Joseph S. Matrisciano M.D.

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. — Services were held last week for Joseph Matrisciano, MD of Valley Stream, New York.

Dr. Matrisciano, or "Doc Joe" as he was known to patients and colleagues, died March 15th of prostate cancer. He was 78. He and his wife, Kathleen Joan, a nurse, were instrumental in creating an advanced emergency protocol at the Valley Stream Fire Department in the early 1970s serving as a model for other fire departments in Nassau County, NY.

He served as a trained firefighter and physician. He also started and was the first Director of the Medical Education and Quality Assurance Units at Franklin General Hospital in Franklin Square, NY.

He greatly enjoyed spending summers in Plymouth with his wife and family.

In addition to his wife, Dr. Matrisciano is survived by his children: Joseph Matrisciano Jr., and his wife, Lori of Westport, MA., James Matrisciano and his wife, Marie of Covington, LA., Joan Minukas and her husband, John of Manchester, NH, Jill Romanelli and her husband, Robert of Oceanside, NY, Jonathan Matrisciano and Justin Matrisciano of Valley Stream. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Joseph IV, Stephen and Sarah of Westport, MA, Matthew, Andrew and Ethan of Florida, Ashley, Mark, Reiko and Akiko of New York. He was the grandfather of the late Joseph III of Westport.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Dr. Joe Prostate Cancer Research Fund, 393 Franklin Ave., Suite 101, Franklin Square, NY 11010.