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Richard “Rick” Hallet, 80, of East Haven passed away on May 5 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Derby to Adam and Helen (Osinsky) Hallet.

Richard is survived by his wife of 28 years, Joan (O’Keefe) Hallet; his two children Lisa Brown (Bill Brown) of Derby and David Hallet (Lorraine) of Ansonia; and two stepdaughters, Cheryl Coderre (Raymond) of Northford and Darlene Tetreault (Steven) of Fall River, Massachusetts, along with four grandchildren, Sarah Brown, Tyler Hallet, Garrett Hallet, and Sophie Coderre and a sister, Jean Wakeman (Gary). Richard was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Louise (Imperato) Hallet, granddaughter Mirissa Medeiros, and two brothers, Edward and Brad Hallet.

Rick was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was devoted to God and his faith. Anyone who knew or met Rick immediately recognized he was a good man with a loving heart that touched the lives of all he encountered. He was a great conversationalist who will be dearly missed.

Family received friends on May 9 in the Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on May 10 in St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish at the Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, East Haven with committal and U.S. Marine Corp Honors following in All Saints Cemetery in North Haven.