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Joe DeSandre Obituary

DESANDRE Joe DeSandre, age 35, of Meriden, died suddenly on Thursday, December 6, 2007 while on business in Florida. Friends and relatives are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, 35 Center St., Meriden. Everyone is asked to go directly to the church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, 250 Gypsy Lane, Meriden. Friends may call at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 East Main Street, Meriden, on Tuesday (TODAY) from 4 to 8 p.m. A complete obituary will run in Wednesday's edition. www.jferryfh.com.

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Published by Connecticut Post from Dec. 8 to Dec. 11, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Joe DeSandre

26 Entries

Tom Gill

December 2, 2023

I am so sorry for your loss!! Joe was a good friend!!

Tom Goodman

December 16, 2007

I was shocked and saddened to hear of Joey's passing. I have the fondest memories of Joe when I was his soccer coach in Connecticut ODP and when he played in Soccer Squash tournaments I ran in Windsor Locks. He also coached for me in World Class Soccer, coaching my son. I enjoyed watching him grow from a competitive, energetic and sensitive boy into a man and wish we had stayed in touch over the years. As I recall Joey's thoughtfulness and kindness I am sure he will be sorely missed by his family and friends, to whom I send my deepest condolences.

Carmen M Soto

December 16, 2007

The loss of someone so close is difficult to bear. We share your grief. We will miss his warm smile,a great privilege to have known him.

John Reale

December 15, 2007

I was saddened to hear of Joe's sudden passing. On behalf of myself and the rest of my family, I offer heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends. I grew up in Meriden playing soccer with Joe, and always respected him as a talented, spirited, hard-working, and above all, inspiring person. He will be missed by many.

Carl Helming CPA

December 14, 2007

Joe was a devoted father and accomplished professional who lived life to the fullest. Evan and he would visit me in my office for financial matters and Evan was always foremost in his mind. We grieve with you and hope that knowing we grieve with you helps lessen the pain as we try to understand this tragic loss. We pray for peace, strength and God's understanding that transends all of us in coping with this loss. Mod Bless You and Keep You.

Tammy Torres

December 13, 2007

Joe, It hurts to know that I will never talk to you again, never see your infectious smile or invite you to happy hour. God takes people for a reason; He must have had a good reason to take you from us.
My heartfelt condolences to your son and your family.

Joe was true athlete ... he mastered many sports ... including Baseball! He was a big part of our 2002 Championship.

Clemente Alvear

December 12, 2007

I was truly shocked and devastated to hear this tragic news. I had the pleasure of working (at People's Bank) and playing sports (baseball) with Joe. He was an enthusiastic and spirit full young man!
May God rest your soul. God bless you and your family. You will be missed!

Victoria Diana

December 11, 2007

I am so sorry for your loss. I knew Mr. Desandre from my job. I watched Evan grow up before my eyes the 4 years i worked at pumpkin patch. Evan was one of my favorite kids and so were his parents. You could see it in Joe's eyes that Evan was his world and the way Evan talked about his dad it was clear that the feelings were mutual. My thoughts and prayers are with Tina, Evan and the rest of the family at this time.
Love,
Miss Victoria

Heather Mezza

December 11, 2007

I am deeply sorry to hear the loss of Joe. I used to work at the Daycare that Evan went to. I had the pleasure of seeing Joe's smiling face when he came to pick up Evan. He was always smiling and so full of life, and was always so sweet. Evan, you and your mother are in my prayers always<3 i miss you!

Niki Kjellquist

December 11, 2007

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Joe. We were friends for many many years through the pool league. He will be missed terribly. My heart and prayers go out to your family.

Melissa Bonet

December 11, 2007

I am devestated at the loss of Joe. I have known Joe for a little over a year and met him when I was doing some client work with Peoples. Joe was a great person and was always talking about his little boy. I too have a 5 year old and we would often share stories about the kids. I am devestated. The world has loss a good soul. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and Evan at this time.

