J Walter Thompson and Warner Brothers in London prior to moving to the United States in 1964. She raised a family in Glen Head (Long Island) and Katonah, NY (Westchester County) and later moved to Eden Prairie, MN then Water Mill NY with her husband, Bob. Her time working with the New York Rangers Hockey team and for Helmsley Spear in NYC were highlights of her career. She was the Manager at Old Town Crossing in Southampton, NY before retirement.

Penny loved tennis, travel, most genres of music, and a glass of good wine, all shared with friends and family. She was a voracious reader and engaging conversationalist, moving effortlessly between the politics of the day to history and literature. But it was Penny’s passion and indomitable spirit that we all remember most.

A Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29 in Bridgeport, CT. Please contact Candy Fitts at candyfitts123@gmail.com or (914) 471-0878 for details.

Those wishing to celebrate Penny’s life and pay their respects to the family are asked to make donations to fund research for treatment and cure of Dystonia at Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, (DMRF) at https://www.dystonia-foundation.