Contributions to the tribute of Frank Bocchino

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jack posted a condolence

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

We live in a world were we see so many loved ones fall asleep in death. May you find comfort in knowing that one day all the things that cause us grief and pain will be done away with. Revelation 21 : 3,4

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kathy clarke posted a condolence

Friday, April 1, 2016

I shall always remember Mr. Bocchino. Playing pinochle at the dining room table and listening to the Beatles, many years ago, Mr. B. was a part of my life as a teenager. He reminded me of many an actor in those black and white WWII movies back in the day, quietly strong. Now I find out he actually lived the part! It is so hard to lose a parent. No one else loves you unconditionallyyou have to earn love from everyone else. My heartfelt sympathy to you all, Kathy Clarke

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Mitu Saggar posted a condolence

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Dear Joanne. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope it is of comfort that he had such a long and wonderful life. From what I understand, you and your sisters provided him with loving support and care these past few years, which I am sure meant a lot to him. I am sorry that I will not be able to attend visitation or services as I will be away.

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Joseph Scalia posted a condolence

Thursday, March 31, 2016

I am so sorry for your loss. You and all the Bocchinos are in my thoughts and in my prayers. May he rest in peace. Love

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Deborah DaSilva posted a condolence

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Dear Joanne, Keith, Sarah, Adam and family, so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear father/grandfather. Take comfort in knowing you and those you hold dear are in our thoughts and prayers. Peace to you at this time and always. Sincerely, Deborah and Family

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Frank Bocchino posted a condolence

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

On behalf of my family, I want to inform our relatives, friends and loved ones of the passing of my father, Frank T Bocchino. Though every passing of a loved one brings sadness, in the Game of Life, my Dad pretty much won. Next month would have been his 94th birthday and until recently was rarely sick. He passed quietly in his sleep this morning. He was a decorated WW II sergeant beloved by his troops, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He laid eyes on the woman of his dreams and told his friends he would marry her - and did - and was in love with that woman, my Mom, for 70 years (yes I said 70). Together, they raised four great kids (OK, maybe just three). He cheated death several times, mistaking rat poison for rock candy as a kid, fell asleep in a patch of poison oak unscathed, woke up in a foxhole in Germany next to a dead Nazi, had a heart valve replaced at 90, but was most traumatized by Bobby Thompsons home run that beat the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 3, 1951. (I pray he does not run into Ralph Branca in heaven). Clumsy, quick tempered, melodramatic, and funniest when he wasnt trying to be, all in all, my Dad could best be described as a compassionate, loving man, devout Catholic with unwavering faith, an incredible husband and father, and beloved by virtually everyone that ever met him. His only goal was to be a great husband and father, and he achieved it in spades. Thanks in advance for your condolences and well wishes.

In loving memory of

Frank

1922 - 2016