- Date Of Birth: October 28, 1953
- Date Of Death: September 14, 2018
- State: Connecticut
Northfield- Charles R. Veronneau, 64, passed away on Friday, September 14, due to a sudden illness. He is the husband of Rena (Lemire)(Lawrence) Veronneau
Born in 1953, he was the son of Roland Veronneau of Waterbury and the late Marcia (Rasmusson) Veronneau. Raised in Prospect, he attended Algonquin School, Sacred Heart High (1971), St. Michael College (1975)(BA),and University of New Haven (1980)(MBA).
Charlie started Veeco Inc in 1983 and continued till his passing. Always an industrial and commercial electrical contractor, he used to brag that he only wired one house, his own, back in 2006. Veeco completed many industrial and hotel projects in the area. In 2009, he entered the emerging commercial solar arena, completing projects such as Fairfield and Trumbull High Schools.
Charlie was a member of the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) serving as their president in 1980. He was a director at IMTI Training School in Waterbury for many years.
In addition to his wife Rena, he leaves behind his father Roland Veronneau and his step-mother Joan; one daughter, Christine M. Basil and her husband Jason of Baldwinville, MA and three sons, Michael C. Veronneau and his wife Kyle of Wethersfield, Christopher P. Lawrence of Terryville, and Patrick D. Veronneau and his wife Lauren of Wallingford; one brother Raymond Veronneau and his wife Andrea and his seven grandchildren, whom he loved dearly, McKenzie, Tyler, Sophia, Olivia, Matthew, Madison and Luke.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Hartford Healthcare Hospice and the staff of the Village at East Farms.
