Avid Boston sports fan who loved music, golf, the beach and a good cheeseburger
WAKEFIELD — Jiovanni C. Luciani, age 20 of Wakefield, died on Monday September 4
at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on February 27, 2003.
Jiovanni (Jio) was the beloved son of John C. Luciani Jr. and Susan (Armao) Luciani. He attended Wakefield High School, class of 2021. He played bass in the orchestra, did lights and sound for the Wakefield Theater Arts shows and especially enjoyed doing sound for Jolly Jingle Express.
Jio (Jio) was a first year EE student at UMass Lowell when he was diagnosed with GBM. He passed away after an eighteen month battle. He courageously endured three surgeries, two rounds of radiation and four rounds of chemotherapy.
Jio played piano when he was young and bass in high school. He enjoyed listening to Steely Dan and Chicago in the shower, listening to 70s and 80s music outside the shower and his favorite King Crimson song is Starless. Aside from his love for music, Jio was an avid Boston sports fan. In March he checked off a bucket list item, a Red Sox Opening Day. He enjoyed playing golf, going to Maine, the beach, a good cheeseburger, a Starbucks peach green tea lemonade, going out to breakfast and wearing Hawaiian shirts. He especially loved Sunday Fun Days and spending time with family and friends.
During the pandemic, armed with YouTube, Jio learned Solidworks to create shop drawings, Fusion360 for 3D printing and enough small engine repair to create a little repair business, “Jio’s Small Engine Repairs”. He also had a side-hustle repairing/reselling CraigsList freebie mowers.
Jio was the beloved brother of Michael Luciani and his wife Daniella of Wilmington; John Luciani and his wife Shannon of Orange Park, NY; and Heather Luciani and her partner Zack of Hagerstown, MD. He was the nephew of James Armao and his partner Gina of Medford and Andrea R. Blackmer of Mascoutah, IL. He is also survived by his cousins, Kristina, Jessica, Kimberly, Rachel, Ryan and Luna, as well as many other his nieces and nephews, good friend Kyleigh Norton, his many beloved “Aunties” and many cousins.
Jio was an intelligent, talented, humorous and caring young man. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Tuesday, September 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. Please dress casually and bring your favorite Seinfeld quotes. Bonus points for Hawaiian shirts. For the visitation the secret word is “veneer” (Frasier S7:E7:04:02). Funeral Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to the Children’s Brain Tumor Project at https://www.childrensbraintumorproject.org. For guestbook, please visit www.mcdonaldfs.com.