John B. Marucci

John B. Marucci, age 66, of Homosassa, Florida, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Shands hospital in Gainesville.
John was born January 12, 1946, in East Orange, New Jersey, and was a graduate of East Orange High School. He was the son of the late Patsy and Eleanor (D'Amelio) Marucci. Soon after graduating high school, he was drafted into the United States Army. John was a veteran who served in the Vietnam War. He received the Vietnam Campaign medal, Vietnam Service medal, and the National Defense Service medal. John was an artillery surveyor and after an honorable discharge he worked as a surveyor as a member of the Operating Engineers Local 825 for more than 25 years. John was the most kind and humble man, loved by everyone he touched.
John is survived by his brother, Anthony and his wife Barbara, and his sister Paula (Marucci) Philolius, and her husband Robert, all of Homosassa, Florida; his six nephews and nieces, Anthony, Paula, Chris and Toni Lynn Marucci and Robert and John Philolius; and numerous grandnieces and nephews. A memorial will be held April 12, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Homosassa Chapel of Hooper Funeral Home with the Rev. David Gill officiating. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial donations to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Hooper
FuneralHome.com.