Kevin Crosbie, Chronicle publisher, dies at 52

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — Kevin Crosbie, the publisher of The Chronicle newspaper of Willimantic, Conn., has died at the age of 52.

Vincent Crosbie said Tuesday that his brother died unexpectedly overnight and the cause was determined to be a heart attack.

The Crosbie family started the The Chronicle in 1877. Kevin Crosbie succeeded his mother, Lucy Crosbie, as publisher in 1992. He represented the fifth generation of the family to lead the daily newspaper. Lucy Crosbie died on Jan. 1.

Kevin Crosbie began working for the newspaper within a few years of graduating from Skidmore College.

During his years at the helm of the Chronicle, Crosbie also served as president of the Connecticut Daily Newspapers Association and as a member of the board of the New England Newspaper Association.