Rocky Hill Obituary: John Ducki, 66

John James Ducki, 66, of East Hampton, formerly of Rocky Hill, passed away early Friday morning, October 28 at Yale New Haven Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, holding the hand of his beloved wife.

Born July 20, 1950 in Hartford, he was a son of the late Walter Sr. and Helen (Conroy) Ducki. John was raised in Rocky Hill. He proudly served in the Air National Guard as an Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic before being honorably discharged. Although he and Debbie knew each other in high school, on the day of his discharge, also Debbie’s birthday, they reconnected at the Rocking Horse in Hartford, and the rest is history.

He went on to work in the construction and paving field, most notably employed at V. Lanou and Sons Paving and Wolf Construction before retiring. John loved life and enjoyed many things, including hunting, fishing, clamming, kayaking, snowmobiling and camping but most of all being with his family.

John was a very charismatic person, and you couldn’t help but feel welcome and loved when in his presence. On most weekends, you could stop by to say hi, to find him and his wife Debbie rooting for the New England Patriots football team or Joey Logano’s NASCAR team, and find yourself sitting with him for several hours, sharing stories and talking about life, not wanting to leave because of his magnetic personality.

In the last year of his life, he was able to enjoy life to the fullest, as was how everyone knew John to live. He went camping with his wife at Burlingame campground in Rhode Island, surrounded by much of his family which he looked forward to every year. He went to Louden, New Hampshire to watch Joey Logano race with his son Adam and friends. And was able to see all of his friends and family come together in a joyous celebration which made him happier then he could ever imagine. Before John passed, we got our first snowfall of the year, which would make John think about stoking up the wood stove, and getting the snowmobile ready for the season.

John was predeceased by his parents, his brother Walter P. Ducki Jr. and his nephew Craig P. Ducki. He is survived by the love of his life, Debbie, his sons Jesse Ducki and his wife Winter of Colchester, and Adam Ducki and his wife Jessica of East Hampton. He is also survived by his adoring sister Evelyn Hughes, his grandchildren Adelina and Jacob, his nieces and nephews Lori, Shawn, Cheryl, John, Carrieanne, Heather and Amy and many great nieces and nephews.

The family will receive calling hours on Wednesday, November 2nd from 5-8 p.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill. The funeral service will be Thursday, November 3rd at 10 a.m. followed by a burial in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill.