Thomas J. Ciovacco passed away on April 10, 2008. He was 80 years old.
Born in Boston, Thomas grew up in Everett and graduated from Everett Vocational High School. He was a longtime resident of Malden and Everett and was a resident of Billerica for 14 years. Thomas was a general sales manager for Mutual Produce Corp. in Chelsea for 50 years and was the owner for the past 5 years. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. in Saugus and was a WWII U.S. Navy Veteran.
Thomas was married to Rita (Zigarmi) Ciovacco, his devoted wife for 60 years. He was the loving father of Carol Morris and her husband Richard of Blythewood, SC and Thomas Ciovacco Jr. and his wife Patty of Billerica. He was the dear brother of Theresa King of Medford and the late Anthony and Leo Ciovacco. Thomas was the cherished grandfather of Melissa Dowler, Brandon Morris, Thomas Ciovacco III and Trevor Ciovacco. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and will be sadly missed by his dog Angell.
Private services were held on Monday, April 14th at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, Malden followed by entombment in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Malden.
Donations in Thomas’ memory may be made to the Mayo Clinic Dept. of Development, Research for Pulmonary Fibrosis, 200 First Street S.W., Rochester, MN 55905.