He came to Leominster at age 21, and was drafted into the US Army in 1951. He served in Korea for two years, and became a US citizen in 1954. He worked as a Tool and Die Polisher for 30 years at Modern Tool & Die. After the shop closed, he worke

d as a cook at the Rendezvous Restaurant, and then as a cook at Keystone Nursing home until retirement. He loved to sing and dance, and did so with his family, and in Church Musicals. His passion was vegetable gardening and planting beautiful flow

er gardens.