John B. "Jack" DOYLE

DOYLE, John "Jack" B.

John "Jack" B. Doyle, 70, of Glastonbury, beloved husband and best friend of Marion (Botelho) Doyle passed away Thursday, (March 29, 2012) at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. Born August 22, 1941 in Hartford son of the late Robert F. and Genevieve (Blake) Doyle, Sr. he lived in Windsor for most of his life before moving to Glastonbury in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Jack spent all of his 50-year career in commercial construction, serving as a Project Manager for PPG Industries, Inc. in the early 1980's. He founded C.W.I. (Curtainwalls & Windows, Inc.) in 1987 and served as its President and CEO until his retirement in 2009. Under his direction, it grew from a small start-up to a multi-million dollar business employing 30-40 people. C.W.I. has worked extensively on the Yale campus, replacing or restoring over 20,000 steel windows and leaded glass panels in a number of university buildings over the past 17 years. Jack became known as an expert in restoring historical windows and also completed significant projects at Princeton, Dartmouth and other universities. Throughout his career, he was responsible for projects at One and 100 Constitution Plaza, CT River Plaza, and Statehouse Square. Jack was currently a Management Trustee of the CT Iron Workers Locals #15 and #424 Pension, Extended Benefit, Annuity, and Apprentice and Training Funds, former Vice-President of CT Ironworkers Employers Assoc., Inc., a former Director and past-President of Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Town of Glastonbury Ad HOC committee for the Community Center. Jack was loved by everyone and will be remembered for his impish sense of humor and his infectious smile. He enjoyed nature, was a birdwatcher and an avid golfer. He and his wife loved to travel. Among their most memorable trips was a journey to Antarctica where he walked with the penguins. He was known as "Mr. Fix It" around the house. With all of Jack's accomplishments and activities, his family was most important in his life. Beside his wife, Marion, he is survived by his three children, John B. Doyle, Jr. of Glastonbury, Erin Doyle Orekhov and her husband Vitali of New York, N.Y., and Michael R. Doyle and his wife, Katrina of Dallas, TX; six grandchildren, Caitlin and Colleen Doyle, Maksim, Nina, Daria, and Nikolai Orekhov; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Botelho of Windsor; two sisters-in-law, Veronica Merz and her husband, Ray, and Carolyn Doyle all of Windsor; and many dear nieces, nephews, colleagues, friends and neighbors. He was predeceased by a brother, Peter A. Doyle and his father-in-law Antone Botelho.
Family and friends may gather Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 9:15 a.m. at Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave. Windsor followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church, Windsor. Burial with military honors will be in Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Windsor. His family will receive friends Monday from 5-8 p.m. at Carmon Windsor Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to LIVESTRONG, National Mail Processing Center, P.O. Box 6003, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6603 or to CT Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury, 2325 Burr St., Fairfield, CT 06824. Include c/o John B. Doyle on check. To leave on-line condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.