Name: Frederick Funeral Home
Address: Flushing, NY

Miss you Uncle Joe. ❤️ Came to NY a few weeks ago to visit all of you.  Had lunch with Donna. NY is not the same without you.  Xoxo. 

I try everyday to keep your spirit alive by emulating and thinking about what you would have done in situations. You gave me so much, taught me so much and loved me so much.

Happy Birthday Sweetie. I miss you so much.

Dear Donna, My deep condolences on your loss. We just found out today. Joe helped me and the Service Coordinators association so much, in every way. His work, enthusiasm and good humor were priceless and unmatched.

Dearest Donna:  Please accept my sincerest condolences on your loss.  Although I never met your husband, he had to be someone very special to have landed you.

I know you were taken before your job here was done.. Your tireless efforts to make this a better and safer world for all will be missed..While Robert and I may not have seen you often enough, we enjoyed the time we had with you.. Thank you for keeping a photo journal of the family over the years.. We always looked forward to receiving the pictures when we couldn't attend.. I hope it's as small a world there as it is here so you can reunite with those who have left before you.. Robert should be there by now.. please look for him and keep him company... I believe that one day we will all be together again.. Peace...

I just learned of Joe's passing and am deeply saddened.  I met Joe about 2 years ago at a City Council hearing on fracking. We became friends, and I was on occasion his research assistant. I will miss him greatly. Wish I had met his family. My deepest condolences go out to you... See a video I made of Joe's impassioned testimony at the DEC hearing in December, 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK838yCpM6M

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

To the family of Joe Lauria whom I have never met, but wish to send my sincere condolences.  I had met Joe when a group of us visited Joe Crowley's office where Joe spoke elegantly against the TPP.  He is an activist whom we will all miss. He was truly working for the greater good of our country.
                                                                   Thelma Fellows, Flushing, NY

Joe,
You made DFTA a better place with your jovial personality and genuine caring for your co-workers. I am glad that I was instrumental in planning your retirement party where  we all had so much fun singing as you loved to do.  I willl never forget lunchtime dancing.  These are the things I remember most about you, you were a great guy that I was blessed to know. You will truly be missed. Adele Anderson

Joe was the driving force behind MoveOn Queens for many years and was deeply committed to creating a better world and inspiring others to do the same. He was smart, outgoing, and genuinely friendly. He was one of a kind and will be missed. My deepest condolences to Donna and all his friends and family.

Dearest Donna, my heart goes out to you and all the family. Please accept my condolences. May God give you all the strength to see this through. My thoughts, prayers and love are with you all.

Dear Donna,
Please accept my sincere condolencences on your loss.  May you be comforted by loving memories of your time together.  My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
Sincerely,

Dear Donna, We are all so sadened to hear of your lost. Please know that you are in our prayers and in our hearts. May God bless you and your entire family. Sincerely, The East Flushing Staff.

Dear Donna:
Joe was one person who cared deeply for his fellow man and those he came in contact with.  At DFTA where I met him he was always full of ideas - he serenaded us, brought music to entertain or exercise with us.  He was very knowledgeable and helpful to those programs he worked with.  We have far too few caring souls and we are one less without Joe. Know that Joe will live on in my heart and those at DFTA.  May your memories of the times shared comfort you and bring peace.

Dear Donna, I am so sorry for your loss.  My prayers are with you at this time.

Dear Donna,

My sincere condolences to you and your family during your time of grief. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.  May god bless you all and give you strength to overcome your loss.

Dear Donna, We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during these difficult times! 
Stan and Milena Nenov

Dear Donna,
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. May God bless you!

Dear Donna,
 I send to you and the rest of the family my condolences. I will be keeping you and the family in prayer.

Joe was a kind and gentle person with a smile for everyone along with both very kind words and a few more words about problems in our society.  He was a great traveling partner, roommate (even though he snored a lot, only kidding) and creative talker and action person.  He saw the big questions academically yet he was there in the front lines holding signs and having his presence felt on the front lines of grassroots events, hearings or wherever he was needed.
I will miss all the good times that we had and the future plans of more good times that we were planning.  I will miss him.  Love and all our thoughts to you Donna and the rest of us who will miss him so much.
Watch out heaven, Joe's on his way!!!

Joe was one of those people who will make this a better world. We need many more to fill the role he was doing. For his loved ones, I'm sure that he can never be replaced. I am truly sorry for your loss. 
                                                         Norman Silverman (Far Rockaway, NY

I had only recently begun to know Joe, but he made an impression on me as an honorable person dedicated to making this world a little better. I am saddened that he is no longer with us.

