Palladino, Anthony V. "Rocky" BPD (Ret.) of Hyde Park, January 18, 2010. Beloved husband of Rose A. (Vacirca) Palladino. Loving father of Stephen B. Palladino and his wife Sara of Litchfield, NH, Anne Marie Tainter of Hyde Park, and the late A. William Palladino and his wife Mary (Vozzella) Palladino of West Roxbury. Devoted grandfather of Olivia Tainter, Gregory and Matthew Palladino and Michael and Lisa Palladino. Loving brother of the late Evelyn Connelly and Arnold Palladino. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. WEST ROXBURY on Friday January 22, at 9:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in The Sacred Heart Church Roslindale at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Interment Mt. Benedict Cemetery. Retired Boston Police Officer, Instructor at the Boston Police Academy, member of the Massachusetts Italian Police Association. WW II Navy Veteran. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Rocky's memory to The Gordon Heald ALS Compassionate Care Fund, PO BOX 297, West Falmouth, MA 02574. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600