Charles F. Velardo

VELARDO, Charles F. Of Dover, died May 16, 2009. Beloved husband to Anna J. (Norton) Velardo for 70 years. Devoted father to Sunni Morgan, Priscilla Velardo and Valerie Velardo, all of Dover. Grandfather of Anthony Pagliazzo and his wife Pauline of Medway and Charles Pagliazzo and his wife Rebecca of Medfield. Great-grandfather of James and Joseph Pagliazzo of Medfield and Arabella and Dante Pagliazzo of Medway. Dear friend of Sandra Adams and Sally Itterly, both of Dover. Brother of the late Anthony Velardo and Jeanne Picard and dear cousin of Roberta Fatalo of Wakefield. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) WESTWOOD on Tuesday May 19th from 3-8 p.m. Funeral from the funeral home on Wednesday morning May 20th at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Most Precious Blood Church, Dover at 10 a.m. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Dover. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Charles' memory to the Mission Church, 1545 Tremont St., Roxbury, MA 02120. Charles was born in Boston and grew up first in Roxbury and then Hyde Park. A proud graduate of Boston Latin School, he attended Boston College and worked for both the department of Navy and the department of Labor prior to entering the private sector. He was a principal and vice-president of G. Salvucci and Company in Newton for over 30 years. During and after his career with Salvucci and Company, he was a leader in the advancement of the Masonry industry; founder of the International Masonry Institute, and the International Council of Employers of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, trustee of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local No. 3, and past president of both the Masonry Contractors of Massachusetts and the Mason Contractors Association of America. Mr. Velardo was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, and had a life-long devotion to the Mission Church of Roxbury and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Holden-Dunn-Lawler www.hdlfuneralhome.net