THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022 OBITUARIES Page 19 John P. “Jack” Donahue Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country for fi ve years & eleven months. During his military service, Jack served overseas in Germany, when he was discharged, he was a Specialist 4th Class. Jack returned home to Revere, and he began to drive for a living. For many years he drove a Taxi for the Green Cab Company. Unfortunately, Jack’s health began to decline, and he was forced to stop working. For the past seven years, Jack came back into the life of his high school sweetheart, Sandra L. (Long) Davis. His past seven years has been fi lled with much happiness and contentment, especially with his declining health, he had his Sandy by his side. He is the beloved son of the O f Revere. Died on Monday, October 10th at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a lengthy illness, he was 65 years old. Jack was a lifelong Revere resident who was educated in Revere Public Schools. During high school, Jack was a standout on the Revere High School Track Team. He was an alumnus of Revere High School, Class of 1975. LAWSUIT | FROM Page 11 “That is correct, sir.” Resnek stated that any notes he made from the conversation were made outside the city Clerk’s Offi ce. When asked if he ever read any documents pertaining to the Corey Street property sale, the state ethics committee opinion, city clerk records of the mayor’s interest in the property, or any records of public record before he wrote the inflammatory Sept. 2021 articles about the mayor’s involvement in the transaction, Resnek stated he had not. Instead, Resnek claimed his “partner” Matthew Philbin had read them. When asked if Mr. Philbin ever sought information from the City Clerk’s Offi ce to ascertain if the mayor had fi led a public disclosure of interest or sought an opinion of the state ethics commission in the Corey Street property, Resnek stated, “no.” In fact, according to Resnek’s testimony, neither he nor Philbin ever pursued any information relevant to the Corey Street property sale – state ethics comlate James J. & Helen (Eismonth) Donahue. Cherished brother of Ann Schulchter of Portland, OR, Joseph D. Donahue & his wife Cherie of Doswell, VA, the late James Donahue & his wife Patricia Donahue, the late Mary Fitzpatrick & the late Helen Doucette. Loving companion of Sandra L. Davis of Revere with whom he made his home. He is also lovingly survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. mission opinions, emails and texting between DeMaria and Cornelio with respect to bank fi nancing, information from anyone else regarding fi nancing of the property, the sellers of the property, or any parties affi liated with the property – prior to publishing their Sept. 2021 stories leading up to the elections. Resnek claimed that he made an eff ort to ascertain what the mayor’s role was in the sale of the property, saying he spoke to a wide variety of people who had knowledge in the deal, but not one single word of the alleged conversations was written down in his reporter’s notebook. “Do you have the actual notes that you wrote down?” questioned Robbins. “Probably not,” replied the intrepid reporter. Resnek then admitted that all his “Blue Suit” articles he wrote were complete fabrications, claiming he “usually” has a disclaimer that the pieces are discussions between him and The Blue Suit. “Did you tell your readers that these “discussions” are complete fabrications…?” asked Robbins. “I think my readFor Advertising with Results, callcall Info@advocatenews.net The Advocate Newspapers he Adv cate Ne spapers at 781-286-8500 or Family & friends were invited to attend a Memorial Visitation on Friday, October 14th in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals in Revere followed by a funeral. Interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 209 West Central Street, Suite 207, Natick, MA 01760. Rose (Pasquale) DiNapoli (Rosetti). Beloved wife of the late Ralph DiNapoli. Devoted mother of Joseph DiNapoli and his wife Shirley of Marblehead, Vera DiNapoli of Tyngsboro, and Catherine Coppola and her late husband Joe of Malden. Cherished grandmother of Cresa Galarita and her fi ancé Justin Barreto, and Melissa Rose McCarthy and her husband Thomas. Adored great grandmother of Teddy and Lucy McCarthy. Dear sister of Michael Pasquale and his late wife Sandra of NV, Steven Pasquale and his wife Carla, Linda Guarino and her husband Michael all of Revere and the late Anthony and Nicholas Pasquale. A Private Service will be held for the immediate family. Private Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made in Rose’s name to St. Anthony’s Church, 250 Revere St, Revere, MA 02151. Joseph Esposito O f Tyngsboro. Formerly of Revere, passed away at her daughters home on October 14 at the age of 94. Born in East Boston on October 21, 1927 to the late Michael and Rose C. ers are intelligent enough to make that distinction,” replied Resnek. Resnek insisted that the Blue Suit articles are a writer’s column – placed in the editorial page. When asked if he thought the readers understood that it was fi ction, Resnek said, “One would only hope”. When asked again about the disclaimer, Resnek said he didn’t see them in his articles shown to him during the deposition, but said he has it on his computer. Resnek said he doesn’t use the words “fi ction” or “made up” to his readers regarding the Blue O f Revere. Formerly of Everett, died unexpectedly at his home on October 16. Born and raised in Siano, Salerno, Italy to the late Giovanni and Carmela (Riccio) Esposito. Beloved husband of Ursula (Barone). DevotSuit columns – or any other type proclaiming that its work of fi ction. Instead, Resnek reads a headline from the column, “Josh Resnek reading to the mayor’s Blue Suit from an offi cial Revere police report.” Resnek felt that someone would have to be insane to not understand that it was fi ction. But in rebuttal, the attorney showed Resnek a headline that states “Revelations we cannot quite believe about the mayor, but they’re all true.” “You’re actually saying this is true, right?” asked Robbins. “It’s an editorial comment,” said Resnek. Asked why he would tell the ed father John Esposito and his wife Bettina of Peabody, Ralph Esposito of Somerville, Carmela Esposito of Siano, Salerno, Italy, Fiore Esposito and his wife Karissa of Methuen, Michael Esposito and his wife Alexandra of Revere, Joseph Esposito of Revere, Victor DAmore and his wife Angela of Peabody and the late Mario DAmore. Dear brother of Anna Esposito of Salerno, Italy, Grace Botta of FL, and the late Ralph Esposito. Also survived by 7 loving grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Joe came to the U.S as a teenager, initially settling in Everett before moving to Revere in the early 1990s. Joe was a baker for many years, working his craft at Brandano’s Bakery in Revere and Royal Bakery of Cambridge. In his free time, he enjoyed going to the races at Suff olk Downs and meeting up with friends. Funeral from the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere St, Revere on Friday, October 21st at 9:00 am followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish (Revere) at 10:00 am. Relatives and friends were invited to visiting hours on Thursday. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. reader that it’s “all true” – if you’re simultaneously saying that its fabrication – Resnek replied that he didn’t think the Blue Suit would lie to him. In one particular Blue Suit column, Resnek describes details in a fi ve-page Revere police report, making accusations against the mayor which never appeared in the actual report. Resnek admitted that he fabricated every Blue Suit piece. “Every single Blue Suit piece that you wrote is totally made up, right?” “Yes sir,” replied Resnek. 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