Angelo Joseph Gandolfo

Angelo J. Gandolfo, 93, of Brewster, Mass. and formerly of Southborough, Mass. passed away on December 13, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Born in Framingham, Mass. on July 24, 1931. He was the son of Giacomina (Giordano) Gandolfo and Joseph Gandolfo.

Joe, as he was known to family and friends, attended Framingham High School, graduating in 1949. After graduation, he attended Newton Trade School to pursue his interest in becoming an electrician, graduating in 1951. He then enlisted in the Air Force, spending one year in Wyoming for communications training. In early 1952 he returned home on a two-week leave to marry the love of his life, Barbara. They then moved to the Air Force base in Mobile, Alabama for 8 months.

In November 1952, Joe was deployed to Taegu, South Korea where he spent the next year and a half. His initial job was to maintain the electric grids. As time went on, he learned to maintain the generators on the base while living in a 1-room shack all alone. Every day he would be joined by a small group of Koreans who would work with him fueling the generators.

In September 1953, after returning from South Korea, he and his bride and newborn daughter moved to Lake Seneca, NY to live on Sampson Air Force Base for the next year and a half. In April 1955, he was honorably discharged having earned his 3 stripes as a Sergeant.

Joe became a master electrician, owning his own successful business, Gandolfo Electric. He became a member of Rotary Club International in support of the community he loved. He served as President of the local Framingham chapter 1979-1980.

Upon retirement, Joe and Barbara moved to Brewster, the Cape Cod they both loved. Fishing and clamming were his favorite past-times. He was an avid Boston sports fan, enjoying the Patriots, Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox. In his later years, he became an adventurous cook, following all the cooking shows on TV and cooking new recipes, as well as the family favorites.

Joe is predeceased by his wife, Barbara, to whom he was married 70 years. He leaves 3 children, Angela Stucchi and her husband Arthur of Bedford, New Hampshire; Sandra Foster and her husband Paul of Southborough, Mass; and Joseph Gandolfo and his wife Catherine of Grafton, Mass. Grandchildren include April Eggers of Morris Plains, New Jersey; Craig Stucchi and his wife Shelly of Bedford, New Hampshire; Angelo Gandolfo of Grafton, Mass; and Joseph Gandolfo of Dorchester, Mass. Great-grandchildren include Robert Eggers and Joseph Eggers of Pine Brook, New Jersey; and Mila Stucchi and Brooke Stucchi of Bedford, New Hampshire.

Funeral services will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Framingham Heart Study, where the Gandolfo family have been lifelong members.