Carl August "C.A." Hutton

On Dec. 13, 2020, Carl August (C.A.) Hutton, 70, son of the late Louise and Sidney Hutton, Jr., passed away from cancer near his Manhattan home. C.A. will be interred at Chester Cemetery in Chestertown, MD,at 11AM on May 21, 2022, two days after his 72nd birthday. Friends who would like to attend are invited. From his bed, C.A. asked his husband to convey to his many, many friends and loved ones, “I didn’t tell everyone. I couldn’t take repeating the story. When you’re very ill, visitors are exhausting. And this doesn’t mean that I didn't love each and every one of you.” After attending Avon Grove, PA, H.S., C.A. received a B.A. in drama from Washington College, to which he remained a committed and beloved alumnus. On Broadway, C.A. performed in the original cast of Gorey Stories and worked the stage door for “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Runaways.” He was also a charter member of the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, performing with the group at Carnegie Hall. C.A. served on the board of trustees of the Clinton 510 Owners Corp off and on for 30 years. At his death he was treasurer. A bright spirit in his neighborhood, he was known and loved by multiple neighbors. He worked 26 years on the support staff of Settlement Housing Fund, responsible for keeping the place moving efficiently. C.A. was proud of his evolution from non-athlete to athlete, becoming a competitive swimmer in his 30s. C.A. attended his first Gay Games in 1986 in San Francisco (Gay Games II). Shortly after his first Games, C.A. co-founded Team NY Aquatics, also joining the coaching staff. He attended every subsequent Gay Games as both swimmer and coach, , medaling in 8 of 9 games, culminating in Gay Games Paris in 2018. Over the years, C.A. also became an avid open-water swimmer; his proudest achievement was the Hellespont and Dardanelles Swim, a 4.5-km crossing of the Hellespont from Europe to Asia, which he completed while in his sixties. C.A.'s final global swimming event took place in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics competition, in January 2020. C.A. loved to travel. LOVED. His adopted homeland was Australia, which he visited 5 times, the last in January 15-March 4, 2020, where he participated in IGLA, the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Association ("I swam my swan song," he reflected from his hospital bed the last months of his life. "I had an idea something was up. Not that I was gonna die, but that my body was a wreck.”). In addition to competing in Melbourne, on this final trip, he attended (not for the first time) the Australian Open, the Sydney Opera House—"the most beautiful building in the world," several plays, "and of course Byron Bay (Byron Beach)." C.A. also traveled to Turkey twice (Istanbul and Cannakale/Troy), Mexico multiple times, the Caribbean multiple times, Costa Rica, France (including south and Normandy/ Bayeux), Greece, Machu Picchu, Tangier. One of the brightest spirits to roam the earth, C.A. loved Broadway, and after retiring from the stage in his late twenties, he continued attending multiple shows per week and traveled to festivals and out-of-town openings. Possessing a sharp mind and a clever wit to match his huge heart, C.A. was an insatiable and careful reader of drama, nonfiction and fiction. He was a devotee of the writers Carson McCullers and Lorraine Hansberry. C.A. also adored film and was a longtime supporter of the arthouse cinemas Film Forum and Lincoln Center Theater in NYC. He was an avid fan and supporter of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and a figure-skating and tennis aficionado. C.A. often made sure travel coincided with events related to his myriad passions. C.A. is survived by his husband, Jeffrey Fennelly, sisters Laura Zosia Hutton and Marina Conrad, niece Ali O'Brien, and grandnephew Hunter O'Brien. His late brother was Sidney Hutton III. Interment will be at 11AM Saturday, 5/21/2022, at the Chester Cemetery in Chestertown, MD.

Carl August "C.A." Hutton

May 19, 1950 - December 13, 2020