New Comer Family Obituaries - Craig W. Desormeau 1944 - 2021

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In Loving Memory of

Craig W. Desormeau

1944 - 2021

In Loving Memory of

Craig W. Desormeau

1944 - 2021

Craig Desormeau, age 76 of Syracuse, NY passed away on April 1, 2021 after a long illness. He was born December 20, 1944 in Theresa, N.Y. to Gerald & Margaret Desormeau. He grew up in Theresa and graduated from Alfred State College. A retired civil engineer, he began his career working for the engineering firms O’Brien & Gere and Calocerinos & Spina before opening his own consulting engineer business. For a time he owned a wine-making product store in Syracuse.

Craig loved designing and building, and twice built his own home. He always had a project in the works. Generous with his time and talents, he devoted many hours to helping his daughter & son-in-law remodel fixer-upper homes, and taught them a thing or two about tools and materials and life. He also enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family and was a proud grandfather. He had a kind heart and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his daughter, Lori Desormeau (Michael Kelleher); his granddaughter, Emily Kelleher; his mother, Margaret Desormeau; his brother, Gerard Desormeau (Patricia); his nieces Janice Howard and Tammy Robinson. He is also survived by his former spouse, Jane Desormeau. He is predeceased by his father, Gerald Desormeau.

There will be a private memorial at a later date.

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Good day, after Mr. Gary died and Miss Margret went into the nursing home. He was the only one that told the neighborhood, how Mrs. MArgret did. We, the White's will miss them all.
Sincerely
Kerstin White

~ Kerstin White - May 15, 2022

I'm sorry to have heard of Craig's passing. We were three years apart in school but his dad and mine (Clifford Fleming Carr, Jr, or "Blondie") were friends, especially after they both retired. May his memory be a blessing.

~ Lona Carr Breitkopf - April 23, 2021

I'm was very sad to read of Craig's passing in the newspaper. Although I haven't seen or spoken to Craig for quite awhile, I realized how much this sad news effected me.

I was lucky to meet Craig when I started working for the Village of Baldwinsville. Craig was the Village Engineer and whenever I needed his expertise on a project he always answered the call. Not only was he professional, but he would explain or go over any questions or concerns I had with the project or problem. He'd shared his knowledge and helped you to find a solution to the task that was unfolding.

Time can't erase the kind memories I have of Craig and I will always be thankful and grateful to know this classy gentleman.

Respectfully
Mrs. Donna Taggart
Retired Code Enforcement Officer.

~ Donna Taggart - April 8, 2021

My brother (Craig William Desormeau) and I grew up in Theresa, New York, playing baseball and kid games with neighbor kids. In the winter we spent a great deal of time building a run in the snow so our sleds would go faster when we slid down hill on the winter snow. Craig was always interested in the genealogy of rocks and fossils that existed in the rock formations behind our house. He made spending money by selling bags of rocks to the neighbor kids, to the dismay of some parents. Craig used old orange bags to collect the rocks, and the buyers would even give the bags back to him to use to sell more rocks. We learned to use an electric rod to shock earthworms in the yard to sell worms to local fishermen. The problem was the worms did not live long after the shock of vacating their earthly home. Dry summers made it difficult to coach the worms out of the ground. Craig started his engineering career after high school working for local companies and learning the trade. The illness struck in later life and made some activities difficult and uncomfortable to deal with in his daily life. Rest in peace and God bless you.

Gerard Desormeau

~ Gerard Desormeau - April 4, 2021