He was born December 11, 1952 a son of Bruce F Gaudette Sr. and the late Marilyn (Vozzo) Gaudette. Bruce was a very avid HAM radio operator, and had many different hobbies, including board games and model building. He was an animal lover and loved his 3 cats, and Shih Tzu’s. His favorite hobby was to spend time with his grandkids Bryan and Dakota. Bruce worked for 27 years for the East Hartford Board of Education as a Head Custodian. He also was the Chairman of the East Hartford Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities.
Besides his wife, he leaves his four children, Lorilynn Jones and her husband Christopher of South Windsor, Bruce Gaudette III and his wife Jennifer, Maria Drost and her husband Kevin, and Victoria Brinius and her husband Michael, all of East Hartford. He also leaves behind his source of great joy, his two grandchildren, Bryan and Dakota Jones of South Windsor. He is also survived by his two sisters: Terry Polnik and her husband Edward of Ashford, and Maryann Potter and her husband Thomas of Columbia, and his brother Vincent Gaudette. He is also survived by in-laws Victor and Lorraine Mascone Sr.,Victor Mascone Jr., and Kim Mascone of East Windsor, Lisa and Herb Bucklin of Ellington, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Funeral services will be Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 9AM from the Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford, followed by his Liturgy of Christian Burial 10AM at St. Isaac Jogues Church, 1 Community St. East Hartford. Calling hours will be Monday February 22, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, P.O. Box 5022 Wallingford, CT. 06492-5022 or to tha American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 13067 Alexandria, VA. 22312-9067. Condolences may be offered at www.newkirkandwhitney.com
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