BEVERLY: Francis P. “Ducky” Rallo, 88, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. (Aitchison) Rallo who died in November of 2004.
Born in Winchester on July 20, 1919, he was the son of the late Michele and Elenora (Alagna) Rallo. He was a graduate of Winchester High School class of 1938. He had resided in Winchester for many years before moving to Beverly forty years ago. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served in Guadalcanal, North Solomons Islands and South Philippines. He was honorably discharged as a technical sergeant on July 5, 1945.
Mr. Rallo was employed as an electrical engineer at Raytheon in Waltham and Andover for thirty-eight years before retiring in 1987. He also played semi-professional baseball for the Winchester Cubs in the early 1940’s.
He is survived by two daughters, Ellen F. Rallo of Beverly and Shirley P. Rallo and her companion, Michael Sutherland both of Danvers, a son and daughter-in-law, Paul W. and Janet (Sutherland) Rallo of Danvers, two grandchildren, Danielle M. Rallo and Kaleigh M. Rallo, a great-grandson, Haydan, three sisters and a brother-in-law, Pauline Rallo of Beverly, Anna Beeker of Reno, NV and Joan and Les Maxwell of Atlanta, GA, a brother and two sisters-in-law, Paul and Margaret Rallo of Apalachin, NY and Anne Rallo of Winchester and several nieces and nephews. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Vincenza O’Donnell and Mary Rallo and a brother, Leonard Rallo.
His funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday in the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Cabot Street, Beverly at 11 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday in the Grondin Funeral Home, 376 Cabot Street, Beverly from 4 – 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the HYA Club (Handicapped Young Adults), c/o CMARC/H.Y.A. Club, 147 New Boston St., Woburn, MA 01801 or to the Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St., Danvers, MA 01923. Interment with full military honors will be held in the North Beverly Cemetery.