7 April 2026 1930 hrs
Charles (Chuck) E. Woodin Jr. Services Announcement
Services have been scheduled to honor the life of Charles “Chuck” E. Woodin Jr., a proud U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1979 to 1983 and carried that commitment to hard work and service throughout his life.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, April 19, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at DuPont Funeral Home in Bristol. Chuck’s obituary will be available on the funeral home’s website and will also be shared on Facebook for those wishing to read and share his story.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, April 20, at St. Joseph Church in Bristol, beginning at 10:30 AM.
Interment will follow at 1:00 PM at the Connecticut Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, where full military honors will be rendered in recognition of Chuck’s honorable service to the United States.
Family, friends, and all who knew Chuck are invited to attend and pay their respects as his life and service are remembered.
Learn More About Chuck by visiting his memorial page
11 February 1961 – 5 April 2026
I am not a veteran. I am a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary. But in 1991, personal loss brought me to a place I never left.
Over two decades later, that loss led me to the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, where I took on the coordination of Wreaths Across America — which grew into the largest and fastest growing veterans program in the state. I didn’t do it for recognition. I did it for them.
In 2016 I founded the Connecticut Veterans Bulletin. Not because I served, but because I believe those who did deserve to be honored, connected, and kept alive.
Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day. I knew about that number before it became a hashtag. I knew it personally, long before anyone was talking about it.
This publication exists because that number is unacceptable. Because every veteran in Connecticut deserves to know someone gives a damn.
That someone is me.
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