Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Fla. - Charles Douglass Alves Sr., 96, of Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of Groton, passed away with his family at his side, on Monday, April 8, 2013.Doug was born on June 21, 1916, in New London, to Charles and Sadie Wilcox Alves. He worked at Electric Boat in Groton as a...
Read MoreSorry to hear of Doug's passing. It was always good to see him with Henny at Henny's Gavebod and even nicer to see him enjoy his retirement in Florida with my grandmother Helen and the Conroy crew. Thoughts and prayers to all of the family.
Andrew Parrella
April 16, 2013 | Groton, CT
Dear Marsha and Doug, my condolences and love to you and your family at this time of your father's passing. Your parents were wonderful people. I cherish the many warm memories of the Henny's Gavebod years with them and you - hyggelig in all ways and being. Thank you.
Hansina Wright
April 15, 2013 | Noank, CT
Dear Family,
Thank you for sharing the news about Doug. I met him when I was 2 years old when he attended an EB picnic at my folks place. My Dad Charles "Russ" Smith worked with him there. There were so many Charles' at the picnic that I introduced myself as "Charlie". So Doug always called me "Charlie". Doug was also my first boss, at Hennys, starting in 1977. I did the grounds keeping, shipping and recieving, helped out in the store during the busy seasons. Henny fondly called me "Becky...
April 15, 2013
