He was born May 4, 1963 in St. Paul, Minn. a son of James David and Monica Catherine Marschall Passero. He married Suzanne Morrison on August 5, 1989.
Surviving are his wife Suzanne Passero of Advance; his children, Alyssa Passero, Elaina Passero, and John Passero all of Advance; his parents James and Monica Passero of Advance; two sisters, Maria Passero of Statesville, Angie (Doug) Boggs of Cheshire, Conn.; one brother, Chris (Rita) Passero of Scott Depot, WV; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Perry and Judy Morrison; one sister-in-law, Lisa (Mike) Lewis of Ona, WV; nieces, Marita Passero, Samantha Boggs, Alexis Boggs, and Katy Lewis; and one nephew, Andy Lewis.
He graduated from Nitro High School in Nitro, WV in 1981, Marshall University with a BA in 1985 and Marshall University Medical School in 1989. He served his Internship and Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Dr. Nick was a physician at Clemmons Family Practice in Clemmons, and previously worked as a family physician in East Bend and Lewisville and at PrimeCare in Winston-Salem. He also attended Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church where he was involved with youth ministry for 17 years. He was the Interim head of youth ministry for the summer and fall of 2009.
A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. John Putnam will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will be in Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Advance.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.frankvoglerandsons.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Youth Building Expansion at Holy Family Catholic Church in memorial to Dr. Nick.
He served the Lord as a gifted musician and by using his medical skills on many overseas mission trips. He enjoyed running, cycling, writing, and playing the guitar. He was a wonderful husband, father to his kids, loved his patients, and adored the youth at Holy Family.
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