Joe Basolo

August 11, 2011 Joe Basolo, 86, beloved husband and father, died Monday February 2, 2009 at Muskogee Regional Medical Center. He was born September 9, 1922 in McAlester, OK to Joe and Emilie Fassino. His mother died when he was 8 months old and John and Florence Basolo then raised him. He attended high school in McAlester where he played on the football team. He attended O.U. and was a member of the first President's Achievement Class for academic honors while there. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity while at O.U. He was called up to serve in World War II and left O.U. in 1944. He married Mary Emily Snyder on September 8, 1946. They were devoted to each other in their 62 years of marriage. They moved to Muskogee after their marriage in 1946. Joe owned Basolo Auto Parts, which was located at Seventh and Broadway in Muskogee for many years. He managed rental property after he retired. Joe was a very active member of Grace Episcopal Church. He taught Sunday school, served on the Vestry, was a Warden and was a lay reader until his health declined. He loved a good joke and time spent with their many friends. He loved to play golf and meet his buddies for coffee. He was always reading and trying to learn new things his entire life. He was a very patient and wise man who will be missed by all those who loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents;
brother Charles Fassino; sisters: Amiee Ramay and Angele Whetsell. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Em of Muskogee, OK; daughters: Dr. Susan Kennedy of Tucson, AZ and Nancy Green of Broken Arrow, OK; son John Basolo of Muskogee, OK;
grandchildren: Tom Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Bryan Green, Brandon Green and Jonathan Basolo; great-grandchildren: Graham Kennedy, Brody Kennedy, Julia Kennedy and Iris Kennedy. He is also survived by his sisters Jane Sullivan of Houston, TX and Kathleen Beard of Tulsa, OK. Bequests may be directed to Grace Episcopal Church, 218 N. 6th St., Muskogee, OK 74401, 687.5416 www.gracemuskogee.org Visitation: 8AM-8PM Wednesday, February 4 at Foster-Petering Funeral Home, 904 W. Okmulgee Ave., Muskogee, OK 74401; service: 1PM Thursday, February 5 at Grace Episcopal Church, Muskogee, OK; interment: Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, OK. Rev's. Jenny L. Pratt, Tom Harrington and Greg Sinclair officiating. Casket bearers: Tom Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Bryan Green, Brandon Green, Jonathan Basolo and Dr. Tom Kennedy. Honorary casket bearers: George Shimoon, Harold Luttrell, and D.P. Jones. Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Service of Broken Arrow, 251.5331 Video Tribute http://youtu.be/faskcbLDaY8