Eugenio
”
Jim
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Bozzo of Gilroy, passed away in San Jose on June 22, 2003,
following a lengthy illness.
Eugenio “Jim” Bozzo of Gilroy, passed away in San Jose on June 22, 2003, following a lengthy illness.
Jim was born in Gilroy, attended local schools and graduated from Gilroy High School. He was a former owner of Bozzo’s Union 76 on First Street in Gilroy.
Jim was a kind and gentle husband and father and was very devoted to his family. He is survived by Joan Bozzo, his loving wife of 50 years, and his sons and their wives, David and Leslie Bozzo, Bob and Toni Bozzo of Gilroy, Ed Bozzo of San Martin, Frank and Michele Bozzo, Jim and Noreen Bozzo, Gary Bozzo and Terry Bozzo of Gilroy.
He is the grandfather of Melissa Bozzo, Elizabeth Bozzo, Nathan Bozzo, Emily Bozzo, Nicole Bozzo, Derek Bozzo, and Jenica Bozzo, of Gilroy, Christopher Bozzo, Stephanie Bozzo and Stacy Bozzo of San Martin and is the great grandfather of Grace Reinsch of St. Louis, Mo.
He is the brother-in-law of Frances Bozzo, and Jerry and Pauline Hillesheim of Gilroy and Jonn Mick of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
The family would appreciate donations to St. Joseph’s Family Center in his memory. Visitation is on Wednesday at Habing Family Funeral Home from 2 to 8 p.m., with the family present between 6 and 8 p.m. Funeral Service will begin on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home, and then proceed to St. Marys Church for a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery.