BARILE, Gina E., 94, a long-time Boston area resident and native passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022.
Born in Boston, MA on February 3, 1928, she was the daughter of Constantino and Assunta “Susie” Barile.
Gina retired from the U.S. Department of State on March 3, 1988, after 32 years of loyal and meritorious service.
During her career, Gina worked as an executive secretary in the U. S. Foreign Service for seven different ambassadors with assignments at American embassies in Argentina, Belgium, France, Italy, Jordan, Sweden, and Yugoslavia. She received a degree in Commercial Science from Boston University and was fluent in several foreign languages.
She is survived by her sister Lillian Justice of Reston, VA; nieces, Melissa Hoff and Lydia Melech of Apex, NC, and Amy Justice of Reston, VA. She was predeceased by both her parents and her brother Joseph Barile.
A visitation will be held at the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home 2000 Centre St. WEST ROXBURY on Friday, March 18th from 10:30-11:00am. A Funeral Mass will follow the visitation at St. Theresa Church, West Roxbury at 11:30am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, https://myfranciscan.org/donate/.