Joseph Richard Gherardi

Joe was my roommate at holy cross college our freshman year in 1973 to 74. He originally was from Pelham, NY, and I was from the neighboring town of New Rochelle, New York. We hit it off immediately and stayed friends for the entire four years of our attending the college together. he was one of my dearest friends for a while there, and I grew to know his parents and sister. I loved Joe, as did most of our circle of friends. The first year we were friends, Joe could be irascible and slightly...