After 93 and 1/2 years, Mattia decided that it was time to go and left us peacefully in the morning of November 6, 2019.
Mattia was born in the small town of Provvidenti in the province of Campobasso, Italy. Like many family members from Provvidenti, he immigrated to Montreal in search of a better future than was available in post-war Italy. He came to Montreal in 1954 to establish himself, returned to Italy in 1958 to marry Lidia (De Rensis), then back to Montreal in 1959 to start his Canadian family.
Mattia worked hard all his life to provide for his family and to enable his two sons to establish themselves in their careers.
Mattia was predeceased by his wife Lidia (De Rensis). He leaves behind his two sons Nick (Monique) and Frank (Susan) and four grand-children Max (Jordan), Alexandra, Andrea and Matthew and several generations of other relatives from Provvidenti still in Montreal.