My deepest symptahy to Joe's family. I worked with him at DFTA. He talked of his trips upstate to New paltz with such glee. His bright light will be missed.

Dear Donna,

My deepest condolences to you  on the passing of your husband.

Dear Donna,
I know that no words can help ease the pain and loss that you are feeling right now. You are in my every prayer and thought.

May God bless you.
Deborah Hanna (Queens Library)

Dear Donna,

My deepest condolences to you and the family. I am truly sorry for your loss.

Dear Donna, we are so very saddened to hear of your husband's passing.  You are in our thoughts and prayers. 

From, Gina & Patti Fazio

Dear Donna, I am very sorry about your loss. I have very warm memories of Joe as a gracious and dedicated host at Terazza 7. He will be much missed by everyone who knew him.

Dear Donna, My deepest sympathies to you on the loss of your beloved husband Joseph. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this very difficult time.

Dear Donna,

I am truly so sorry to hear of your husband's passing last Friday. I will keep you in my prayers each day. 

Sincerely,

Christian Arffmann

Dear Donna, I send to you and your family my deepest expressions of symathy at the news of the passing of your husband.  May all of your wonderful memories comfort you at this time, for above all else, that and the love is what remains with us always.  My prayers are with you, Chantal Antoine (QL, CFM)

Dear Donna,
My condolences to you and your family.  May the wonderful memories of your husband help you through this difficult time.

Dear Donna, I am very sorry to hear about Joe's passing. I worked with Joe at DFTA for many years, he was a kind and caring person. You have my deepest sympathy.

Dear Donna - My deepest sympathies to you on your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Dear Donna: 

Joe was our program officer at DFTA and we greatly enjoyed working with him. He was more than professional ... he was deeply human and cared about the clients and those that worked to help them. I had the pleasure of speaking to Joe when he retired and he contacted me about the causes he believed in and continued to work for. He was a kindred spirit. I am sorry for your loss. 
Brad Silver, Bronx Jewish Community Council.

Dear Ms Donna, we at the Rosedale Community Library, are sorry to hear about the passing of your loved one. Do please accept our condolences. We  pray the Lord to send the Comforter to comfort and console you and your family.

Donna you and your family have my condolences and prayers.  2 Corinthians 5:8  We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Dearest Donna, I am sorry for your loss and my deepest sympathies to you.

Dear Donna -

My deepest sympathies to you on the loss of your husband.  My thoughts are with you and your family at this very sad time.

Donna I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.

Helen Tomlinson

I was acquainted with Joe through MoveOn.  We talked at length a few times after the Monday night calls & communicated often by e-mail.  He always gave me good ideas & helpful info - what a treasure trove of info! - & had insightful comments about my ideas.  He'll be greatly missed.

Donna,
 I was so saddened to hear the news about Joe. His passion and energy would fill the room. I will always think of him with a broad smile on my face, as he organized the DFTA singers, or worked to solve the next injustice. He was truly a remarkable person and I feel blessed to have known him.

Dear Mrs. Lauria, my family only knew Joe from his work with MoveOn, but he was an inspiring and dedicated person of great conviction. We can only hope to be so passionate and firm in our beliefs. He was a lovely human being. We are so sorry for your loss,

I got acquainted with Joe during the years that I was an active MoveOn organizer. Joe was a man who cared about people and about the planet. He did his best to save them from the impending catastrophic consequences of greed and ignorance. He did his best and always with good cheer. He was a man without anger. I'll always remember him with admiration.

I did not know Joe well, but it did not take long for me to recognize and appreciate his commitment to the causes that mean so much to us all. Joe had the gift of making people feel important and welcome whoever they were and wherever they came from. He was one of the good guys. He will be missed.

Dearest Donna,

Joe was one of the kindest caring souls to have walked this earth. Do know that my prayers and thoughts are with you now and always but above all, believe that Joe's spirit remains in your heart and the lives he touched forever.

Love and blessings,

Zelantha (Queens, NY)

Joe was the first person I met on the Queens Council of MoveOn three or four years ago, and in addition to bringing me into that movement (which I regret losing touch with over the last year), he also introduced to me directly or indirectly to some of my best friends now.  The films he organized for the Queens Council in 2010-2011 played a role in inspiring me to organize my own film series, and he also introduced me to the wonderful Terraza 7 Train Cafe (where MoveOn used to screen films when I first became involved).  He even came along with me to lobby Congressman Crowley on the National Defense Authorization Act, which wasn't even a MoveOn priority at the time.  He was such an enthusiastic organizer and a very warm and committed person.  It's shocking to imagine him so suddenly gone. Thank you for everything Joe.  Rest in peace.

