Thomas Melchionno

Thomas "Tommy" Melchionno, 89, a resident of Venice, FL and Stamford, CT, entered eternal rest on November, 23rd 2025 peacefully at home, surrounded by family.

Thomas was born on November, 18th 1936 in San Mango Sul Calore, Avellino, Italy and came to the America in 1954, bringing his family over after getting settled in a new country. He attended school in Italy, then attended trade school after settling here.

Thomas worked at Pitney Bowes for 40 years and retired as Department Head/Manager. He also was a involved member of the San Manghese Social Club for many years. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, laughing and eating. He was an avid gardener and joke teller, if you were laughing and smiling, he was happy. Anything he put his mind to he could build with his hands, and what a job he did. He took great pride in researching and sharing historical facts and family history. He enjoyed teaching his family about their history, it was always very important to him to know about those before us. He was unwavering when it came to his faith in God and a devout church goer, where he volunteered as an usher. Some of his favorite memories were vacations with his family and sharing his prankster stories from his youth. If you knew Tom, you knew he loved to laugh and make others laughs with his jokes and lighthearted pranks.

He'll be fondly remembered by his family and friends for his contagious laughter, his warm smile, his helping hand and long hugs. We will miss his profoundly and will always remember him in the jokes we tell, in each years harvest of the garden, in every good sauce we cook, and all he taught us to enjoy about life.

Thomas is survived by daughters Maria Melchionno and JoAnne Melchionno, granddaughters Melissa DeRosa and Madison Pia and great granddaughter Aurora Leigh DeRosa, sisters Carmela Luchetta, Josephine Lionetti, Florence Caporale(Venice, FL), son-in-law Kenneth Pia(Norwalk, CT), nephews David Luchetta, Dennis Luchetta, Kevin Luchetta, Gerald Caporale and niece Laura Scicchitano, and many great nephews and nieces.

Thomas is predeceased by his father Gennaro Melchionno and mother Maria Melchionno(Cataldo), his daughter Michelle Pia and grandson KJ Pia.

Family and friends are welcome to join us on Sunday, November 30th, from 3PM to 5PM for the wake at Lacerenza Macari Family Funeral Home, 8 Schuyler Ave, Stamford CT. A funeral mass will be held on December 1st at 11AM at Sacred Heart Church, on 37 Schuyler Ave, Stamford CT. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to RVNA Health(RVNA Health, 27 Governor ST, Ridgefield CT 06877). The family would like to thank the people from RVNA that helped with his care. To leave an online condolence please visit www.lacerenzafh.com

"I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one, 

I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when the day is gone

I'd like to leave an echo of whispering, softly down the ways,

of happy times, and laughing times, and bright sunny days

I'd like the tears of those who grieve me to dry before the sun,

A happy memory that I leave when life is done."

- Tom Melchionno