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June 30, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Thursday from 8–10 AM.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday following the visiting hours at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Nicola Trani, age 48 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Monday, June 30, 2008, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Italy, he came from Ischia to America when he was seventeen to work with his brother at Vinni’s Pizzarama in Wayne. When Nicola’s brother Vinni decided to move back to Ischia, Nicola bought the pizzeria and has owned and operated Vinni’s, truly a Wayne landmark, since 1987. He was co owner of Vinni's with Joe DeLuca.
As a young boy in Ischia, Nicola worked in the summer giving pony rides to the tourists that visited the island. He also talked of becoming a priest as a boy. He just recently became a Eucharistic Minister. In fact, the first and only communion he was so proud and happy to serve, was to his daughter and son-in-law at their wedding just two weeks ago.
At the age of 14, he took a full time job working on an oil derrick in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya. This job left an impression on him, as he often referenced this experience throughout his life. It is, without question, some of the hardest and most dangerous work one could probably find. Nicola’s favorite pastimes also included bird hunting with his cousin Vinni, who introduced him to the sport, and of course, soccer. For several years, he was involved coached Stefania in the PASCO Soccer Club.
He enjoyed going back to Ischia to visit his family almost every year. His most recent trip back was in February of this year to visit with his friends and family. He was able to spend time with his parents while he was there too.
Nicola is survived by his loving wife of twenty three years, Antoinetta (nee Mattera), four children; Stefania and her husband Orazio Pisapia, Giuseppe, Alessandro, and Nicola Jr., all of Wayne, his parents; Giuseppe and Luisa Trani of Ischia, two brothers; Vincenzo and his wife Anna and Antonio and his wife Rita both of Ischia, three sisters; Franca and her husband Michele DiMeglio, Angela and her husband Pasquale Lanza, and Fortuna and her husband Nino Petrello, all of Ischia, as well as many nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors, who all love him dearly.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Nicola’s name are asked to consider St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 322 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2729.
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Nicola Trani, all'eta' di 48 anni, si e' spento a casa, lunedi' 30 giugno 2008, circondato dalla famiglia e da amici dopo aver lottato una coraggiosa battaglia contro il tumore.
Nato in Italia, venne in America all'eta' di diciassette anni per lavorare con il fratello Vincenzo a Vinniʼs Pizzarama a Wayne nel NJ. Quando Vincenzo, il fratello di Nicola decise di ritornare ad Ischia, Nicola compro' la pizzeria Vinni's e l'ha gestita con passione dal 1987. Da giovane, Nicola, d'estate accompagnava i turisti a fare i giri sui pony. Da bambino diceva anche di voler diventare prete.
Recentemente ha donato il sacramento dell'eucarestia. La prima e unica eucarestia l'ha data alla figlia e al genero durante il loro matrimonio circa due settimane fa. All'eta' di 14 anni, lavoro' su una piattaforma nel Mar Mediterraneo, sulla costa della Libia. Questo mestiere gli ha lasciato un segno. Ne faceva spesso riferimento durante la sua vita: e' uno dei lavori piu' duri e pericolosi che ci possa essere. Nicola aveva molti passatempi, uno dei quali era la caccia, che gli fu trasmessa dal cugino Vincenzo, gli piaceva anche il calcio. Per vari anni ha anche allenato la figlia Stefania e la societa' sportiva calcistica Pasco.
Ritornava con gioia quasi tutti gli anni ad Ischia, per visitare parenti ed amici. L'ultimo suo viaggio fu a Febbraio, in cui ebbe l'opprtunita' di trascorrere del tempo con la famiglia ed amici: sopratutto con i suoi genitori e fratelli.
Nicola lascia la moglie dopo ventitre anni di matrimonio, Antoinetta (Mattera), quattro figli: Stefania e suo marito Orazio Pisapia, Giuseppe, Alessandro, e Nicola Jr., i suoi genitori: Giuseppe e Luisa Trani di Ischia, due fratelli; Vincenzo e sua moglie Anna e Antonio e sua moglie Rita entrambi di Ischia, tre sorelle; Franca e suo marito Michele DiMeglio, Angela e suo marito Pasquale Lanza, e Fortuna e suo marito Nino Petrello, tutti di Ischia, e tante nipoti e tanti nipoti, parenti ed amici, che lo amavano profondamente ancora di piu ora che non c'e.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Thursday from 8–10 AM.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday following the visiting hours at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
June 30, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Thursday from 8–10 AM.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday following the visiting hours at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Nicola Trani, age 48 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Monday, June 30, 2008, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Italy, he came from Ischia to America when he was seventeen to work with his brother at Vinni’s Pizzarama in Wayne. When Nicola’s brother Vinni decided to move back to Ischia, Nicola bought the pizzeria and has owned and operated Vinni’s, truly a Wayne landmark, since 1987. He was co owner of Vinni's with Joe DeLuca.
