Thomas Massarone

MASSARONE Thomas "Tom" Anthony, 86, born in Millbrook, New York, husband of Mildred Massarone, died on Jan 11, 2015. He was the son of the late Benedetto and Caroline Fiore Massarone and brother of the late Monsignor Francis Massarone and sister Angie Massarone. Tom was one of the oldest serving members of St. Paul Catholic Church joining in 1957 where he once served as council president and chairman of the school board. He was a Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. Known as "Mr. IBM" by his coworkers, he retired as a Senior Buyer at IBM after 40 years of service. During this time he was one of the founding members of the IBM Little League games and the Wolf Run Creek public park. Tom was a US Navy veteran of WWII stationed in Guam and later became a member of the American Legion. In addition to his wife of 63 years, Mildred, he is survived by two sons, William (Melinda) Massarone and Charles Massarone; a brother, Louis Massarone; and five grandchildren, Dr. Anthony Massarone, Nicholas, Loren (Lieutenant Jonathan Tweed), Matthew and Nicole Massarone. He was very proud of his grandchildren especially his grandson, Anthony, becoming a pharmacist. He is also survived by two special friends Gennaro Galtieri and Ron Carpenter. Special thanks to his second family at Bridgeport Senior Community. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on January 15th from 6-8pm at Milward-Broadway. A graveside service will be held on January 16th at 1:30pm at Camp Nelson National Cemetery and will be officiated by Father Chris Clay with military honors. A memorial service will be held on January 17th at 10am at Saint Paul's Church. www.milwardfuneral.com