NAPLES, Fla., DOVER-FOXCROFT and READING, Mass. Joseph A. Barrasso Jr., 65, died Dec. 31, 2007, in Naples, Fla. He was the beloved husband of 34 years to Gail (Fullmer); father of Joseph A. Barrasso III of Boxford, Mass., and Melinda J. Johnson and her husband, Donald, of Lynnfield, Mass.; stepfather of Matthew L. Cooney and his wife, Jean, of West Roxbury, Mass.; son of Joseph and Josephine (Sabella) Barrasso; brother of Gloria Hulse and her husband, Harold, of Reading, Mass., and Eugene Barrasso and his wife, Eleanor, of North Reading, Mass.; and the late Anthony and Thomas Barrasso; brother-in-law of Carson Fullmer of Weston, Mass., and Franca Barrasso of Florida; grandfather of Benjamin J. and Madeline R. Barrasso, Cory L. Johnson, Bennett A. and Abigail J. Cooney. Joseph is also survived by several nieces and nephews; son-in-law of Mrs. Dorothy Fullmer of Natick, Mass.; and special friend to Ruth French of Dover-Foxcroft. There will be a memorial service and burial in the spring at Pine Grove Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joseph’s memory to either the Walker Home and School for Children, 1968 Central Ave., Needham, MA 02492 or National Multiple Sclerosis Association, 101 First Ave., Waltham, MA 02451.
JOSEPH A. BARRASSO JR.
