Donald J. DeVita

Donald J. DeVita
Donald J. DeVita of Kent, CT, passed away peacefully, at the age of 80, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, with his family at his side.
Donald was born November 12, 1944, in Little Rock, Arkansas, son of Joseph and Julia (Doyle) DeVita. He attended Brooklyn Prep and went on to graduate from Adelphi Academy in 1963. He then attended Lafayette College for 2 years before joining the Army from 1969 to 1972. He returned to Lafayette and graduated in 1974. Donald moved from Brooklyn, NY, to Brewster, NY, where the family summered for years. He started his career with the Putnam County Dept. of Social Services, investigating child abuse and went on to become a Probation Officer, ending his career as Director of Probation, for Putnam County, New York, retiring in 1999. Don and his wife, Carolyn, moved to Kent, CT, in 1984, where he became a member of Sacred Heart Church, joined the Lions Club and became a certified EMT with the Kent Fire Dept.
Don is survived by his wife, Carolyn D. (Webber) DeVita; his brothers, Joseph and his wife, Marilyn, of Venice, FL, and James DeVita and his wife, Elsa, of Hastings on Hudson, NY; sisters, Carol DeVita of Brewster, NY and Julia DeVita and her partner, Jerry Malanga, of Little Silver, NJ; a stepdaughter, Patricia Fischer of Mahopac, NY; four step-grandchildren, 3 step-great-grandchildren, and many wonderful nieces and nephews on the DeVita side and Webber side, all extremely special to Don; and brothers-in-law, Michael Webber and Patricia of Belfast, ME and Glenn Soares of Belfast, ME. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joan Bundschuh DeVita, in 1978.
A Funeral Mass will be held on September 18, 2025, at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Church, 17 Bridge Street, Kent, CT 06757.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Donald's name to: PanCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network), a pancreatic cancer foundation at Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Donation Processing Center, PO BOX 5041, Boone, IA 50950-0041, or The Kent Connecticut Ambulance at Care of the Kent Fire Department, PO BOX 355 Kent, CT 06757.