As a young boy in Ischia, Nicola worked in the summer giving pony rides to the tourists that visited the island. He also talked of becoming a priest as a boy. He just recently became a Eucharistic Minister. In fact, the first and only communion he was so proud and happy to serve, was to his daughter and son-in-law at their wedding just two weeks ago.
At the age of 14, he took a full time job working on an oil derrick in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya. This job left an impression on him, as he often referenced this experience throughout his life. It is, without question, some of the hardest and most dangerous work one could probably find. Nicola’s favorite pastimes also included bird hunting with his cousin Vinni, who introduced him to the sport, and of course, soccer. For several years, he was involved coached Stefania in the PASCO Soccer Club.
He enjoyed going back to Ischia to visit his family almost every year. His most recent trip back was in February of this year to visit with his friends and family. He was able to spend time with his parents while he was there too.
Nicola is survived by his loving wife of twenty three years, Antoinetta (nee Mattera), four children; Stefania and her husband Orazio Pisapia, Giuseppe, Alessandro, and Nicola Jr., all of Wayne, his parents; Giuseppe and Luisa Trani of Ischia, two brothers; Vincenzo and his wife Anna and Antonio and his wife Rita both of Ischia, three sisters; Franca and her husband Michele DiMeglio, Angela and her husband Pasquale Lanza, and Fortuna and her husband Nino Petrello, all of Ischia, as well as many nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors, who all love him dearly.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Nicola’s name are asked to consider St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 322 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2729.
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Nicola Trani, all'eta' di 48 anni, si e' spento a casa, lunedi' 30 giugno 2008, circondato dalla famiglia e da amici dopo aver lottato una coraggiosa battaglia contro il tumore.
Nato in Italia, venne in America all'eta' di diciassette anni per lavorare con il fratello Vincenzo a Vinniʼs Pizzarama a Wayne nel NJ. Quando Vincenzo, il fratello di Nicola decise di ritornare ad Ischia, Nicola compro' la pizzeria Vinni's e l'ha gestita con passione dal 1987. Da giovane, Nicola, d'estate accompagnava i turisti a fare i giri sui pony. Da bambino diceva anche di voler diventare prete.
Recentemente ha donato il sacramento dell'eucarestia. La prima e unica eucarestia l'ha data alla figlia e al genero durante il loro matrimonio circa due settimane fa. All'eta' di 14 anni, lavoro' su una piattaforma nel Mar Mediterraneo, sulla costa della Libia. Questo mestiere gli ha lasciato un segno. Ne faceva spesso riferimento durante la sua vita: e' uno dei lavori piu' duri e pericolosi che ci possa essere. Nicola aveva molti passatempi, uno dei quali era la caccia, che gli fu trasmessa dal cugino Vincenzo, gli piaceva anche il calcio. Per vari anni ha anche allenato la figlia Stefania e la societa' sportiva calcistica Pasco.
Ritornava con gioia quasi tutti gli anni ad Ischia, per visitare parenti ed amici. L'ultimo suo viaggio fu a Febbraio, in cui ebbe l'opprtunita' di trascorrere del tempo con la famiglia ed amici: sopratutto con i suoi genitori e fratelli.
Nicola lascia la moglie dopo ventitre anni di matrimonio, Antoinetta (Mattera), quattro figli: Stefania e suo marito Orazio Pisapia, Giuseppe, Alessandro, e Nicola Jr., i suoi genitori: Giuseppe e Luisa Trani di Ischia, due fratelli; Vincenzo e sua moglie Anna e Antonio e sua moglie Rita entrambi di Ischia, tre sorelle; Franca e suo marito Michele DiMeglio, Angela e suo marito Pasquale Lanza, e Fortuna e suo marito Nino Petrello, tutti di Ischia, e tante nipoti e tanti nipoti, parenti ed amici, che lo amavano profondamente ancora di piu ora che non c'e.
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