Arthur Giannetti
11/14/53-7/20/26
Arthur "Art" Giannetti, age 72, a longtime Tewksbury resident, passed away peacefully at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Monday July 20, 2026, after a brief illness.
The son of the late Francesco and Mary (Terranova) Giannetti, Art was raised in Tewksbury and was a 1971 graduate of Tewksbury Memorial High School, where he was an accomplished member of the Tewksbury High track team.
Art went on to earn his Associates degree in science which led to his decades-long career as a Civil Engineer with the State of Massachusetts. It was a job he excelled at and enjoyed until his retirement in 2004.
Throughout his life, Arthur enjoyed a wide array of hobbies and interests. An avid outdoorsman, Art spent time hiking, bicycling, kayaking, cross-country skiing, as well as boating and gardening. His keen mind led him to explore even more interesting and adventurous endeavors; Art held a pilot's license and logged many hours in the air. He owned land in Maine for a time, where he would mine caves searching for precious rocks and metals. Art was also a field investigator for the organization MUFON, where he investigated UFO sightings and other unexplained phenomena.
Always with a good friend or his brother by his side, Art sought to expand his mind and see as much of the world as possible. His travels took him from Maine, to Nevada, Arizona, California, and as far wide as Iceland, Amsterdam, St. Maarten, among many other interesting destinations. Arthur often spoke about his trip to Lake Havasu, as he was always happiest when he could relax on the water. Art enjoyed the camaraderie of weekly games of pool, poker and Monopoly, right up until he fell ill.
Arthur is survived and will be greatly missed by his brother Frank P. Giannetti and his wife Sue (Roach) of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, his sister Carole (Giannetti) Williams and nephew James Micheal Moore of Chandler, Arizona, and his niece Julie Brady and her husband Alexander and their sons Steven and Wyatt, of Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Art was generous with his hobbies and interests, always sharing ideas and information, handing out gardening tips, bottles of hot sauce from homegrown peppers, and homemade wine. He was always up for a spirited debate about politics and world history, where he had a depth of knowledge more than the average man. A quiet and private man, Art will be remembered by those who knew him best as brilliant, unique and extremely interesting, with a clever, sharp wit.
At the request of the family, services will be private.