Joseph A. Materna, a lawyer and a man who loved family, dies from Covid. He was 73. Updated Jan 30, 2021; Joseph Anthony Materna, Esq., of Prince’s Bay, a noted Staten Island attorney known as much for his love of family as his legal expertise, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, after a short and aggressive battle with Covid-19. He was 73 and died in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He was surrounded by his wife, Dolores, daughters Jodi Marie (son-in-law Tad Davis), Jennifer, and Janine. He and his wife just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Dec. 14. Mr. Materna achieved many accomplishme...