Angelo Parisi Obituary

Mr. Angelo A. Bud Parisi, of Waltham and Boca Raton, Florida died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Pine Crest Rehabilitation in Delray, Florida. He was 83. Bud was born in Cambridge on October 19, 1926 a son of the late Angelo Francis and Gaetana (Lentini) Parisi. A longtime Waltham resident he and his wife Anne spent their winters at their home in Boca Raton, Florida. Bud served his country in the United States Army during World War II and saw action in the Panama invasion. Angelo "Bud" Parisi began his bookbinding career in 1946 at the Harvard Bindery where he worked as a "hand finisher" decorating the covers of library books with gold leaf, hand-set brass type, gas flame, and artisan skill. Bud's ambition led him to invest in some old machinery so he could work nights and weekends at home, stamping diaries with personal names and logos for a large bindery. Bud went to visit the librarians at the Boston Athenaeum and Simmons College to ask for work. He impressed them with his character and initiative and was given a few books to bind. And so began Acme Bookbinding. In 1978 Bud and his son Paul purchased the successor to the Harvard BinderyNew England Bookbinding. During the companys years of growth he passed control of his business to his sons and found a new passion in the game of golf. Bud is predeceased by his siblings, Louis, George and Joseph Parisi and Freda Maccagnano. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Antoinette Anne (Memmolo) Parisi; his children, Carole A. Parisi of Waltham, Paul A. Parisi and his wife, Margaret, of Lincoln and John B. Parisi and his wife, Barbara, of Billerica; his grandchildren, Kelly, Sean, Justine, Grant, Chase and Reid Parisi; his siblings, Charles Parisi of Jupiter, Florida and Mary Dagostino of Waltham; plus many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will honor and remember Buds life by gathering for calling hours at The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Friday 4 to 8 p.m. and again at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning before leaving in procession to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham where his Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Entombment will follow in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Waltham. Memorials in his name may be made to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham, 02451 or to Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. To offer condolences online please visit www.joycefuneralhome.com