Gregory Tzannos
He Led a Rich, Full and Fun Life and Will Be Sorely Missed by Those Who Knew Him
Gregory F. Tzannos, 77, of Winthrop, passed away peacefully after an unexpected event on December 5 surrounded by his beloved family. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Linda Wagner-Tzannos, daughters Krista Tzannos-Byron of Salem and Kimberly Wagner-Melendez of Winthrop; granddaughters, Elektra Newman and Ysabelle Regis and grandson, Oliver Pocknett; brothers, Nicholas Tzannos, Jr. of Billerica and Mark Tzannos of Saugus; his nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and many cousins and friends.
Gregory was born on December 30, 1947 to Mary (Balliro) and Nicholas Tzannos and spent the earlier part of his life in Boston’s North End, Somerville and East Boston. Greg was an avid world traveler and explorer. He and Linda shared a passion for visiting Europe, Germany especially, and always came back with wildly entertaining tales of their many adventures. He was an artist who dabbled in painting, but found true medium in designing and building miniature scale replicas of medieval castles in incredible detail. Greg served briefly in the US Navy, was a historian with a special fascination for war and military strategy, and was equally fascinated by knights as by World War II fighter planes. He was an entrepreneurial spirit.
Greg worked an eclectic array of jobs during his life, started and assisted with multiple businesses and had a refreshingly imaginative approach to money, finance and income. He loved food and he loved to dress sharp. He was known as generous, had a wonderful sense of humor, and went out of his way to make anyone he was talking to feel important or special. When someone needed him, he was always there for encouragement and good advice. He led a rich, full, and fun life, and will be sorely missed by those who knew him. He definitely did it his way.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on his birthday in the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Saturday, December 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. Please join the family downstairs in the funeral home’s Cafe for some birthday cake and refreshments from 6 to 8 p.m.
In honor of Greg, please consider a donation to the ASPCA at www.aspca.org and always be kind to animals.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Isaac Harrington
Of Revere
Isaac Harrington of Revere passed away surrounded by his loving family and friends after a courageous battle with Leukemia on December 21, 2023 at the age of 19 years old. Born in Boston on June 3, 2004 to his loving parents Timothy and Mamta (Verma) Harrington of Revere. Cherished brother of Samantha Harrington and James Hanton, Karan Verma and Fiona Chow, Kunal “Sunny” Verma, and Kelly Harrington. Precious boyfriend of Razan Belguendouz. Beloved grandson of Renee Wing and the late Skip Wing, William Harrington, and the late Buta Ram Verma and late Manjit Verma. Adored Uncle of Kelcie Harrington. Caring nephew of Anu and Kerry Hancock, Arun “Bobby” and Amita Verma, the late Gagan Verma, Seema and Rajesh Dhir, Rehka and Hardeep Verma, Neeru and Bhupinder Singh, Neelam and Nishi Khanna, Christopher DiRusso, Jennifer and Michael McAllister, and Macintosh Harrington. Adored by Max Harrington and the late Sushi Harrington.
Isaac was an accomplished student at Revere Public Schools and was enrolled in numerous AP classes. He was the lead programmer of the elite robotics team, “NUTRONS, team 125,” which placed #2 within their competitive division at the World Championship during his senior year. Isaac continued his education at the honors college of Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, where he majored in Computer Science and finished his first year with a 4.0 GPA. Throughout college, Isaac continued to pursue his deep involvement in the NUTRONS, team 125. Isaac transitioned to a new role as a programming mentor and guided the students through an even more successful year, placing #1 within their division and #2 in the World out of over 3,000 teams. Throughout his time, Isaac greatly contributed to the team winning several impressive awards, including the Innovation in Control award (2022), the FIRST impact award (2023), as well as multiple autonomous awards. Isaac was a leader who helped students find their roles and a sense of belonging on the team. Isaac was also an avid fitness enthusiast. He was employed at Planet Fitness, where he spent much of his time working out (2 hours per day on average). In the last weeks of his life, he earned his personal trainers’ certificate to work at the new Haas Health and Wellness Center.
He will be missed dearly by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. May he rest in the sweetest everlasting peace. His wake will be held on Wednesday December 27, 2023 from 4:00-8:00pm at the Buonfiglio Funeral Home (128 Revere Street, Revere). Funeral Services will be held at Saint Anthony’s Parish (250 Revere Street, Revere) on Thursday, December 28 at 12:00pm. After the mass, family and friends are invited to join us at Casa Lucia (61 Lucia Ave, Revere) for coffee and snacks to celebrate Isaac’s light. All are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Isaac’s GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/4d7fdbd5). Proceeds will go towards a scholarship in Isaac’s honor for students pursuing robotics and/or exercise. For the guest book, please visit www.buonfiglio.com.
Please also feel free to share any pictures and videos of Isaac to his sister, Samantha, at 781-558-0117.
Please send donations to the Isaac Harrington Scholarship to RHS attn: Rose Gordinas, 101 School St., Revere MA,02151. You may email [email protected] with any questions.
Philip J. Dawson, Jr.
Retired Truck Driver
Philip J. Dawson, Jr. of Chattanooga, Tennessee and formerly of Winthrop passed away at home on December 17. He was 68 years old.
Born in Winthrop, he was the beloved son of the late Mary T. (Spillane) and Philip J. Dawson, Sr. A resident of Chattanooga for many years, he worked as a truck driver prior to his retirement.
He was the dear brother of Margaret “Peggy” Bayliss, of Calais, ME, Paul Dawson and his wife, Joy of Rochester, MA, Sandra M. Dawson of Revere and the late Pamela M. Dawson and Daniel P. Dawson; loving uncle of Sarah Seelye and her husband, Nick of Calais, ME, Elizabeth Brownell and her beautiful son, Lucas of Rhode Island, Alexandra Merfeld and her husband, John of Brighton, Ryan Bayliss and his partner, Mary of Pembroke, ME and Matt Brownell and his wife, Carly of New York; great uncle of Hannah and Manny of Calais, ME. Phil is also survived by Bobby Green and fiancé, Kathi Wagner and the beautiful Kiera Green who was the center of Phil’s universe.
The funeral was conducted from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Saturday, December 23 followed by a funeral mass in St. John the Evangelist Church. Rev. Patrick O’Connor celebrated the mass and offered prayers at the interment in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to CurePSP at www.psp.org
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Debra Fuller
Of Tewksbury, formerly of Winthrop
Debra M. (Petersen) Fuller of Tewksbury, formerly of Winthrop, passed away on
December 14. She was 66 years old.
The beloved wife of the late James Fuller, she was born in Winthrop, the cherished daughter of the late Walter and Carol A. (VanTyne) Petersen Jr., the dear sister of Walter A. “Skip” Petersen III and his wife, Rosie of Lynnfield, Sally J. Fiandaca of Winthrop, Timothy M. Petersen and his wife, Sandra of East Boston, Kevin G. Petersen of Manchester, NH and Kelly J. McKinnon and her late husband, Kevin of Winthrop. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
At the request of the family, funeral services were private. Funeral arrangements from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. Winthrop.
To sign Debra’s guestbook, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.