Obituary of Barton Macchiette
Barton Lewis Macchiette, 75, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019, lying in Rande’s arms at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Bart was born and raised in Quincy, Mass. in 1943 to Albert and Adeline Macchiette. He graduated from Thayer Academy, Nasson College, American University and obtained his Ph.D. from George Washington University. Bart taught business and marketing courses at Towson State College in Maryland and at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire for 30 years. Through college, Bart was a commercial fisherman for many summers, and these experiences provided forever memories and joy. In college and the following decades, Bart was in bands playing a wicked blues piano and guitar. Bart was a fabulous cook, loved tennis, baseball and his 1840s farmhouse and barn with all the chickens, ducks, goats, and his beloved dogs, Nugget and Dante. He married Rande McCollum Macchiette on October 15, 2010 in Plymouth, N.H., and they left the farm in Rumney, N.H. and retired to Amelia Island, Fla. in 2010 to be back on the ocean and enjoy the special offerings an island and special friends can bring.
Bart leaves his wife, Rande McCollum Macchiette; his sister, Kathleen Marcus of Cazedero, Calif.; his two beloved cousins, Brian McNulty of Plymouth and Berta Macchietto of Clinton, Conn.; and his deeply loved stepchildren, Filip J. M. Thurston of Durham, N.H. and Rachel M. Thurston of Philadelphia, Pa. He also leaves many other cousins and so many friends from every decade of his life.
Bart will be buried at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, and a private family celebration of Bart’s life will be held.
In Loving Memory
Barton Macchiette
2019
