Joseph
Joseph Vetrick
d. August 2, 2011
Joseph James Vetrick
Joseph James Vetrick, age 68, passed away suddenly on August 2, 2011 at Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida.
He is survived by his loving wife, Judy O'Hara Vetrick, five stepchildren, six step grandchildren, and a brother, Robert, of Massachusetts. Joe was born on November 16, 1942 to Betty and Joseph Vetrick of Cleveland, Ohio, who predeceased him.
Vetrick graduated from the University of Dayton and Case Western Reserve University Law School in Ohio. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1969 and is also a member of the Montana Bar.
He was a Captain and Company Commander in the U.S. Army's Fourth Armored Division in Germany and also served as a Judge Advocate General at the Nuremburg Trial Centre, and for an American law firm in Germany before returning to the U.S.
Vetrick settled in Lighthouse Point where he worked as a lawyer with the IRS then moved to Palm Beach in 1980 to open a practice. In 1989, he and his wife Judy moved to the Florida Keys where his practice specialized in wills, trusts, and business law.
Joseph made a Mason in 1996, was Worshipful Master of Florida Keys Lodge #336 in Tavernier (2000); District Deputy Grand Master (2005); Scottish Rite 33 degree (2007); Mahi Temple member (1997); Clan #79 Hillbilly Degree (2006); and is a member of York Rite.
He was an active member of his community serving on the Tavernier Community Association; Rotary Club; Monroe County Contractors Board acting as Mediator for Monroe County; and received the Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award in 2000. He also was a member of the Republican Club of the Keys.
Visitation and Masonic services followed by an Irish Wake will be held at the Elks Lodge in Tavernier at MM 92.6 on Friday, August 12, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Mass will be held Saturday, August 13, at 11:00 a.m. at San Pedro's Catholic Church in Plantation Key at MM 89.5, with refreshments following in Williams' Hall.
In lieu of flowers donations to the Joseph J. Vetrick Memorial are requested. Please make checks payable to Florida Keys Lodge #336, P.O. Box 735, Tavernier, Florida, 33070.
Joseph James Vetrick, age 68, passed away suddenly on August 2, 2011 at Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida.
He is survived by his loving wife, Judy O'Hara Vetrick, five stepchildren, six step grandchildren, and a brother, Robert, of Massachusetts. Joe was born on November 16, 1942 to Betty and Joseph Vetrick of Cleveland, Ohio, who predeceased him.
Vetrick graduated from the University of Dayton and Case Western Reserve University Law School in Ohio. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1969 and is also a member of the Montana Bar.
He was a Captain and Company Commander in the U.S. Army's Fourth Armored Division in Germany and also served as a Judge Advocate General at the Nuremburg Trial Centre, and for an American law firm in Germany before returning to the U.S.
Vetrick settled in Lighthouse Point where he worked as a lawyer with the IRS then moved to Palm Beach in 1980 to open a practice. In 1989, he and his wife Judy moved to the Florida Keys where his practice specialized in wills, trusts, and business law.
Joseph made a Mason in 1996, was Worshipful Master of Florida Keys Lodge #336 in Tavernier (2000); District Deputy Grand Master (2005); Scottish Rite 33 degree (2007); Mahi Temple member (1997); Clan #79 Hillbilly Degree (2006); and is a member of York Rite.
He was an active member of his community serving on the Tavernier Community Association; Rotary Club; Monroe County Contractors Board acting as Mediator for Monroe County; and received the Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award in 2000. He also was a member of the Republican Club of the Keys.
Visitation and Masonic services followed by an Irish Wake will be held at the Elks Lodge in Tavernier at MM 92.6 on Friday, August 12, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Mass will be held Saturday, August 13, at 11:00 a.m. at San Pedro's Catholic Church in Plantation Key at MM 89.5, with refreshments following in Williams' Hall.
In lieu of flowers donations to the Joseph J. Vetrick Memorial are requested. Please make checks payable to Florida Keys Lodge #336, P.O. Box 735, Tavernier, Florida, 33070.
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