George G. Shaheen
Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, January 31st, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107),Revere, for George G. Shaheen, who died on Wednesday, January 27th at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center, following a lengthy illness. His funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Monday, February 1st at 9:30 a.m., followed by a funeral mass in the Immaculate Conception Church (Corner of Beach St. & Wintrop Ave.), REVERE at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Shaheen was born in Boston’s South End, living his early years in East Boston. He was an alumnus of Revere High school, Class f 1944. In April of 1945, he began service in the U.S. Army, as a rifleman & snare drummer with the 88th Infantry Division, in Italy & Yugoslavia until the conclusion of the hostilities, in Nov. of 1946. He married the love of his life, Edith M. (Mastromarino) in 1949, sharing some 66 years. He was a devout family man, reveling in his role, as a father and husband. He worked a full career as a design draftsman in the aerospace industry with a number of companies including Raytheon & G.T.E. Sylvania. During the 1960s, he worked on designing electrical parts for the lunar module. He was an avid bowler & was well known as a gifted jokester. A devotee of the Immaculate Conception Parish Community of Revere, he served as president of the Holy Name Society. He was a talented soloist & dancer and once performed as a solo vocalist for a minstrel show held by the Immaculate Conception Reveries. He also served as President of the Revere Senior Center for several years during the 1990s and early 2000s.
He is the cherished father of George P. Shaheen of Revere, Thomas J. Shaheen of Nashua,NH, Stephen J. Shaheen of Miami, Fl., David J. Shaheen & his wife, Minda of Nashua, NH & Philip H. Shaheen his wife, Martha of Williamsburg, VA. He is the devoted grandfather of Zachary Shaheen & his wife, Brittany of Rochester, N.H., Molly Shaheen of Oregon, D.J. Shaheen of Gloucester, MA, Aja Lee Shaheen of Ipswich & Harrison G. Shaheen of Williamsburg, VA. He was the dear brother to the late Ruth Brangiforte, Catherine Gomes, Mary Shaw, & Alice Nichols. He is also lovingly survived by his brother-in-law, Joseph Mastromarino & his wife, Claudette, his sisters-in-law Dorothy Trapane & Clara Mattola.
Phil and family,
Please accept my dearest sympathies to you and your family…….
Sincerely,
Jim Luzar
Dave and family,
We’re so sorry to hear of your father’s passing. Please accept our
sincere condolences. In honor of your Dad’s life we are making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Joe and Colleen Santerre