Andrew C. Lattanzi

SOUTH YARMOUTH — Andrew C. Lattanzi, age 83, died on June 4, 2009, at Cape Cod Hospital. He was the loving husband for 49 years of the late Claire Lattanzi, who died in 2001.

Born and raised in Everett, he was a World War II veteran of the Navy. A graduate of Northeastern University, he worked for MIT/Draper Laboratory as an aerospace engineer, contributing to missile guidance systems for the Defense Department and the Space Shuttle program. He was a recipient of the Strategic Systems Award given by the Department of the Navy for the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program.

A former resident of Holliston, he was active as a Little League coach and former president of the Father's Club. He enjoyed golf and hosting "The Lattanzi Open."

He leaves three daughters, Suzanne and her husband David, Laura and her husband Daniel, and Marie and her husband Christopher; and a son, James and his wife Teresa. He was the father of the late Andrew and leaves eight grandchildren; and a brother, Conrad.

Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday June 8, at the Morris & O'Connor Funeral Home, 58 Long Pond Drive, South Yarmouth. Funeral services will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Saint Pius X Church, Station Avenue, South Yarmouth. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in St. Mary's Cemetery, Holliston.