diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseable.java b/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseable.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseable.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+import com.moparisthebest.jdbc.codegen.JdbcMapperFactory;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+
+import static com.moparisthebest.jdbc.TryClose.tryClose;
+
+/**
+ * This provides implementations of Closeable/JdbcMapper interfaces that simply construct a new object,
+ * execute the method, and close the object for each method call.  Implementations returned never need
+ * to be closed and are as thread-safe as the Factory sent in, of which the provided impls are entirely thread-safe.
+ * <p>
+ * If any of the methods returns an *interface* that extends Closeable, we assume *this* Closeable should not be closed
+ * until the returned value is, and it is therefore wrapped with WrappingCloseable before return
+ */
+public class SingletonCloseable implements InvocationHandler {
+
+    //IFJAVA8_START
+
+    public static <T extends AutoCloseable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper) {
+        return of(jdbcMapper, JdbcMapperFactory.of(jdbcMapper));
+    }
+
+    public static <T extends AutoCloseable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper, final String jndiName) {
+        return of(jdbcMapper, JdbcMapperFactory.of(jdbcMapper, jndiName));
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends AutoCloseable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper, final Factory<? extends T> factory) {
+        return (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(jdbcMapper.getClassLoader(),
+                new Class<?>[]{jdbcMapper}, new SingletonCloseable(factory)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected final Factory<? extends AutoCloseable> factory;
+
+    protected SingletonCloseable(final Factory<? extends AutoCloseable> factory) {
+        this.factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+        AutoCloseable jdbcMapper = null;
+        try {
+            jdbcMapper = factory.create();
+            Object ret = method.invoke(jdbcMapper, args);
+            if (ret instanceof AutoCloseable) {
+                // wrap jdbcMapper into ret so it gets closed when ret does, can only do this for Interfaces like ResultSet not concrete classes
+                final Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
+                if (returnType.isInterface() && AutoCloseable.class.isAssignableFrom(returnType)) {
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final Class<AutoCloseable> returnTypeCloseable = (Class<AutoCloseable>) returnType;
+                    ret = WrappingCloseable.wrap((AutoCloseable) ret, returnTypeCloseable, jdbcMapper);
+                    // now that jdbcMapper will be closed by above, don't let it be closed here
+                    // if a ClassCastException might happen here we will leak jdbcMapper, but how could it???
+                    jdbcMapper = null;
+                }
+            }
+            return ret;
+        } finally {
+            tryClose(jdbcMapper);
+        }
+    }
+
+    //IFJAVA8_END
+
+    /*IFJAVA6_START
+
+    public static <T extends Closeable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper) {
+        return of(jdbcMapper, JdbcMapperFactory.of(jdbcMapper));
+    }
+
+    public static <T extends Closeable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper, final String jndiName) {
+        return of(jdbcMapper, JdbcMapperFactory.of(jdbcMapper, jndiName));
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends Closeable> T of(final Class<T> jdbcMapper, final Factory<? extends T> factory) {
+        return (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(jdbcMapper.getClassLoader(),
+                new Class<?>[]{jdbcMapper}, new SingletonCloseable(factory)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected final Factory<? extends Closeable> factory;
+
+    protected SingletonCloseable(final Factory<? extends Closeable> factory) {
+        this.factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Closeable jdbcMapper = null;
+        try {
+            jdbcMapper = factory.create();
+            Object ret = method.invoke(jdbcMapper, args);
+            if (ret instanceof Closeable) {
+                // wrap jdbcMapper into ret so it gets closed when ret does, can only do this for Interfaces like ResultSet not concrete classes
+                final Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
+                if (returnType.isInterface() && Closeable.class.isAssignableFrom(returnType)) {
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") final Class<Closeable> returnTypeCloseable = (Class<Closeable>) returnType;
+                    ret = WrappingCloseable.wrap((Closeable) ret, returnTypeCloseable, jdbcMapper);
+                    // now that jdbcMapper will be closed by above, don't let it be closed here
+                    // if a ClassCastException might happen here we will leak jdbcMapper, but how could it???
+                    jdbcMapper = null;
+                }
+            } else if (ret instanceof ResultSet) {
+                // wrap jdbcMapper into ret so it gets closed when ret does, can only do this for Interfaces like ResultSet not concrete classes
+                final Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
+                if (returnType.isInterface() && ResultSet.class.isAssignableFrom(returnType)) {
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") final Class<ResultSet> returnTypeCloseable = (Class<ResultSet>) returnType;
+                    ret = WrappingCloseable.wrap((ResultSet) ret, returnTypeCloseable, jdbcMapper);
+                    // now that jdbcMapper will be closed by above, don't let it be closed here
+                    // if a ClassCastException might happen here we will leak jdbcMapper, but how could it???
