JOSEPH A. GRASSI Professor emeritus of Religious Studies, SCU Nov. 4, 1922 – Dec. 9, 2010. Our beloved Joseph passed away peacefully while his wife Carolyn was with him. He is deeply mourned by his family, including  sons Peter Grassi ’93, Eddie Grassi ’92, daughter-in-law Alisa, grandchildren Madeline and Ethan, sister Emily Walsh, brother Peter Grassi, brothers-in-law John & Richard Cook, nieces, nephews and countless friends. Joseph was the son of the late Joseph & Marie DiNunzio Grassi and brother of the late Louise Griffing. Professor emeritus of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University, Scripture teacher of Maryknoll seminarians and SCU students, author of over 20 books, founder of Skip-A-al program for the hungry, member of Catholic Biblical Society etc, educated at Manhattan College, Maryknoll, the Pontifical Gregorian & Biblical Institutes in Rome, serving the poor in Guatemala for 3 years, teacher with his wife Carolyn in the SCU Osher program. A funeral Mass for Joseph Grassi will be on January 15 at 1:30 pm at the Mission Church, SCU campus. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcomed by Hospice of the Valley.