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September 19, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 7-9 PM and Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:45 AM on Friday, September 23, 2011 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Mausoleum, Paterson.
Thomas R. D’Alessio age 86 of Rockaway, formerly of Wayne, died peacefully with family by his side on Monday, September 19, 2011 at home.
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY having lived in Wayne for over forty years before moving to Fox Hills in Rockaway ten years ago.
He was a Marine Corps Veteran of WWII having attained the rank of Corporal.
Tom was a professional drummer having played with the Ed Caso Miami Beach Orchestra in Brooklyn, NY for many years, and most recently for the Fox Hills Combo in Rockaway, NJ.
Tom was a bookbinder having worked for Benzinga Brothers in Brooklyn, and Tappley/Rutter Co, Moonachie before retiring in 1986.
He was a parishioner of Annunciation RC Church, Wayne where he was a devoted member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11943 for many years.
Tom met his late wife Grace though his brother Louie as he dated Grace’s sister. He would relate a story about him riding the Steeplechase with Grace and having to wrap his arms around her to save her from falling off the ride. They married on July 3, 1949 at St Finbars Church in Brooklyn, NY and honeymooned at Miami Beach, FL.
He was happy, friendly, the peacemaker in the family, who never had a bad word to say about anyone and was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. He was known to everyone simply as "Grandpa".
Tom was the loving husband of the late Grace (nee Ferrando) D’Alessio(1985); devoted last love of Agnes Laste of Rockaway; loved father of Thomas D’Alessio, Jr. and his wife Victoria of Hackettstown, Barbara A. Morano of Butler and her late husband Robert(2004); Robert L. D’Alessio and his wife Julie of Montville, and Joseph F. D’Alessio and his wife Arlene of Wyckoff; cherished grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of NJ, 1034 Salem Rd., Union, NJ 07083 www.wish.org or the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 7-9 PM and Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:45 AM on Friday, September 23, 2011 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Mausoleum, Paterson.
September 19, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 7-9 PM and Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:45 AM on Friday, September 23, 2011 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Mausoleum, Paterson.
Thomas R. D’Alessio age 86 of Rockaway, formerly of Wayne, died peacefully with family by his side on Monday, September 19, 2011 at home.
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY having lived in Wayne for over forty years before moving to Fox Hills in Rockaway ten years ago.
He was a Marine Corps Veteran of WWII having attained the rank of Corporal.
Tom was a professional drummer having played with the Ed Caso Miami Beach Orchestra in Brooklyn, NY for many years, and most recently for the Fox Hills Combo in Rockaway, NJ.
Tom was a bookbinder having worked for Benzinga Brothers in Brooklyn, and Tappley/Rutter Co, Moonachie before retiring in 1986.
He was a parishioner of Annunciation RC Church, Wayne where he was a devoted member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11943 for many years.
Tom met his late wife Grace though his brother Louie as he dated Grace’s sister. He would relate a story about him riding the Steeplechase with Grace and having to wrap his arms around her to save her from falling off the ride. They married on July 3, 1949 at St Finbars Church in Brooklyn, NY and honeymooned at Miami Beach, FL.
He was happy, friendly, the peacemaker in the family, who never had a bad word to say about anyone and was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. He was known to everyone simply as "Grandpa".
Tom was the loving husband of the late Grace (nee Ferrando) D’Alessio(1985); devoted last love of Agnes Laste of Rockaway; loved father of Thomas D’Alessio, Jr. and his wife Victoria of Hackettstown, Barbara A. Morano of Butler and her late husband Robert(2004); Robert L. D’Alessio and his wife Julie of Montville, and Joseph F. D’Alessio and his wife Arlene of Wyckoff; cherished grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of NJ, 1034 Salem Rd., Union, NJ 07083 www.wish.org or the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 would be appreciated.
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