Ray Armand DeCormier

Ray Armand DeCormier, PhD, Professor Emeritus, 75, of East Berlin, CT, lost his courageous 2yr battle with cancer on May 1,2022, surrounded by the love of his family. Ray was born in Rumford ME, to the late Armand and Irene (Fontaine) DeCormier. Ray was raised in Fairfield CT. He graduated from Roger Ludlow HS, having been a star athlete and student. Ray won the Decathlon and held a record for the longest pass as quarterback. Ray earned a BS degree in Business Administration, from CCSC; an MBA from UCONN; and a Doctoral degree from the Univ. of Bradford, Bradford, England. After College, Ray had a variety of jobs ranging from accounting to sales. In the 80's he opened and ran Boston McGees, one of the largest nightclubs in Ct. He went on to become a Professor of Marketing at CCSU, where he chaired the Marketing Department for several years. Ray was a gifted man, with great insight; He used his gifts wisely, always seeing the big picture, and planning accordingly. He had many interests, and always had a project in the works. Ray (aka Justin Kaace) loved to sing, dance, and perform; loved being a Monday night Karaoke DJ at the Pineloft in Berlin; His greatest joy was holding monthly 'Special Friends' dances at the VFW for his daughter and her friends. He had a great sense of humor, always ready with a joke. He also loved to debate. Ray served on the Board of CW Resources; He was Coach for his daughter's Challenger little league team. He designed and built his house at Amston Lake, he served as Treasurer for the Amston Lake Tax District for many years, where he brought the Budget under control and was able to reduce taxes. Ray's latest project was a luxury home development 'DECORMIER WOODS' in East Berlin. It brought him joy to name the street 'Brittanys Path' after his daughter Brittany. Ray had also written a book," Creating Your Own World", which is scheduled to be published this summer. The book explains the philosophy by which Ray lived, to make things happen in his life. Ray is survived by and will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 48 years, Frances (Urban) DeCormier, and their special daughter Brittany DeCormier of East Berlin; sisters Joyce DeCormier of Colchester; Carol (Joseph) Balducci of Jensen Beach, Fla.; Grace (Richard) Baril of Woodstock, CT and many nieces and nephews. Ray was predeceased by his sister Linda DeCormier. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, May 9 2022, at 11:30 am at St. Paul's Church, 485 Alling St, Kensington, CT, burial will follow in Wilcox Cemetery 273 Berlin St., East Berlin, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Jude's Research hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis TN, 38105.