Angelo Nicholas Maggi

A Washington, DC native born and raised, Angelo was the youngest of nine children in a close-knit Italian family. Growing up above his father’s barbershop in Georgetown, there was always food, music, noise, and never a shortage of stories. Angelo attended Gonzaga High School and graduated from George Washington University.

As an altar boy at Holy Trinity Church, Angelo often helped serve communion to Senator and Mrs. John F. Kennedy who lived down the street. Angelo’s barber shop, where Angelo’s father and brother were also musicians, served as a popular hangout for Georgetown college students in the 1960s. One of those students was Bill Clinton. Georgetown was like that in those days.

Angelo met his wife, Suzanne, in their teens, when Angelo was in a band at all the local parties. They were married for over fifty years and built a life together centered around family, laughter, and enjoying the simple things.

They raised two sons, Alex Maggi of Chicago and John Maggi (Rosemary Ingado) of Germantown, Maryland.

Angelo worked for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for thirty years as an economist. But to many people who knew him, he embraced the philosophy of working to live rather than vice versa.

Music was one of his greatest gifts. He could sit down with his guitar and play almost any song by ear, and family gatherings often ended with someone saying, “One more song, Angie”; it never ended with only one.

In retirement, he and Suzanne found new passions and adventures together, spending time kayaking, biking, enjoying the beach on the Delaware Shore and continuing their many travels to Greece, where Suzanne has family.

Angelo never stopped appreciating food, with a particular weakness for Maryland crabs, prosciutto, cheese, and chocolate.

He was smart, funny, quick-witted, and a great storyteller. Some of his stories had been told for decades and somehow still made people laugh harder every time. He had a way of making people feel comfortable and making ordinary moments memorable.

Although he was the youngest sibling, he was always there for his brothers and sisters and took pride in helping care for some of them later in life.

Angelo is survived by his wife, Suzanne Maggi; his sons, Alex Maggi and John Maggi (Rosemary Ingado); his sister Joanne Darnell (Herbert+); father-in-law Herbert “Buddy” Jacobs; sister-in-law Diana Gorin (Steve); and dozens of nieces, nephews and cousins.

He also leaves close friends who will keep the Angelo stories and memories alive for generations to come.

He was preceded in death by his father Angelo Sr.; his mother, Frances Durso Maggi; his siblings Pasquale, Joseph, Alfred, Victor, Amelia Nocera, Grace Flinn, and Mary Anna Yakabe; and his mother-in-law, Alki Jacobs.

He will be remembered for his music, his humor, his stories, and for the way he showed up for the people he loved. He wished for no funeral.

The family is grateful for the compassion and care provided by the Critical Care team at Suburban Hospital. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Angelo’s memory may be directed to Suburban Hospital Foundation and designated to Critical Care/ICU.