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Stephen Perniciaro

Palmer, MA

February 22, 1953 - January 16, 2020

Stephen Perniciaro Obituary

Stephen Perniciaro of Ware, MA died January 16, 2020 at the age of 66 after battling cancer. We wish to thank all the wonderful people at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute who cared for him. Stephen was born Feb 22, 1953 in New Britain, CT to Antonio and Reah (LaVallee) Perniciaro. His family moved to Vermont when Stephen started high school. He attended Chester High School and Hinckley School in Hinckley, Maine. Stephen graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Fine Arts. He joined ROTC while at Amherst. He spent 3 years in Germany as an artillery officer and several years in the Army Reserves upon returning to the states. Stephen attained a professional engineering degree and spent 35 years working in the firearms industry. His last few years he worked at Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC in Holyoke, MA. Stephen had many interests: among them camping, hunting, firearms, karate (earning a 2nd degree black belt) science fiction, and was an accomplished pianist. He was an avid reader, a true student of life and enjoyed teaching others. A Renaissance man. He had a personality that left no question about where he stood (on anything). One of his greatest joys was having his family around him. Stephen married Shirleen Harrington in 1973. They were married for 46 years. He is survived by his wife, son-Giuseppe, daughter-in-law Alissa, and two grandsons-Giovanni and Matteo. Also his sister Dawn Perniciaro Brown and her husband Robert Brown of Naples, FL and Chester, VT. and extended family. There is to be no service. Raise a glass of wine to celebrate Stephen’s life and all the people he touched during his time. He was the real deal.

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