Mark Edward Tremblay, 57, of Christian Rd., a 32 year resident of Middlebury, died Sunday March 9, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital after a long valiant battle with kidney failure. Mr. Tremblay was born September 9, 1956 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, son of Hubert Tremblay of Huntley, Illinois and the late Helen (Hosty) Tremblay. Mark moved to Connecticut in 1976, where he met the love of his life, Eleanor "Dolly" Tremblay, and within 7 months they were married. Besides his wife of 33 years and his father, he is survived by his son Oliver, whom he adored, his 2 sisters, Margaret and her husband Donald Plass of Sleepy Hollow , Illinois, Theresa Tremblay of Huntley, Illinois; his brother Mike and his wife Suzette Tremblay of Barnes WI, several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his 2 brothers in law, Cesar Almeida and his wife Marcy and Nelson Almeida and his best friend and golf partner Jack Leahy who was a big support to him throughout his illness. He will also be missed greatly by his dogs, Denny & Dea. Mark graduated from Post University with a BS in Business Administration and was a member of Beta Kappa Phi. He was a Senior Analyst at Sikorsky where he enjoyed working with Kate and his boss Frank. He loved the beach and golfing, but his greatest love was his family.His family wishes to thank the staff at St. Mary's Hospital for their support and care showed to Eleanor and Oliver throughout their time spent at the hospital caring for Mark. The physicians, nurses, cafeteria staff, patient transport staff, lobby receptionists and parking lot attendants deserve thanks for the empathy they showed. Eleanor would also like to thank good friends Lori Greer and Stephanie and Gary Argraves for their support.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Second floor, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Cemetery: Cemetery Not Applicable

Location: Munson-Lovetere Southbury

Funeral: St. John of the Cross

Services: A memorial mass will be held on Saturday March 22, 2014 at 10 am at St John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. A reception will follow at Jesse Camille's in Naugatuck.

Visitation: There are no calling hours.