THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023 Page 19 OBITUARIES Albert F. Rolli nephews. Albert proudly served his country in the United States Navy in WWII. He was a member of the VFW Mottolo Post in Revere and the Moose Lodge in Melrose. In his free time, he enjoyed going to the gym, dancing, bowling and visiting the various casinos in the area. He has been an active parishioner at St. Anthony’s Church for many years. Visitation was held in St. AnO f Revere. Passed away on August 18, 2023, at the age of 99. Born in Winchester on June 18, 1924, to the late Alfred and Antonetta (Tauro). Beloved husband of 38 years to Constance (Cella). Devoted father of Joan Button and her fi ancé Stephen Brownson of North Andover. Cherished grandfather of Janelle Beaudoin and her husband Frank of New Hampshire and Timothy (TJ) Button of Arizona. Adored great-grandfather of James and Veronica Beaudoin. Dear brother of Anthony Rolli and his wife Mona of Peabody, Sylvia Buccilli and her late husband Alfred of Lynnfi eld, Esther Dimino and her husband Joseph of Middleton, Alfred Rolli and his wife Josephine of Middleton, Raymond Rolli of Revere, and the late Rita Arguti, Eleanor Meuse, and Frank Rolli. Also survived by many loving nieces and DEBATE | FROM Page 1 the debate was not actually a debate, but an extended Q&A with the candidates. There was little interaction among the group, and candidates mostly stuck to touting their resumes and repeating talking points from their campaigns. Although predictable, there were some surprises during the event. Development was a central issue throughout the night, and early on Morabito announced he was the only candidate to sign a pledge to reject campaign donations from real estate developers. Morabito repeated his pledge several times and challenged his opponents to also sign on. Although no one took up Morabito’s challenge, all four candidates spoke about encouraging commercial development and controlled growth. “We’ve overpopulated this community and residents have taken a back seat,” said Visconti in what must have seemed like a breath of fresh air to the audience. Candidates also hit on a couple of issues that haven’t rethony’s Church in Revere followed by Funeral Mass on Wednesday, August 23. Interment with Military Honors was held at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Charity of your choice. Valerio C. Ferrentino and countless memories will be cherished and forever missed. He was the beloved brother of Shelly Tarek and her husband Fabien of Billerica, and Katrina Alhussein of Revere. Dear uncle of Gabriella Tarek. Adored nephew of Riccardo Ferrentino of Italy, Donna Hedges and her husband Donny of Nantucket, and Jennifer Riccardi of Haverhill. Also survived by many loving cousins and countless friends. A Visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfi glio & Sons Bruno Funeral Home 128 Revere St, Revere on Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm followed by a 5:00pm Prayer Service in the Funeral Home. Private Interment. Leonard R. “Len” Piazza gust 17th. He was 96 years of age. Born in Revere, he was the son of Carl and Mildred (Rocco) Piazza. He was raised in Revere and attended the Shurtleff, the McKinley and Revere High School, graduating in 1945. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country during World War II until he was honorably discharged in 1948. After returning home, he began working with Acme Steel Company and moved throughout the ranks and eventually would travel throughout New England to train new employees. After Acme Steel relocated to Philadelphia, Lenny began a career with Container Corporation of America in Medford and eventually moved on to Bicknell and Fuller Corrugated Container Company where he retired from in 1992. He was married to Shirley E. O f Revere. Passed away peacefully on August 21, 2023 at the age 37. Born in Malden on August 27, 1985 to Antonio and Alison (Quinn) of Revere. His humor, kindness, loyalty ceived much attention during the past year. Morabito called for a universal pre-K program for Revere children. “We can aff ord to pay for this; we must pay for this or else our children are going to fall behind,” he said. Rizzo followed by saying pre-K education in the city needs to be expanded. Another rarely discussed topic, Wheelabrator (now WIN Waste Innovations), was raised through a question submitted by a member of the audience and pulled randomly from a bingo spinner. “Wheelabrator should not be operating,” said Rizzo. “Their permit expired long ago. It shouldn’t be in an urban community; it needs to be out where it won’t harm people’s health. We need to relocate it, get it out of the area.” Morabito and Rizzo provided the only light moment in the debate. Morabito responded to a question from the audience about high taxes and water rates by mentioning the Dept. of Justice consent decree the city