Jerome Carlton Violette

Jerome Carlton Violette

Male 1938 - 2020  (81 years)

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  • Name Jerome Carlton Violette 
    Nickname Jerry 
    Birth 22 Oct 1938  China, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Mar 2020  Chattanooga, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P5196  Violette Family
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 

    Father Harvey Maurice Violette,   b. 25 Aug 1907, Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1987, McLean, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Alice E. Vieulleux,   b. 1 Jul 1907, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1997, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1931  Waterville, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peggy Ruth Bruce 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1964  Delhi, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Katherine Elizabeth Violette
     2. James Douglas Violette
     3. Jeffrey Violette,   b. 21 May 1968, Wilmington, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1968, Newark, DE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. John Mark Violette
     5. Emily Violette
    Family ID F4008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DOB, DOM: Lippe pg 236 w/DOM as 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi
      DOM: correction provided by Peggy
      Errata: 634 c) correct DOM year to 1964 and location as Delhi, Louisiana

      Jerome Carlton (Jerry) Violette died March 23, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on October 22, 1938, in China, Maine.

      He grew up in Winslow, Maine, and graduated from Winslow High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He received a U. S. Navy ROTC scholarship to attend the University of Rochester in New York, where he graduated in 1960 with a degree in chemical engineering. He played football and baseball for the U of R Yellow Jackets. He played center for the Yellow Jackets’ football team, who went undefeated in 1958 and 1959. He was named Outstanding Lineman both seasons. As a Sophomore, he had 33 consecutive shut-out innings as a relief pitcher. He was inducted into the U of R Hall of Fame for sports in 1998 and remained an avid fan of all sports for the rest of his life.

      After serving three years in the Navy, he began his 42-year career with DuPont de Nemours, in Beaumont, TX, where he met his future wife Peggy. His career took them to Delaware, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, France, and Tennessee. During their stay in France, he developed a passion for the art of winemaking and was inducted into the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in Nuits-St.-Georges, France. Since Jerry’s retirement, he and Peggy were able to enjoy several interesting trips. There were tours to Italy with one special trip to Sicily, along with trips to the Holy Land, Portugal, and Ireland, and many visits and trips with good friends in France. Jerry was very pleased to have visited Fatima in Portugal.

      He ended his career as manager of the Dupont plant in Chattanooga, TN, where he remained for the rest of his life. A devout Catholic, he participated in daily devotion and communion, charitable giving, community service, and in service to his family. During retirement, he continued to grow in his Catholic faith through study and participation in RCIA and the Legion of Mary.

      He had an insatiable curiosity for science, math and technology, including troubleshooting many of his friends’ computers as a popular hobby after retirement. He passed on the importance of education by providing his children and four other young people the opportunity to attend college. He loved cars, sports, and food of all kinds.

      He was preceded in death by his parents Harvey and Alice Violette, an infant sister Marilyn, a brother Norman Violette, and an infant son Jeffrey Violette.

      He is survived by Peggy, his wife of 55 years; his children, Katherine Violette (Greg Hames), James Violette (Melanie), John Violette (Mari Bower), and Emily Violette; and seven grandchildren; Patrick, Alex, Andrew, Nathan, Mike, Louis, and Charlotte.