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Retired Drafting and Design instructor for Northeast Regional Vocational Technical High School, he was a longtime Chelsea resident and resident of Henderson Nevada since 1999. At 85 years of age he passed away on February 2
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at the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas after recently being diagnosed with an advanced stage of leukemia five weeks ago. He was born in Lodi, NJ and grew up in San Fernando, Calif. where he attended school and graduated from San Fernando HS. He enlisted in the Navy, serving during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Cuba and served as a weather observer aboard naval icebreakers in the Arctic Ocean. While in the Navy he met and married Chelsea native Helen P. Mickiewicz. He was honorably discharged and settled in Chelsea with his young wife. Together they raised two sons and shared nearly 50 years together up to the time of Helen's passing in 1997. He worked as a draftsman for Pratt and Whitney in Boston and Hesse-Eastern in Everett. Jim continued his education attending Northeastern Univ. and Fitchburg State College receiving his BS Degree and Masters in Education. He began teaching drafting, mechanical drawing and design at the Boston Trade School. In 1970 he was one of the first instructors hired to teach at the newly established Northeast Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield where he was best known simply as "Mr. G." by students and faculty alike. He retired in 1995. He was a former member and past Chaplain PAV Post 13 Chelsea. He settled in Henderson Nevada 16 years ago and was an active member, Past President and committee chair of the Kiwanis Club of the Las Vegas Strip. In addition to his parents and wife Helen, he was also predeceased by his brothers Marcel and Rene Gagliano and a granddaughter Ryhan Gagliano. He is survived by his two sons and their spouses; Dennis Gagliano and his wife Lisa of Peabody, Richard Gagliano and his wife Renee of Manassas, VA. He was the cherished grandfather of Richard, Jr., John and Anthony Gagliano, Christine Losciuto, Lorigan Sudak, adored great grandfather of Gianna, Rylee and Lily. He was also expecting the arrival of his fourth great grandchild at the time of his passing.
ARRANGEMENTS: His Funeral will begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Tuesday February 9 th , at 9:30 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church 59 Nichols St. Chelsea at 10:30 A.M. Services will conclude with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Monday from 4 - 8 P.M. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home.
ARRANGEMENTS: His Funeral will begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Tuesday February 9 th , at 9:30 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church 59 Nichols St. Chelsea at 10:30 A.M. Services will conclude with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Monday from 4 - 8 P.M. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to The Kiwanis Club of the Las Vegas Strip, PO Box 55, Blue Diamond, NV, 89004-0055.
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Mass of Christian Burial
February
9
Tuesday
Our Lady of Grace Church
Starts at 10:30 am
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