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Thursday, May 6, 2010 — The Plainville Citizen
Obituaries Bob Karmelowicz
Lawrence Daigle
John Pavano
ceased by sisters, Nellie Sarra, Rose Fazzina, Mary Pascozzi, Ann Shahanian, and Josephine Bevens; and brothers, Frank, Joseph, and Thomas. The funeral was held April 28, 2010, at Bailey Funeral Home, Plainville. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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John “Pop-Pop” Pavano, 89, of Farmington, died April 24, 2010. He was born Jan. 20, 1921, in P l a i nv i l l e , the son of Guiseppe and Rosa Pavano. At age 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps with which he served from 193839, helping the United States prepare for its entry into World War II. He was especially proud of sending $25 of his $30 monthly salary home to his mother, as was required by the Corps. He then served in the United States Army in World War II with the 1284 Engineer Combat Battalion, earning many decorations and citations for his service in France, Belgium, Germany and the Philippine Islands. After the war, he served as a director for the Civil Air Patrol. Since 1950, he owned a heavy equipment and excavation company serving the Plainville area. He was responsible for re-
pairing water main breaks in town, often working night and day during the winters to restore water service to Plainville residents. He took great pride in the maintenance of his construction equipment, and was wellknown for overworking and undercharging. When he was younger, he raced motorcycles and continued to ride his Harley into his 70s. He was an avid Whalers fan, collected vintage motorcycles and cars, and enjoyed hanging out with his cronies at Bob Stathis’ gas station. He was very generous, building bicycles for children living at the Children’s Home of Cromwell, bringing ice cream on summer days to the kids living around his business, and giving to many charities. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Chamberlain Pavano; daughter, Marlene Bradshaw and her daughter, Jordan; son, John Pavano, his wife, Diane, and their children, Alyssa and Johnny; Bill Pavano and his wife, Sandy, and Bill’s children, Jonathan and Rena; Robert and his wife, Kathy and children, Mark and Robin; Nancy Stula and children, Erika, Matt, Adam, and Tim; and David Cowles. He was prede-
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Lawrence Daigle, 71, of Southington, beloved husband of Nancy (Deprey), died April 24, 2010, after a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born Aug. 27, 1938, in Daigle, Maine, the son of the late Josephel and Celina (Dufour) Daigle. He owned and operated Larry’s Concrete for many years, retiring in 2001. He enjoyed his family, friends, fishing, bowling and trips to the casino. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his children, Donna Patenaude and husband, Larry, and Danny Daigle, of Southington, Debra Stevenson and husband, Neal, of Columbia; his grandchildren, Shelly Blankenship and fiance, Peter Owen, of Meriden, Kyle Blankenship, of Southington, Dane and Cobey Stevenson, of Columbia, Matt Patenaude and wife, Crystal, of Plainville, Nick Patenaude and wife, Angie, of Bristol; eight great-grandchildren, Nathan, Courtney, Gabriel, Raven, Alexia, Mason, Peyton and Braelyn; his twin brother, Clarence Daigle and wife, Rona, of Bristol; sister, Madeline Saucier, of Fort Kent, Maine; brother, Louis Daigle, of Great Barrington, Mass.; sister, Leona Poplaski and husband, Walter, of New Britain; four sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and his much loved dog, Beamer. He was predeceased by brothers, Albert, Patrick,
Paul and Armand; and two special brothers-in-law, Roger and Ellery Deprey. The funeral was held April 27, 2010, at DellaVecchia Funeral Home, Southington, to St. Thomas Church for a Mass. Burial was at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to the Connecticut Parkinson’s Disease Association, 27 Allendale Drive, North Haven, CT 06473; or the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 224523, Dallas, TX 75225-4523.
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Bob Karmelowicz, of Allen Park, Mich., a football coach with threeplus decades of experience, has died. He was 60. Karmelowicz is from Plainville and played at the University of Bridgeport. He also coached at Washington State, Ill., UNLV, Texas-El Paso, Massachusetts and Arizona State. The Detroit Lions, who employed Karmelowicz as defensive line coach last year, announced Sunday he passed away the previous day because of an illness. “Bob touched many lives throughout his years of coaching and positively impacted the careers of countless players at both the collegiate and professional level,” Lions president Tom Lewand said in a statement sent by the team. “While he was only with the Lions for one season, his contributions to our team last year were greatly appreciated and he will be missed by all of us.” Karmelowicz spent the past 18 seasons as a defensive line coach in the NFL with Detroit, the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals. He was with the Miami Hurricanes from 1989 to ’91, helping Warren Sapp go from tight end to defensive tackle. Sapp posted a message on his Twitter account that Karmelowicz asked and made him switch positions. “Sad Day,” Sapp wrote on the Web site. “We lost a great pass rushing technique coach! He really knew his stuff ! R.I.P., Coach!” “I’ve had the privilege of coaching with and against ‘Karm’ for a long time and he was one tough guy,” Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham said in the team statement. “Though his coaching success on the field speaks for itself, I will always remember him for how much he loved kids, his compassion for helping kids and how much he cared for his grand-
kids. That will always be his lasting impression on me.” He is survived by his wife, Olga, daughters, Liz and Marissa, and son, Dave.