JAMES A. MAZZA JR., 22, of LONG BRANCH
JAMES A. MAZZA JR., 22, of LONG BRANCH, died Sunday, July 22, in Richmond, Va., as a result of a motor-vehicle accident. He was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He entered the Marine Corps in June 2004 and served two deployments in the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was awarded the Purple Heart and many other recognitions from the U.S. Navy and the United States Government. Prior to his military service, he enjoyed many summers as a lifeguard at Seven Presidents Park Beach. He was a communicant of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch. He was a 2003 graduate of Long Branch High School. He was a member of the Freedom Worship Center, Jacksonville, N.C., where he served as a deacon. He was born in Long Branch and lived there most of his life.
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He was predeceased by his paternal grandmother, Gladys B. Mazza. Surviving are his parents, Jim and Vicky Williams Mazza; two sisters, Megan G. Mazza and Jamie Mazza, both of Long Branch and Jamie's fiance, Randy Hicks of Keyport; his paternal grandfather, James G. Mazza, M.D., and his wife Lorraine Mazza of Boynton Beach, Fla.; his maternal grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth Williams of Fort Myers, Fla.; and his fiancee, Rebecca Ann Howell of Wilmington, N.C.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Woolley Funeral Home, 10 Morrell St. at Broadway, Long Branch. The Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday from St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch. The interment will follow in Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport. Those wishing to remember him may make contributions in lieu of flowers to Freedom Worship Center, P.O. Box 486, Jacksonville, NC 28541.