Joseph Adam Caccamo

Joseph Adam Caccamo PEORIA, Illinois -- Joseph Adam Caccamo, 36, of Milan, died on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Neal's Funeral Home, Osgood, Indiana. Burial will be held in Hopewell Cemetery, Holton, Indiana. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2013, at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Additional visitation will be 1:30 p.m. until service time Sunday at Neal's Funeral Home, Osgood, Indiana. Memorials may be made to the family for a memorial to be determined later. Joseph was born on February 12, 1977, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Joseph D. and Caroline Wells Caccamo. He married Kelly J. Summers on April 5, 2003, in Carmel, Indiana. He received his Associates Degree in Paramedical Sciences from the Lutheran College of Health Professions in Fort Wayne. Joe graduated from the University St. Francis, Fort Wayne with a Bachelor's degree in Science and had dual majors in biology and chemistry. He graduated from the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, with a Master's of Science in ...[more]

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sician Assistant Studies. Joe came to the Quad Cities to serve as a physician assistant with the Homeless Outreach Program of Community Health Care of the Quad Cities. He also worked as a physician assistant for Trinity Medical Center at Muscatine and had also served at all of their Quad City locations. While living in Indiana he served as a paramedic in the emergency room of Parkview Health Systems in Huntington, Indiana. Joe enjoyed life, the outdoors, sports, and was committed to learning. He was a huge fan of the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana University. Joe lived, loved and laughed every day and wanted to be surrounded by his family. He was the Best Husband, Dad, Brother, Son, Friend and Practical Joker that touched the lives of those fortunate enough to be around him. Joe wanted to make a difference in the world and lived his life each day helping someone. He helped heal people through his knowledge of medicine or by providing support through his gentle nature and humor. He will dearly be missed by all. Survivors include his wife, Kelly; children Avery Ann (8), Joseph Andrew "Drew" (7), Addison Grace (6), Macey Catherine (3), and Dawson Daay (2); his parents, Joseph D. and Caroline Caccamo of Fort Wayne; brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Vicki Caccamo and their children Joshuah and Josephine Caccamo, all of Fort Wayne; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Denny and Mary Summers, Osgood; brother-in-law, Wesley (Robbie) Summers, Osgood; sister-in-law, Jennifer (Scott) Rinear and their children, Thomas, Evan and Grant Rinear, all of Osgood; and his dear friends, Colin and Brandi McGuire and their children, Savanah, Kennedy, Garrett and Kellsey McGuire, all of Milan.