You toiled so hard for those

you loved,

You said goodbye to none.

Your spirit flew before we knew,

Your work on earth was done.

We miss you now,

our hearts are sore,

As time goes by we miss you more.

Your loving smile, your gentle face:

No one can fill your vacant place.

Your life was love and labor,

Your love for your family true.

You did the best for all of us,

Devoted father of Kenneth Grasso Sr. of East Boston, Ronald Grasso and his wife Christina of Salem, and Charlotte Sousa and her husband John of Peabody.

Beloved brother of Mary Cascio of Reading, Margaret Grande of Arlington, and Jean Lorenzetti of Dedham.

Cherished grandfather of Melissa Sousa, John Sousa Jr., and Kenneth Grasso Jr. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Wednesday March 21st, 2007 at 9:00am. Funeral Mass in the St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston at 10:00am.

Visiting hours are on Tuesday March 20th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

Luigi was born in Boston in 1919 and was a life-long resident of East Boston. He served his country as a decorated US Marines veteran of WWII from 1943 to 1945 serving in Auckland New Zealand, Guadalcanal, Guam and the Marianas Islands, and achieved the rank of Sergeant. Luigi was a well known member of the East Boston community and was a past member of the Courageous Generation of St Lazarus Parish. He passed away at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett after a brief illness. Luigi was 88 years of age.

The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample attendant off street parking is also available in our 3 parking lots. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.

Services will conclude with Luigi being laid to rest in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.