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FRAMINGHAM—Roland K. Kittredge, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, after a period of declining illness. He was the husband of Sandra H. (Belonis) Kittredge . They would have been married for 53 years this coming July. Roland was a life-long Framingham resident who graduated from Framingham High School, class of 1959. He was the son of the late Roland K. and Marion (Whittemore) Kittredge, and the brother of the late Nancy A. Eldredge of Natick. Following graduation from Framingham High School, he enlisted in the US Navy. After completing the US Navy Electrical and Electronics Prep School and Electrician’s Mate “A” School, he served in the Mediterranean aboard the USS Denebola (AF-56) and in Holy Loch Scotland aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19). While onboard the USS Proteus, he attended and graduated from the US Navy Deep Sea Divers School and was designated a second-class deep sea diver. Upon his discharge from active duty, he joined the US Naval Reserves from September 1962 through June 1986 when he retired with the rank of Chief Petty Officer Data Processing Technician. His Naval decorations include the United States Navy Unit Commendation Medal, United States Navy Reserve Medal (2 stars), National Defense Medal, United States Navy Good Conduct Medal (2 stars), and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
Mr. Kittredge worked in several local high technology computer companies including Computer Control Company, Honeywell, Inc., Prime Computer, Inc., Computervision Inc., Informix Software Inc., Ardent Software, Ascential Software and IBM Corporation prior to retiring in 2009. After his retirement, he began working as a technology specialist at Barbieri Elementary School in Framingham. He loved his position there and enjoyed assisting staff and students with any, and all, technology projects.
Along with his wife Sandra, he is survived by one daughter Kimberly Taylor and her husband, Matthew of Shrewsbury, and their daughter, Courtney Marie Taylor, his sister Faye DeSaulnier and her husband Frank of Shrewsbury, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.
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