Arthur E. Erikson Jr., 72 of Newington, CT passed away on December 14, 2011 at Hartford Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dawn (Kelly) Erikson. Arthur was born in Middletown and was the son of the late Arthur E. Erikson Sr. and Helen (Winialski) Erikson. He is survived by his treasured children, Debra Erikson of South Windsor, Honor and her husband, Joseph DiCicco of Glastonbury, and Arthur E. Erikson III and his wife Karen of Salem, CT. He also leaves his cherished grandchildren, Nicholas Casasnovas, Joshua and Samantha DiCicco, and Kyle Arthur, Lindy-Ann, and Kate Erikson. Arthur also leaves his beloved sister Marilyn and his brother in law and good friend Thomas Murphy of Marlborough, his extended Kelly family, the five brothers of his wife, Larry, Gary, Bruce, Lee and Shawn with whom he had great friendships. There are also nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to mourn his loss.
Prior to his retirement, Art worked for 15 years as wholesale food salesman
of Better Brands. Prior to that, he was vice president in charge of creating training programs as well as training managers in New England for Howard Johnsons for 27 years. Arthur enjoyed vacationing and cruising with his sister and brother-in-law and took pleasure in taking vacations with his family at Cape Cod and Florida. He loved animals and took great pride in working on his house and lawn in Newington, CT. He has lived in the town of Newington for over 30 years. He enjoyed going to the casino, the Goodspeed theater, cars, watching basketball (especially college games) and listening to music. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, December 17, 2011, 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit Church, 183 Church St. Newington, everyone is asked to go directly to church. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Visiting hours will be Friday, December 16th, 6-8 p.m. at The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield.
In lieu of flowers, please perform an act of kindness in Art's memory. The family would like to express their thanks to the Reservoir Rehab Center, all the staff on Bliss 5 and CB2 of Hartford Hospital, where he received excellent care, support and kindness. A special thanks to Patricia Charon and Kimberly Kopacz for their dedicated support of Art during his stay in the hospital.
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