Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024 Honoring a Revere Icon in Youth Hockey, Joseph DeSantis Anyone who has put on a pair of ice skates over the past 40-plus years as a young hockey player will know the name of Joe DeSantis. Joe dedicated his life to youth hockey and bringing out the best in everyone who played the sport. He taught sportsmanship and fair play, and teamwork in all his players. Joseph was lost to his family and the Revere community on June 2, 2023; he was 67 years old. In that time, he built character, integrity and sportsmanship, bringing out the passion in everyone who played under his direction as President of the Revere Youth Hockey Association. Joe DeSantis’s family proudly unveiled the plaque that will forever remain at the Cronin Rink for all to see and remember a hockey icon who dedicated his life to youth hockey and sportsmanship. The DeSantis family – Joseph, Erin and Frankie DeSantis and Gennara and Jack DeSantis and a special part of the DeSantis family for many years, Africa Graham. Joe and Jack DeSantis proudly hold up the game jersey made in their dad’s honor, Joseph DeSantis. The brothers are shown with former Revere Councillor and coordinator Gerry Visconti and Mayor Patrick Keefe (right). The Segees are no strangers to a hockey game at Cronin Rink; shown are Kyle, Daryll and Keith Segee. Event organizer Gerry Visconti is shown with the over 30 players in the fi rst game at the Joseph DeSantis Memorial Tournament.
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