23 October, 2024
Philip Joseph Mercurio, Jr., 90, of Hopkinton, MA, passed away on October 20, 2024. He was born in Quincy, MA, the son of Philip and Rose Mercurio. He graduated from Quincy High School in 1951 and went on to Northeastern University to earn a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1954. He started work at GE then transitioned to Raytheon, where he worked for over 30 years.
Philip married Brenda Oakes on October 12, 1963 in Pittsfield, MA. They were married for 37 years before she passed away from cancer.
He was active in the Knights of Columbus and Sons of Italy.
Growing up by the ocean, fishing was a life-long passion. Philip was an avid and talented painter whose works fill the walls of friends and family. He was a scuba-diver, fisherman, golfer and chess master. In his retirement, he spent hours walking around downtown Hopkinton and the State Park.
He was predeceased by his sister, Rose Marie Mercurio, a member of the Missionary Servants of the Blessed Trinity.
He is survived by his children Debra Mercurio of Marlboro, MA, Michelle Gray and her husband Shawn of Clinton, MA, Michael Mercurio and his wife Maura of Mont Vernon, NH; and his grandchildren Lilith Mercurio, Zachary Gray and his wife Rachel, Mathew Gray and Francis Asher Mercurio.
Visitation will be on Friday, October 25, 2024 at the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home in Hopkinton, MA from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home in Hopkinton, MA at 11 a.m.
