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JOSEPH CIANO Obituary
Dr. Ciano was a graduate of The University of Notre Dame, receiving his B.S. in 1948, Boston University M.S., in 1949 and The Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, D.M.D., in 1953. Dr. Ciano completed his residency in Oral Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1955. He practiced dentistry in Quincy for 53 years before retiring. In addition to his dental practice, he provided dental services to the homeless of Boston through the Bridge Over Troubled Waters program for over ten years. He was a noted civil war historian, lecturer and benefactor to civil war battlefield preservation. Most notably, he was the driving force in restoring the First Massachusetts Cavalry's Battle of Aldie memorial in Snickersville, Virginia. Always on the leading edge, Dr. Ciano began running in the 1960's and completed the Boston Marathon in 1967 and 1968. According to his children, "Dad played a mean game of family touch football, especially during summers on Cape Cod". He was dedicated to the educational and athletic endeavors of his children and grandchildren. Most importantly, he loved his family and greatly impacted many lives. He will be missed.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visitation on Monday, May 21, 2018 8:30am-9:30am in the Dolan & Chapman Funeral Home, 5 Canton Avenue, MILTON VILLAGE, Milton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10:00am in St. Elizabeth Church, Milton. Burial in Milton Cemetery, Milton. See www.dolanfuneral.com for online condolences.
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for JOSEPH CIANO
Troop Rick Howes
July 21, 2020
I am so sorry to hear this. Doc was a great cowboy and trooper who rode the blue hills for decades on Ashby, his ever 15 years old arabian mare. I had the pleasure of taking him horse riding to the howard hughes ranch and bonnie springs ranch outside of Las Vegas. We were friends for twenty years until I lost track of him around 2015. This is a heartbreak.
Katherine Ciano
September 2, 2018
I will never forget all of the fun times and stories and meals that we shared during the time that we shared as daughter-in-law and father-in-law. I loved your cowboy spirit, your love of horses, your love of American civil war history and your love of striving and perserverance. You did it! Graduating from Harvard medical school, marrying
lovely Connie, establishing your dental practice, and raising your hard striving family brood. A dad always keepimg the flame for your beautiful children, Robert, Peter, Joseph, Maria and Christina.
God bless you and keep you. I sincerely hope there was a reunion and a happy loving joining of your soul's spirit with your son Peter. God speed, see you on the other side, Katherine
Lynne Young
August 19, 2018
Miss you and all the wonderful happy times you, Connie, Cliff and I had together and, the cherished times you and Cliff shared.
Lynne Young
August 19, 2018
Dear Connie and family,I was just looking up their Milton address to send a few photos and saw this notice. So , so upset..tried a few times getting in touch with the family via phone. Joe and my late husband Cliff Young had a rare simpatico' relationship constantly joking with one another. Very, very special!I had hoped to visit with them more. They wanted me to come by again.Joe was an amazing person, so full of life. A truely happy man . When he gave a lecture on the Civil War his mind was such that he never needed notes.He could engage the audience completely with his charm, wit and extensive knowledge.I will miss him so much...his laugh and comments to me are inbetted in my mind.I will never forget Marie holding her iPhone to the mike at the Harvard Club for the' Celebration of Life' for Cliff to speak and recount a very funny incident they had at the Civil War Round Tables. The two were such characters together!
Love,
Lynne Young
Daniel Pritchard
June 13, 2018
Dear Connie and family of Dr. Joe,You all have my deepest sympathy. I just found Dr. Joe's Obituary. I will really miss my early morning trips with Connie and Dr. Joe to the Weymouth Club. May God bless you all and may we thank God for His gift to all of us of the life of Dr. Joe who touched the lives of so many people!!!With deepest sympathy,Daniel Pritchard Courtesy Van Driver Sullivan Tire Common Street Braintree MA
May 20, 2018
I will keep you safe in my heart so that you are with me in every way.
I miss you. All my love, Maria
May 20, 2018
Joe, old friend, I can remember the old times we ran every day and the marathons together. Hope we can do it again on the other side.
Bill G
May 19, 2018
Rest peacefully daddy. I love you. Christina
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