Glen Allen, VA-Chester M. Trzaski, age 78, beloved husband of 45 years of Stella (Garaffa) Trzaski, passed unexpectedly on Sunday November 24, 2024.

Always an adventurer, Chet left Beacon Falls, CT and ventured to boarding school at Kanty Prep in Erie, PA as a young teen.  He then went on to graduate from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA a nod to his Polish heritage.  Chet worked for several biotech firms over the years-his career brought him from Connecticut to Birmingham, AL and finally to Glen Allen, VA.  Chet was known for his quick wit, deep knowledge on a wide variety of topics, and caring nature.  He was an avid outdoorsman and lover of nature; he enjoyed fishing, golf, photography and hiking, but of the greatest importance  to him were his family and his faith.  A man of deep faith, he stopped by Church or attended mass daily, and was a hospice-volunteer for 15 years.

In addition to his wife Stella, he leaves behind his daughters; Michelle (John) Brennan, Julie Trzaski, Christina (Tom) Braheney, and Catherine (George) Kleros; his brothers Francis (Kathy) Trzaski, and Richard (Margie) Trzaski, and his sister Deborah (Trzaski) Bruton.  He also leaves behind his grandchildren Natalie, Mack, and Lauren Brennan, Sarah Galloway, Michael and Isabella Marzano, Ryan Kleros, and Erin Braheney; and his nieces and nephews Reed Trzaski, Savannah and Christopher Bruton, Kimberly Trzaski, Frank Trzaski, Madison Trzaski and Mackenzie Trzaski and many cousins and friends.

He was predeceased by his parents Henrietta (Piasecki) Trzaski and Chester Trzaski; his brother Mark Trzaski;  and his grandson Robert Kleros.

Services for the family will be held in Naugatuck, CT.  To send an on-line condolence or share a memory, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.  The Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck, is in care of his arrangements.