Angelo Grossi

Angelo Grossi of Bel Air died Dec. 25 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 90.
Born in Villalago, Abruzzo, Italy, Mr. Grossi emigrated to the United States in 1934. He was the son of the late Antonio and Lucia Grossi.
Mr. Grossi spent his early years working on his family’s farm in the mountains above Villalago and told stories of working the fields with a team of oxen and leaving cattle on the mountainside for summer grazing and calving. When he came to America he went to Pittsburgh to work as a concrete finisher. He then moved to Philadelphia where he studied English at night and continued work as a concrete finisher and later as a foreman for many large construction projects in the city and metropolitan area. He was a member of the Cement Masons and Plasterers Union, Local No. 592 for 60 years and enjoyed attending Union events annually in Philadelphia. He retired in 1979 and enjoyed participating and volunteering for a social club and serving as treasurer of a bocce club in Philadelphia. He moved to Bel Air in 1998 to be near his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Grossi enjoyed tending his vegetable garden, traveling and being with his family and friends. He took many trips to Italy to visit family and friends in his hometown of Villalago. He enjoyed using public transportation and daily attended the McFaul Activity Center in Bel Air, where he made many friends and regularly greeted people as they entered the dining area. He helped serve lunch every day. Mr. Grossi was instrumental in the creation of a bocce ball court at the McFaul Center, and participated in bocce tournaments there. When asked in an interview for a senior newsletter in 2002 what he liked most about his life, Mr. Grossi said, “Being among people. I love people.”
“He will be missed. It’s a tremendous loss to us here,” said McFaul Center assistant manager Linda Reading.
Each day Mr. Grossi walked from his home to the Office on Aging nearby to raise the flag. Mr. Grossi was honored in 2007 with an award from the Harford County Department of Community Services and Office on Aging in appreciation for his hours of volunteer service to Harford’s seniors. He was a member of St. Margaret’s Church.

Mr. Grossi is survived by his daughter, Jeanne Howard of Edgewood, and by his son, Stephen A. Grossi and daughter-in-law Deborah Bowers of Street; two grandchildren, Brian Howard of Forest Hill, and Ellen Getty of Wilmington, DE and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Jean S. Grossi of Philadelphia and by his son-in-law Thomas P. Howard of Edgewood. Mr. Grossi is also survived by a brother, Ernest Grossi of Yonkers, NY, and by a sister, Filomena Prozzi of Yonkers.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the
St. Margaret’s Church Memorial Fund
141 Hickory Avenue
Bel Air, MD 21014