BOVE, Alexander Agostino, Jr., of Chestnut Hill, MA, age 87, born in Quincy, MA, to Alexander A. Bove Sr., Monte San Biagio, Italy, and Mary D’Amico Bove, Quincy, MA, passed away peacefully on November 8th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family and close friends, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Alexander is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Catherine M. Bove, Chestnut Hill, MA, his daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Steven Terenzio, Canton, MA, his son and daughter-in-law, Alexander Bove and Amanda Duncan, Portland, OR, his loving sister, Adele Milani, Norwell, MA, and several grandchildren. Having met at a school dance hall, Alexander and Catherine had a long and storied romance and were happily married for over 60 years. Alexander held a law degree from Suffolk University, an LLM from Boston University, and a doctorate of law from the University of Zurich, was a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, and was a practicing attorney, specializing in trusts and estate planning, at the Law Offices of Bove and Langa in Boston, MA, which he founded.
He was an acclaimed author of several books and innumerable articles on trust law, estate planning, and other legal matters. His weekly column, “The Family Money,” which appeared in the Boston Globe for over two decades, informed the general public on practical aspects of wills and estate, and was a long-running favorite among readers of the Globe. His most popular book, The Complete Book of Wills and Estates, on which he collaborated with his close friend and law firm partner, Melissa Langa, helped countless people successfully manage their retirement and provide for their survivors. Alexander was an estimable polymath who seemed to acquire new skills effortlessly, including foreign languages, woodworking, music, and various arts.
The proud “Papa” of Siena Nguyen and her husband, Joe Nguyen, Alexander Terenzio, and Lucca Terenzio, and beloved bisnonno to Alessia Nguyen, Alexander cherished close family ties and fostered a tight family circle.
He loved to travel and ventured all over the world, imparting his passion for different cultures, languages, and cuisines to his whole family. Alexander will always be remembered by those who knew him for his profound generosity and his infectious and unfailing sense of humor.
Visitation in the Magni Funeral Home, 365 Watertown St., Newton, on Wednesday, November 12th from 4-8pm. And again, Thursday, November 13th at 8:45am before proceeding to St. Ignatius Parish, 28 Comm Ave, Newton for a 10am Mass. Burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury.