Antonio J. Tambone "AJ", 94, of Belmont, MA, formerly of Winchester, MA and Palm Beach, Florida, passed peacefully on June 28, 2015. He was surrounded by his family at home. Born in Mineo, Sicily on February 10, 1921 to Maria and Agrippino Tambone of Medford, MA. His wife Alma and AJ recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on April 3, 2015. Antonio, known to his family and friends as "AJ", graduated from Chelsea High School in Chelsea, MA. Throughout high school he worked as a plasterer in his father's plastering business and then decided to build his first home at the age of 17 in Medford, MA, while attending classes at Northeastern University and Boston Architectural School. AJ enlisted in 1942 in the Navy's 42nd Construction Batallion (Sea Bees) building Quanset Huts and air bases in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during WW II. Upon his discharge he started Massachusetts Builders, Inc. a construction company, and A.J. Tambone, Inc,. a single family home building company, becoming the largest home builder on Boston's north shore building over 2,000 homes. He then diversified into apartments, industrial and office developments throughout New England and Florida maintaining offices in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Reading, MA, under the company name of Tambone Corporation. A.J. knew how to enjoy life and had many interests and was an avid golfer as a member of the Winchester Country Club in Winchester, MA and Breakers Country Club in Palm Beach, FL. He was a past President of both the Massachusetts Builders Association and Home Builders Association of Greater Boston. A.J. knew how to enjoy life as a golfer, traveler and avid boater. He always named his yachts after his beloved wife Alma. AJ was a generous man with his family and friends and donated his time serving at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester, MA, Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA, St. Mary’s Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospitals in West Palm Beach, Florida. He devoted time to fundraising for the Archdiocese of Boston and served as a trustee of the Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Italian American Foundation of Washington, D.C. AJ leaves his beloved wife Alma (Soracco), brother Frank of Medford, MA and children, Anthony and fiancee Susan Hatch, of S. Hamilton, MA, Robert and Mimi (McNamara) of Wenham, MA, Richard and Lori (Bliss) of Lexington, MA, Mary (Tambone) and John Savage, of Ipswich, MA, Victoria (Tambone) Jackson of N. Reading, MA and Peter and Elisabete (Marques) of Woburn, MA along with 17 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren all of whom he loved dearly. AJ is joining his late brother Sam, son John and son-in-law, Donald Jackson. A celebration of his life will take place at a funeral mass on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM at St Eulalia Church, 50 Ridge Street, Winchester, MA with a burial service following at the Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester, MA. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Italian Home for Children, 1125 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.