Alan E. Dyer

Alan E. Dyer, 89, of Middletown, RI, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009, in Newport Hospital. He was born on April 29, 1919 in New Britain, CT, son of the late Raymond F. Dyer and Elizabeth Slaney Dyer. He was predeceased by his former wife, Bernadette Gerdis Dyer, in 1994. Alan lived most of his life in Berlin and Kensington, CT, but resided more recently in Illinois, and moved to Rhode Island four years ago. A 1937 graduate of Berlin High School, he attended the University of Kentucky where he studied Mechanical Engineering. Alan was a kind and gentle man with a wonderful sense of humor and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Alan served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific Theater as a Catapult Specialist aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. He was very proud of his service to his country. Prior to his naval service, he worked for Stanley Works as an assistant foreman and Pratt & Whitney as an aviation mechanic. Upon his return from the Navy, Alan worked for many years at Berlin Auto Sales as service manager and as an automobile salesman at various auto dealers in New Britain until his retirement. He then pursued a new career teaching automotive mechanics at Plainville High School, Porter's Automotive School of Technology and Technical Careers Institute. A former member of the New Britain VFW and the Middletown Yacht Club CT, he was also a member of the South Shore Boat Club in LaSalle, IL and the Middletown, RI VFW. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Linda Dyer of Glastonbury, CT; his daughter, Jacqueline Hodgson of Newport, RI; a brother, Dr. Richard Dyer of Warwick, RI; two sisters, Elizabeth Brewster of Naples, FL; and Nancy Bacon and her husband Robert of Amherst, NH; five grandchildren, Christine Dyer of Brighton, MA; Heather Dyer of Glastonbury, CT; Robert Hodgson and his wife Maria of Avon, CT; Anne Charpentier and her husband Mark of Hailey, ID; and Alison Hodgson of Aspen, CO; and four great-grandchildren, Robert and Alex Hodgson, Jake and Madeline Charpentier; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are Friday, February 13 at 12 noon at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain. Burial with military honors will be in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. Calling hours are Friday morning from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon. Memorial donations may be made to the Middletown, RI VFW Post #4487, 52 Underwood Lane, Middletown, RI 22842. A memorial service will be held in the spring in Newport, RI. Please share a memory or note of sympathy by clicking on "GUESTBOOK" at the bottom of this page.

Alan E. Dyer

April 29, 1919 - February 8, 2009

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April 29, 1919 - February 8, 2009

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