Joseph R. Carmen, 50, of Wallingford passed away peacefully on Sunday,
October 11 th , 2020 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the beloved
husband of Denise R. Breunig Carmen. Joseph was born in Rochester,
New York on July 20, 1970 and was the son of Richard D. and Patricia Dray
Carmen. A graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point,
Joseph served as a Captain in the US Army in the 10th mountain division
of the infantry. He was proud to have the title of Army Ranger. He
earned a master’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in
education. Joseph worked for Texas Instruments, Cintas, and General
Electric before making a career change to Education. He had a passion for
teaching which started in the Bridgeport Public School System. His natural
ability to be a leader led him to a principal position at Our Lady of Fatima
School in Wilton and Immaculate High School in Danbury. He earned
numerous education awards to include the Theodore and Margaret Beard
Excellence in Teaching Award, and was a Principal of a Blue Ribbon
School. At the time of his passing he was the Interim Assistant Vice
President for Quinnipiac University Online Programming, Director of
Infinite Learning and served on the Leadership Council at Quinnipiac
University. His true love was coaching at Yalesville Little League, Webber
Basketball, and Ulbrich Travel Basketball. He served on the Board of
Yalesville Little League for numerous years. Loving father of Tyler J. and
Ryan T. Carmen. Brother of Jeffrey Carmen, Dr. Melissa Richards and her
husband Dr. Michael Richards. Joe was a loving uncle to numerous nieces
and nephews.
The visiting hours will be Thursday, Oct. 15 th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at The
Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue.
Family and friends are invited to go directly to St. Bridget of Sweden
Parish, 175 Main Street, Cheshire on Friday morning, Oct. 16 th at 11:30 to
attend a Mass of Christian burial. (church limited to 200 people, masks
and social distancing required for all services) Interment will be private
and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be to Yalesville Little League League P.O. Box 4065 Yalesville Station, Wallingford, CT 06492 or the American Cancer
Society 825 Brook Street I-91 Tech Ctr. #3 Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
Love you Joe. A great American and as solid as they come.
Denise we are here for you. Love to you and the entire Carmen family.
Be thou at peace.
Scott Belveal
Dear Ms. Carmen, We were so sad to hear of the passing of your beloved husband. You and your sons are in our thoughts and prayers. May you find comfort and peace with the memories made. I always admired your family whenever I would run into you all together. May he Rest In Peace in the hands of our Lord. Warmly, The Bosticco Family ( Luke, your former student sends you are big hug!) ❤️
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this most difficult time. May you take comfort in one another.
The Keenan family
Our sincerest condolences to the Carmen Family. You are in our prayers. We were fortunate enough to have Joe coach our son in the Yalesville Little League. His time and commitment to the League and our boys will never be forgotten. Thank you Joe. We will miss you!!!
Our deepest condolences, Joe was principal when my 2 girls attended IHS, a sweet gentle soul, may he rest in peace🙏🏻
Rest in peace, Brother.
Our deepest sympathy to the Carmen family. Our fondest memories of Joe Carmen was his gentle and kind approach to everything that we wanted to accomplish. His support for MASC, our breakfast meetings at JKs, and our favorite pink shirt. Such a great leader and a great friend! Joe, you were loved and will be missed.
Love ❤️ the Nolan family
Our deepest condolences to the Carmen family. We always speak of them and will never forget our years down at Yalesville Little league coached by Joe. Joe provided a solid foundation to our son and many others! He was a great coach, teacher and showed lots of patience with our children. Rest in Peace Joe.
Denise, Ryan, Tyler and Carmen family,
Our deepest sympathy for your loss. Joe had the most loving soul. May he rest in peace knowing that he touched the lives of so many. His legacy at Immaculate is unmatched. Thank you for sharing him with us.
Love,
Bobby, Susie, Tyler, Ryan and Chris Nolan
Rest in Peace Joey, one of a kind, Love you Man!! My thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to the family at this time.
Paul Johnson
Be thou at peace Joey. Love and miss you.
Denise – my condolences to you and your family. You are in our prayers.
Bill Brice
Our condolences to the entire Carmen family. We remember “Mr. Carmen” as a wonderful Principal, teacher and role model while at Our Lady Of Fatima School in Wilton. He so enjoyed talking about his family and how he loved coaching his boys. Please know we are praying for all of you. As my son who is now a Collège Grad and a former student of Joe’s at OLF wanted to add….RIP Captain
He was the “Captain” to so many…
Many prayers.
The DelliSanti family in Wilton
My sincerest condolences to all of Joe’s family and friends, especially his wife and children. I had the distinct pleasure of working with Joe as a colleague here at Quinnipiac. He was one of the kindest and smartest individuals that I have met. His loss is immense and weighs heavy on the hearts of so many.
With much thought and prayer,
Lisa Rebeschi, Associate Dean, School of Nursing
Joe was our principal and friend while at Immaculate. He was a truly good man who was fair and firm with everyone he came in contact with.. I especially enjoyed teasing him about his Buffalo Bills and how my favorite team the Minnesota Vikings always had a better record!! When he came into my history class, we always had a joke or history trivia to test him on!!! he won every time!!! The students and staff held him in high regard and I only wish everyone was like Joe.. It was a privilege having him as the principal and friend. My deepest sympathies to all members of his family.
It was my great pleasure to work with Joe at Immaculate High School. In my 38 years of teaching I never had a better principal. He brought out the best in everyone around him; he enriched our lives. We were sorry to lose him and sorrier still that his loved ones have lost him, too. His memory will burn brightly forall of us.