Obituary of Mark Anthony Tucci

Mount Pleasant, Mark Anthony Tucci, , age 68 of Mount Pleasant, PA, died Monday (01/8/18) in the UPMC-Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Tucci was born December 6, 1949 in Washington, PA, the son of the late Amel and Genevieve Parry Tucci. He was a member of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church. Mark was a 1967 graduate of Washington High School, and received his degree from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Pharmacy in 1972. He was a member of Lambda Sigma Rho Fraternity. Mark had been employed for more than 27 years as a licensed pharmacist for Revco and CVS Pharmacies. He was a member of the Open Doors for the Handicapped and had also been active in delivering meals on wheels. He served on the patient advisory committee for all abilities, and was a patient representative for DCI, in Mt. Pleasant. Mark wanted to thank the staff of DCI for their care and friendship and his personal care attendants for their loving care. Mark is the last surviving member of his immediate family. He is survived by numerous cousins and close friends. In addition to Mark's parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Judith "Judy" Christie Tucci in July of 2016, and by his sister, Janet Tucci Schneider in 2011. Family and friends will be received Thursday from 3 until 8 PM at the Galone-Caruso Funeral Home, 204 Eagle Street, Mount Pleasant. A blessing service will be held Friday at 10:30 AM at the funeral home followed by his Funeral Mass at 11 AM in St. Pius X RC Church, Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Richard J. Kosisko as celebrant. Interment will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. A parish wake service will be held Friday at 3:30PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests Memorial Contributions be made to the Humane Society of Westmoreland County, Route 119 North, Greensburg, PA 15601, in Memory of Mark Tucci. To offer an online condolence, please visit our web site at: www.galone-carusofuneralhome.com