Explosion Victims: Who They Were
February 8, 2010
Leave Condolences For Explosion Victims
February 9, 2010
Ronald Crabb: 42, Colchester
Colchester Resident Ron Crabb Active In Town Politics
By all accounts, Ron Crabb loved his family and his town, and they loved him back.
February 9, 2010
Peter Chepulis: 48, Thomaston
Thomaston Victim Peter Chepulis Remembered As 'Gentle Giant'
On the job, Peter Chepulis was regarded as a leader who put others before himself.
February 9, 2010
Raymond Dobratz: 58, Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook Resident Raymond Dobratz Among 5 Killed In Middletown Blast
Raymond Dobratz, a veteran pipefitter, had been working 12-hour days, seven days a week, helping build the Kleen Energy Systems power plant in Middletown — and he loved it.
February 9, 2010
Roy Rushton: 36, Hamilton, Ontario
Roy Rushton Of Ontario Was Due Back Home Monday
Roy Rushton, of Hamilton, Ontario, was supposed to be gone for just a week before returning to his family Monday, said Jennifer Neumair, a family friend. He and two friends had planned to go to Daytona Beach, Fla., later in the week, she said.But Rushton, 36, a supervisor working on turbine insulation at the Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown, was one of five people killed in Sunday's explosion.
February 9, 2010
Chris Walters: 48, Florissant, Mo.
With No Call, Chris Walters' Wife Expected Worst
As a safety engineer for more than 20 years, Chris Walters, 48, had seen his share of industrial accidents. Whenever one occurred at a job he was working, he'd immediately call his wife to let her know he was OK.
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