Joseph A. Moretti, M.D. Obituary - The Patriot Ledger

Joseph A. Moretti, M.D., who practiced astatine South Shore Hospital, died, surrounded by family, successful Naples, Florida, connected November 4, succumbing to cancer. He was 80 years old. Joe was a physician, Navy veteran, amateur pilot, satellite traveler and cyclist, and supra all, a selfless household man. His friends retrieve him arsenic a student connected myriad subjects, from linguistics to theology.

Joe grew up successful Elmwood Park, IL, the lad of John A. Moretti, a chemistry teacher, and Alice Cozzi Moretti, an inner-city precocious schoolhouse principal. He graduated from Fenwick High School, wherever helium played trumpet. After 3 years astatine Providence College, helium was accepted to the University of Chicago Medical School, wherever helium earned his M.D.

Joe went connected to bash his residency astatine the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary successful Boston, wherever helium met his wife, Lynne, a caregiver astatine Massachusetts General Hospital. Beginning successful 1971, helium was stationed arsenic a Lieutenant Commander astatine the U.S. Naval Hospital successful Philadelphia. He went connected to go a objective teacher of country with Harvard Medical School. He subsequently was elected President of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Joe had a backstage signifier successful ear, nose, and pharynx medicine successful South Weymouth, crossed the thoroughfare from the South Shore Hospital.

Throughout his life, helium enjoyed tending to his lobster traps; cycling, skiing and SCUBA diving astir the satellite with friends and family; and successful his aboriginal years, riding his tractor astir his spot successful the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

Joe is survived by his wife, Lynne Geever Moretti; his children, Cara, John, and Alicia; his son-in-law, Alessandro, and daughter-in-law, Romany; his sisters, Linda and Rosalie; and his grandchildren, Luca, Matteo, and Gaia.

Donations successful Joe’s representation tin beryllium made to the Hope Lodge successful Burlington, VT (www.cancer.org/hopelodgeburlingtondonate).