Dr. Joseph E. Angelo

Joe was born in Ellwood City, PA, on March 5, 1932, to the late Rudolph and Mary Angelo. After enduring the effects of a major heart attack in 2002 and a debilitating stroke in 2010, Joe passed away on September 28, 2015, at his home in Carmichael, CA. Joe attended Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, where he attained a B.A. degree in 1954. His M.D. degree from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, was awarded in 1958. After completing his internship and specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver, he and his young family moved to Carmichael. There he began private practice and was on the staff at Amercian River Hospital. When Mercy San Juan Hospital opened in 1967 he was a member of the original staff. He was a compassionate physician whose primary concern was the welfare of his patients. Dr. Angelo delivered more than 2000 babies before retiring from private practice in 1983. The same year he accepted a two-year contract to continue his specialty at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago, American Samoa. When he returned to the mainland in 1985, Dr. Angelo remained active by assisting in surgery. Dr. Angelo was a retired member of the California Medical Association; Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society; Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; and a member of the Northern California Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. His medical career spanned 44 years. Joe loved to sail and spent many years pursuing this pastime. His Berkeley Marina berth was the launching point of numerous weekend outings on the San Francisco Bay. A high point in his sailing experiences occurred in 1990 when Joe and his brother Jerry completed a round trip in his sloop, the Spree, from Berkeley to Kona, Hawaii. Additionally, Joe enjoyed annual sailing trips with family and friends to various destinations in the Caribbean. Joe is survived by his wife Ann with whom he recently celebrated 60 years of marriage, daughters Leslie and Lynn, brothers Rudy and Jerry and sister-in-law Jeannette. Remaining cousins, nephews and nieces include Dorothy, Ann, Claire, Mike, Tony, Sarah, Pam, Scott, Susan, Rodney and Beth. He forever will be remembered by family members and countless friends for his intellectual curiosity, adventurous nature and generous spirit. Educational scholarships will be established in his name. Per his wishes, no memorial service will be held. Those who would like to honor Joe may contribute to KVIE Channel 6, Sacramento Public Library Foundation, Doctors Without Borders or a charity of choice.