Donald L. Reese

WINSTED — Donald L. Reese, 63, of Crescent Street passed away on March 24, 2011, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington following a short illness. He was the husband of Kathie (Carl) Reese. Born in Oneida, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 1947, he was the son of the late Ralph and Mary (Harrington) Reese. He had lived here most of his life. Prior to his retirement last November, he had worked as tooling manager for Bauer Inc. in Bristol for 35 years. He was a graduate of The Gilbert School, class of 1965, and was a Vietnam veteran, serving from March 1967 to December 1968 in the 101st Airborne Division, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery. Mr. Reese was an avid fisherman who not only taught his sons to fish but his nieces and nephews as well. He coached baseball from T-ball to Babe Ruth in the Winsted Youth League for a 20-year span. He was also president of the Winsted Youth League for 15 years and president of the PTO in the Winsted education system in 1983. In addition to his wife of 41 years, he is survived by his sons, Brian Reese and Donald L. “DJ” Reese Jr., both of Winsted; two sisters, Ann Chamberlain of Florida and Carolyn Coons of Norfolk; five brothers, Thomas Reese, Frank Reese and Michael Reese and his wife, Dora, all of Florida, Arthur Reese of Montana and Ralph Reese and his wife, Gail, of Virginia; 23 nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews. He was also grandfather to Camp Jewell children, Peter, Max, Kyle, Abby and Emma. He was predeceased by two sisters, Joy Raeburn and Rosemary Carr. Funeral services were held March 29 from the Maloney Funeral Home to St. Joseph Church, Winsted. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Joseph’s New Cemetery in the spring. To leave an online condolence, visit www.maloneyfuneral.com.

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