Rocco Frank "Rocky" Viracola

Rocco Frank "Rocky" Viracola, 42, of Charlotte, N.C., died at his residence in Suwanne, GA on Thursday, December 4, 2008. He was born in Greenwood, SC on October 17, 1966 the son of Joseph R. & Betsy Still Viracola. Rocky is survived by his wife, Danielle Viracola of Charlotte; three sons, Tony, Joey and Vinnie Viracola; three daughters, Balli, Lexi and Zora Viracola all of Charlotte, NC; his father of California; his mother of Raleigh, NC; two brothers, Thomas Viracola of Raleigh, NC and Charles Viracola of Santa Monica, CA. Rocky was a graduate of West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, NC and briefly attended Erskine College before going on the car crushing circuit with his monster jeep "Quadzilla". Rocky loved high performance cars. He took automotive classes at UNCC and CPCC in Charlotte and trained with Mark Carnes at Atlanta Corvette. He worked for Parks Chevrolet in Charlotte before opening his own shop "RPM" specializing in Vipers, Corvette and Camaros. He worked for Southern Industrial Tires of Concord, N.C. and recently returned to Atlanta to work at Atlanta Corvette. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM to 1:00PM on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Harris Funeral Home in Abbeville, SC. Graveside services will begin at 2:00PM on Thursday, December 11, 2008 in the Due West A.R.P. Church Cemetery, in Due West, SC. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials may be sent to the, Rocky Viracola Children's Fund, c/o UBS 750 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901, Attention Chuck Threshie. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Viracola family.