Michael was born in Malden, MA on September 26, 1951, the son and youngest child of the late Michael J. D'Addario Sr. and Anna (DeRusso) D'Addario. Michael was educated in the Malden Public Schools and graduated from Malden High School in 1969. He then went on to work with his father in the family business, D'Addario's Puschcart, where he met his wife, Donna Pedersen, who he married on September 26, 1976.
Mike went on to earn his electrician's license and to work for his brother-in-law and best friend, Henry, at Pedersen Electric before starting his own company, RCN Electric, named for his three girls, Regina, Cara, and Nikki. For the last 15 years, Mike worked as an electrical programmer and site manager for the Pasek Corporation in South Boston.
Michael was a lover of many things - first and foremost his wife and daughters, his son-in-law, his family, and his dogs Coco and Kali. He loved camping in the White Mountains, the Rolling Stones, the Red Sox, wine, dabbling in mixology, and a good meal. Michael was the life of the party and looked for any reason to bring his family together for celebrations filled with food and laughter. He was fondly known as "Uncle Mike" to numerous nieces, nephews, and friends, and would remind everyone, with a mischievous glimmer in his eye and his famous crooked smile, "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time."
Mike fought a brave and courageous battle with cancer and maintained his sense of humor, positivity, and optimism throughout. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you kindly make a donation in Michael's honor to either the Jimmy Fund - Thoracic Cancers: Lung Cancer Fund (online at www.jimmyfund.org) or to the Brigham and Women's Hospital at https://giving.brighamandwomens.org/donate or
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Development Office
116 Huntington Ave., 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02116
The family requests that you designate your donation to BWH to the Emergency Department.