Of Waltham, entered eternal rest & peace on Saturday morning October 3rd, 2015 in Cambridge Hospital after a long struggle with addiction at the age of 30.
Born on May 17, 1985 in Cambridge; devoted and loving son of Julie (Teeven) Butera of Waltham and Ronald MacLellan of Cambridge, Justin was raised and lived most of his life in Waltham.
Justin attended Waltham High School and New England Tractor Trailer School in North Andover.
He loved rap music and was an avid Boston sports fan. He loved people and loved life, his smile could light up a room.
In addition to his mother and father he is survived by his step-father Tony Butera of Waltham, his loving aunts & uncles Donna and Alan Carvalho, Diane, Tom, Mary and Cheryl MacLellan, John and Matt Teeven, Mary Maloley, Jane Byrne and Susan Panniello, many cherished cousins and dear friends of Strait 28.
Relatives & Friends are respectfully invited to attend Funeral Services from the Mary Catherine Chapel of Brasco & Sons Memorial, 773 Moody St, WALTHAM on Thursday morning Oct. 8th at 9:00 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial in celebration of Justin’s Life at Sacred Heart Church, 311 River St, Waltham at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery in Waltham. Visiting Hours will be held in the Mary Catherine Chapel of Brasco & Sons Memorial on Wednesday Oct. 7th from 4 – 8 p.m. Parking attendants will be on duty.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 352 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010 Attention: Development Department.
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