John Joseph Annunziata, 90, passed away on May 30, 2021. 

He was born on December 7, 1930, in the Bronx, New York, where he grew up.

He graduated from Samuel Gompers Industrial High School for Boys in 1948. He is a US Navy veteran and served during the Korean War from 1951 - 1955 on the USS Perry. John married Maureen Russell in 1953. Shortly after, they then moved to Long Island, New York. 

John worked as a truck driver for 30 years for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P. After retirement from A & P, he worked for the Village of Garden City, New York, in the public works department for ten years. Upon retirement from the village of Garden City, he and his wife moved to Savannah, Georgia.

In Savannah, Georgia, John volunteered his time as a Golf Ranger at the Bacon Park Golf course. John and his wife were parishioners at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church on Wilmington Island, Georgia, since 1999. John belonged to the Knights of Columbus Council #10579 and was a third-degree Knight.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 68 years, Maureen Russell Annunziata. He is survived by his daughters, Teresa (Chris) Overbeck and Deirdre E 'Dee' (Karl) DeMasi; grandchildren, Christopher, Russell (Kate), John (Jenn), Michelle, Dominic, and Carolyn and great-grandchildren, Marshall and Anastasia Overbeck (John & Jenn). 

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 04, 2021, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will occur at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2021, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Wilmington Island, Savannah, Georgia. Burial will be private. 

The family suggests any remembrances be given in his memory to St. Jude's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,  Memphis, TN 38105.