+                    jdbcMapper = null;
+                }
+            }
+            return ret;
+        } finally {
+            tryClose(jdbcMapper);
+        }
+    }
+
+    IFJAVA6_END*/
+
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseable.java b/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseable.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseable.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+
+import static com.moparisthebest.jdbc.TryClose.tryClose;
+
+/**
+ * This wraps a class implementing closeable and also closes a supplied closeable after this class is closed
+ * <p>
+ * An example use is for holding a Connection open while a returned ResultSet is still held open, and closing the
+ * Connection when the ResultSet is closed
+ */
+public class WrappingCloseable implements InvocationHandler {
+
+    //IFJAVA8_START
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends AutoCloseable, C extends AutoCloseable> T wrap(final T delegate, final Class<T> iface, final C closeable) {
+        return (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(iface.getClassLoader(),
+                new Class<?>[]{iface}, new WrappingCloseable(delegate, closeable)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected final Object delegate;
+    protected final AutoCloseable closeable;
+
+    protected WrappingCloseable(final Object delegate, final AutoCloseable closeable) {
+        this.delegate = delegate;
+        this.closeable = closeable;
+    }
+
+    //IFJAVA8_END
+
+    /*IFJAVA6_START
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends Closeable, C extends Closeable> T wrap(final T delegate, final Class<T> iface, final C closeable) {
+        return (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(iface.getClassLoader(),
+                new Class<?>[]{iface}, new WrappingCloseable(delegate, closeable)
+        );
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends ResultSet, C extends Closeable> T wrap(final T delegate, final Class<T> iface, final C closeable) {
+        return (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(iface.getClassLoader(),
+                new Class<?>[]{iface}, new WrappingCloseable(delegate, closeable)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected final Object delegate;
+    protected final Closeable closeable;
+
+    protected WrappingCloseable(final Object delegate, final Closeable closeable) {
+        this.delegate = delegate;
+        this.closeable = closeable;
+    }
+
+    IFJAVA6_END*/
+
+    @Override
+    public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+        try {
+            return method.invoke(delegate, args);
+        } finally {
+            // todo: is there a better way of determining close method?
+            if ((args == null || args.length == 0) && "close".equals(method.getName())) {
+                tryClose(closeable);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/Closed.java b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/Closed.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e789ace
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+++ b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/Closed.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+
+interface Closed extends Closeable {
+
+    boolean isClosed();
+
+    String name();
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SimpleCloseable.java b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SimpleCloseable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b327a6d
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+++ b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SimpleCloseable.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+class SimpleCloseable implements Closed {
+
+    final String name;
+
+    private boolean closed = false;
+
+    SimpleCloseable(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isClosed() {
+        return closed;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String name() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        closed = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseableTest.java b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseableTest.java
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+++ b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/SingletonCloseableTest.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class SingletonCloseableTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRegularCloseable() throws Exception {
+        final DaoFactory factory = new DaoFactory();
+        assertEquals(0, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+        {
+            final Dao dao1 = factory.create();
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            final Closed closed1 = dao1.getClosed();
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertEquals("num1", closed1.name());
+            closed1.close();
+            assertTrue(closed1.isClosed());
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            final Closed closed2 = dao1.getClosed();
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertEquals("num2", closed2.name());
+            closed2.close();
+            assertTrue(closed2.isClosed());
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            dao1.close();
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertTrue(dao1.isClosed());
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+        }
+
+        final Dao dao1 = factory.create();
+        assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+        final Closed closed1 = dao1.getClosed();
+        assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertEquals("num1", closed1.name());
+
+        final Closed closed2 = dao1.getClosed();
+        assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertEquals("num2", closed2.name());
+
+        assertEquals(5, dao1.getInt());
+        assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+        dao1.close();
+        assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertTrue(dao1.isClosed());
+        assertFalse(closed1.isClosed());
+        assertFalse(closed2.isClosed());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSingletonCloseable() throws Exception {
+        final DaoFactory factory = new DaoFactory();
+        assertEquals(0, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+        final Dao dao1 = SingletonCloseable.of(Dao.class, factory);
+
+        {
+            assertEquals(0, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            final Closed closed1 = dao1.getClosed();
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertEquals("num1", closed1.name());
+            closed1.close();
+            assertTrue(closed1.isClosed());
+            assertEquals(1, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            final Closed closed2 = dao1.getClosed();
+            assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertEquals("num1", closed2.name());
+            closed2.close();
