DeLuca, Padroff, Collins: Recent Death Notices From Brookfield

BROOKFIELD, CT — Recent death notices from Brookfield.

Barry David Padroff, 85, died Dec. 21, 2025, the founder, president and CEO of BrewMaster Coffee Service, which he launched in 1965 and led for 28 years, and a longtime enthusiast of stock-market tracking, cruising, beachgoing, estate sales, landscape design and stamp collecting.

Kevin Shail, 70, died Dec. 16, 2025, a longtime lithographic printer with Modern Printing and Quebecor Printing and an avid “Fan Man” known for collecting antique hot air fans and mechanical devices and for regularly attending steam-engine and antique machinery shows.

Christian Richard Chemero, 59, died Dec. 15, 2025, an artist and craftsman educated in studio art whose pursuits included drumming, woodworking, photography, mountain climbing, biking, fishing, wildlife rescue, and documenting the natural world through his lens.

Virginia M. “Ginny” DeLuca, 90, died Dec. 10, 2025, a business owner of NAPROCO LLC and lifelong auto-racing enthusiast who sponsored drivers, founded Petty Cash Motorsports, followed weekly races at the track or on Flo, and centered her days around motorsports, faith, and Christmas.

Francis J. (Fran) Collins, 92, an attorney and longtime public servant who founded a private law practice, served in the Connecticut General Assembly, and enjoyed golf, skiing, hiking and fitness, died Dec. 6, 2025.

Judith “Judy” Bradley, 79, died Nov. 15, 2025, after a long illness, a career executive secretary most recently in municipal Parks and Recreation whose sharp wit, quick humor, and gift for keeping gatherings lively defined her days beyond work.