Stanley Peter Klotz

Stanley Peter Klotz, Jr., of Wethersfield, passed away Saturday (February 24, 2007). The eldest son of Polish immigrants, a first generation American, fortified by the Great Depression, he met and married the love of his life, Aldea Bouley, in 1943. He was a largely self-taught, brilliant, yet modest man with a never ending thirst for knowledge and enlightenment. He began a 44 plus year career in 1936 at the South Meadow Station of the Hartford Electric Light Company. Stanley was a skilled mechanic, who through hard work, integrity and dedication became General Foreman of Mechanical Maintenance for Electric Production. Outdoor sports, beagles, gardening, polka dancing and Polish tomatoes, shared with all, were his passions. A family man, devoted and loving husband, father, brother and son, Stanley is survived by his wife, Aldea; two daughters, Carol and her husband, Dave, and Joyce and her husband, Ross; a son, Stanley and his wife, Cheryl; three granddaughters, Kimberly and her husband, Joe, Kerri and her husband, Mark, and Heather; two great grandsons, Jake and Christopher; and two brothers, George and Peter. You will always be with us. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, March 2 at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield. Donations in Stanley's memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. There are no calling hours. For online expressions of sympathy please visit www.desopo.com.