Born on March 20, 1936 in Castelverrino Italy, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Maria Santini. Joe was a full-time barber and co-owned the Westwood barbershop in Bethesda, MD with his two brothers Nicola and Domenico since the early 1960s. He enjoyed numerous activities including gardening, wine making, fishing, hunting, home-improvement projects, trips to Italy, cruises, weekends in Ocean City MD and spending his free time with children and grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Maria (late Jason) Linda (Gennaro) Tony (Elisa) and Lucia (Vincent) and grandchildren Anna, Joseph, Isabella, Valentina, Ava, Matteo, Luca, Simona and Bianca; and brothers Nicola and Domenico; Brothers-in-law Costantino and Vincenzino; Sisters-in-law Adelfina, Franca and Luciana.
Joe was preceded in death by his baby brother Tony, his son-in-law Jason and his sister-in-law Margaret.