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A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (GSFMM) honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military is currently being planned in Berlin Connecticut. A groundbreaking celebration was held May 22, 2021 at 11:30 a.m EST.
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Seeing a large group of people who traveled across the state to be at a Gold Star Memorial Monument groundbreaking ceremony in Berlin on Saturday was bittersweet for many families. This is an important moment for us because very few people know what being a Gold Star family means, said Dorine Norko-Manlapit of Bridgeport. To have a memorial is a way to educate the community and spread awareness.
American Eagle announces recipient of 2021 annual East Hartford Academy of Finance Scholarship
Shakir Pike, an East Hartford graduating senior who will attend URI, awarded a $3,000 scholarship by AEFCU
EAST HARTFORD, CT (May 24, 2021) American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) continued its longtime support of higher education through the East Hartford Academy of Finance Scholarship by awarding Shakir Pike, a member of East Hartford High School’s (EHHS) Class of 2021, with this year’s $3,000 scholarship.
“American Eagle congratulates Shakir on being awarded this well-earned scholarship, as well as his upcoming graduation and promising future,” stated Dean Marchessault, President & CEO of American Eagle Financial Credit Union. “We have received wonderful feedback from his school’s faculty and staff on his character and work ethic, and we wish him and his classmates the best of luck as they start this exciting new chapter in their lives.”
American Eagle Financial Credit Union President and CEO Announces Retirement
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) announced that Dean Marchessault, the nonprofit organization’s president and CEO, will retire at the end of 2021, allowing for a transition process over the next seven months. Marchessault’s decision to retire will conclude 22 years of service to Connecticut’s largest community credit union, including seven as president and CEO.
“The board of directors and I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Dean for his decades of dedicated service to American Eagle Financial Credit Union particularly for his leadership as our president and CEO,” said Michael DePasquale, chairman of the AEFCU board of directors. “During his tenure as president and CEO, the credit union’s asset size almost doubled to $2.3 billion, and Dean has been instrumental in increasing American Eagle’s recognition as a leader and significant co
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East Hartford-based American Eagle Financial Credit Union, the second largest credit union in Connecticut, announced Friday that President and CEO Dean Marchessault will retire at year’s end.
Succeeding Marchessault will be Howard Brady, who has been senior vice president and chief lending officer at American Eagle since 2015, the credit union said.
Marchessault has worked for American Eagle since 2003 and was named chief operating officer several years later. He was promoted to his current position in Jan. 2015, succeeding William J. Dokas.
During the six-plus years Marchessault has been at the helm, American Eagle has grown its total assets from just over $1.3 billion to nearly $2.2 billion. Its membership count over that time has increased about 46%, from 107,507 to 157,426 as of the first quarter of this year.