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Thomas F. Guzzo, age 83, of Vernon, formerly of Clifton, passed suddenly at home on Thursday, February 18, 2016.
He was born and raised in Passaic. He graduated from Passaic High School with the Class of 1950 and Tom would often tell you that he attended school with Loretta Swit. He attended Seton Hall University in Madison for one year and then enlisted in the United States Army and served as an MP. He confided in his family that he was very nervous about being sent to Korea, but thankfully the war ended before he was ever called to go there.
After his service Tom found work at the Shulton Plant, later the American Cyanamid Plant, on Colfax Avenue in Clifton. He was a proud member of the General Warehousemen’s Union Local 892 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and was proud of the fact that he never took a day off from work. He worked for thirty-five years in maintenance and as a fork lift operator before the company closed it’s doors in 1991 forcing his retirement.
Tom met a pretty girl named Nancy Zignorski through the unofficial Passaic neighborhood matchmaking-mother-network. When they first met Tom said “maybe I’ll take you out some night, but not tonight ‘cause I gotta go to a Halloween Party.” Nancy was not impressed but Tom made it up to her on their first date. They went to the Belvedere Restaurant on Piaget Avenue in Clifton for an elegant dinner and then to Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook on Route 23 in Cedar Grove for drinks. After dating for about a year Nancy asked Tom “when are we gonna get married?” Tom agreed it was time and they bought a ring and got engaged on Christmas Eve of 1966. They married at Saint Marys Church in Passaic on April 22, 1967. Nancy was twenty-one and Tom was thirty-two years old. They honeymooned at the Jersey Shore in Point Pleasant and coincidentally ran into a group of friends while on the boardwalk. Tom broke his toe trying to impress his new bride by knocking down milk bottles and win her a prize. The guys brought him to the emergency room. Meanwhile, Nancy and the girls decided to go out for drinks . Tom and Nancy enjoyed a loving, loyal, and dedicated marriage.
Tom was a pretty good baseball player in his day. He tried out for the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. As with most towns in that day the neighbors, for blocks around, knew about his tryouts. When a family friend, who was a US Postal employee, saw a letter coming from the Yankees addressed to Tom, he hand delivered it to him with hopes for the best. Unfortunately he didn’t make either team, but all were proud of him non the less. Tom remained a lifelong New York Yankee fan and idolized Joe DiMaggio.
Tom was very proud of his Italian Heritage and loved history. His father Calogero Guzzo came from Palermo, Sicily, and his mom Serafina Geraci emigrated from San Cataldo, Sicily. They met here in the United States and had absolutely nothing when they started out. They both worked very hard and were proud of being able to purchase a home on Madison Avenue in Clifton.
Tom was the loving husband of forty-nine years to Nancy Guzzo; devoted father of Charles Guzzo and his wife Yadira of Pompton Lakes, Nancy Guzzo of Butler, and Joann Machado and her husband Izzie of Clifton; cherished grandfather of Angelina Guzzo; dear brother of Joseph Guzzo and his wife Barbara of Pompton Plains, and Charles Guzzo and his wife Pauline of Clifton.
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Funeral services will be held privately.
Services
Funeral services will be held privately.
Thomas F. Guzzo, age 83, of Vernon, formerly of Clifton, passed suddenly at home on Thursday, February 18, 2016.
He was born and raised in Passaic. He graduated from Passaic High School with the Class of 1950 and Tom would often tell you that he attended school with Loretta Swit. He attended Seton Hall University in Madison for one year and then enlisted in the United States Army and served as an MP. He confided in his family that he was very nervous about being sent to Korea, but thankfully the war ended before he was ever called to go there.
After his service Tom found work at the Shulton Plant, later the American Cyanamid Plant, on Colfax Avenue in Clifton. He was a proud member of the General Warehousemen’s Union Local 892 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and was proud of the fact that he never took a day off from work. He worked for thirty-five years in maintenance and as a fork lift operator before the company closed it’s doors in 1991 forcing his retirement.
Tom met a pretty girl named Nancy Zignorski through the unofficial Passaic neighborhood matchmaking-mother-network. When they first met Tom said “maybe I’ll take you out some night, but not tonight ‘cause I gotta go to a Halloween Party.” Nancy was not impressed but Tom made it up to her on their first date. They went to the Belvedere Restaurant on Piaget Avenue in Clifton for an elegant dinner and then to Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook on Route 23 in Cedar Grove for drinks. After dating for about a year Nancy asked Tom “when are we gonna get married?” Tom agreed it was time and they bought a ring and got engaged on Christmas Eve of 1966. They married at Saint Marys Church in Passaic on April 22, 1967. Nancy was twenty-one and Tom was thirty-two years old. They honeymooned at the Jersey Shore in Point Pleasant and coincidentally ran into a group of friends while on the boardwalk. Tom broke his toe trying to impress his new bride by knocking down milk bottles and win her a prize. The guys brought him to the emergency room. Meanwhile, Nancy and the girls decided to go out for drinks . Tom and Nancy enjoyed a loving, loyal, and dedicated marriage.
Tom was a pretty good baseball player in his day. He tried out for the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. As with most towns in that day the neighbors, for blocks around, knew about his tryouts. When a family friend, who was a US Postal employee, saw a letter coming from the Yankees addressed to Tom, he hand delivered it to him with hopes for the best. Unfortunately he didn’t make either team, but all were proud of him non the less. Tom remained a lifelong New York Yankee fan and idolized Joe DiMaggio.
Tom was very proud of his Italian Heritage and loved history. His father Calogero Guzzo came from Palermo, Sicily, and his mom Serafina Geraci emigrated from San Cataldo, Sicily. They met here in the United States and had absolutely nothing when they started out. They both worked very hard and were proud of being able to purchase a home on Madison Avenue in Clifton.
Tom was the loving husband of forty-nine years to Nancy Guzzo; devoted father of Charles Guzzo and his wife Yadira of Pompton Lakes, Nancy Guzzo of Butler, and Joann Machado and her husband Izzie of Clifton; cherished grandfather of Angelina Guzzo; dear brother of Joseph Guzzo and his wife Barbara of Pompton Plains, and Charles Guzzo and his wife Pauline of Clifton.
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