A moment of silence was held at the Danbury City Council meeting on Wednesday for a former member and for the mother of Danbury's Mayor. Council President Vinny DiGillio noted that 10-year member Mary Teicholz passed away last month at age 61. Barbara Pooler Esposito passed away on Sunday at age 89. She worked for 20 years as a private duty nurse and retired as head nurse for Fairfield Hills in 1994.