John E. Spiaggi

FUNERAL HOME

Morrissett Funeral and Cremation Service

6500 Iron Bridge Rd

Richmond, Virginia

John Spiaggi Obituary

John E. Spiaggi CHESAPEAKE - John E. Spiaggi, 58, passed away at his home Feb. 18, 2009. He is survived by the love of his life and best friend, Tassie Turner; her son, Brandon and granddog, Jaxon; sisters, Edith S. Rider and her husband David and Frances L. Spiaggi; brothers, Joseph C. Spiaggi and his wife Joyce, Laurence F. Spiaggi and his wife Sue; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other family and friends, especially, Jose' Mercado, his "adopted son." He was preceded in death by his parents, John L. and Elva H. Spiaggi; sister, Phyllis S. Kirkpatrick; and brother, Phillip. John was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retiree of Crofton Diving. His family will receive friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Grand Affairs, 1201 Club House Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322, with a celebration of his life to begin at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be private. Morrissett Funeral Home, Richmond, Va., (877) 719-7901 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to morrissett.com. John's family wishes to offer many thanks to all those who have given comfort and friendship through this tough journey. Pokey, as he was known to his family will be greatly missed for his can-do attitude and ability to help solve problems. John loved fishing. He was a loyal customer and friend to Captain Ernie and the Albatross Fleet in Hatteras Village, with that in mind the family requests that in lieu of flowers, you take a friend fishing and share a laugh or two. "Fish On."

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Feb. 20, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for John Spiaggi

9 Entries

Norma Lowman

February 21, 2009

My deepest love and sympathy.

Betsy, Doug & Diggs Niethammer

February 20, 2009

Tassie~We are so saddened to hear of your loss. We are keeping you lifted up in our prayers. May the Lord bless and keep you!

Penny, Andy & Hannah Lee Dixon

February 20, 2009

Tassie~We are truly saddened to hear of your loss. Please know that we are thinking of you & keeping you in our prayers! We love & miss you!

Brian Christensen

February 20, 2009

We would like to express our sympathy to the family. Pokey was a great friend to all who knew him and will be sorely missed! May God bless and keep you all in your time of need. Sincerely, Brian and April Christensen

Ernie & Lynne Foster

February 20, 2009

To John's family:

We send our love as we share your loss.

We will always treasure our memories of John. He brought joy and a zest for life to our docks and to our boats. His joy was contagious and all of our crews (and Lynne)adored him and looked forward to fishing with him, sitting on the porch with him and even enlisting his help and expertise, which he freely and enthusiastically shared.

John was also an important element of our Day at the Docks celebration. From the first event John was there helping us set things up and figuring how to make things work. He and Amber, his frequent mate, and her sister, Erin, would spend hours together doing the heavy lifting and handling the logistics.

But his first love was fishing and in time he became a member of the crew as he participated and enjoyed every moment on the boat - even, maybe especially, when the fishing wasn't so hot or the seas were not so good.

In the 70+ years our fleet has been operating we have rarely had a customer so engaged and so much a friend, rather than a customer.

We will miss him terribly and hope that the rest of you will continue to come to Hatteras and share fishing adventures with us.

Thank you for the tribute in the obituary. Several people have told us that they have never seen one so fine.

We are glad to know how much John has loved and was loved in return.

Our best to you all,

Ernie and Lynne

Starkey DeSoto

February 20, 2009

I worked as a mate on the Albatross for three years and had the privilege of fishing with John on many occasions. His compassion and love of life was a true inspiration to me and he will be remembered fondly. I would like to send my condolences to his family and friends throughout the celebration of his life with each of us.

Johnnie Cradle-McCoy

February 20, 2009

Tassie I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I have known you and John for years, and you both were a lovely couple. The McCoy family will keep you in our prayers. Remember he is with the lord, and he makes no mistakes.

The Staff of Morrissett Funeral Home

February 20, 2009

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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