I have such vivid memories of Joe sitting through innumerable NORC meetings, an area of aging services that he committed so many years of his life to help foster.  He was such a good, caring man, and I am so sorry to learn of his passing. The world has too few good guys like him.

Please accept my condolences,
Anita Altman

While I just talk to him days before.. I am so sorry he's gone to be with the stars..
I send all my Condolences...and love Freddy Turner, Sunnyside New York

Dear Donna:  Joe will be greatly missed.  He singlehandedly pulled me into the MoveOn orbit and I enjoyed working with him- and feel that he helped many of us make a difference in the many good causes he supported.  His energy and enthusiasm were contagious- and he worked very hard to get us all moving in the right direction.  I am very sad that he won't continue to work with us, but we will continue the good fight in his memory.
                                                    Brian Wright

I didn't know Joe well, but I was tremendously impressed by his passion & commitment in his volunteer work with MoveOn for Democracy, Peace & Justice. The world is a better place for Joe having been a part of it. He will be missed.
My sympathies go out to Joe's family & friends.

Donna,
There are not enough words for me to convey my sympathy for your loss. Joe's vibrant and lighthearted spirit lit a room, while his smile and laughter warmed it. It was never more apparent than on your wedding day and reception. I cherish the memory and your love inspires me. May the strength of your love help during this difficult time. 
To my former neighbor downstairs you will be in my thoughts and my prayers.  
Sincerely,
Joanne Zapata(2ndFloor)

Dear Donna; joe will always be in the heart and soul of everyone he came in contact with;the world is a much colder place now that he is gone;please accept my deepest sympathies;Darryl Warner Rockaway Beach Queens NY.

Dear Donna:

I was devastated when I heard the news about Joe.  I will always cherish the times that we worked together.  He was a wonderful man and I always admired his enthusiasm and sincerity.  Everybody will miss him very much.

Please accept my deep sympathy.  My thoughts are with you.

Colette Flake-Bunz (Jackson Heights, NY)

Joe has left so many very sad. I only met him a few times at Move-On meetings, but he was a great fighter for justice and the general welfare. May his spirit continue to inspire everyone; his wife, his family, and his many hundreds of friends.

Dear Donna,

Joe was a fantastic individual who contributed greatly to his community.  He encouraged me to become more involved and I am thankful.  

My condolences and sympathy.

Dear Donna:

I was devastated to hear about Joe.  I will always cherish the memories of our working together.  I always admired his enthusiasm and sincerity.  He was a wonderful man and everybody will miss him very much.

Please accept my deepest sympathy.  My thoughts are with you.



Colette Flake-Bunz (Jackson Heights, NY)

What can I say about this man. I am deeply sorry for your loss. I cannot think about most of my childhood without seeing joe there. We were all truly blessed to have known him. 
Prudence Coleman

Dear Donna,

I was stunned to hear about Joe - he was such an incredibly vibrant person, so full of life that I can hardly imagine that he is gone - way, way too soon.  As a fellow political activist in Moveon.org, he was always an inspiration to me in his enthusiasm for and commitment to righting the wrongs in our society.  He will be missed and I extend to you my heartfelt condolences.

Dear Donna,
I was saddened to hear your husband's death.  I hope your warm memories of him will be some comfort to you.  Please accept my deepest sympathy and best wishes.

Please accept my most heartfelt sympathies for your loss...
My thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Please take good care yourself.

Hello. Donna Ciampa, Sorry for your loss husband... He must have gone away, But he is still right next to you. Love never dies. All I can say is, please take care of your self. God smother you with all his love, care, and strength in this sad time with time and courage you will sail through these rough days. 

Sincerely, Damini Patel

Dearest Donna~
My deepest sympathy to you at the loss of your loved one. May God grant you His strength and comfort your heart at this time.

Sincerely,
Caron James

Dear Joe, I still remember your laugh on Mr. Schiavone's weeding reception. I have not said more Thanks to you when you and Donna treated my wife and me in top floor of a Manhattan building with tea after we enjoyed a wonderful Kungfu show. Life is so unexpected! You will be deeply missed by family and friends. 
Paul Qiu & Michelle Xie
November 10, 2013

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Joseph S. Lauria

June 3, 1943 – November 8, 2013

Frederick Funeral Home

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