is under to correct longtime failing infrastructure, sewer outfalls and illegal work done years ago, O f Revere. P assed away peacefully, with his daughter by his side on Au“a long time ago before even this guy was in politics,” he said gesturing towards Rizzo. But Rizzo responded to Morabito à la Ronald Reagan and said, “I won’t hold your youth and inexperience against you.” Both Keefe and Rizzo spoke about their experience and accomplishments in the Mayor’s Offi ce. However, according to the online chat box, the viewing audience at home wasn’t impressed. They wanted to hear what the candidates would do, not what they’ve done in the past. Not surprisingly, the new high school was a topic the candidates all touched on. And there were no big surprises in their statements. Keefe said the former Wonderland dog track site was the best site and plan. He spoke about distracted learning and the loss students suff ered during the pandemic. He said building a new school around students at the existing site would be putting them in a distracted learning environment for fi ve more years. “We’re going to kill those kids and that’s what you want to do,” said Keefe. (Young) for over 46 years until her passing in 1996. They raised their family in Revere, and he was a very proud lifelong Revere resident. After his retirement, Lenny remained active in the community being active within Revere Historical Society, where he served as President for 3 years, along with holding a seat on the committee of the Rumney Marsh Burial Ground. He continued his strong ethic during his retirement working within the Revere after school program. He was also heavily involved in the Beachmont Morabito said that, unlike others in the race, he would not play politics with the future of the city’s children. He said he voted for the school in both locations. He then moved onto calling for investing more money in classrooms and expanding social/emotional learning and services. For Visconti, the high school is the biggest issue the city faces and Revere cannot aff ord to make a mistake. “The previous administration was not transparent; they lied about the high school,” he said. “The $120 million increase in construction costs coupled with the $100 million lawsuit will bankrupt the city,” said Visconti, adding that he isn’t going to put his name on that and put resident’s fi nancing at risk. Rizzo also stressed a fi scally responsible solution to the city’s need for a new school building. He referred to scare tactics used by other elected offi cials and said many communities have expanded or renovated school buildings with students inside. All four candidates responded to the need to improve public safety. Improvement Committee and the Knights of Columbus. Len was also a faithful parishioner of the Immaculate Conception Church where he served as an usher for many years. He is the beloved husband of the late Shirley E. (Young) Piazza. Devoted father of Deborah A. Sullivan and her husband Walter of Waterboro, Maine and the late Robert L. Piazza, who passed away in 2021. Cherished grandfather of Erin L. Murphy and her husband Daniel of Bellingham, Caitlyn M. Maki and her husband Benjamin of Wilton, New Hampshire, Jason R. Piazza and his wife Angela of Salem and the late Patrick Sullivan. Adored great grandfather of Walter, Tyler, Finnegan and Summer. Dear brother of the late Arlene Bolas and uncle of Paul Bolas and his wife Tricia and Julie Corcoran. Family and friends were invited to attend Visting Hours on Sunday, August 20th in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, Revere. His Funeral was from the Funeral Home on Monday, followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church, Revere. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to the Revere Historical Society, 108 Beach St, Revere, MA 02151 or the Beachmont Improvement Committee, 216 Crescent Ave, Revere, MA 02151. “People are not happy with the level of service they are receiving from the police,” said Rizzo, who called for more walking patrols, bike patrols, police substations and traffi c enforcement. The candidates agree on increasing manpower and adding new offi cers to the force and finding ways to boost morale within the department. Morabito called for establishing a mental health crisis line to respond to calls for service. Although he did not off er specifi cs, Morabito was the only candidate to propose more attention be paid to climate change and adopting new green infrastructure for the city. Throughout the debate, the candidates called the upcoming vote the most consequential election in a lifetime and described Revere as at a crossroads. The community now has more information and more of a sense of the candidates and how they will lead the city they all clearly care about deeply and the community they all promise to support.
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