William R. Chute

William ‘Bill’ R. Chute, 68, beloved husband of Theresa (Thibodeau) Chute of Bristol, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital. Bill was born Jan. 10, 1943 in New Britain and was son to the late William and Anna (Stepp) Chute. He was a graduate of New Britain High School and proudly served as a police officer for the New Britain Police Department before retiring in 2005. Bill was active at the Bristol Senior Center and especially enjoyed fishing, UConn and his Tuesday night card games and will be most remembered for his selflessness.

In addition to his wife, Theresa, Bill is survived and will be dearly missed by, his three sons; Eric Chute of Kensington, William Chute of Enfield and Gary Chute and wife Claudia of Bristol, his daughter, Allison Chute of Kensington, two step-children; Christopher and Kelsey King of Bristol, his brothers; James Chute and his wife Marilyn of Newington and Gary Chute and his wife Laura of Berlin, a sister, Marion Malachowski of New Britain, a very dear mother-in-law: Lorraine Thibodeau of Bristol, many nieces and nephews and numerous dear friends from the New Britain Police Dept and the Bristol Senior Center. He was also predeceased by a sister; Ruth Thibeault, his dear Aunt Elizabeth Chute of New Britain, whom he dearly cherished and his dear sheltie dog, Misty.

Family and friends are invited on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 12-3pm , with a Service of Remembrance at 2:30pm, at the New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave., New Britain. Burial services are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his memory may be made to: St. Francis Fund Development, c/o: MSICU in memory of William Chute, 114 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06105 or the Bristol Senior Center, c/o: Memory of William Chute, 240 Stafford Ave., Bristol, CT 06010 For directions, extending messages to the family or viewing his video tribute, please visit www.newbritainsagarino.com