Ronald John Wood

Ronald John Wood, 80, of Brooklyn, Conn., died Dec. 5, 2010, at Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam, Conn. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Billick) Wood. They were married on Sept. 3, 1960, at St. Benedict Church in Stamford, Conn. In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Lawrence M. Wood, and his wife, Susan, of Georgia and one grandson, Christopher Wood.
The son of the late John and Pauline (Grady) Wood, he was born March 4, 1930, in Westerly, R.I.
He was also preceded in death by his sister, Marion Lucille Kepping, and brother-in-law, James Billick.
He had numerous nieces and nephews, including nephew, Frederick Kepping (Ann) of Ashaway, R.I.; nieces, Christine Kepping of Pawcatuck, Conn., and Deborah Carr of Nantucket, Mass.; niece Karen Destefanis (Edward), grandniece Nicole Destefanis, sister-in-law Judith Billick, all of Norwalk, and nephew David Billick of Bethel, and a dear friend, Robert Codding.
He was a man of deep religious faith, a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Church, Brooklyn, where he once served as lector, and a member of a small Christian community with a group of friends that he cherished.
He was civic minded. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 and was a past member of the Brooklyn Board of Education; Brooklyn Homeland Security Commission; Planning and Zoning Town of Brooklyn; chairman Boy Scouts of America Troop 44; Chairman Catholic Committee on Scouting, Quinebaug District; Danielson Rotary Club; Knights of Columbus, Trustee "All Hallows Council" Moosup, Conn.; auditor Windham County Agriculture Society; "The Brooklyn Fair"; the Brooklyn Historical Society; member of Learning in Retirement at Quinebaug Community College, Connecticut State Employee Association and Croatian Fraternal Union of America.
He was a graduate of the high school dept. of St. Thomas Seminary. After his graduation from Bryant College in 1955 with a B.S. in Business, he began work as an examiner in the Connecticut Banking Department. After retirement from the state, he worked as an auditor for the Jewett City Savings Bank.
Private burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Darien, Conn. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place at a later date. There are no calling hours.
Donations in his memory may be made to Day Kimball Hospital, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260.
Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson, Conn., is in charge of arrangements.