Henry Poluffe of Specialty Insurance passes
Henry Leonard Plouffe, 84, chief financial officer of Specialty Insurance, LTD., entered into eternal rest on October 26, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 62 years of Mary Bergin Plouffe. Together they had five children: Kathryn Dumas, Jeanne (Robert) Prota, Thomas Plouffe, Michael (Kyle) Plouffe and Maryann (James) Laspino.
Henry was a graduate of Fairfield Preparatory School and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. His banking career began as a teller at Tradesmen's Bank, New Haven. In 1975 he retired from the former Orange National Bank as a vice president.
From 1975 until his second retirement, in 2005, Henry was employed by the City of West Haven as a 911 operator. In addition, he served as both a paid and volunteer firefighter for the City of West Haven and its' Allingtown Fire district for 65 years, commencing in 1953. From 1979 until 1985, he held the position of chief of the volunteers.
Until his retirement and illness just two weeks ago, Henry was the chief financial officer for Specialty Insurance, LTD. He was a coach, for many years, in the West Haven Midget Football League. As a devoted member of the Church of St. Louis, he held the position of senior trustee. In 2010, he was awarded the St. Joseph's Medal of Appreciation, presented by the Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford.
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