Joseph Iannucci, 87, originally of Millbrook, N.Y. died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at his home in Herndon. Born in Fondi, Italy on October 12, 1926, he was the son of Giuseppe and Assunta Pannozzo Iannucci. Joe served his country during WW-II with the US Army from March 1945 - December 1946. He graduated from Millbrook High School in 1947 after being discharged from the Army. He was Class President and President of the Student Council.
After the Army, Joe attended Niagara University, and was captain of the golf team. Joe graduated in 1951 with a degree in chemistry.
His years following graduation were spent working as a chemist for Squibb, McKesson & Robbins, and Chesebrough Ponds/Unilever. After retiring from Unilever, Joe worked part-time at Imaginative Research Associates as a consultant.
Everyone who knew Joe knew how much he loved to golf. In fact, he was Grand Champion of his golf club. His love of golfing brought him to many beautiful places throughout the U.S. and he spent a good deal of time in Florida and South Carolina after he retired. He was a kind, funny man who always brought a smile to anyone who came in contact with him. His love for his family was his greatest gift of all.
Joe is survived by his three children, Lisa Nicholls of Virginia, Melissa Lisec and her husband Jon of Colorado, and Christopher Iannucci and his wife Colleen of New Jersey; his five grandchildren, Matthew Nicholls, Alessandra Iannucci, and Grayson, Sophia, and Vaughn Lisec; sister, Fanny Turner; brother Gino Iannucci and his wife Ginny; sister-in-law, Gilda Iannucci; and several nieces and nephews.