Joseph passed away from many medical complications, including diabetes, kidney failure, and coronary artery disease, on January 3, 2022 in the Penn Presbyterian Trauma ICU.

 

Unfortunately, Joe did not have any life insurance and no financial accounts. This means that the burden of proper burial falls on his next-of-kin, which are his sons. These young men are either just starting their adult lives or still in college, so I am coordinating his cremation, funeral mass, and burial. His maternal family is providing the plot, but there are still fees for the cremation, church, and opening the ground for burial.

 

Any donation to give Joseph a proper burial and his sons a proper goodbye is greatly appreciated. Anything collected above the funeral and burial costs will be put toward a headstone for Joseph in the spring.

 

Rest in peace, Joseph.