Dean S. Desjadon 63, died early Thursday morning July 10, 2014 at Fletcher Allen Healthcare in Burlington after a brief illness. Born April 24, 1951 in Middlebury he was the son of the late Warren and Deanetta (Gallison) Desjadon. He was raised in Orwell and was a graduate of Fair Haven Union High School class of 1969. Dean married his high school sweetheart Patricia Carriere June 26, 1971 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Fair Haven. He was employed as the operations manager for Casella Waste Management Inc. in the Middlebury Plant. Dean was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, Middlebury and the Knights of Columbus where he was a past Grand Knight. He enjoyed teaching Catechism with his wife and was very involved in the community with the chamber of commerce, annual Knights of Columbus auction. Dean was a hard worker and instilled this into his children and he believed in giving back to his community. Most important to Dean was being Poppa to his grandchildren, he also enjoyed taking rides with his wife in his 1994 Mustang where they would get in and put on their Casella caps and drive. Survivors are his wife Patricia (Carriere) Desjadon of Shoreham, his children, Michael Desjadon and wife Leslie of Ballston Lake, NY, Danielle Sunderland and husband Rick of Shoreham and Julie Marsden and husband Robert of Castleton, by his sisters, Etta Aines and husband Donald of Sudbury and Ellie Arnold and husband David of Inverness, FL, by his grandchildren, Logan, Sergei, Kyle and Marek Desjadon, Deanetta Putnam and Kassidy Sunderland, Reilly and Chloe Marsden. Also by several nieces, nephews and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday July 14, 2014 at 10 A.M. at St. Marys Catholic Church, Middlebury, with the Rev. William R. Beaudin as the Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Genevieve Cemetery, Shoreham. Visiting hours for family and friends will be held on Sunday July 13, 2014 from 2 P.M. until 5 P.M. at the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, 117 South Main Street, Middlebury. Memorial contributions may be made to a local food shelter or to the American Cancer Society at 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495 or to a charity of ones choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. www.sandersonfuneralservice.com