Chester Bernard Volpe passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 76, peacefully surrounded by family at home in Tucson. Chester is survived by his son and daughter, Christopher J. Volpe and Cassandra Volpe Horii, grandchildren, Sophia L. Volpe and Maya J. Horii, and siblings Joseph Volpe, Mallay Volpe, and Evelyn Kee. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy R. Volpe (Crux) and by parents Raymond and Evelyn Volpe.
Chester, who went by Chet, was born July 1, 1944 in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, graduated from Westinghouse Memorial High School in 1962, and married his high school sweetheart in 1963. After leaving Pennsylvania, Chet and Nancy lived in Orange County, California, during his Marine Corps service, where he worked in Avionics. The family moved to Woodstock, New York during Chet’s early years working as a Customer Engineer for IBM, servicing mainframe computers, then lived for a brief time in New Jersey. Chet, Nancy, and their two children moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 1975, where Chet continued to work at IBM, moving into management and later retiring after over 25 years of service with the company. Following his work at IBM, he enjoyed a second career in technical recruiting for a variety of major companies around the US; he and Nancy lived in Arlington, Virginia for a few years while he worked in corporate recruiting before his full-time retirement back in Colorado. Chester and Nancy spent winters in Tucson, Arizona and moved from Colorado to Tucson permanently in 2015 to enjoy the sunshine. Family and friends remember Chet as a problem-solver with a sharp sense of humor, who enjoyed the latest technology, along with science fiction and movies, throughout his life.
Family and friends will celebrate Chester’s life privately. In lieu of flowers, please join Chester’s family in their gratitude for the support that hospice services provided during the final months of his life. Memorial donations can be made to the Amedisys Foundation at https://www.amedisys.com/about/foundation/, which supports the hospice needs of patients and caregivers.
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