The Hundred Club of Connecticut 2010 Annual Meeting is currently being planned, date and location will be updated when available.

The Hundred Club of Connecticut is a charitable, non-profit, tax exempt organization of more than 2000 of our leading citizens from all parts of the state and from all walks of life who are committed to the task of easing the financial burdens of the surviving spouse and children of all police officers, correction officers, and firefighters, volunteer and full-time, who have given up their lives in the performance of their duties.

Past Club President Posthumously Honored

The late General John J. King—past President and an early member of The Hundred Club of Connecticut — was posthumously inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame (CVHF), in ceremonies held in Hartford on November 17, 2009. He was one of 11 Connecticut veterans honored at the year’s ceremony. Governor Jodi Rell addressed the gathering.

King’s son Bob accepted the award.

Although honorees must be veterans of the armed forces, CVHF stresses that it is not a military hall of fame. Rather, it recognizes meritorious service to the community. People are honored “who continue to serve and inspire their fellow man with their deeds and accomplishments throughout their lifetime.”

Or their “fellow woman,” one now needs to add. Navy veteran Barbara Miller, RN, was inducted in 2008. Inducted the same year — posthumously—was former Governor William A. O’Neill. A strong supporter of The Hundred Club, O’Neill appeared frequently at Club functions and several times addressed the annual meeting. The Club had bestowed on him its Distinguished Public Service Award and, in 1997, Honorary Life Membership. He died in November 2007.

John King served as an Army brigadier general in World War Two. His service decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star. Afterwards, a civil engineer living in Hartford, King was active in many professional, charitable, educational, church, and veterans’ organizations.

One of the original members of The Hundred Club of Connecticut, King served long as chairman of the Special Assistance Committee. He died in 2002.

Governor Rell founded the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame by executive order in 2005. The institution is administered by the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the state’s Military Department. The first class of Connecticut veterans inducted — in November 2005 — included former President George H.W. Bush.

Fifty-one people have been inducted into CVHF since its founding. The institution does not yet have a physical location. The DVA is attempting to secure some space for the hall of fame within the State Capitol, a spokesperson said.

A pamphlet on CVHF (in PDF format) can be downloaded from the DVA Web site. The pamphlet includes photographs and capsule biographies of the 51 inductees. The address of this file is http://www.ct.gov/ctva/lib/ctva/MEMBERS_OF_THE_CONNECTICUT_VETERANS_HALL_OF_FAME.pdf.

ANNOUNCEMENTS "Never Forget", Photographs of the 2010 Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation ceremony". Click here to view the photos

ABOUT THE FOUNDER Anthony Ustjanauskas came to America in 1950 and settled in Hartford, Connecticut. "Mr.A", as he was known, and his wife Ada owned and operated International Supermarkets on Park Street and Franklin Avenue. Click here to read more

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE I am both proud and honored to serve as president of The Hundred Club of Connecticut for 2009.  I have been a member for 25 years and I believe this is the most unique and caring charitable organization of its kind. Click here to read more