Anthony J. "Tony" Nicosia of Medford, Massachusetts, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, January 2, 2013, surrounded by his beloved family at Elizabeth Evarts de Rahm Hospice in Cambridge. Tony passed after a courageous 20 month battle with cancer. A graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, Tony attended Yale University. For the past 15 years he was employed at the law offices of Hinckley Allen and Synder LLP in Boston, MA.
Tony is survived by his partner, Louis Smits of Medford; his mother Claire Bourassa Nicosia of Medford, formerly of North Andover; his sister Ann Marie Nicosia and her husband Jeffrey Greenleaf of Merrimack, New Hampshire; his sister Denise Daub and husband Dave of Commerce, Texas and his lifelong friend Mariann Driscoll of North Andover. Tony is also survived by beloved aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, godchildren, grandnieces and grandnephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Paul Church, Bow and Arrow Streets, Cambridge, Monday, January 7, 2013, at 12:10 PM. Many relatives and friends were in attendance. Visiting hours were held in the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, Medford, Sunday, January 6, 2013, from 4 to 8 PM. Interment was private. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.