James Marasco

James Louis Marasco, age 48, of Long Beach, died at home on June 3, 2008 after a seven month battle with bone cancer.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mike and Josephine Marasco and James Leonard and Annie Mae Shirley; and his adored uncle, Ford L. Allen.
James is survived by his wife of 25 years, Vicki Y. Marasco, of Long Beach; his son, Burt Rabby and his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Gage Kidd Rabby, of Pass Christian; his daughter, Stephanie Marasco, and her daughter, Ella, of Long Beach; his parents, Louis and Carloyn Marasco of Long Beach; his sister, Debby Lott, and her husband, Lynn, of Bay Springs and their daughter, Lisa Holliman, and her husband, Trent, of Hattiesburg; his aunts, Lela Allen, Donna Pujol and her husband, Clarence, and Dorothy Pavolini, all of Pass Christian; his uncles, Robert Shirley, and his wife, Novaline, of Diamondhead and John W. Shirley of Pass Christian; and several beloved cousins, nieces, and a nephew along with a host of dearly loved friends.
Memorials may be made to Catch-a-Dream Foundation, PO Box 6280, Mississippi State Universitry, MS 39762 (Catch-a-Dream Foundation gives children under 18 years with life-threatening illnesses the chance of a lifetime to experience an outdoor adventure) or to Gulfport Memorial Hospice, 4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 5:00 PM where friends may call from 2:30 PM until service time at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Rd, Long Beach. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery.