CHICOPEE – Allan Richard Grondin, 69, of Tolland and a longtime resident of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. He passed into Eternal Life at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke surrounded by the care and comfort of his loving family. He was born in Holyoke on June 23, 1953, a beloved son of the late Lucien A. and Rena C. (Bibeau) Grondin. He was raised in Chicopee, graduated from Holyoke Catholic High School in 1971, attended Holyoke Community College and received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He had lived in Chicopee for many years before moving to Tolland in 1986 where he called home the remainder of his life. He was employed as a Case Worker for the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance in Holyoke. Allan’s life and heart was helping his community and he was a longtime volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County and the Community Food Pantry in Southwick. He loved working in his workshop at his home and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. He leaves his loving and devoted sister, Paula G. Albertowicz and her husband, David, of Chicopee; his dear aunt, Jeanne Bibeau of Longmeadow; and his many dear cousins, extended family members and numerous friends including his dear friends, Sally and Eric Munson of Tolland. His funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 (funeral home will open at 9 a.m.), with an 11 a.m. Celebration of Life Service in the funeral home. His burial will follow the service at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. before the Service. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that memorial donations be made in Allan’s memory to the Community Food Pantry, 220 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077. For more details and to leave his family condolence messages, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com