Jimmy C. Capolupo, 92, died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at home after a long illness. Born in Bound Brook to the late Donato and Angelina Capolupo, he was a life long resident. He began working for his uncle in a butcher shop at the age of ten and had worked for 70 years at Buono's Meat Market, Bound Brook, with his partner, Anthony Romano. They retired in 1999. He had been a Corporal in the United States Army, World War II, and had served in New Guinea, and had received the Distinguished Service Medal. He was a member of American Legion Post 63, and a Lifetime Member of the Bound Brook Elks Lodge 1388. He was the Grand Marshal of the 2011 Bound Brook Memorial Day Parade, a member of St. Mary's Leisure Club, a communicant of St. Joseph Church, and was an avid NY Yankees fan.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 62 years, Teresa Caracciolo Capolupo; his daughters, Michelle Hopkins of Middlesex, Donna and husband Pat Gleason of Bound Brook, and his grandchildren, whom he adored, Derek, Gabriel, and Teresa. He was predeceased by his siblings, Dominick, Mary, Rose, and Peter. He will always be in our hearts.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday at 9:00 AM at Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 225 Mountain Ave., Bound Brook, followed by a 9:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook. Interment will be Bound Brook Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The family requests that donations be made to Community Care Hospice, 110 West End Ave., Somerville, NJ 08876 or St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook.
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