Tracy Himes

December 11, 2007

I will miss my "cuz" Joey dearly. Even though we didn't spend a great deal of time together, I have great memories of the times we did share. Joey would give his shirt off his back for you, he'd make you laugh, he had a positive attitude towards life and was overall a well rounded, excellent human being. Such a huge loss but I know in my heart, he's on to bigger and better things. xox T

Mike Gage

December 11, 2007

Go Big or Get Hurt Trying
B.F.F.E-#440 FOCUS!!!!!!!!!
Want a Glass of Water?...LOL
Love you Evan, & I will be with you and in your life forever!!
God Bless

Mike & Cathy Gage

December 11, 2007

you are a great Loss to us and we will miss you dearly-
God sent you as an angel to us for a reason and we will follow thru in keeping Evan in our Lives.
It was a true Honor Joe and we Thank you for that! #440 FOCUS FOREVER

Sheila Brown

December 11, 2007

Joe,
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind always be at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May the Lord hold you in the palm of his hand.
Love, Sheila

Marco, Eric, Nick, Ben, Denise, Jon, Austin, Pat, and Vinny......... Blufelt Board Of Governors

December 11, 2007

We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss, and we will always honor him in our memories. Everyone here from Blufelt would like to send our sincerest sympathy and condolences to his family.

Lucy Alicea

December 11, 2007

I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with Joe for several years, and he was a terrific young man, always talking how much he loved you Evan. What I will miss most about him is his smile and how he loved life, and how he was always willing to help whenever I needed it. I will always keep you and your mother and grandmother, Evan in my prayers that all of you may feel God's arms around you, giving you the assurance of his love for you and your family. I am glad I knew you, Joe.
"Evan, like the glow of a candle...
May your memories of your father, Joe light your path and warm your heart in the days to come"

Christine Robinson

December 11, 2007

I grew up Joey and his brothers and all my life I remeber a wonderfully spirited guy. My heart goes out to Pam, Luis, Russell, Darin and Joe's child. To lose someone so young and so full of life is tragic.

Heather and Dave Rizza

December 10, 2007

I am so sorry for your loss. I have lived across the street from Joe for the past 4 years but only in the past year have I gotten to know him. Our children have played together. He will be truly missed in our neighbor hood by many. He would be out there playing with the children as if he was 10 years old again. Thanks for the memories Joe...your neighbor 65 Morton Road!!

Kevin Brown

December 10, 2007

My Mother Sheila works at People's Bank and works closely with the department that Joe worked in. Although I did not meet Joe personally, I have heard wonderful things about him. God bless Joe and grant him perfect peace, love, and joy, and may God comfort his loved ones, his young son, his mother, and all of his family and loved ones. With sympathy, prayers, and love, Kevin M. Brown

Melissa Jolly

December 10, 2007

I am very sorry for your loss. I met Joey playing soccer about 15 years ago. Although, I haven't spoken to him in a number of years, I never forgot about him. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Elizabeth Perry

December 10, 2007

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Thomas Gill

December 10, 2007

I wish to send my sincerest condolences to Joe’s family. I met and knew Joe through the APA pool league. I was extremely shocked to hear of his sudden death at such an early age. He will be deeply missed by all his friends in the APA. Although Joe and I faced each other frequently as adversaries on the pool table, I always considered Joe a good friend. Often we would sit, share a drink or two, and tell each other stories about our families, our jobs, our hopes and our dreams. I knew he love his family very much because he talked about them a lot and the joy they gave him, I can only hope the rest of his life gave him as much happiness as they did.

God Bless!

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John Sekinski

December 9, 2007

My sincere condolences go out ot Joe's family.Though our friendship wasn't for that long a period of time,I felt we had so much in common.We raced bikes together and spoke about our children like we knew each other a lifetime!I was with him the sunday before his passing, racing in the snow and rain.We had a ball!Joe was allways in front of me on the track!He will allways be first in my book!He pumped me up telling me to keep racing even though injuries dragged me down!I am sure he has found a bike in heaven and he is trying to jump every cloud in the sky!

JOLINE BESSETTE(PLUTA)

December 9, 2007

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Teresa Vegliante

December 8, 2007

I send my sincere and heartfelt condolences to Joe’s family. I was extremely saddened to hear of Joe’s sudden and untimely death. I feel blessed to have been giving the opportunity to work with him at People’s United Bank. He was a hard worker with spirit and incredible insight. He will be missed certainly by the People’s family and all that knew him. God bless.

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