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William Carlen Obituary
He was born on June 4, 1948 in Worcester the son of Alve W. and Margaret Falkengren Carlen.
Bill graduated from Worcester Boys Trade High School and attended Rochester Institute of Technology for two years.
He served in the Naval Submarine Service from 1967 until 1987 as a missile technician. He then worked as a test engineer at Electric Boat Company in Groton. He is survived by eight cousins.
Visiting hours will be held on Sunday afternoon from 4 until 6 at the Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames St. Interment will be private.
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Memories and Condolences
for William Carlen
Marc Kashar
January 7, 2011
I was out of town when Bill passed. I worked with him at Electric Boat for many years until his health declined. I occassionally saw him in town after that. He was a wonderful and caring person. I can quote from a poem "TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE." Please always remember Bill.
Charlie Green
January 4, 2011
You will always live in our hearts and prayers.
Philip Mannila
December 30, 2010
Billy,
Your dream in Worcester, MA was to be a sailor. May the wind always be at your back, and your sails full.
Anchors Aweigh.
December 30, 2010
Bill, you will be missed by many. I enjoyed you as a friend.
Waylan Shropshire
December 30, 2010
You will be missed.
December 30, 2010
Sailor, rest your oar.
Robin McAteer
December 30, 2010
Bill: Shipmate, mentor and friend. You will be missed. Your tutelage was greatly appreciated. Farewell good friend.
IN MEMORIUM
In countless gentle, kindly ways he lived a sermon all his days. Believing in the folk he knew and making friends his lifetime through
Enjoying life, its works and fun, he sought the best in everyone. Living his faith from day to day, he sowed good seed along the way.
Now death has set his spirit free in fields of immortality, to claim a task of greater worth than any he had known on earth.
MISS ME_BUT LET ME GO
When I come to the end of the road, and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, but not for long and not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared. Miss me, but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take. And each must go alone. It's all a part of the Master's plan, a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart, go to the friends we know, and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me, but let me go.
John Carcioppolo
December 30, 2010
Shipmate Bill,
I will miss you my friend.
Your sense of humor was unmatched.
Your dedication to the Country and the U.S. Navy was outstanding during a period of time when it was not popular to be in the Military.
I know that you are no longer suffering, and look forward to the time when we get together again.
HAND SALUTE.
There is a port of no return where ships will ride at anchor for a little space. And then some starless night the cable slips leaving only an eddy at the mooring place. Gulls veer no longer. Sailor Rest Your Oar. No tangled wreckage will be washed ashore
SHIPMATE BILL CARLEN. . . Rest Your Oar
Your Shipmate and Friend,
John "Gumba" Carcioppolo
BASE COMMANDER
SUBVETS GROTON BASE
FIRST AND FINEST
Buddy Schroeder
December 30, 2010
To my very dear friend I will miss you greatly. Your in a better place where I will see you again some day.
I Love you,
Buddy
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