Memorial Service to be Held Friday for Man Killed in Pedestrian-Vehicle Accident

Memorial services for a Union City man who died Friday from injuries sustained in an accident earlier this month have been scheduled for Friday, according to relatives.

A viewing for 54-year-old Joseph Napoleone will be held Friday, April 19 at 9 a.m. at the Chapel of the Chimes in Hayward. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., followed by a gathering at Newark Buffet. A burial ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 22.

Friends and neighbors are encouraged to attend, relatives said.

Joseph was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle as he was walking near the intersection of Union City Boulevard and Horner Street at around 10:19 p.m. on April 4, according to Union City police.

Arriving officers found him lying in the street and transported him to a local trauma center where he remained on life support until April 12.

He was the oldest of three children. His brother, Michael, 52, described him as “a happy guy with a sense of humor.”

“[He was] very caring to others,” Michael Napoleone told Patch.

Joseph loved to fish, go to casinos, work and be with people, Michael Napoleone added.

Joseph, a UC Berkeley graduate, worked at the Curran and Orpheum theaters in San Francisco and Ana Furniture in Union City.

According to his brother, Joseph was on his way back from work in San Francisco at the time of the accident. He was commuting via BART and UC Transit.

He was two blocks away from his home, Michael Napoleone said.

Joseph is survived by his brother, Michael, and sister, Katherine, 53. His body will be buried at Chapel of the Chimes next to his mother, Kikue, and father, Louis Frank Napoleone Jr.