AFTER GLOW

I'd like the memory of me

to be a happy one,

I'd like to leave an afterglow

of smiles when life is done.

I'd like to leave an echo

whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times

and bright and sunny days.

Devoted father of Anne Eagan and her late husband Daniel of Framingham, Jacqueline Muollo and her husband Charles of Salem N.H., Martin Morrissey and his wife Teresa of North Berwick Maine, Patricia Savaugeau and her husband Serge of Hudson N.H., and Mary Shea and her husband Robert of Saugus.

Cherished grandfather of 12 adored grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Also survived by many fond nieces and nephews.

Brother-in-law of Lena Todisco of Peabody, Salvatore Murano of East Boston, Frank Logiudice of Lowell, and Marie Logiudice of Revere.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Wednesday April 11th, 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 April 10th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

John passed away peacefully at home on Easter Sunday surrounded by his loving family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in John's memory may be made to the St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church Building Fund, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston 02128, or the Waltham Hospice.

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 John being laid to rest at the St. Tarcisius Cemetery in Framingham.