Labadini, Ronald ("Ronnie") P. of Wellesley died on Monday, January 8, 2018, at the age of 72. He was the son of the late Phillip and Ida (Ferrari) Labadini.
Ronnie is survived by his wife Jennifer (Fraley), his sister Louise Depietri and her husband Robert of Southborough, his brother Robert Labadini and his wife Barbara of Acton, his brother Richard Labadini of Hyannis, his brother in law John Fraley and his wife Patricia, and his sister in law Joyce Munn all of Birmingham, AL, several nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. He was pre-deceased by his sister in law Janet Franco.
?Ronnie lived most of his life in Wellesley and truly loved ?the town. He was a humble and unassuming, hardworking man with a work ethic that was unsurpassed.
His earlier years were spent working with his father and brothers as a co-owner of Labadini Landscape Company, which grew to become one of the largest landscape companies in eastern Massachusetts, providing landscape construction services on numerous signature parks and athletic fields, as well as municipal, office and educational buildings throughout Greater Boston and Massachusetts.
In the early 1980’s Ronnie became involved in real estate development. For the next 35+ years he was involved in the development of several office/commercial buildings and numerous residential properties, in Wellesley and throughout Metro West and the North Shore. Ronnie was personally involved in the landscape design and construction for each of these properties to ensure that the landscape construction met his very high standards for quality and esthetics, and that each project fit seamlessly into the environment.
One of his first commercial development projects was the development of the office building at One Hollis Street in Wellesley. He took great pride in the meticulous care of the property and created strong, long-lasting relationships with his tenants. Ronnie loved planting thousands of flowers at the property each year, helping to create what he referred to as an “address of distinction.” This tradition began with his father, and Ronnie took pride in continuing it.
Ronnie received the "Business of the Year" Business Recognition Award in 2013 from the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce. This award was given in recognition of his outstanding management and care of the One Hollis Street property and the strong relationships he maintained with his tenants.
He was a member of the Italo-American Club of Wellesley, and for many years, a Wellesley Town Meeting member.
Ronnie was a remarkable friend to many people and loved by everyone that knew him. He was thoughtful and generous, and genuinely cared about everyone. He loved to have fun and made sure everyone with him did as well. Ronnie will be remembered by his family and friends as a fun, loving, charismatic man who truly enjoyed life. He will be greatly missed.
Services will be private. There will be a remembrance gathering for close friends and family at a later date.