John J. Gioioso, Sr.

The Family of John J. Gioioso, Sr. of Eustis St., Revere, sadly announce the passing of their husband, father, grandfather & great grandfather on Monday May 11th, following a brief illness at the Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence. John passed only two days before his 92nd birthday, May 13th.

A proud son of East Boston & an adopted son of Revere, he was schooled at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School. The move to Revere was in 1967 to Eustis St., where he earned the title & honor of “Mayor of Eustis St.”. Until 2019, John could be seen taking his daily frequent walks up & down Eustis St., & Broadway and greeting, by name, his neighbors and soon to be dear friends. Son of the late Domenic & Mary (DiOrio) Gioioso, he is the last of their eight children. All of his forty plus years of his career was spent in Men’s Dress & Casual clothing. He began his career at Robert Hall Fine Clothing which later became the Anderson-Little Company. John would regale his family with proud stories of his success and the joy of being sought after when customers entered the store. The people of John’s generation created & maintained the fine art of merchandising and trustworthy reputation and he was a master at that aspect of his life. John was a jazz enthusiast and served as the first President of the Stan Kenton Big Band Fan Club of East Boston. On his 90th birthday, Revere’s Mayor proclaimed May 13th, “John J. Gioioso Day” in the City of Revere. He was a Past Member of the former St. Francis Council, Knights of Columbus of Orient Heights, East Boston & a Fourth Degree Member of the Bishop Cheverus, Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree of Massachusetts. He was also a member of the Saugus Lodge, Order of the Moose. John shared a keen interest in local politics & enjoyed a special friendship with many of our local politicians.

John is the beloved husband of almost 65 years to Palmina A. “Pam” (DiPlacido) Gioioso & the cherished father to John J. Gioioso, Jr. & his wife, Colleen of Lynnfield, Donna M. Lapointe & her husband, Gerard of North Berwick, Maine & Laura J. Belmonte & her husband, Frank A. Belmonte, Jr. of Londonderry, New Hampshire. He is  the devoted grandfather of Ashley L. Burbank & her husband, Adam of Berwick, Maine, Gregory A. Lapointe & his wife, Moriah of Wells, Maine, Frank A. Belmonte, III of Londonderry, New Hampshire & Genna R. Gioioso of Lynnfield. He is also lovingly survived by his two great-grandsons, Zachary & Jackson. John was the brother of the late Pasquale “Pat” Gioioso, Joseph, James A.K.A. Vincent, Edward & Anthony Gioioso & Mary Morse & Rose DiCicco. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, grandnieces & grandnephews also survive him. All services & interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, will be held privately in accordance with the ongoing protocol to be observed, regarding the regulations & mandates issued by the Comm. of Mass. & the Boston Archdiocese.

Funeral Services will be held Privately.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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