Glen R. Brodeur, 64, of Worcester passed away peacefully Monday, December 5th at home surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 21 years, Renee T. (Blondiet) Brodeur; two sons, Geoffrey G. Brodeur and his girlfriend Rebecca of South Boston and Jason R. Brodeur and his wife, Stephanie of Framingham; a sister, Debra Randolph and her partner, Jay Breton of Dayville, CT; two grandchildren, Logan and Noelle; his step-mother, Stella Brodeur of Thompson, CT; a step-sister, Suzanne Rousseau and her husband, Richard of Greene, ME; four step-brothers, William Berube and his wife, Debbie of Thompson CT, Norman Berube and his wife, Dorothy of Thompson, CT, Richard Berube and his wife, Sue of Stafford Springs, CT and Bertrand Berube and his wife, Claire of Thompson, CT; and many nieces and nephews; grandnephews and grandnieces. He was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Brodeur and a step-sister, Nanette Berube.
He was born in Putnam, CT the son of the late Robert Brodeur and Jeannie (Coderre) Brodeur Pratt. An accomplished musician, Glen has played the bass since the age of 14. He played nationally in the 70s and 80s with Freddy Hart and the Heartbeats and locally for 35 years with the John Penny Band. Glen was dubbed the man with the golden voice in New England. Over the years, Glen has won several awards including being inducted into the Massachusetts Country Music Awards Association Hall of Fame in 2009 for Male Vocalist and was named Male Entertainer of the Year in 2013. He continued to play locally until two months ago, most recently with Frank Caruso and the Countrymen. He also enjoyed standing in with many local country bands all over New England.
He enjoyed spending time flying small, experimental aircraft and was a member of the E.A.A. Organization. For the past 32 years, Glen has worked for Numa Tool in Thompson, CT as a Quality Control Supervisor, retiring in 2016 due to illness. Glen was a member of the Wyoming Machinery Company for 4 years.
Calling hours for Glen will be held Thursday, December 8th from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. in O’CONNOR BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 592 Park Avenue. His funeral service will follow at 7:00 P.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Glen’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.