Robert A. Warren

Killingly - Robert A. Warren died at Haven Health Center of Danielson on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

He was born on May 20, 1919, the son of the late Clarence and Bessie (Eldridge) Warren in Putnam.

He began his work career with F.W. Woolworth before enlisting in the Army Air Corps at the start of World War II. His service career included being a member of the 914th Air Engineering Squadron as an AAF supply technician, serving in Sicily, Rome, Arno, North Appenines, and Po Valley earning a Good Conduct Medal and European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon and ending with an honorable discharge on Oct. 16, 1945.

Upon returning to the U.S., he was hired by Connecticut Light and Power Company where he was employed for 36 years until his retirement. It was at CL&P where he met the love of his life, the former Dorothy Curran.

They married on Sept. 3, 1951, at Our Lady of LaSalette Church in Brooklyn.

Bob was an integral part of many civic organizations in the greater Danielson area. He was past post and district commander and life member of the American Legion Post 21, Danielson, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a past president, life member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Danielson Rotary Club, a past member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Club in Danielson, and the recipient of the Killingly-Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Civic Achievement Award. He was also a dedicated fund-raiser for the Killingly-Brooklyn Ambulance Corps and the March of Dimes.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years; his children, Deborah Lavallee and husband, Dennis, of Niantic and Enfield, N.H., and Craig Warren and wife, Heidi, of Columbia; his grandchildren, Stephanie Livesey and husband, Jamie, of Old Lyme and Killington, Vt., Christine Riley of Niantic, Sgt. Dennis Lavallee Jr. and wife, Renee, of Mystic, Jonathan Lavallee of Beacon Falls, Rachel Warren of Gloversville, N.Y., Matthew Warren of Columbia, Elizabeth Sitler and husband, Matt, of Columbia, and Eric Cunningham of Boston; five great-grandchildren; his sister, Barbara Pratt of North Grosvenordale; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; his siblings, Myrtice Young, Paul Warren, Sylvia Morrarty, and Russell Warren; and three nephews and a niece.

Bob, Dad, Grampa, Uncle Bob will be missed for his fairness, his generous heart, his wisdom, his often bawdy sense of humor, the loyalty he had for his friends, and the unconditional love he had for his family.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main St., Danielson. Burial with full military honors will be in Westfield Cemetery, Danielson. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, CT Chapter, 279 New Britain Road, Ste. 5, Kensington CT 06037, to help find a cure for the illness that his wife has endured for nearly 10 years.

The family would like to express its deepest appreciation to the staff at Haven Health Center of Danielson for their care and compassion for Bob over the past year.