Joseph Robert Magnone

Joseph Robert Magnone February 14, 1943- July 13, 2010 Joseph "Joe" Magnone, 67, passed away on July 13, 2010 at the Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg. Although he was born in San Francisco, California, he moved to Washington, Pennsylvania as a young child.He went to Trinity High School graduating first in his class in 1961. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1964 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. In 1964, he married Jean Kubovcik, also of Washington, PA. Together they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a short while until Joe decided that he wanted to attend law school. In 1970 he graduated from George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C. and joined the D.C. Bar that same year. He then became a patent attorney with Burns, Doane, et. al. and was a partner for 25 years. He also chaired the Patent, Trademark and Copyright (PTC) section of the D.C. Bar. In his free time, Joe enjoyed fishing, hunting and traveling. Joe and Jean lived in various cities in Northern Virginia until her death in 1996. He is survived by his son Mark Joseph Magnone, of Williamsburg; his daughter Lisa Magnone Coyle, of Pleasanton, California and three grandsons- Ryan, Michael and Daniel Coyle. His also survived by his sister, Lori Freeze, of Washington, Pennsylvania. A funeral mass will be held at St. Hilary Catholic Church, in Washington, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August, 21, 2010 at 10 A.M. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg, 4445 Powhatan Parkway, Williamsburg, VA 23188 in memory of Joe Magnone or online www.williamsburghospice.org.