he died at Salem Hospital. He was survived by his wife of 64 years, Helen M. (née Petrossi); a son, Judge Joseph Louis Tauro; two brothers, Arthur L. and Raymond; and a sister, Celia Tricca. He is predeceased by his brother Dr. Antonio Tauro and his sister Carol A. Gioacchini. References "G. Joseph Tauro, was chief justice of SJC and Superior Court; at 88"; The Boston Globe, October 7, 1994 . 1906 births 1994 deaths Boston University School of Law alumni Chief Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts Superior Court justices People from Lynn, Massachusetts People from Swampscott, Massachusetts 20th-century American judges Catholics from Massachusetts American people of Italian descent