Obituary of Dante Scocchia

Scocchia: Dante The Story After a courageous battle with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, the love of our life is gone. Dante was born on August 21, 2004 at Kingston General Hospital. Dante Giacinto Kevin Scocchia passed away at Kingston General Hospital on December 09 2010 with his Mom and Dad by his side. Dante will be greatly missed by all family and friends. All that have known Dante, knew what joy he brought to us and everyone who knew him. He loved playing computer games, cars, wrestling, watching movies, television shows, swimming and going for drives with his Mom & Dad. Dante also loved reading stories, singing songs, colouring, snuggling, and going for walks with his Dad and Mom. Dante loved to snuggle with his grandmas and playing with aunts and uncles and his cousins. Dante loved everyone and everything there was.You could see it in the way he smiled and laughed when he saw you. He would always light up the room he was in when he smiled or laughed. Dante is survived by his Mother Debra and Father Giacinto (Jesse) Scocchia, his Nonna Ida Scocchia (Thunder Bay), Grandmother Verna King (Camden East), Aunts and Uncles, Dr. Tulio (Dr. Beverly) Scocchia/Elder (Hamilton), Sergio (Diane) Scocchia (Thunder Bay), and Kevin King (Camden East), as well as his cousins Laura, Daniel, and Andrea Scocchia, (Thunder Bay), Gregory, and Natalie Scocchia (Hamilton). Godparents Kevin and Tracy Lyons (Kitchener, ON), Nicole, Natasha and MacKenzie. Dante will also be missed by his great aunts and uncles and cousins here and in Italy. Dante was predeceased by his Grandfathers Dalton King (Camden East) January 1995, Santino Scocchia (Thunder Bay) November 2000, Great Grandmother Nicoletta DiCarlo (Thunder Bay) July 2004, Great Uncle Cherinto Scocchia (Thunder Bay) 1981 and Great Aunt Piacentina Scocchia (Thunder Bay) October 2005 and Uncle Venicio Scocchia (Thunder Bay) December 9 2008. Visitation for family and friends will held at Tompkins Funeral Home in Gananoque, Ontario Monday December 13, at 3:00 pm. A prayer service will be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario on a later date at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. As an expression of sympathy a memorial donation may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario, Kingston General Hospital Pediatric Ward or Hotel Dieu Hospital Child Development Centre Kingston, Ontario or the charity of your choice.