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Michael Megna

Family & friends are invited to visit on Thursday, March 31st in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107), Revere, beginning at 10:00 a.m. for Michael Megna, who died on Thursday, March 24th, at the Cambridge Hospital, after a life-long valiant battle with cerebral palsy and all related complications. Following the visitation, a funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m.
in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 670 Washington Ave., Revere, followed by interment at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Jamaica Plain.

Born & raised in Boston, Michael’s birth was afflicted with cerebral palsy, which he fought fiercely and intently to gain a place in the real world. After being orphaned at age 1 his dear Grandmother brought him up & raised him to very best of her capability, until he reached the age of seven. Because of the times, he was institutionalized at Lakeview Hospital, until moving to the Walter Fernald School for the Care of Retarded Adults. Michael was not retarded. He suffered from speech palsy: the inability to communicate. After a fierce debate with the Administration at the Fernald School & intervention from the “Boston Globe Spotlight” team, he won his fight, and was placed in a Watertown half-way house with 6 other adults, where he began his life a new with joy and excitement. For the past 37 years, he has enjoyed the opportunity of living within the Cambridge City environment, at Jackson Road Apartments. Michael involved himself in many activities, including, CCT (Cambridge Community Television. Michael was presented the Joseph Sakey Award for outstanding contributions to the development of access to the Media in Cambridge, in October of 1991. He was also presented an outstanding member-worker Award from the Cambridge Food Co-op in May of 1992. In June of 2015, he received his Certificate of Completion from the Commonwealth Care Alliance & Senior Care Options Program: “My Life, My Health”, the Stanford
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.

He is the son of the late Salvatore & Filomena (Blonde) Megna. He leaves his devoted cousins, Rosalie Cunningham & her husband, James P. Jr.of Revere, Joseph V. LaRosa & his wife, Louise of Taunton & Vincent LaRosa of Bridgewater N.H. Francis A. Smith of Marshfield & several other cousins. He also lovingly by a sister, Maryanne and 2 brothers. The large extended family at Jackson Road, Cambridge will indeed, including the residents, staff, care-givers will long miss Michael for the the extraordinary care and love they
showered on Michael, all these years, may they be richly blessed with splendid health of mind and body.


 

Services

Visitation

Thursday, March 31st beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Funeral Mass

Thursday, March 31st at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Revere

Interment

St. Michael Cemetery, Jamaica Plain

In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Jackson Road Residents’ Activities Fund, 27 Jackson Rd. , Somerville, MA, 02145

 

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  1. Sigrid K Bergenstein
    Apr 2 2016

    To Michael’s family, friends, and community I send my condolences. Working with Mike as a nurse practitioner for the past five years was a joy and a privilege. Through our many conversations about life and his experiences I learned so much about the meaning of living with a disability. I loved his wide ranging mind, his curiosity, his sense of humor. He loved to hear me tell others hilarious stories about my attempts to understand his speech. But I kept trying and “got it” every time. He was a generous teacher – always eager to share his own story. One of our experiences led to him presenting at a BMC Family Medicine Grand Rounds which was well attended and warmly received. Mike loved Rosalie and Jim and his entire family. I will miss him so much,

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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.
On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.
Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.
Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.
Thank you for your friendship and continued support.
God bless you all.
Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.

To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

Thank you for your friendship and continued support.

God bless you all.

Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.