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Joseph DeMattio Obituary
Beloved Westport local and Staples High School football star, Joseph Vincent DeMattio, passed away on November 24th after a courageous battle with a long term illness. Born on March 19th, 1958 Joseph is survived by a large extended family and hundreds of friends.
"Joey" was an extraordinary athlete. He played defense for the University of Maryland Terrapins and was also a star player for Sonny's Softball team.
There was never a dull moment in the life of Joey. From running with the bulls in Pamplona to fighting pirates in the Bahamas he was no stranger to adventure or travel.
Although Joey held several positions in his career his favorite was working for the Keith Richard's Family (of Rolling Stones fame). He often reminisced how down to earth and kind the entire family was to him.
Joseph was an exceptionally handsome guy with a huge beautiful smile and an even larger heart. He loved so many people but had a soft spot for children and the elderly. At any given gathering, he would often be found throwing the ball with the kids or recounting stories from "back in the day" with the old folks.
Joseph was an accomplished inventor and holds 2 provisional patents.
"Joey D" loved Saugatuck, Junior's Hot Dog Stand, Compo Beach, Aunt Jean's Eggplant Parm, Walter K, Maryland Terrapins - go #75, Ledo's Pizza, Inventing things, his little dog Tony, his beautiful home, $65 (rooned), eating pounds of food - especially Italian, his Saugatuck Saints jacket, KP, The Mangler, Calvin the monkey, yelling at umpires, playing football, traveling, The Three Stooges, The Rolling Stones, Pistachio ice cream and especially his puppies, Shoo Shoo, Tippy, Dasha and Tony Soprano.
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Love you so much Joey…….
Harding Funeral Home
Wednesday, December 1st
4:00 p.m.
Assumption Church
Thursday, December 2nd
10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to https://saferefugeofcentraltexas.weebly.com/ where two of Joey's beloved puppies came from!
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Joey Argenio
February 21, 2023
You will always hold a very special place in the bottom of my heart. A friend, and a mentor.
Requiescat In Pace. You will be missed.
Willie Chappa
December 6, 2021
There was only one Joey DeMattio RIP
Rich Eldh
December 1, 2021
Very sorry to lose Joey at this early age. He was one tough son of a gun. Staples Undefeated Football team of 1975 could not have done it without his incredible athletic ability. Joey had no fear and it showed on the field. With him and at times lead by his fearless play we became number one in the State and top 50 in the USA Today high school rankings that year.
R.I.P. Joey!
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Liz and Tom Bifano
November 30, 2021
DeMattio family, So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. It was my pleasure being Joey's neighbor for the past couple decades. He will be greatly missed.
Frank Machinello
November 28, 2021
R.I.P Joey D.
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