Rev. Joseph Richard GATTO

GATTO, The Reverend Joseph Richard, 77, of Midlothian, died January 6, 2012. Survivors include his wife, Carol M. Gatto; four children, Richard M. Gatto and his wife, Robin, Elizabeth Gatto and her husband, Dennis Krisnow, Randy Gatto and his wife, Lourdes, and Stephen Gatto and his wife, Carla; 11 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was born in Fieldsboro, N.J., earned his B.A. degree from Gettysburg College and his Masters of Theological Studies from the Philadelphia Divinity School. He served as a missionary in Okinawa, Japan from 1968 to 1972 and was the former rector of several churches in Pennsylvania, Vail, Colorado and St. Paul's Church in Darien, Connecticut. As an accomplished musician, he performed in the violin section with Lou Rawls for the opening ceremony of the Little League World Series. Most recently, he began a mission church in Midlothian in 2005. His remains rest at the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Road, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday (today), and where funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ Church Anglican, P.O. Box 613, Midlothian, Va. 23113. Online condolences to WoodyFuneralHomeHuguenot.com.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.