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John T. Rocca Obituary

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Rocca, John T. of Billerica, formerly of Cambridge died on March 21st. Beloved husband of 72 years to Rose M. (Manni) Rocca. Loving father of John Rocca and his wife Wendy (Gilman) Rocca of Watertown, Sharon (Rocca) O’Neill and her husband Stephen O’Neill of Belmont, Doreen (Rocca) Mulloy and her late husband Richard Mulloy Jr. of Malden, Debbie (Rocca) Glebus and her husband William Glebus of Billerica and Steven Rocca of Waltham. John is survived by his 41 adoring grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. John is a US Navy WWII Veteran, retired Cambridge firefighter, past president of the Cambridge Firefighter Union, and a lifelong member of VFW Post 8818. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours at the DeVito Funeral Home, 761 Mt. Auburn St., WATERTOWN on Tuesday, April 2nd from 4-7 pm and to his funeral mass on Wednesday, April 3rd at 12 pm at Sacred Heart Church. Burial to follow in Cambridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate in memory of John to: the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation P.O. Drawer 498, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, or online at firehero.org/donate. Please visit devitofuneralhome.com to view an online guestbook.