Michael J Bartolotta of East Hampton, CT and Bradford, RI passed away unexpectedly on November 23, 2022 at the age of 77. He was affectionately known as "Butch" and worked for the Town of West Hartford for over 30 years until his retirement. He served his country honorably as a United States Marine with tours in Vietnam. He had a deep bellowing laugh and lightened the load of everyone he encountered. Michael was an avid fisherman, incredible vegetable gardener and great cook who had the utmost respect for the environment. He was also an excellent auto and truck mechanic who prided himself on his ability to literally build his own trucks from scratch. And when he wasn’t working on anything mechanical or fishing, you could find him cutting wood. But no hydraulic cutters for Michael, just a good old-fashioned axe!
He was predeceased by his wife, Gloria Bartolotta, parents, Josephine (Augeri) Bartolotta and Anthony Bartolotta, two brothers, Salvatore Bartolotta and John Bartolotta and a sister, Josephine Cornell.
He is survived by his son, Michael Bartolotta Jr., a granddaughter, Olivia Bartolotta, a sister in law, Theo Bartolotta, an uncle Frank Augeri and many other nieces, nephews and family members. He was much loved and is sorely missed already.
Contributions to “Save the Sound” at savethesound.org may be made in his honor. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.