Valerie Marie Gallotta Massimi passed away peacefully at her home in Algiers surrounded by family on Saturday, November 30, 2013. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 15, 1934 to Albert Armond Gallotta and Nancy Dorothy DeSimone Gallotta. Valerie graduated from Classical High in 1951 and attended Rhode Island School of Design. In 1963 she married Robert Francis Massimi, a U.S. Navy Officer, and had four children to whom she was deeply devoted. The family settled in New Orleans...
Valerie Marie Gallotta Massimi passed away peacefully at her home in Algiers surrounded by family on Saturday, November 30, 2013. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 15, 1934 to Albert Armond Gallotta and Nancy Dorothy DeSimone Gallotta. Valerie graduated from Classical High in 1951 and attended Rhode Island School of Design. In 1963 she married Robert Francis Massimi, a U.S. Navy Officer, and had four children to whom she was deeply devoted. The family settled in New Orleans...