William Meola

HCC at Bradley Memorial. He was the loving husband of Diane (Mongillo) Meola.

He was born in Southington March 31, 1927 son of the late Vincenzo and Katherine (Carbone) Meola. After graduating from high school he received an EE degree from the University of Kansas under the G.I. Bill. He was a member of the Citizens Army Corp and Civil Patrol, a veteran of WW II and the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy. After College he worked in commercial broadcasting. Bill was a National Sales Manager of broadcasting and government sales for RFS America for years. He was an Emeritus member of the Federal Communication Consultant Engineers Association and the Old Crow?s Association of Washington D.C.

He was a parishioner of St. Thomas Church and also was an usher of the church. He loved good classical music and was a collector of classic movies, and was an avid New York Giant fan, but more than anything in his life he loved his family most of all. In addition to his wife he is survived by his brother-in- law, Lewis Palmieri, a sister-in-law, Jean Meola, many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, James Meola and a sister Loretta Palmieri.

The Funeral will be held Thursday 9:15 a.m. from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. to St. Thomas Church at 10 a.m. Burial will be with military honors at St. Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5 ? 8 p.m.