Charlie Kaman memorial service for Sat.

Kaman Corp. will hold a Saturday memorial service on its Bloomfield campus to celebrate its late founder Charles H. Kaman.

Kaman, an engineer who opened his aviation company in 1945 and built it into a billion-dollar aerospace manufacturing and industrial-parts distribution colossus, died Jan. 31at age 91.

The invitation-only 10:30 a.m. service will be held beneath a tent near Building 1 at 50 Old Windsor Road. It will feature his family members, hundreds of past and current Kaman employees, and a number of state and local dignitaries.

Connecticut Congressman John B. Larson is to be among the speakers.

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It also will celebrate Kaman’s life with a series of personal tributes, performances of his favorite music, and generations of Kaman aircraft on display.

 

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