Alfano, Mario F.
By Canton CitizenMario F. Alfano, 52, of the North End (Boston) and Canton, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on April 18 after a valiant five-year battle with pancreatic cancer, metastasized to brain cancer.
Loving son of Domenic and June DiTroia Alfano of Canton, he was born in Winthrop. Beloved brother of Paul and Kathy Alfano of Canton, and Carla and Jack C. of Oregon. Treasured uncle of Will Alfano of Canton and Joanna and Jackie of Oregon. Will be deeply missed by many dear aunts, uncles and cousins, and a large circle of faithful friends from all corners of the world who were loving and supportive.
Mario was a graduate of St. John’s in Canton, Xaverian Brothers High School, Cornell University BA 1980 (Phi Beta Kappa), Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies MA 1982 (Bologna, Italy, and Washington, D.C.), and Cornell Graduate School of Management MBA 1984.
He had served as the senior vice president of impreMedia of LA and Toronto, CanWest MediaWorks, Intel, and divisional vice president of Polaroid (Cambridge, Paris, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Milan offices). He had also been a marketing manager for Colgate-Palmolive and Campbell Soup.
Mario was a North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council member who fought passionately against hazardous cargo trucks driving through the North End neighborhood. He was also a member of the Pirandello Lyceum and the Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural societies. Mario was fluent in five languages and traveled globally, but his heart lay in Italy.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m. in St. Leonard’s Church, located at the corner of Hanover and Prince streets in the North End of Boston. Interment Canton Corner Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Mario’s memory to “MGH Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund for Dr. David Ryan,” Attn: Eugene Mahr, MGH Office of Development, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.
Arrangements by the Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home, 455 Washington Street.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Apr 21 2011. Filed under Obituaries.
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