Michael John Stolicny

Torrington- Michael John Stolicny, 65, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington.

        ​Michael was born in Torrington on August 21, 1957, son ofUrania M. (Hurrey) Stolicny of Torrington and the late Stephen M. Stolicny, Sr., and had been a lifelong city resident. He was a carpenter by trade and had also worked as a rural route carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and as a manager of the Torrington distribution center of the Hartford Courant. Michael was a graduate of Sacred Heart School and Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, Torrington, and was a communicant of the former Sacred Heart Church, Torrington. 

        ​Michael will be remembered for his quick wit and sense of humor. He loved music, trips to Cape Cod, fishing, wildlife, spiritual sayings, motivational speakers, and had a great love for family, especially his son, granddaughter, and mother.

        ​Survivors, in addition to his mother, Urania, include a son, Brandon M. Stolicny and his partner, Elizabeth Hall, of Collinsville; a granddaughter, Marley L. Stolicny; a brother, Stephen M. Stolicny, Jr., of Torrington; a sister, Diane M. Plourde and her husband, Craig, of Meriden; a nephew, Nathan C. Thermer and his wife Kathleen of Bristol; a great nephew and godson, Jacob Thermer of Bristol; a great niece, Hannah Thermer of Bristol; a great nephew Carlos Cadena of Bristol; numerous cousins, many of which were like siblings to him; and his longtime friend and companion, Pamela Root of Harwinton. He was predeceased by a great nephew Tyler Conroy.

        ​A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, March 10, 2023, at 1:00p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 160 Main St., Torrington. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington. Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home, Torrington, is in care of arrangements.

        ​At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mental Health CT, 76 Batterson Park Rd. Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032(mhconn.org/donate), or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (stjude.org/donate)

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