Carmine Colombo

Carmine Colombo, age 79, of East Windsor, NJ passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

Carmine was born in NY and was the older of two children to Frank and Mary Colombo.  Carmine spent his formative years living in Brooklyn, NY.  While attending the William E. Grady Career and Technical Education School in Brooklyn, Carmine studied the trade of Electricians.  While at Grady Technical School he also played trumpet and participated in many of the school’s musical ensembles.

Following his graduation from high school with the class of 1960, Carmine found work quickly.  He accepted a position at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  There he was hired as an electrician and was able to utilize the skills he had learned in Grady High School.  Concurrent to Carmine’s employment at the Port Authority, he attended night courses at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree.  Through the years, Carmine climbed up the corporate ranks achieving the title of Electrical Supervisor at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, NY.  This was a position he held until his retirement in 1995.  Carmine’s impressive career with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spanned thirty-five years.  

In 1961 Carmine was introduced to an attractive young lady by the name of Rose D’Amato by some mutual friends.  Rose and Carmine went out on a blind date and hit it off great.  The couple dated for two or three years and as fate would have it they fell in love and became husband and wife at St Mary Star of the Sea Church in Brooklyn on September 21, 1963.  After getting married, the newlyweds settled in Long Island, NY for about a year then moved back to their hometown of Brooklyn.  Rose and Carmine only lived in Brooklyn for another year but while residing there they welcomed the birth of their only daughter Jennifer.  Shortly after their daughter was born the family moved to Staten Island where they remained for the next thirty years until they moved to East Windsor, NJ about ten years ago.

Carmine enjoyed playing golf and was a fan of the New York Jets during the days of Joe Namath.  For more than thirty years Carmine and his family owned a timeshare on the island of Aruba where they would vacation yearly and built a lifetime of wonderful family memories.  They also owned a summer home in a small neighborhood in Queens known as Breezy Point.  There, Carmine and his family would spend their summers and Carmine would grow the biggest and best tomatoes.  While living in Staten Island Carmine and his family were parishioners of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church for many years.  Aside from all of Carmine’s talents, hobbies and interests, his greatest passion was for his family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Carmine than spending time and providing for his family.  He was a devoted father and a truly wonderful grandfather, always treasuring his time spent with his grandson, Ryan.  He and his beloved wife Rose cherished nearly fifty-nine years of loving and loyal marriage together.  

Carmine was the kind of guy who lived life on his own terms.  His presence was always felt when he entered a room and his infectious personality always brought a smile to the people around him.  He was a truly special person and touched the lives of everyone he met.   He will be sincerely missed by his family and friends.

Carmine is survived by his wife Rose (nee D’Amato) of East Windsor, NJ, his daughter Jennifer Kelly and her husband Neil of Wayne, NJ, one grandson Ryan Kelly of Wayne, NJ, one sister Rosalie Jianetto and her husband Joseph of Staten Island and their three children, Lisa, Stephanie, and Joseph, and many other loving extended family members.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Carmine’s name may be made to Vietnam Veterans of America, 8719 Colesville Rd, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910, http://www.vva.org or St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 – 9959 http://www.stjude.org