+            assertTrue(closed2.isClosed());
+            assertEquals(2, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+            dao1.close();
+            assertEquals(3, factory.totalOpened);
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+            assertFalse(dao1.isClosed()); // always appears open even though does not stay open
+            assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(4, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+        final Closed closed1 = dao1.getClosed();
+        assertEquals(5, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertEquals("num1", closed1.name());
+
+        final Closed closed2 = dao1.getClosed();
+        assertEquals(6, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(2, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertEquals("num1", closed2.name());
+
+        assertEquals(5, dao1.getInt());
+        assertEquals(7, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(2, factory.numStillOpen);
+
+        dao1.close();
+        assertEquals(8, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(2, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertFalse(dao1.isClosed());
+        assertEquals(9, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(2, factory.numStillOpen);
+        assertFalse(closed1.isClosed());
+        assertFalse(closed2.isClosed());
+        assertEquals(9, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(2, factory.numStillOpen);
+        closed1.close();
+        assertEquals(9, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(1, factory.numStillOpen);
+        closed2.close();
+        assertEquals(9, factory.totalOpened);
+        assertEquals(0, factory.numStillOpen);
+    }
+
+    class DaoFactory implements Factory<Dao> {
+        int totalOpened = 0;
+        int numStillOpen = 0;
+
+        @Override
+        public Dao create() throws SQLException {
+            return new DaoImpl(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    class DaoImpl implements Dao {
+        final DaoFactory factory;
+
+        private int simpleCloseableCount = 0;
+        private boolean closed = false;
+
+        DaoImpl(DaoFactory factory) {
+            ++factory.totalOpened;
+            ++factory.numStillOpen;
+            this.factory = factory;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isClosed() {
+            return closed;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getInt() {
+            return 5;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Closed getClosed() {
+            return new SimpleCloseable("num" + (++simpleCloseableCount));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            if (!closed) {
+                --factory.numStillOpen;
+                closed = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    interface Dao extends Closeable {
+        boolean isClosed();
+
+        int getInt();
+
+        Closed getClosed();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseableTest.java b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseableTest.java
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/WrappingCloseableTest.java
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+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class WrappingCloseableTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() throws IOException {
+        final Closed parent = new SimpleCloseable("parent");
+        final Closed child = new SimpleCloseable("child");
+
+        assertFalse(parent.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("parent", parent.name());
+
+        assertFalse(child.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("child", child.name());
+
+        final Closed wrapped = WrappingCloseable.wrap(child, Closed.class, parent);
+        // when wrapped is closed, it should close child and then parent
+
+        assertFalse(parent.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("parent", parent.name());
+
+        assertFalse(child.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("child", child.name());
+
+        assertFalse(wrapped.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("child", wrapped.name());
+
+        wrapped.close();
+
+        assertTrue(parent.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("parent", parent.name());
+
+        assertTrue(child.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("child", child.name());
+
+        assertTrue(wrapped.isClosed());
+        assertEquals("child", wrapped.name());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/codegen/PersonDAOSingletonTest.java b/test/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/codegen/PersonDAOSingletonTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c77b07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/test/java/com/moparisthebest/jdbc/codegen/PersonDAOSingletonTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.moparisthebest.jdbc.codegen;
+
+import com.moparisthebest.jdbc.Factory;
+import com.moparisthebest.jdbc.QueryMapperTest;
+import com.moparisthebest.jdbc.SingletonCloseable;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import static com.moparisthebest.jdbc.QueryMapperTest.fieldPerson1;
+import static com.moparisthebest.jdbc.TryClose.tryClose;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class PersonDAOSingletonTest {
+
+    public static final PersonDAO personDAO = SingletonCloseable.of(PersonDAO.class, JdbcMapperFactory.of(PersonDAO.class, new Factory<Connection>() {
+        @Override
+        public Connection create() throws SQLException {
+            return QueryMapperTest.getConnection();
+        }
+    }));
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRegularPersonDAO() throws Exception {
+        PersonDAO personDAO = null;
+        try {
+            personDAO = JdbcMapperFactory.create(PersonDAO.class, new Factory<Connection>() {
+                @Override
+                public Connection create() throws SQLException {
+                    return QueryMapperTest.getConnection();
+                }
+            });
+            testPerson(personDAO);
+        } finally {
+            tryClose(personDAO);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSingletonPersonDAO() throws Exception {
+        testPerson(personDAO);
+    }
+
+    private void testPerson(final PersonDAO personDAO) throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(fieldPerson1, personDAO.getPerson(fieldPerson1.getPersonNo()));
+        ResultSet rs = null;
+        try {
+            rs = personDAO.getPeopleResultSet(fieldPerson1.getLastName());
+            assertTrue(rs.next());
+            assertEquals(fieldPerson1.getLastName(), rs.getString("last_name"));
+        } finally {
+            tryClose(rs);
+        }
+        try {
+            rs = personDAO.getPeopleResultSetCached(fieldPerson1.getLastName());
+            assertTrue(rs.next());
+            assertEquals(fieldPerson1.getLastName(), rs.getString("last_name"));
+        } finally {
+            tryClose(rs);
+        }
+    }
+}