Raso, Charles M. “Chuck” of Dedham, December 4, 2025. Beloved husband of Anne E. (Carabitses) Raso for 49 years. Devoted father of Charles M. Raso and his wife Emily of Sharon. Loving grandfather of Addison and Jack Raso. Brother of Robert Raso and his wife Mary of Wakefield, Michael Raso and his wife Rachel of Billerica and the late Alberta Lefavour. Uncle of Julia, Michael, Alexander, Cheryl and David.
Chuck was the current President of Local 3 Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen MA-ME-NH-RI, a position he held since 1981 and an active Member of the Union since 1964. He served in many leadership capacities throughout his career including with the International Bricklayers Union, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Port Authority. He was the current Chairman of the Local 3 Apprenticeship and Training Fund, Local 3 Scholarship Fund and the Massachusetts Bricklayers and Masons Health, Pension and Annuity Funds overseeing the retirement and insurance benefits for thousands of Union Members and their families across New England.
Chuck touched many lives through his friendship, mentorship, leadership and guidance. A charismatic and remarkable man of family and faith that left an unmeasurable mark on the Masonry Industry and Organized Labor not only in the region but across the country.
Visiting hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., Dedham, on Thursday, December 11, from 3-8pm followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Mary Church, Dedham on Friday, December 12, at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in Chuck’s memory to St. Mary Church, 420 High St. Dedham, MA 02026 or to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.