Fred "Butch" Maragliano Jr.
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Fred (Butch) Margliano Jr.
July 3rd, 1942 – August 8th, 2020
Fred (Butch) Maragliano Jr. passed away on August 8th, 2020 at the age of 78. Butch is survived by his daughter, Dena (Peter) Phinney: granddaughters, Meredith and Elizabeth Phinney. Sister Judy Mazza; nieces Mary (Mike) Davey, Teresa Mazza, Michelle (Justin) Brundage, Melissa (Matt) Allen and Megan (Danny) Davey; grand niece and grand nephews Evelyn and Wyatt Brundage, Michael Allen; companion Elaine Cruson. He is preceded in death by his parents Fred and Edith Maragliano Sr., wife Linda Maragliano, brother-in-law Louie Mazza Jr. During highschool Fred (Butch) graduated from Linden High School, was awarded the Eugene Short Award for athlete of the year 1959-1960, ran the Olympic torch in the 1960 Olympics torch relay and later attended San Joaquin College (Delta). Butch was retired but began his career with the San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation and went on to do various other careers, most notably was his catering and bartending jobs. Butch lived life to the fullest and always had a good story or joke to share. He would light up a room with his sense of humor and infectious smile. Butch was an excellent cook, his pasta sauce was his specialty, but mostly he was a loving dad and Nono to us. Butch loved spending time with his family, especially his granddaughters Meredith and Elizabeth. He was always willing to lend a hand to his friends and spent many hours volunteering his time to help out the Ed Stewart Post. Butch also was a member of the Italian Athletic Club, Italian Gardeners Society and the Waterloo Athletic Club. Throughout his years Butch enjoyed playing/watching sports, fishing, hunting, golfing and taking trips to casinos. There will be a private service held at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery with a memorial to be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Dementia https://www.dementiasociety.org/donate... Charity info at www.alz.org/get-involved-now/donate or a charity of your choice.