Joseph A. Trione, 90, of West Palm Beach, passed away at home on March 29, 2021. He was born in New London, CT to Italian immigrants Andrew Trione and Margaret (Angelo) Trione. The family moved to Totowa, NJ, where he grew up; he loved the town so much, he raised his own family there.
A graduate of Passaic Valley High School (Class of 1947), he obtained his Bachelor of Science from William Paterson in 1951 and joined the Navy, where he served as a Yeoman First Class in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1955. He went back to William Paterson for his Master of Science (Class of 1958), while working for the Totowa Board of Education as a public school teacher and administrator.
He married his wife Evelyn Walton in 1958, and they had three children, Andrew (Donna), Charles (Megan), and Ann (Shahin). His 5 grandchildren, Elisabeth (Stephen), Lindsey, Erin, Kelly, and Emily, were the apples of his eye, and he never missed a chance to spoil and indulge his family. Joseph worked for the Totowa Board of Education until his retirement in 1988, and he and Evelyn moved to their dream home in West Palm Beach, FL. Sadly, Evelyn passed away in 1993, and he wore his wedding ring in her honor for the rest of his life. Forever unable to sit still, Joseph returned to work, this time as a clerk with the Town of Palm Beach, where he won Employee of the Year in 2005, and retired a second time in 2007.
He was a devoted parishioner of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, where he served as an usher until late 2020, and a happy member of the West Palm Beach Flotilla Club. A true raconteur, he will be fondly remembered for telling entertaining stories about his full and colorful past, as well as any number of dirty jokes, but most of all, his family will remember his incredible generosity and philanthropy, deep integrity, homemade red sauce, voracious reading, dessert obsession, eye roll-worthy dad jokes, and unwavering, loving devotion.
The family will be holding a private ceremony, followed by a Celebration of Life at the Flotilla Club later in 2021.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to the American Cancer Society or Alzheimer’s Community Care of West Palm Beach.
We will miss him forever.
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