Written by Jeffrey Keller
When I joined MSSW in June of 1998, Emilio Iannuccillo was already a member. Although he is not listed in the club’s first newsletter in 1997, he must have joined soon after. Hank Cahill and Wally Kemp along with others of the club used to travel to Worcester for meetings with CNEW (Central New England Woodturners) which is where they met Emilio. Soon afterwards, the “Rhode Island contingent” as Hank referred to them began attending meetings at the Dustbowl. Emilio was very interested in woodturning and he was a regular at club events, meetings and Hands On gatherings. He turned some unusual items like a wooden fountain for his wife’s garden that continually sprayed water through a contained circulatory system. Emilio was close friends with former member Ernie Grimes and they used to ride together to attend MSSW meetings. When Ernie got sick before his demise in June of 2013, Emilio stopped coming. He said it just wasn’t the same coming alone.
Follow this link to view Emilio’s obituary.