Joseph J. Inteso, 57, died February 7, 2019 from a sudden illness while vacationing on a cruise. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia (nee Chapman), his daughter Christina Marie, and his brother Anthony C. Inteso, Jr. and his wife Margery Inteso, of Bordentown, his sister Nancy Malool, her husband Paul and daughters Amanda and Emily, of Scotch Plains, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Joseph is predeceased by his parents, Anthony C. Inteso and Carol Ann Inteso and his grandparents Anthony P. Inteso and Theresa Lupo Inteso and John Wanat and Jessie Wanat. Joe was born on December 16, 1961 in Newark, NJ and lived in Edison, Toms River and Tinton Falls New Jersey before moving with his wife to Harvest, Alabama in 2007. As a young man, he was very involved in scouting and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout of which he was very proud. He earned a Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Masters degree in Software Engineering from Monmouth University. Joe's career of thirty-one years with the U.S. Army was based primarily at Fort Monmouth in NJ but also supported assignments all over the globe including Afghanistan and Kuwait. He relocated to Redstone, Al in 2007 until his retirement in 2017. Joe loved to travel, especially to Aruba where he met up with his friends every November, and he always had another trip on the horizon. He enjoyed his ice-box seats (and all of his hockey friends) at the Huntsville Havoc hockey games. He was an avid fan of the NY Giants and of the Alabama Crimson Tide. He loved country music, reading, candy-crush, and Kakuro. Joe also supported The Ark, the local no-kill animal shelter from which two of his dogs were adopted. Contributions in memory of Joe may be made to The Ark, 139 Bo Cole Rd NW, Huntsville, AL. 35806. If you choose to contribute, please send your name and address along with your donation to The Ark to receive an acknowledgment. Funeral services were held on February 21st in Madison, Alabama. A celebration of Joe's life will be held on March 9th beginning at 1:00 pm at the Italian American Club at 1976 Valley Avenue in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.