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DANIELSON — Wilfred O. Racicot passed away peacefully to his eternal reward on April 4, 2023. A family man devoted to his parents, wife, children, and grandchildren; he was also happy to be a great-grandfather since 2022.
“Willy O.”, as he liked to be called, made many friends during his life, which include the caring staff and the residents at Davis Place in Danielson.
He was knows as a man with a generous and cheerful heart.
Born January 4, 1929, in Wauregan, he was the son of the late Wilfred J. and Anna (née Plourde) Racicot. He graduated from Saint James Grammar School and Killingly High School, then served for two years in the U.S. Air Force.
Wilfred O. married Jane (née Bissonnette) in 1952 and raised their five children in Dayville. He worked for the Dayville Post Office for 38 years, and for most of that time served as postmaster.
Afterwards, he worked a few years at a lumberyard mixing paint; then finally spent almost a decade as a Judicial Marshal at the Courthouse in Danielson, before retiring.
In all his roles, personal and professional, he worked hard and loved helping people and making them happy. His wife Jane died Dec. 17, 2015, after being happily married a little over 63 years.
He leaves his sisters-in-law, Claire (née Bissonnette) Mondor and Aida Bissonnette; five children with their families: son, Glenn Racicot (Stella), with their two sons: Nicholas Racicot, and his fiancée, Ashley Ashelman; and Christopher Racicot (Elizabeth), with their son, Crue; son, Bruce Racicot; daughter, Celeste (née Racicot) de Sévigné, with her two daughters, Catherine de Sévigné and Elisabeth de Sévigné; son, James Racicot, and his wife Sandra; and son, Brian Racicot; family friend, Christophe Garet.
A Requiem Mass will be held at 10 a.m. May 6 at the Saint James Church in Danielson with interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Danielson.
Donations: Saint James School in Danielson. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
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