January 15, 2021
William C. Hass
NAUGATUCK – William C. Hass, 77, passed peacefully at home on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. He was the husband of Theresa (Brutofsky) Hass.
Born on Feb. 6, 1943, in Newark, N.J., the son of the late Herbert and Julia (Greus) Hass, Bill became a childhood philatelist and Boy Scout, a passionate athlete, and a lover of cars. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Wagner College in 1965 and eventually came to Naugatuck to work at Uniroyal, where he began a career in the rubber and polymer industry.
Shortly before graduating from Wagner he met his wife, Terri, with whom he fell deeply in love and married. For 53 years, they explored New England together, taking regular weekend trips driving from Connecticut to Maine, through Vermont foliage, and Rhode Island beaches; all the while making regular visits to their families in New Jersey … New York traffic notwithstanding.