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11/15/2023 02:41 PMMartin J. “Marty” Millea Jr. of Branford died on Nov. 7 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mildred Mako Millea. Mr. Millea was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Derby, son of the late Martin J. and Ella Stevens Millea.
He was a 1956 graduate of Notre Dame High School and a 1961 graduate of Boston University. He was the founder and Principal of Quality Advisors of Connecticut, a consulting, auditing, and training company specializing in compliance with International Quality Standards, where he worked until retirement. He has advised and consulted many national and international companies, including the government of Sweden. Prior roles included Director of Quality Assurance for Firing Circuits, Inc.
He loved to travel with his wife, “Millie,” traveling to Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean, as well as over 30 states in the U. S. A. Marty loved his hobbies of photography, golf, and history of American railroads. He was a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants. Marty was a longtime parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church in Branford (now St. John Bosco Parish) where he served on the parish council and was a former chair of the finance committee.
He is survived by his sons, Martin “MJ” (Debbie) of North Haven, Scott (Janice) of Hamden, and Christopher (Jennifer) of Cheshire, and his grandchildren Matthew, Daniel, Michael, Ryan, Dylan, Kevin, and Julianne. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Karen Mako, and niece, Lindsey (Mako) McDermott.
The funeral procession left from the W. S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main Street, Branford, for a Mass of Christian burial in St. John Bosco Parish at St. Therese Church, 105 Leetes Island Road, Branford. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery, Branford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Notre Dame High School Scholarship Fund, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT 06516. or directions and an online memorial, see www.wsclancy.com.