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John Moscatelli

Posted on the 2024-02-11 at 17:20

Origin of the Moscatelli Name: It could derive from nicknames related to the name of the insect, the fly, therefore used to indicate an annoying or annoying person, or from the activity of the progenitor of producer of Moscato wine (from muscum, "moss"). The surname Moscatelli is widespread throughout central and northern Italy and Puglia, with the highest concentration in Umbria and Lazio. Moscat, almost unique, is present only in southern Sicily. Moscati is typical of the Roman province with a strain also in the Neapolitan area. Moscatello has a small Umbrian stock, one in Rome, and has strains in Lecce, Reggio and Sicily. Moscatiello is from Campania. Muscatelli has a strain in the Bari area and a strain in the Foggia area. Muscatello has one strain in the Reggio area and one in the province of Lecce. Variants Moscat, Moscatello, Moscati, Muscatelli, Muscatello, Moscatiello Presence There are about 2772 Moscatelli families in Italy. Discover the map of diffusion of the surname Moscatelli in Italy! Popularity The surname Moscatelli is 117° in the region Umbria The surname Moscatelli is 53° in the province of Terni The surname Moscatelli is 2° in the municipality of ROCCHETTA DI VARA (SP)

Who We Are

Name: John Joseph Moscatelli

Nickname: John

Social media: moscajo@verizon.net; www.facebook.com/john.moscatelli;

www.linkedin.com/in/moscatellijohn

Birth date and location: March 15, 1944, Philadelphia, Pa.

Where I have lived: South Philadelphia and West Philadelphia, Pa.; Los Angeles, California; Howard AFB, the Canal Zone/Panama; Chicago and Rantoul, Illinois; Topsham AFS, Maine; Maple Shade, McGuire AFB, Blackwood, and Woodbine, New Jersey; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand; Langley AFB, Virginia; and now in Somerdale, N.J.

Pets: None now. Cats earlier: Midnight, Moses (Malone) and Doc (Doctor J)

Sports: My favorite team is the 76ers.

Do you volunteer? If so, where: Past board member of Families Forward Philadelphia (homeless families); Past board member of the Utility Emergency Services Fund (home heating for low-income residents); Past President, Philadelphia Chapter, Public Relations Society of America.

Interesting fact about you: John was a Fuller Brush door-to-door salesman for a few summers during high school.

John, at 80, is the oldest Moscatelli at the reunion. He lives with his oldest grandchild, Amanda, in Somerdale, N.J., his wife, Gerry, having passed away five years ago after 52 years of marriage. Gerry and John were blessed with two children, Ann Marie Baldwin and John Andrew (Andy) Moscatelli, and four grandchildren, Amanda Baldwin, Allison Baldwin, Jay Moscatelli, and Maxwell Moscatelli.

He grew up mostly in Maple Shade, N.J., with his siblings, Ed and Marg, and the youngest of the pack, Pat (Patricia Ann). The day Pasquale (Pat) and Charlotte, our parents, brought Pat home from the hospital was especially memorable for him, as they forgot about him and left him waiting for a ride home from Holy Cross. Hence, he had to walk home from Delran to Maple Shade, nearly 10 miles, lugging his bookbag.

In 1985, he retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major after 20 years of service. John was a public affairs officer. His claim to some notoriety is as the on-scene Department of Defense spokesman for the military joint task force dispatched to Guyana to recover the remains of 910 Americans who committed suicide at Jonestown.

Following his retirement from the Air Force, John held positions over the next 25 years as a senior executive with two Philadelphia area public relations agencies, and, in addition, for the last 30 years, he was an adjunct professor at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., teaching undergraduate and graduate public relations and strategic communication courses. He completed his final semester at Rowan in May. He is a Public Relations Society of America Fellow and Accredited in Public Relations by PRSA.

John was among the first graduating class of Holy Cross High School, Delran, N.J., in 1961. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia with a B.S. in history in 1965. He was a member of the Air Force ROTC at St. Joseph’s, where he was the cadet corps commander. He was also a soloist with the St. Joseph’s Glee Club.

For 10 years, John was a board member of the Utility Emergency Services Fund and Families Forward Philadelphia, a nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless families find permanent housing. He is also a past president of the Philadelphia chapter of PRSA.