Donald A. Morin

Donald Arthur Morin, 80, passed away on Sunday October 9, 2011 at the Highlands Healthcare Center in Cheshire, CT. He was predeceased by Rolande Marie Morin, his wife of 50 years. He leaves a son Michael (Erin) Morin of Clemmons, NC; a daughter Nancy (Joseph) Sazanowicz of Southington, CT and a son Nathan (Susan) Morin of Mebane, NC. He also leaves six grandchildren: Christine (Nathan) Plourde in Southington, CT; Jason (Sarah) Morin in Aspen, CO; Rachel Sazanowicz in Brooklyn, NY; Robert Sazanowicz in Hamden, CT; and Andrew and Kevin Morin in Orlando, FL. He also leaves 2 great-grandchildren: Kaitlyn and Jonathan Plourde.

He was born in Manchester, NH on June 12, 1931, the son of Arthur and Caroline Morin. He graduated from Rockville, CT High School in June 1948 and enlisted in the US Navy that same month. He served 4 years with the Atlantic Submarine Fleet aboard two tenders, the USS Gilmore and the USS Orion. Upon discharge, he began employment in the factory at Pratt and Whitney in Southington. He attended Pratt and Whitney Drafting School and retired 39 years later as a Senior Design Analyst.

Don was a popular drummer, vocalist, and bandleader in the fifties and sixties. He simultaneously belonged to the New Britain, Meriden, and Bristol CT locals of the AFM. He was a Life Member and Past Commander (1960) of Kiltonic Post 72 American Legion and former President of the Legion Realty Corporation, and founder of the Legion Golf League.

Upon retiring from P & W, he and Rolande moved to St. George in the High Mojave desert of southern Utah. After the death of his wife in 2004, Don moved to North Carolina to be nearer to his children. He was an avid golfer (three holes-in-one) and enjoyed the desert courses out west and became a member at Southwick, GC in Graham after his move east.

A funeral mass will be held on Thursday October 13, 2011 at 10:00am at Immaculate Conception Church, 130 Summer St., Southington. Burial with full military honors will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Southington. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday October 12, 2011 from 4-7pm at the Plantsville Funeral Home, 975 S. Main St., Plantsville, CT.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Donald's memory may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 35 Cold Spring Road, Suite 411, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway, 2nd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For online condolences and directions please visit www.plantsvillefuneralhome.com.

FUNERAL SERVICES

A funeral mass will be held on Thursday October 13, 2011 at 10:00am at Immaculate Conception Church, 130 Summer St., Southington. Burial with full military honors will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Southington. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday October 12, 2011 from 4-7pm at the Plantsville Funeral Home, 975 S. Main St., Plantsville, CT.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Donald's memory may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 35 Cold Spring Road, Suite 411, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or the American Diabetes Association,2080 Silas Deane Highway, 2nd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.