Angelo Victor Colameta of Everett, an Army veteran of the Korean War who spent 32 years with the Everett Fire Department and retired as deputy chief, died October 19 with his family around him. He was 95.
After his Army service he came home and joined the Everett Fire Department in 1962. He rose to deputy chief and retired in 1996.
He followed the Red Sox and the Patriots and liked to watch western movies. His family also mentions his Lab, Rosco.
His wife, Filomena R. (Molle) Colameta, died before him. He leaves five children: Ray Colameta and his wife, Maryellen, of Oxford, Miss.; Dennis Colameta and his wife, Carol, of Moultonborough, N.H.; Angela Vasquez and her husband, Eric, of Haverhill; and Marianne Colameta and Cheryl Campo and her husband, Michael, both of Everett. He also leaves eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was the last of 13 brothers and sisters.
The Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home in Everett is handling arrangements; the notice did not list service times. The family asks that memorial gifts go to the Everett Firefighters Relief Association in place of flowers.
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