He graduated from Middleboro High School and the University of Massachusetts in 1954. He served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1977, and retired as Lieutenant Colonel. His tours included Massachusetts; Taranto, Italy; Wiesbaden, Germany; Mountain Home, Idaho; Viet Nam; and Austin, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, LaVonne McConohy Falconieri; sons Thomas and Andrew Falconieri; numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of other loving family and friends. He is predeceased by his daughter, Juliana Falconieri Klitsch; his parents; and siblings, Tony, Freddie, Sam, Algiesa, and Marie (George Piver).
Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, with Recitation of Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM, at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 10000 David Moore Drive, Austin, with interment to immediately follow at Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery